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An evening of poetry and music at Queen's University

Members of the public are invited to attend an evening of poetry and music at Queen’s University later this week in honour of Anestis Evangelou, one of the most important Greek poets of the late 20th century.

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Max Lifchitz: Self Protrait!

Recent and older chamber music works by Max Lifchitz to be performed the afternoon of Sunday, March 16.

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Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band to Perform Live at American Airlines Center

An American songwriter, singer and guitarist, Bruce Springsteen toured with the E Street Band several times since 1972.

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Hancock, West, Amy Winehouse Win Big Grammy Awards

Music's Biggest Night Grammy Awards celebrates its 50th anniversary in golden style as Amy Winehouse, Hancock and West win top Grammy Awards of 2008.

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Negative DVD tops Finnish charts

Finnish hard rock band Negative's new DVD has topped the Finnish charts.

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers to Rock Super Bowl Halftime Show

Being selected to entertain the crowd and the huge worldwide audience for the Super Bowl has become almost as prestigious as playing in the National Football League's annual championship game. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Super Bowl 42, to be played Sunday in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, that this year's halftime music will feature American rock legends Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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Violinist Augustin Hadelich Next Stop Carnegie Hall

Violinist Augustin Hadelich, accompanied by pianist Robert Kulek, will make his Carnegie Hall recital debut on Friday evening, March 28, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. This concert, presented by the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI), will be performed in Isaac Stern Auditorium.

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Experience Music Project Celebrates Jazz

Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM), in collaboration with Earshot Jazz, proudly present Jazz in January2008, taking place Jan. 17 through Jan. 20, 2008 at EMP|SFM.

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Rihanna - The Most Streamlined MSN Artist

Millions of fans worldwide viewed the Control Room-produced event featuring live performance and exclusive interview.

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Russia's opera diva Anna Netrebko wins top music award

Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, 36, has been awarded the 2008 Musician of the Year by one of the world's most prestigious music editions.

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French Pianist Says Jazz Builds Cultural Bridges

Music is said to be the universal language, and jazz, in particular, travels well from one culture to the next. A recent conference in Los Angeles looked at the ties forged by jazz between France and the United States. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with noted French pianist Rene Urtreger about the influence of jazz in his country.

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Kanye, Winehouse Top 2008 Grammy Nominations

As predicted, superstar Kanye West led the 2008 Grammy nominations, with eight, while singer Amy Winehouse got six noms, writes Samantha Chang of TheImproper.com

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