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According to the association, this year already 1 billion spent by the public on concerts: the data Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
The father of songwriters turns 85 and the risk of falling into hagiography is always lurking Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Federica Abbate returns with a new single, entitled Superman. The song is available in digital stores since May 29, 2026 For Atlantic Records / Warner Music Italy. Its release was anticipated by social teasers that had made people think of an imminent wedding. However, the Milanese singer-songwriter has revealed the mystery. Federica Abbate dismantles the myth of the “Prince Charming” with “Superman” With the new song, Federica Abbate faces a personal phase of doubts and open questions. The heart of the piece is right there: the moment you think you have to have everything clear in life, you actually discover…
The first album was for the industry: More Than a New Discovery was the songbook that introduced Laura Nyro as a writer so original and suited for pop radio in the late 1960s that, for a wide array of artists, covering her songs all but guaranteed them a hit record. The second album was the masterpiece: Eli and the Thirteenth Confession was a dazzlingly prodigious statement that upgraded the then-20-year-artist from a behind-the-scenes hitmaker into a pop auteur. The packaging was unique for the time—cover art with no text, liner notes proudly displaying all the lyrics and thus welcoming comparisons…
Tamer Nafar is in Amsterdam, having already performed in seven European cities — Birkenhead, London, Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, Brussels — by the time we speak. Touring his first solo album, In the Name of the Father, the Imam and John Lennon, the rapper and founding member of influential Palestinian collective DAM is adamant on discovering, or rather, refining his set-list to find the best sequence to convey his message. Language and the arts that engage it are a dominant and recurring theme in Nafar’s life. Across music, acting, screenwriting, and activism, and being fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, it’s…
Photo by Andrea Ripamonti The legendary The Gathering returned to Italy for a single, exclusive date dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Mandylion, with the reunion together with Anneke van Giersbergen. After the five sold out shows in the Netherlands last August 2025, the band has chosen to extend the celebratory tour to 2026 by bringing on stage the songs from an album that marked an era together with the great classics of their discography. The Italian event was a headline show, on a single date, at the LIVE CLUB, Trezzo sull'Adda (Milan). Click here to see photos of The…
The jury has been discharged in the trial of two men accused of killing disgraced former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins in prison. The convicted child sex offender and former singer died in HMP Wakefield last October at the age of 48. Watkins was 12 years into a 29-year sentence, with a further six years on licence, after pleading guilty in 2013 to 13 sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby, conspiring to rape a child and other sexual offences against children. Two men were arrested following Watkins’ death, and inmates Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 44, were later charged with murder and possessing a knife in prison. Both deny the charges. Addressing…
2004: Madonna's “Re-Invention Tour” debuts at the Los Angeles Forum; the cover of John Lennon's “Imagine” is also on the setlist. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Dick Parry, the saxophonist best known for his work with Pink Floyd, has died at the age of 83. The news was confirmed by David Gilmour yesterday (May 22), who shared a touching tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator on social media. “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” Gilmour wrote. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd. His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable, a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’, ‘Wish You…
VOTO 6,5Che fastidio!DitonellapiagaLa canzone-elenco, nella tradizione di Nuntereggae più di Rino Gaetano, purtroppo senza la cattiveria che ci vorrebbe nel 2026. Là c’erano la sposa in bianco e il maschio forte, i ministri puliti e i buffoni di corte, qui i nasi rifatti e gli arrivisti, la vicina di casa molesta e i tronisti… se avete capito cosa ha cantato Ditonellapiaga (mezzo punto in meno per la resa sonora). Sul fastidio per l’F24 c’è grande consenso. Se l’avessero piazzata a metà serata, tra una ballata e l’altra, sarebbe stato meglio. VOTO 5Prima o poiMichele BraviAltroché focaccia, piangersi addosso è la…
