Nashville-based, Michigan-raised bluegrass superstar Billy Strings aka William Lee Apostol is venturing to Aotearoa for the very first time, touring his latest album 'Highway Pray ...

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Artists from over 20 British orchestras join the Musicians’ Union in an urgent appeal to the UK government, warning that streaming’s royalty gap is pushing classical performers to the brink ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR CLASSICAL ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

Compiled by the Official Charts Company, the UK's biggest specialist classical albums of the week, based on sales of digital bundles, CDs, vinyl and other formats, across a seven day period.

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April 18, 2025 • The classical guitarist offers a mesmerizing East meets West collision, teaming up with a family of Indian musicians who play the sarod, a darker-toned cousin of the sitar.