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Review: Madonna's 'MDNA' is far more personalupdated: Tue Mar 27 2012 11:05:00

Early one morning the sun was shining and she was lying in bed, wondering why he had her cash and if her hair was still red.

Review: Drake's 'Take Care'updated: Tue Nov 15 2011 09:34:00

Hip-hop has never produced anything quite like Drake -- a guy with a Jay-Z ego and a Charlie Brown soul.

Creators Project brings together art, music and tech updated: Tue Oct 18 2011 09:26:00

The Creators Project, a partnership between Vice Media and Intel, took over the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on October 15 and 16 to continue its mission to bring art, music and tech together in exciting and unexpected ways.

Founders accuse Cuban government of 'kidnapping' mega-music festivalupdated: Wed Jul 20 2011 23:19:00

The founders of Cuba's biggest independent music festival accused the government of "kidnapping" their festival on Wednesday, saying the Culture Ministry had taken over organization of this year's event and barred them from meetings.

Soweto's ultra-fast dance music: Can you take the pace?updated: Wed Jul 13 2011 06:24:00

In a township rich in musical heritage there is a dance music emerging that is pushing dancers, and beats per minute, to the limit.

McCartney stashes his extraordinary library in the cloudupdated: Wed Jun 15 2011 08:02:00

From his legendary work with the Beatles to his extensive solo career, now being exhaustively digitized by Hewlett-Packard, Paul McCartney has had technocultural innovation on the brain.

The trials and tribulations of a festival organizerupdated: Mon Apr 18 2011 04:10:00

A "tricky" Amy Winehouse, disgruntled crowds and torrents of mud washing away tents, Rob da Bank has had to deal with them all.

Coachella opens a season of sold-out festivalsupdated: Fri Apr 15 2011 13:19:00

This weekend more than 100,000 people will take in a music festival experience near Palm Springs, California, at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Britney Spears on her new album, her favorite musicupdated: Thu Mar 17 2011 10:49:00

Rolling Stone: Do your kids like the new record? What have they said about it?

Yoko Ono's surprise rebirth as a dance music iconupdated: Wed Mar 09 2011 09:56:00

A quick glance at Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs chart shows many unsurprising names: Britney Spears, Rihanna, Taio Cruz, Kylie Minogue and Florence + The Machine.

People.com: A Star-Worthy New Year's Eve Soundtrackupdated: Sat Jan 01 2011 14:29:00

Celeb favorite, DJ Vice shares his top 10 picks to ring in 2011

'Euro-hop' music invades Americaupdated: Tue Nov 09 2010 16:01:00

Blame it on the French if you must, but 2010 may well go down as the year mainstream America went not just Europop, but "Euro-hop."

People.com: INSIDE STORY: Paul Oakenfold on Brittany's Great Musical Potentialupdated: Mon Dec 28 2009 15:27:00

The British producer enlisted Murphy to perform on his "Faster Kill Pussycat" - and recalls her gift for singing

Argentina's new dance music goes globalupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 09:57:00

As a child, Leonardo Martinelli studied classical music at a prestigious Buenos Aires conservatory.

Berlin Wall: Paul van Dykupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 06:59:00

German DJ, Paul van Dyk talks about the day the Berlin Wall fell.

DJ van Dyk bridges the divide in Berlinupdated: Thu Nov 05 2009 06:59:00

One of the biggest-name dance DJs in the world, Paul van Dyk is in demand at clubs and festivals from Las Vegas to Ibiza.

Book it: L.A. style for lessupdated: Mon Jul 27 2009 13:26:00

Whatever your vibe, one of these new hotels will fit the bill.

South African taxis drive sales in dance musicupdated: Mon Apr 27 2009 22:38:00

For discerning clubbers around the world the hottest sound in dance music right now is coming not from New York or London, but from the townships of Pretoria, South Africa.

A new cultureupdated: Thu Jan 08 2009 07:04:00

Paul Van Dyk takes us on a tour of Berlin and talks about his love for electronic music.

Green jargon buster: Electrosmogupdated: Sun Nov 09 2008 20:48:00

True or false:Electrosmog is a type of electronic dance music that fills the air during environmental protests, festivals and parties.

