Great Mountains Music Festival and School gets cooler this year with music of Nordic composers

American hip-hop record producer and celebrated party DJ Just Blaze (Justin Smith) is having his first showcase in Korea, the event organizer Red Bull Music Academy announced on Tuesday. “RBMA Info Session Seoul: Just Blaze” will be held on June 15 at Cakeshop in Itaewon. At the event, Just Blaze will host a question-and-answer session with his fans before his DJ showcase. The event is open to those 19 and over, and the admission fee is 20,000 won. Just Blaze, from New Jersey, is best known for

South Korean music group Sistar made its much-anticipated return on Tuesday by releasing its second album.The popular all-female quartet held its comeback performance to the cheers of fans who flocked to a showcase stage in Mapo-gu, Seoul.Within hours of release, the title song of the album “Give It to Me” reached the No. 1 spot on the country’s major music charts including Melon, Mnet.com, Olleh, Bugs, Naver Music and Daum Music. The group also released the music video of “Give It to Me,” whic

South Korean modern rock band Nell released its latest album “Escaping Gravity” on Monday with its uplifting title song “Ocean of Light,” sweeping Korea’s major online music charts including Mnet and Bugs. As the second part of Nell’s “Gravity Trilogy,” the newly released album escaped the dreamlike and gloomy music style of the previous album “Holding on to Gravity” and the four members came back as a joyous band singing of hopes and dreams.The new album consists of six songs with an omnibus st

Singer Ok Doo-ok released English versions of two Korean hit songs under RCA Victor label

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) ― The internationally known Spoleto Festival USA founded by the late composer Gian Carlo Menotti has always presented an international slate of performers.The season which concluded Sunday ― the 37th for Spoleto ― featured two theater companies from the United Kingdom, an acrobatic ensemble from France, and dance companies from Brazil and India. But perhaps no show reflects the international flavor of the 17-day arts festival than the American premiere of the oper

Inter-Celtic band Mirrorfield brings Celtic culture to Korea

Rap star Psy, who is continuing to make his way around the world promoting his newest single “Gentleman,” made his first trip to Russia to perform at the MUZ-TV music awards show in Moscow on Friday.“This is the first time ever, in my career and in my life, to be in Russia,” Psy said during the awards ceremony after receiving an award for the world’s breakout artist of the year. “Now I can see a lot of Russian people really like me and I think I’m kind of popular in this country,” he said with a

LeAnn Rimes‘ ’Spitfire‘ aptly namedLeAnn Rimes“Spitfire”(Curb)LeAnn Rimes has appeared in tabloid headlines more often than the record charts the last few years. But don’t fault her music: Her last three albums have featured the best work of her career and the new ``Spitfire‘’ tops them all. The onetime child star always had a powerful voice. She often picked good material, too. But it never gelled into a consistent creative direction. ``Spitfire‘’ finds Rimes emerging as a mature artist whose s

Famed American record producer and trumpeter Quincy Jones is to perform in Korea for the first time.The 80-year-old is best known for producing Michael Jackson’s 1982 studio album “Thriller,” which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. His upcoming concert, which is set to be held on July 25 at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, is to feature a number of American singers, including R&B, pop and jazz music singer Patti Austin, singer-songwriter James Ingram and vocalist Siedah Gar

The video for South Korean rapper Psy’s new single “Gentleman” has drawn more than 400 million views on YouTube, the global video-sharing website said Friday.The video recorded 402.1 million hits as of 11 a.m., jumping to 16th place on YouTube’s all-time list of most-viewed videos. The milestone was reached 55 days after its release on April 13 and 29 days after the video broke the 300 million mark on May 9.The singer’s previous hit “Gangnam Style” has attracted more than 1.6 billion YouTube vie

South Korean singer Lee Hyo-ri’s recent comeback is creating a buzz on and offline. Songs from her new album are routinely heard on the streets of Seoul. Her trademark cool personality is also spicing up her music on TV entertainment programs. The 34-year-old singer made her debut in 1998 as a member of K-pop girl group Fin.K.L. and enjoyed much popularity due to the group’s girlish image. After the group disbanded, Lee came out in 2003 as a solo artist with sexy hip-hop song “10 Minute,” which

Comedian to host concert of international pop singers of the ’70s, ’80s