Music

'Beyonce deserves to beat my Grammy record'

They recognise the bluegrass singer for her work with Union Station, as a solo artist, as a contributor to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and as Robert Plant's foil on Raising Sand.

Earlier this year, it looked like she would be overtaken by Beyonce - who went into the Grammys with nine nominations on top of her 22 previous wins.

As you might have heard, though, Adele denied her the title, beating Beyonce in multiple categories.

Joni Sledge of Sister Sledge dies at 60

She was 60 years old.

The Sledge family was shocked by her death as she had not been ill, Warren said. The cause of death was unknown.

The group of sisters were best known for the 1979 dance anthem "We Are Family." Other hits were "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "My Guy."

Music video “Bootylicious” attracting attention on Social Media

Tati Mangi PNG’s “Bootylicious” music video has attracted a lot of attention since being uploaded on Youtube last week.

The video has been shared on Facebook numerous times and has been the focus of backlash from many.

But the negative reaction is not about the music though. Comments have been directed at the young women featured in the video, who are seen dancing in swimwear in some parts of the film.

Comments were based around having no dignity and self-respect and willing to be objectified.

However, it’s not all negative.

Adele stops Sydney gig because fan in front row had a heart attack

A 47 year old woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition during her performance on 10 March.

Adele stopped mid-performance telling fans she didn't want to shock the sick woman with fireworks that were planned.

She also joked that she had ruined the surprise for the rest of the audience by telling them about the pyrotechnics.

"Sorry. Someone got hurt. I ruined the surprise for you didn't I?" Adele told the crowd.

"Sorry, there was so much going on it frightened me. Pretend I didn't say anything. Let's start again."

CHM focuses on promoting new musicians

The music label has been identifying potential artists in their project to bring new sound to PNG.

The first to drop this year was Kid Nesian with Stap Wantem Yu.

“We’ve come across a lot of good talent, Brian is one of them and there’s going to be a lot more coming up,” CHM manager, Artist & Repertoire, Renata Mari told Loop PNG.

“All these recordings were done last year but because we didn’t have the platform to monetize those songs, we didn’t release.

How to download to Google Drive directly

With products like Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, all of our data whether it’s images, music, videos, docs can live in the cloud.

It’s easy to upload data to your Google Drive from your computer or smartphone. But you can also download files to your Google Drive directly from the internet. This includes downloading YouTube videos to Google drive, saving web pages, and even download a software and other files to Google Drive.

How to download YouTube videos to Google Drive directly?

Guns N' Roses booed after confusing Melbourne with Sydney at MCG concert

Thousands of people arrived hours before the gig was due to start and the crowd roared when the band finally hit the stage.

But the cheers turned to boos after guitar technician McBob forgot where he was.

Thousands of people arrived hours before the gig was due to start and the crowd roared when the band finally hit the stage.

But the cheers turned to boos after guitar technician McBob forgot where he was.

"Sydney, you wanted the best but they're stuck in traffic, so here's what you get," he yelled, before introducing the band.

Guns N' Roses bring 'bad boy rock 'n' roll' to Melbourne

After a rough start in which the Melbourne crowd was confused for Sydney, founding members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan reunited to perform for local fans for the first time since 1993.

Fans:

Rob Mopar

I've loved Guns N' Roses since grade 5 so I had to come. My olds were pretty strict and wouldn't let me come when I was 14. I'm 38 now and they're old men.

Sarah Kelly

Musicals come last in sexy music poll

According to a new poll, songs from musicals are the least likely to get played in the British bedroom.

Musicals came dead last in a list of the 19 genres of music that couples listen to as the lights go down.

Even chamber music, thrash metal and hymns ranked higher in a survey of more than 2,000 people conducted by Birmingham's Symphony Hall.

So what musical genre was judged to have the most sex appeal? Well, it's no surprise to find it's good ol' R&B.

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PNG-West Papuan artists in exclusive performance

Under the label Rebel Musik, founder Airileke will bring with him various artists, including members of Grrilla Step, Twin Tribe, Paluai Sook Sook, Drum Drum and Rize of the Morning Star onto the international platform.

This may not be the first appearance of PNG’s Airileke, but the performance promises to be mind-blowing, featuring new faces, bringing with it the true Papuan identity.