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Unidos por Venezuela Expands All-Star Lineup as Miami Benefit Concert Becomes Global Relief Effort: Chayanne and Gilberto Santa Rosa Among Newly Announced Artists

The star-studded benefit concert Unidos por Venezuela has added more artists to what is becoming one of the largest humanitarian music events organized for Venezuela in decades. The August 16 concert at Miami's Kaseya Center will bring together more than 30 Latin music stars to raise funds for communities devastated…

Latin Times

Before You Call It Crap: What FIFA's First Halftime Show Was Actually Built to Do

Eleven Minutes, Two Dead Rock Legends' Golf Cart, and a Fight Nobody's Actually Having. Rooney called it "crap" in five words. A closer look at the World Cup's first halftime show finds a more complicated, defensible verdict.

Latin Times

Venezuela's Earthquake Victims Remembered Throughout World Cup Final as Music, Sports and Beauty Queens Unite to Raise Funds

The 2026 FIFA World Cup final was more than a championship match between Spain and Argentina. For millions of Venezuelans, it became an unprecedented international tribute to the victims of the devastating June 24 earthquakes, with artists, athletes and public figures using football's biggest stage to honor those lost and…

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The Children Who Stole the Show at the World Cup Halftime Show: Meet the Kids Who Performed With Shakira, Madonna, BTS and Chris Martin

Madonna, Shakira, BTS and Justin Bieber may have supplied the star power, but some of the most memorable performers in the first FIFA World Cup final halftime show were still in elementary school.

Latin Times

Every Celebrity Set to Perform at the 2026 World Cup Final

The match between Argentina and Spain will be a star-studded affair.

Sports Illustrated

The full list of artists for the World Cup final half-time show

FIFA’s star-studded New Jersey extravaganza will be the first of its kind at the World Cup final

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From Marc Anthony to Ricardo Montaner, and Feid, Latin Music Unites for Venezuela in Miami's Biggest Benefit Concert Since Live Aid-Inspired Events

The biggest names in Latin music are coming together in Miami for what organizers hope will become one of the largest humanitarian concerts ever staged for Venezuela, reviving a tradition of star-powered benefit events that stretches from Live Aid to Venezuela Aid Live.

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"Music was my first desire": Film titan Anthony Hopkins to release album of original compositions

The 88-year-old actor is a lifelong pianist, composer and music fanatic

MusicRadar

‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins to release first album aged 88

‘I’ve been composing music all my life,’ award-winning actor said

The Independent UK

Sir Anthony Hopkins signs recording contract and drops first single at 88

“Music was my first desire, my first wish,” Hopkins said in a statement. “I’ve been composing music all my life."

Euronews

Anthony Hopkins launches music career aged 88

Sir Anthony Hopkins, 88, has launched a music career as a classic composer by releasing his first single, Bracken Road, ahead of his debut album Life Is a Dream.

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‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases single

Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhood

The Guardian - UK

Sir Anthony Hopkins achieves ‘first desire’ of signing record deal as a composer

The 88-year-old said he had been composing all his life.

Evening Standard

Who's performing at the FIFA World Cup final half-time show? Full line-up, timings, how to watch

The 11-minute Super Bowl-style spectacle will feature an all-star line-up of global music icons including Justin Bieber, Madonna and Shakira

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Los Angeles Philharmonic announces Daniel Harding as next music director

The British-born maestro will replace Gustavo Dudamel as the orchestra’s chief conductor

The Independent UK

British conductor and Air France pilot Daniel Harding selected as LA Phil successor

The LA Phil is transitioning from the Gustavo Dudamel era, who transformed the orchestra during his tenure starting in 2009 and will depart this summer for the New York Philharmonic

Louder

“Professional pianists are the only ones who say, ‘I understand why he wanted to kill himself. I would think the same thing’”: Keith Emerson’s partner says his health issues were caused by his fear of letting people down

Mari Kawaguchi remembers hearing his best-ever performance of Tarkus in a Japanese dive bar, where the critics couldn’t hurt him

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh international festival will explore America’s creativity and cruelty, says director

August festival presents largest-ever jazz programme alongside full-scale operas and Scottish folk music

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Timothée Chalamet facing further backlash as conductor slams actor’s ‘ignorance’

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Acclaimed conductor accuses Timothée Chalamet of ‘ignorance’ for controversial opera and ballet comments

Chalamet, who is nominated for Best Actor at this Sunday’s Academy Awards, is facing backlash for saying ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet

The Independent UK

Dudamel says Chalamet shows ignorance in claiming 'no one cares' about opera and ballet

Gustavo Dudamel is pushing back after Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares” about opera and ballet

The Independent UK

Gustavo Dudamel's tenure as New York Philharmonic music director opens at Radio City Music Hall

Gustavo Dudamel starts a new era as music director of the New York Philharmonic in September, and he wants it to feel bold and modern

The Independent UK

Semyon Bychkov to succeed Gustavo Dudamel as Paris Opera music director

Semyon Bychkov will succeed Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the Paris Opera starting in August 2028

The Independent UK

Robert Caro reflects on childhood as he receives New York Historical's Historians' Laureate Medal

Robert Caro has received the first-ever Historians' Laureate Medal from The New York Historical

Latin Times

Coldplay Stuns Wembley With Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and Gustavo Dudamel

Chris Martin welcomed the orchestra on stage, the sight of full strings, brass, and percussion filling the stadium was enough to draw a roar from the sold-out crowd. The Venezuelan's entry into Coldplay's Viva la Vida was met with fireworks and an audience that sang every word, the grandeur of…

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