There is some exciting news for fans of Indian singer and songwriter Lucky Ali. His new project, 'Intezaar', releases on April 6, where he has collaborated with Mikey McCleary. Here's what Ali told WION about his latest project.

Indian musician Lucky Ali speaks to WION about his latest project 'Intezaar'

Lucky Ali recalls his early showbiz days and gets candid about his life. He shared the real story behind the 2020 viral Goa Video and how music happened in his life

Lucky Ali reminisces about his early showbiz days

When Italian composer Andrea Bocelli suffered from Glaucoma at the age of 12, he was completely blind, but that did not stop him from recording 15 albums of pop and classical music, nine operas, which sold over 70 million records.

Exclusive: Italian composer Matteo Bocelli speaks to WION ahead of his first trip to India

Italian musician Matteo Bocelli speaks to WION ahead of his first trip to India. Bocelli gets candid about music. Watch this report to know all the details.

Hitting the right notes: Matteo Bocelli speaks to WION ahead of his first trip to India

Music makes us happy. It elicits memories of all kinds. Such is the effect of music on us that Music Therapy is actually a thing in some treatment methods. A conclusion can easily be drawn from this that music affects our brains, ofcourse in a positive manner.

Study finds part of human brain responding to singing

WION had an exclusive conversation with one of the living legends of Indian classical music, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who believes in the healing power of music. Popularly known as the 'Sarod Samrat', or 'Sarod Maestro' he humbly calls himself 'Sarod ka ghulam'...which means a slave to the sarod.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on the power of music | WION Exclusive

Fungistanbul, a Turkish band is building a music movement from the trash. The band is raising environmental awareness through live concerts.

Trash Music: A Turkish band is building a music movement from trash

Over 900 items from some of the world's biggest music stars are hitting the auction block in New York. Julien's Auction is hosting their annual "Icons and Idols: Rock and Roll" auction live at the Hard Rock Café November 19 -20

900 items of the world's biggest music stars hit the auction block

Africa, with its internationally recognised musical talent - and growing mobile phone use - is central to Swedish music streamer Spotify's plans to extend its reach to a billion customers.

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

These mysterious Al Basty beasts have three fluffy pets and are making a journey into the human realm, according to the theatre Light Wings from the city of Almetyevsk.

A weekend of street performances in Russia

Swedish supergroup ABBA announced their first new album in four decades on Thursday and said they would stage a series of virtual concerts using digital avatars of themselves in London next year.

Here they go again - ABBA reunite for first new album in 40 years

The music videos of British all-girl band ‘Little Mix’ is inarguably one of the hottest things you will see on the internet, ever! And there latest offering—a collaboration with fellow Brit singer, Anne-Marie—is a testament to the aforementioned claim.

British girl band Little Mix’s new video ‘Kiss My (Uh Oh)’ is sexy to a T

Legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen returned to Broadway on Saturday night (June 26). The show's first run finished on December 15, 2018, but Springsteen sought to re-open Broadway performances by restarting his show.

The Boss returns to Broadway

Technology is redefining the way music is made and played. This video is about a young talent who can play music with her eyes. Find out how.

Tech It Out | How technology is empowering musicians

Balconies have become the new performance space for Bolivia's National Symphony Orchestra, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of concert halls.

Bolivian orchestra delights with balcony concert for pandemic respite

On a small island where the Senegal River meets the sea, hundreds of mask-wearing jazz enthusiasts listened to French-Senegalse vocalist Awa Ly sing a blues for uncertain times. Last year COVID-19 halted Saint Louis' jazz festival for the first time in its 29-year history. This year it was back, bringing much needed life to the Island of Saint Louis, a UNESCO World Heritage site famed for its colonial architecture and pastel-coloured houses.

Jazz is back in Senegal's St Louis

Salah al-Mulla's debut as a 'tabla' player did not get much approval from neighbours whom he would wake up in the middle of the night while rehearsing his rhythms in a narrow street of his popular district in Iraq's southern city of Basra. But today, he and a team of musicians specialised in 'Khashaba' music are in high demand during popular celebrations and concerts.

'Khashaba' music and its rhythms from Basra

After a year of intense medical care, doctors and nurses celebrated the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Israel Tuesday with a concert in the lobby of Ichilov hospital at Tel Aviv's Sourasky Medical Center.

Tel Aviv hospital celebrates lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

Kashmir's music industry was in shambles for the last three decades. There were no music albums or songs released for years until the young brigade took it on themselves to revive this industry. The pace is slow but these young artists are making every effort to put life back into this industry.

Young brigade steps up efforts to revive Kashmir's music industry

On Saturday night at the Purple Pub in Ghana's capital Accra even the pandemic and an official shutdown of bars and clubs can't stop the music. In the bustling Osu district, early revellers laze on plastic chairs emptying local beers as speakers cranked to full volume drown out their voices.

Afrobeats put Ghana back on international music scene

Stage costumes worn by pop group Destiny`s Child at the height of their fame are hitting the auction block in June, along with gowns belonging to Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and Cher.

Destiny's Child stage costumes go up for auction

It’s going to be an end of an incredible era. On Thursday, popular Pakistani band Strings announced that it was bringing down the curtains. Comprising of two members- Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia, the band created some memorable tunes for 33 years and captured the imagination of music lovers in South Asia.

Pakistani band Strings disbands after 33 years of creating music

A Hungarian government plan to reinvigorate the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship.

Hungary pop music reform opens new front in culture war

Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds and his wife, Aja Volkman, have donated his childhood home in Las Vegas to the nonprofit LGBTQ+ youth organization Encircle.

Imagine Dragons frontman donates childhood home to LGBTQ+ organisation

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