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Twitter to launch music app
Popular social networking site Twitter has revealed plans to launch its very own music app.
Bob Dylan is first rocker induced into American Academy of Arts and Letters
Bob Dylan has been awarded a rare honour by becoming the first rocker to be admitted to the American Academy…
YouTube surrenders, tackles music streaming market
YouTube has unveiled plans to launch its own subscription-based music streaming service later this year, leaving everyone wondering whether it…
DC Comics artist quits Superman project over homophobic controversy
Illustrator Chris Sprouse has quit working on a digital Superman series following the media controversy surrounding anti-gay activist Orson Scott…
Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone pay tribute to Hugo Chávez
Hollywood figures including Sean Penn, Michael Moore and Oliver Stone are mourning the loss of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez.
International festival celebrates Ugandan theatre
In an attempt to revive Ugandan theatre, the first international theatre festival recently took off at Uganda’s National Theatre.
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge stuns as the world’s largest LED light sculpture
Artist Leo Villareal's 'Bay Project' has become the world's largest light sculpture project, using 25,000 LED lights.
Vice President of Ghana launches art gallery and bookshop
Vice President of Ghana Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has launched the Freedom bookshop and art gallery in Accra.
Artist opens store that only stocks White Album
Artist Rutherford Chang has opened a record shop that only stocks The Beatles' ‘White Album’ and doesn’t sell any of…
Tate hosts major art symposium in Ghana
Tate is hosting a major symposium in Ghana which will explore the evolving Ghanaian art scene.