Sa Dingding: China's New Age chanteuseupdated: Tue Sep 23 2008 22:40:00

China's Olympic adventure may be over, but new age chanteuse Sa Dingding is one global export that in many ways echoes the Beijing Olympic fantasy of "One World. One Dream."

World music divaupdated: Tue Sep 23 2008 22:40:00

Sa Dingding blends musical influences from east and west.

Electronic Teutonic: Paul van Dykupdated: Fri Jul 04 2008 12:02:00

Paul van Dyk was 18 at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

People.com: Lily Allen Suffers Miscarriageupdated: Fri Jan 18 2008 15:03:00

Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Motorbikes and musicians updated: Mon Oct 29 2007 07:18:00

This month on Art of Life we feel the need for speed. From the world's first road-legal grand prix bike to a rock legend with a passion for aviation.

Ducatiupdated: Mon Oct 29 2007 07:18:00

CNN's Monita Rajpal visits the Ducati factory in Bologna, and talks with Moto GP champion Casey Stoner

Q&A: Stephane Pompougnac interviewupdated: Thu Nov 30 2006 12:13:00

The Scene caught up with Stephane Pompougnac in Paris to talk clubbing, culture and cuisine...

Manchester Forumupdated: Thu Nov 23 2006 13:09:00

What's your favorite Badly Drawn Boy track? Where do you like to eat and drink in Manchester? Send us your ideas and comments and we'll publish them below.

EW review: Orton's naked 'Strangers'updated: Tue Feb 07 2006 16:22:00

In the mid-'90s, Beth Orton was electronica music's slacker seraph, emerging from the dry ice and flashing lights of rave-land in a wrinkled T-shirt to bring you down easy by dawn's early light.

Entertainment Weekly: The Must Listupdated: Tue Jan 10 2006 09:58:00

Homer S., Mary J., and eight other things we love this week:

Get involved: Middle Eastupdated: Mon Nov 14 2005 06:35:00

Send us your tips, words, photos and videos to thescene@cnn.com, or text "SCENE" plus your comments to +44 7786 20 40 60. Remember to include your name and the city/country where you live.

You can't tell an album from its titleupdated: Wed Nov 17 2004 11:15:00

The title of the new U2 album is "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."

Superstar DJupdated: Mon Oct 18 2004 08:21:00

For me it all started with two turntables and a mixer. That's what DJing is all about.

Funkstorung wasn't broken, but they fixed itupdated: Mon Jul 26 2004 11:38:00

There is something very fresh about the sound of hip-hop vocals blending in and out of the surrounding music bed. The rapper is swallowed by the computer, which fuzzes out the voice. And that's one of the things I like best about Funkstorung's latest album, "Disconnected."

Funkstorung wasn't broken, but they fixed itupdated: Thu Jul 22 2004 16:49:00

There is still something fresh about hip-hop vocals buzzing in and out of the surrounding production. And that's one of the things I like best about Funkstorung's latest album, "Disconnected." The vocal cord becomes the computer, which borrows the vocal cord.

Fortune: Magna Cum Loud The art of DJing has come a long way. How far? A new school is drawing students from Wall Street and beyond.updated: Mon Oct 14 2002 00:01:00

Singer Angie Stone has a nice hit in "Wish I Didn't Miss You." The song is danceable, features appropriately vacuous lyrics, and has an infectious groove. But, for Eric Schimmel, "Wish" has a major...

Fortune: Playlistupdated: Mon Jul 10 2000 00:01:00

DAVID GRAY White Ladder (ATO) A Welsh singer/song-writer with a reedy rasp and a blue streak of melancholia, Gray descends from Brit folkies like Nick Drake and John Martyn. His songs are somehow b...

Fortune: Playlistupdated: Mon Apr 03 2000 00:01:00

PATTI SMITH Gung Ho (Arista) All it takes is one hot blast of her new single, "Glitter in Their Eyes," to prove that Smith is ranting with an animal urgency that she hasn't truly uncaged in 20 year...

Fortune: A Bloated, Chemically Nonreactive Snoozeupdated: Mon Jul 05 1999 00:01:00

Chemical Brothers Surrender Astralwerks

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