News of music

Luna Park owners say renovations will ‘protect’ iconic venue

27-02-2025 13:00 Owners of Buenos Aires’ historic Luna Park stadium push back on “absolutely false” demolition claims and vow new leaseholder DF Entertainment will revive the venue’s cultural relevance.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Renovation of Luna Park approved by commission

21-02-2025 10:48 Controversial proposal to renovate Luna Park venue in Buenos clears first round of approval; Heritage organisations voice warning for iconic symbol of city’s cultural and athletic history.

by Zella Milfred

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Five charged over death of late One Direction singer Liam Payne

30-12-2024 16:09 Prosecutor's office announces that five people charged in the investigation into the death of British musician Liam Payne in October 2024 have been indicted, with two remanded in custody.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Release of new single featuring late One Direction star postponed

29-10-2024 16:06 A new single featuring Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who died earlier this month after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room, will be released on Friday, a collaborator said.

SINGER IN COURT

L-Gante acquitted of kidnapping charges, avoids jail time

29-10-2024 08:29 Cumbia star L-Gante acquitted of kidnapping charges, avoiding jail time, though he receives three-year suspended prison sentence.

TRAGEDY IN PALERMO

Liam Payne: What we know so far about circumstances of star's death

17-10-2024 15:46 The circumstances of pop star's Liam Payne's death at a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening remain unclear. Here's what we know so far.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Late One Direction star remembered by fans, loved ones

17-10-2024 13:19 Tributes pour in Thursday for late British singer, who fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday.

TRAGEDY IN PALERMO

‘I don’t believe it’ – Fans in Argentina mourn loss of Liam Payne

17-10-2024 01:17 Devastated fans flock to doors of Palermo hotel where British singer died Wednesday night, laying flowers and lighting candles in honour of late pop star.

by Cimran Naik

POP STAR TRAGEDY

Fans pay tribute to One Direction star who died at Palermo hotel

16-10-2024 21:58 Distraught fans gather outside the hotel in Palermo where British singer Liam Payne tragically died.

MUSIC

Legendary rock star Charly García breaks silence with new record

11-09-2024 15:32 ‘La Lógica del Escorpión,’ released this Wednesday, is the 72-year-old’s first record since 2017’s ‘Random.’

MUSIC

La lógica del escorpión – Rock icon Charly García releases first album in seven years

11-09-2024 15:06 Rock nacional icon Charly García releases new 13-track album, 'La lógica del escorpión'; Fourteenth long-player, featuring guest appearances from David Lebón, Pedro Aznar and Fito Páez, is available online from 9pm tonight, with special limited edition vinyl available at selected record stores.

CULTURE & POLITICS

City Hall boots Telerman out from Teatro Colón top role

28-08-2024 23:06 Among the motives, strong differences between the ex-City mayor Telerman and Culture Minister Gabriela Ricardes; Mayor Jorge Macri’s request for austerity.

by Claudio Corsalini

CULTURE

Julio Bocca named new director of Teatro Colón

28-08-2024 22:56 World-famous ballet dancer will replace Jorge Telerman at the helm of Buenos Aires’ most famous theatre, along with Gerardo Grieco.

Human rights

Rio carnival group pays tribute to wronged hero of black history

07-02-2024 11:25 Paraíso do Tuiuti's carnival song is a tribute to João Candido, a sailor in the Brazilian navy who led a revolt against slave-like conditions on ships.

United Kingdom

Whisky, haggis and plentiful toasts: British Embassy marks Burns Night in style

29-01-2024 07:23 Birth of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns marked in appropriate fashion by UK diplomacy.

by Michael Soltys

MUSIC & ART

Teatro Colón fires musical director after child sex abuse allegations

12-01-2024 16:46 Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, arrested in London and appears in court; Renowned British conductor charged with child sex offences and sexual communications with a child.

