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Dave Chappelle's first full-fledged tour in nearly a decade is off to a rough start. As a headliner for Funny or Die's Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, he seemed to have shut down 10 minutes into the set on the fourth stop, Hartford, Conn. Fans were booing and heckling him, and he decided he wasn't going to take it. -
Drake New Album: Father Will Appear on 'Heat of The Moment' From 'Nothing Was The Same'
Drake has not always had the best of relationships with his father. Although not reaching near the levels on enmity between some rappers and their parents (see Eminem versus Mother), the Toronto star has been less than admiring in... -
G-Dragon and Missy Elliott Blow Away KCON With 'Niliria' Collaboration
"Gangnam Style" brought the Korean pop music to the American conscious last year, and by now most of use have gotten tired of Psy. The phenomena has opened our eyes to the Asian nation however, and perhaps opened the door to new... -
George Strait Tour: Country Star Adds New Leg to Farewell Tour, Announces Contract to Record Five New Albums
There are artists that diminish with age and there are some that keep on churning out hits; the Bruce Springsteens and the Paul McCartney's of course, but don't forget to toss in country music icon George Strait among that list. On Thursday, Strait announced that he'd be around for at least five more albums of original material. -
Five Quickies: Les Misérables with Lawyers, Donald Rosenberg on Modern American Symphonies, Britten's Lost 'Sylphides,' Charlie Parker's Birthday, Snapchat Opera
So, in an effort to keep all you Classicalites abreast of each and every situation, we'll be trawling the web for the best headlines--those stories, those people making the biggest waves... -
Movie Scores with Live Orchestras Flood the Festivals and Halls of New York, Chicago, Indiana and Virginia
More and more U.S. orchestras are playing famous movie scores while the movie is shown above. But is this a positive or negative development in symphonic music? -
"Fimasaurus," Yefim Bronfman's Very Own Cabernet/Merlot Blend from Napa's Kongsgaard Wine
In an enjoyable interview for Bloomberg, Yefim Bronfman--by any measure one of the most in-demand pianists on the planet--reveals an unusual accolade. "I have to brag about something that's much more important to me than anything... -
Chicago Lyric Stars Ana María Martínez, Albina Shagimuratova, James Valenti and More Perform at Free Millennium Park Concert
On September 7, Lyric Opera of Chicago will present its annual gift to the city, a free outdoor concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park... -
Mark-Anthony Turnage and Richard Thomas' 'Anna Nicole' at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [PHOTOS]
Like we said we would, Classicalite is pleased to share Reuters photog Andrew Winning's shots from the opening night--February 17, 2011--of 'Anna Nicole' at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden... -
Nu-Shu, China's Secret Language of Women, Speaks Out in Tan Dun’s New Work
A secret language known only by women in China's Hunan Province is the focus of Tan Dun's new multimedia work for harp and orchestra. The piece will receive its U.S. première on October 31 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under music... -
Beethoven’s 'Moonlight Sonata' No. 14, Op. 27...the Kobe Bryant, NBA 2013 Version
Kobe Bryant, superstar basketball player, apparently likes to relax with a bit of Beethoven--played, at least sometimes, by himself. He's even appeared in a Lenovo commercial tinkling the ivories in music by the composer, although... -
Lady Gaga Releases New 'ARTPOP' Track with 'Swine' as a Possible Title during iTunes Festival rehearsal
Lady Gaga gave the Internet a look inside the rehearsal for her Sept. 1 iTunes Festival performance, during which she is practicing a new track.
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