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Registration opens for 13th Omani Song Festival
48+ min ago (299+ words) MUSCAT: Registration has opened for the 13th edition of the Omani Song Festival, with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth inviting talented Omani singers to apply for the national music event scheduled from January 3 to 6, 2027. The festival seeks to spotlight…...
Australia's top music charts ban AI songs
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (293+ words) Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting "the human nature of artistry", an industry body said. Under new rules in force from Friday, music must be "substantially human made…...
Khareef through a different lens
5+ day, 56+ min ago (133+ words) As drizzle and fog settle over the mountains, tiny wild mushrooms emerge on the trunks and branches of ancient trees, creating delicate patterns of ivory, amber and translucent fans against moss-covered bark. “Slow down and look up,” is the message…...
Freddie Mercury memorabilia heads to auction
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (441+ words) A piano and microphone used by Freddie Mercury, alongside early drafts of his songs, are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds at auction in October. The items form part of the Reinhold Mack Collection, an 82-lot archive offered…...
'Baby Shark' boy returns to stage as a K-pop singer
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (345+ words) â The child star of the 'Baby Shark Dance' video, the most-watched âvideo in YouTube âhistory, released his first K-pop digital single on Thursday, a decade after he first found fame. Park Geonroung, who starred in the video…...
An eye that never puts itself down
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (297+ words) Oman Observer It is the line he ends on, and in many ways it explains everything that came before it Since he was a boy taking pictures with a simple phone at school, Saeedâs eye never quite looked at…...
Festival
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (19+ words) Oman Observer The Luminarium tent is seen during the Sziget Festival at Óbuda Island in Budapest, Hungary. — AFP...
Madonna tops Taylor Swift in nominations
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (258+ words) Pop music veteran Madonna scored the most nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards on Tuesday, four decades after the “Material Girl” singer put the event on the cultural map with a headline-making performance. Madonna earned 11 nominations for next month's VMA…...
Turtles, Trash and Iglesias
1+ week, 2+ day ago (504+ words) "I want to listen to Enrique Iglesias or Celine Dion, please auntie," insists my eldest niece, who sometimes has this cute, childish presence, as she touches the pin that holds together her tightly wrapped black embellished headscarf. I look at…...