INTERVIEW

Cultural courier Nikki Bedi brings global art into your home

23-11-2023 19:55 “We aim to come here to really honour everything that we experience to the rest of the world,” notes globetrotting BBC presenter and host of 'The Arts Hour on Tour.'

by Andrea Puerto

Anti-Semitism allegations

Roger Waters says he has no hotel in Argentina and Uruguay due to ‘Israeli lobby boycott’

15-11-2023 14:47 British musician and former Pink Floyd frontman, a well-known pro-Palestinian activist, said Wednesday that he had nowhere to stay in Buenos Aires and Montevideo for his upcoming tour dates as a result of a "boycott" against him organised by the "Israeli lobby."

SHOW SUSPENDED

Heavy thunderstorms thwart Taylor Swift's second concert in Buenos Aires

10-11-2023 17:53 Organisers pull show amid dreadful weather and reschedule concert for Sunday.

TAYLOR-MANIA SWEEPS BUENOS AIRES

Politics the opening act as Taylor Swift kicks off run of shows

10-11-2023 01:11 US pop star Taylor Swift played the first of three concerts in Buenos Aires on Thursday, granting Argentines a momentary respite from the drama of next week's presidential run-off.

Swiftie Fever hits Argentina

Five months of camping pays off for dedicated Taylor Swift fans

09-11-2023 01:07 Thursday marks the beginning of Taylor Swift's three-night run of shows in Buenos Aires. For fans, some of whom have spent five months camping outside River Plate’s stadium, the day they’ve been waiting so long for has finally arrived.

by Andrea Puerto

FAB FOUR HAVE NEW TUNE

'Now and Then' – The Beatles release 'last-ever' single

02-11-2023 11:30 'Now And Then,' first written and sung by John Lennon in 1978, has been finished by his fellow band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr – and the help of AI.

MUSIC

'en dormir sin Madrid' – Bizarrap and Milo J team up for unexpected EP

05-10-2023 01:25 After a long run of his biggest Music Sessions to date, Bizarrap pauses his international takeover to team up with 16-year-old Morón native Milo J for the release of Session #57, part of an unexpected EP release.

by Andrea Puerto

MUSIC & ART

Composer Schejtman takes Argentina to finals of 'World Cup of Classical Music'

27-09-2023 12:05 Argentine musician now amongst the best three composers in the world, according to competition ranking, The world champion, and final rankings, will be announced this Sunday, October 1st.

MILEI

Musicians call for reflection among fans over Milei

16-08-2023 15:07 Javier Milei’s surprise primary victory has also shaken up cultural world – musicians Lali Espósito, Trueno and Ca7riel among those to warn fans over libertarian lawmaker.

MUSIC & ART

Piano great Argerich scraps more concerts over illness

14-08-2023 12:20 Piano virtuoso Martha Argerich has cancelled further concerts in Austria and Germany in August due to illness.

MUSIC & ART

Piano great Martha Argerich axes German, Swiss shows over illness

09-08-2023 12:41 Celebrated Buenos Aires-born pianist Martha Argerich cancels concerts in Germany and Switzerland due to illness.

MUSIC

Argentine urban music conquers the world – Duki, Nicki Nicole, Bizarrap lead way

21-07-2023 15:31 Wave of Argentine musicians including Bizarrap, Duki, Emilia Mernes, Nicki Nicole and Wos are selling out shows and shining in the northern hemisphere.

MUSIC

Bizarrap: From bedroom plans to topping the charts

09-06-2023 14:04 Argentina’s premier producer and DJ has been on quite the journey – and last week’s release of another chart-topping single underlined his global stardom.

Biza plays BA

Bizarrap shines as producer gives first large gig in Buenos Aires

21-04-2023 15:18 Bizarrap plays first large headlining show of his career, with 24-year-old producer and composer putting on a show for 20,000 fans at the Hipódromo de Buenos Aires

YOUTUBE MEGA-HIT

Reino Infantil, Argentina's YouTube empire, streams to success

05-04-2023 16:00 The most popular Spanish-language YouTube channel in the world is Reino Infantil, best known for its massive break-out series La Granja de Zenón. But behind its multi-million-dollar success story – and one of its most successful songs, lies a dispute with Salta-born singer Ricky Maravilla.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti