Authorities have apprehended two individuals in connection with a cybercrime case involving the unauthorised acquisition of over 900 concert tickets, most of which were for Taylor Swift’s highly sought-after “Eras Tour”.

Bangladeshi rock band Ashes is set to release their new album, "Manusher Jonno," with all proceeds going to humanitarian aid. The band will forgo fees and royalties, donating the entire amount to hospital funds for cancer, kidney disease, paralysis, and eye treatment patients. The 10-song album is slated for release later this year.

Singer Charli XCX, whose album "Brat" inspired a cultural phenomenon last summer, was the big winner at the BRIT Awards, Britain's pop music honours, in London yesterday, picking up five prizes.

Renowned Bangladeshi musician Pritom Hasan is set to take his electrifying performances overseas with his much-anticipated “USA Tour 2025”. Organised by Deshi Music & Entertainment, the tour will see the versatile artiste perform across multiple cities, including Washington, D C, New York, Boston, San Jose, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Miami, New Jersey, and Michigan.

Pop star Katy Perry is set to journey into space on an upcoming all-female mission aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

After months of uncertainty, concert enthusiasts finally have a reason to rejoice. Several concerts had been postponed in recent months due to security concerns. However, the wait is over, as two major concerts are set to take place today at separate venues in the capital, featuring an exciting lineup of musicians.

Arijit Singh, the renowned Indian playback singer, recently shared Bangladeshi singer Angel Noor’s song “Abar Dekha Hobe” on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, captioning it with high praise, “What a song.” 

Notable Indian artistes participating in this event include Shreeradha Bandyopadhyay, Manomay Bhattacharya, Pandit Tushar Dutta, Brajeswar Mukherjee, and Payel Kar. Among the distinguished Bangladeshi artistes lending their voices to this initiative are Yakub Ali Khan, Khairul Anam Shakil, Ferdous Ara, Nashid Kamal, and Yasmin Mushtari.

Today marks the death anniversary of the eminent lyricist Kausar Ahmed Chaudhury. Notably, a music video of the song written by him will be released today in remembrance of the late artiste. Titled “Shorone Ritwik”, the song was written as a tribute to Ritwik Ghatak, one of the most prolific filmmakers in South Asia. The song has been voiced by Nafis Kamal, composed by Syed Kallol, and arranged by Tushar Rahman.

Bound by music and driven by passion, Rubayat Rehman and Ruslan Rehman have found not just melodies but a shared destiny.

Notably, the concert’s main attraction was the renowned rock artist Nagar Baul James. Other scheduled performers included the bands Chirkutt, Artcell, Shonar Bangla Circus, Bengal Symphony, Bangla Five, Cryptic Fate, Kurighor, Kaaktal, as well as singer Farzana Wahid Shayan, among others.

On this very day on February 21, 1952, the streets of Dhaka became a battlefield, soaked with the blood of young martyrs, who stood resolute in the face of oppressive authority, demanding the right to speak their mother tongue, Bangla. It was a day that would carve itself into the collective memory of the Bengali people—a day when the language movement claimed its sacred place in history, and shaped the identity of the country, as a nation.

Bangladeshi musicians are all set to perform at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris as part of the 25th-anniversary celebrations of International Mother Language Day. The prestigious two-day event, marking the silver jubilee of this significant recognition, will take place later today and tomorrow.

Netflix is gearing up for its next highly anticipated and conceptually intriguing Korean drama. Global K-pop idol Jisoo, a member of the internationally acclaimed group Blackpink, is set to take on the lead role in “Boyfriend on Demand”, a romantic drama series centred on a young, overworked Korean woman who turns to a virtual reality dating programme as an escape—where she encounters the ideal boyfriends she has always dreamed of.

To mark six months since the victory of the July Uprising on August 5, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (SAD) is set to host one of Bangladesh’s largest open-air concerts. Titled “Rebuilding the Nation”, the event will take place on February 22 at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar in Agargaon, Dhaka, the former venue of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF).

The line “Lal-Shobuj Er Bijoy Nishan Haatey Haatey Chhoriye Dao” from the song “Jole Utho Bangladesh”, penned by Bangladesh’s National Film Award-winning lyricist Robiul Islam Jibon, has been featured on FIFA World Cup’s verified Facebook page.

Swift’s album led the 2024 global album sales chart, which tracks physical purchases and full album downloads, with 5.6 million units sold. K-pop group ENHYPEN's "Romance: Untold" secured second place with 3.4 million units.

A group of musicians from Bangladesh will take the stage at the Unesco headquarters in Paris as part of the 25th-anniversary celebrations of International Mother Language Day. According to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, performances by Bangladeshi artistes will be a key highlight of the event.

A jury found rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of two counts of felony assault at the conclusion of his Los Angeles trial on Tuesday.

According to a report by koreabiomed.com, J-Hope donated 200 million won ($138,708) to Asan Medical Center (AMC) in Seoul.