TOKYO – You hear a heavy strumming of power chords from a guitar just loud enough to ring. On the mic, the singer screams.

Venice’s renowned La Fenice opera house is breaking ties with the controversial incoming music director with ties to Italian ...

South Korean prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of ...

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says the rock band's second studio album was "one of the most inspired, quintessential ...

The newly opened SGC Hall in Ariake will host an Avengers-level meeting of the minds between neo-soul outfit Hiatus Kaiyote and jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy in May. Sure to feature more polyrhythms ...

Part of the Tokyo Dream Park entertainment complex opened in March 2026 in bayside Ariake, SGC Hall is one of the capital’s newer big-time concert venues, boasting a capacity of just over 5,000.

From 1959 to 1984, some 93,000 people set out on an exodus. They were promised paradise, but ended up trapped in North Korea. Survivors have won an initial victory, but still face an uphill battle.

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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that internet service provider Cox Communications cannot be held liable for copyright infringement by its subscribers in a closely watched dispute ...

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that Sony cannot hold Cox Communications liable for not disconnecting customers who illegally downloaded copyrighted music, a battle that has sent ripples ...

Two composers are dueling in court in a copyright infringement case this week in Portland over 12 bars of 26 notes in two Catholic hymns. A jury of eight got a quick introduction Monday on how to read ...