New museum to honour late Swedish DJ Avicii in Sweden

STOCKHOLM: A museum in memory of the late electronic dance DJ Avicii will open in his birthplace Stockholm as part of a new digital culture centre next year, its founders announced on Tuesday. Avicii, whose real name was Tim Bergling,...

Travel Abroad 10 Jun, 2020

Tribute concert of Avicii's music to benefit mental health

NEW YORK: A benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late star Avicii is being planned for December 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Proceeds will support the work of the new Tim Bergling Foundation, named for the musician who killed...

Travel Abroad 03 Sep, 2019

After his death, friends work to keep Avicii's legacy alive

NEW YORK: Avicii was so invested and excited about his new album that even on his flight to Oman, where he later died, he was communicating with his producers about different sounds and melodies he wanted to include, and guest artists they should reach...

Travel Abroad 06 Jun, 2019

MTV VMAs was a shocking event, for the wrong reasons

NEW YORK: With most of music industry’s top acts absent — from Beyonce to Bruno Mars — the MTV Video Music Awards lacked star power and felt flat, and some of the winners turned heads — for the wrong reasons. Exhibit A: Camila...

Travel Abroad 21 Aug, 2018

Cardi B leads MTV VMA nods with 10; Beyonce, Jay-Z nab 8

NEW YORK: The year of Cardi B continues — this time with 10 MTV Video Music Award nominations. MTV announced Monday that the white-hot rapper is the most nominated act at this year’s show, which returns to New York City’s Radio City Music...

Travel Abroad 17 Jul, 2018

School victims honored at Billboard Awards; Janet, BTS shine

The 2018 Billboard Music Awards paid tribute to the students and teachers affected by recent deadly shootings in Texas and Florida, while the night also featured show-stopping performances by iconic singer Janet Jackson and K-pop group BTS. A...

Travel Abroad 21 May, 2018

Report: Autopsies show nothing suspicious in Avicii’s death

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s public broadcaster says police in Oman have conducted two autopsies on the body of Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ Avicii, who died Friday at age 28. Public broadcaster SVT, citing information from an anonymous...

Travel Abroad 23 Apr, 2018

Avicii, DJ-producer who performed around the world, dies

NEW YORK: Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on US pop radio, died Friday. He was 28. Publicist Diana Baron said in a statement that...

Travel Abroad 21 Apr, 2018

YouTube makes virtual reality push with 360-degree 3-D

ANAHEIM, July 24 YouTube says it’s making a further push into virtual reality, promising to add 3-D support for videos that play back in its 360-degree format. Thursday’s announcement comes a day after the debut of the first online 360-degree...

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