If you're attending Sammi Cheng's concert in July, you may get the chance to enjoy some new tunes. The Cantopop queen shared on May 4 that she is recording new tracks that she hopes will be completed in time for her performances at the Coliseum. In recent weeks, the 46-year-old singer has been actively preparing for the concerts. Sharing photos of herself at dance practice on Instagram, she wrote that she needed to work harder and be more focused since she did not have a very good memory. Sammi also shared that she's facing a dilemma - there are several new songs that she is itching to sing at the concerts, but she can't add too many of them to the setlist. Even so, the good news has left many fans pleasantly surprised as they left comments of encouragement on her Instagram post. The singer's getting back to living a normal life after forgiving her husband Andy Hui who was caught in a cheating scandal with TVB actress Jacqueline Wong on April 16. ALSO READ: Sammi Cheng has no … [Read more...] about Music to fans’ ears: Sammi Cheng is recording new songs
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Songs give new life to Holocaust victims’ poetry
A Holocaust memorial project in Israel is turning poetry written by Jews during the Nazi genocide into songs, hoping the new music will amplify poignant echoes of the past for future generations. At a recording studio in Tel Aviv, Israeli musician Lee Biran performed a song he composed from words penned by Yiddish poet and Holocaust survivor Abraham Sutzkever. "Literature is stronger than death," Sutzkever’s grand-daughter, Hadas Kalderon Sutzkever, said as she listened in the studio to poetry he had written in 1942 while confined to the Vilna Ghetto in Lithuania. "I long to say a prayer, to whom I do not know," sang the 29-year-old Biran, one of 10 Israeli artists who volunteered to compose the songs. Rabbi Avraham Krieger, director of the Israeli Shem Olam institute sponsoring the project, said collecting the poems of Holocaust victims and turning them into contemporary music was a way to reach out to today’s youth and generations to come. Read also: Scottish 'Holocaust … [Read more...] about Songs give new life to Holocaust victims’ poetry
Charity song ‘Let Nature Sing’ debuts on the UK Singles Chart
"Let Nature Sing" comprises two and a half minutes of pure birdsong, featuring 25 of Britain's most endangered bird species. Blackbirds, robins, woodpeckers and warblers are among the song's guest vocalists -- each recorded between 2016 and January 2019. It was put together by Bill Barclay, the music director at Shakespeare's Globe, and British folk singer Sam Lee. According to the Official Charts Company, "Let Nature Sing" ranked at No. 11 of the midweek UK singles chart, which also features new music from Stormzy, Taylor Swift and Lil Nas X. The song's popularity is not entirely surprising. Data shows that birdsong is among Britons' most popular alarm tone, after the traditional beep. In a recent poll undertaken by YouGov, 82 percent of respondents said birdsong made them feel positive. The track is an initiative of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which aims at raising awareness about the ongoing extinction crisis of birds. "Since 1966, we have lost more than 44m birds … [Read more...] about Charity song ‘Let Nature Sing’ debuts on the UK Singles Chart
Aimee Song to debut Song of Style x Revolve apparel collection in mid May
Lifestyle "There’s a reason why it took me so long to launch my own label. I wanted to do it right and I knew I needed the right partners and team to make this special, wearable and accessible for all of you." 01 May 2019 10:40AM (Updated: 01 May 2019 10:40AM) Bookmark Fashion influencer Aimee Song of Song of Style – her Instagram account boasts of over 5 million followers – announced last night (Apr 30) that she will be releasing her Song of Style x Revolve apparel collection."I can’t keep the secret anymore! It’s officially here: the launch of @songofstyle, the label! I’ve been dreaming about this for years," she wrote. "There’s a reason why it took me so long to launch my own label. I wanted to do it right and I knew I needed the right partners and team to make this special, wearable and accessible for all of you."Song has been teasing the collection on her Instagram account, which has been cleaned of all content except for a … [Read more...] about Aimee Song to debut Song of Style x Revolve apparel collection in mid May
Songs for the throne
SOUNDS FAMILIAR - Baby A. Gil (The Philippine Star) - May 1, 2019 - 12:00am Big pop stars are no different from us ordinary folks. They are also big fans of Game of Thrones (GOT), the phenomenally successful series on HBO. Unlike us though who can only watch the show in open-mouthed suspense, those hitmakers can write and sing or rap tunes about the GOT. And this I believe must be the reason why several prominent names gladly jumped into the bandwagon when the call went out for artists to be part of the album For the Throne. Released only last week on digital and physical formats, this is not a Game of Thrones soundtrack. That is the venue of Ramin Djawadji, who must be the most heard classical composer nowadays, thanks to that GOT theme. Of course, there is always the chance that any of these songs if truly suitable, might make it to the soundtrack of the remaining episodes or in the planned prequel series. But not yet, as of now. For the Throne is … [Read more...] about Songs for the throne