Music

Published: 5 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a video message that was equal parts somber and sparkling, country music icon Dolly Parton has officially cancelled her long-anticipated Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace. The 80-year-old superstar, who had previously postponed the engagement from December 2025 to September 2026, told fans on Monday that persistent "swimmy-headed" dizziness and a "collision" of health challenges have made...

Published: 22 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The highly anticipated biographical film Michael, which promised to be the definitive cinematic portrait of the King of Pop, has debuted to a chorus of scathing reviews that have branded the $155-million production a "bland and barely competent daytime TV movie." Despite the star power of director Antoine Fuqua and the uncanny physical transformation of Jaafar Jackson—the late...

Published: 21 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a packed Los Angeles courtroom on Monday afternoon, the meteoric rise of indie-pop sensation D4vd faced its most devastating legal hurdle. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, appeared behind glass in a secure custody area to plead not guilty to a series of gruesome charges, including the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas...

Published: 14 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A distinguished 79-year-old violinist has made an emotional public appeal for the return of his irreplaceable instrument after it was stolen from a train during a journey across the United Kingdom. The theft occurred late Monday afternoon on a service traveling between London and Manchester, leaving the musician devastated by the loss of a companion that has spanned...

Published: April 10, 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online — Assessing the seismic and complex legacy of a cultural founder. PENNSYLVANIA / THE BRONX — The "Power Plant" of early hip-hop has been silenced as Afrika Bambaataa, the visionary DJ and founder of the Universal Zulu Nation, has died at the age of 68. Reports confirmed that the "Godfather of Hip-Hop" passed away early Thursday morning, April...

Published: April 8, 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online — Navigating the intersection of celebrity, law, and culture. The UK’s urban music scene has been dealt a staggering blow as organizers of the Wireless Festival officially announced the cancellation of the 2026 event. The decision comes after weeks of intense legal and diplomatic wrangling ended in a "seismic" ruling by the Home Office, which has formally blocked...

Published: April 7, 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online — Investigating the high stakes of heavy metal’s new anonymity. OSLO / DES MOINES — For decades, the mask was a symbol of rebellion and mystique—a way for bands like Slipknot and GWAR to shed their human identities and become "monsters" on stage. But as of April 2026, the trend has reached a fever pitch. From the skyrocketing...

Published: April 7, 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online — Celebrating the icons of Britpop and musical history. In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global memorabilia market, the 1990s-era Gibson Les Paul guitar used by Noel Gallagher to write and record the lion's share of Oasis’s seminal second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, is set to go under the hammer. The instrument, described...