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It’s all coming back: Celine Dion fans gear up for Paris return
Fans of Celine Dion are gearing up for an onstage comeback many feared might never happen following the Canadian superstar’s years-long battle with a rare neurological disorder.
Kanye West postpones France concert after minister’s block call
US rapper Kanye West has postponed his scheduled concert in Marseille, following reports that the country's interior minister was seeking to block the performance.
French town withdraws festival funding over Kneecap appearance
A town that hosts one of France’s biggest music festivals has withdrawn its subsidy to the event because Irish rappers Kneecap have been booked to play.
Court upholds ban on French rapper accused of 'defending terrorism'
A French court has upheld a ban on a concert by a French rapper accused of anti-Semitism and "defending terrorism", just hours before he was due on stage.
New songs mark sixth anniversary of French star Johnny Hallyday's death
Fans of the late Johnny Hallyday, "the French Elvis Presley", will be able to commemorate the sixth anniversary of his death with two songs never released before.
Daft Punk to unveil never-heard song where it all began
The music of pioneering French electronic duo Daft Punk will resound on Thursday through Paris' Centre Pompidou, as a never-released track is unveiled at the spot where their love affair with the genre began.
16 of the best festivals and events in France this summer
From old rockers to classic cinema, fireworks to modern theatre, here are some of our favourite French summer festivals.
Stromae: 5 things to know about one of France's best-loved artists
He's one of France's best-loved artists, despite being Belgian, but is less well known in the anglophone world. As his releases his first album in nine years, here's why you might like to know more about Stromae.
French rock group Indochine plays Covid trial gig in Paris
Starved of live music for the past year, fans of veteran French rock band Indochine got the chance to see their idols in concert on Saturday, all in the name of Covid-19 research.
French festivals face another summer of cancellations
French festivals are feeling a terrible sense of deja vu as they are forced to cancel this year's events by spiking Covid-19 infections and a sluggish vaccine rollout.
8 of French duo Daft Punk's most memorable moments
One of the era's defining dancefloor acts hung up their helmets on Monday, as French electronic music stars Daft Punk announced their retirement in a typically enigmatic fashion with a video showing one of them exploding in a desert.
French concert promoters in court over collapse of Madonna stage set that killed two people
A French court on Wednesday handed suspended prison sentences to four people charged over the collapse of a stage as it was being set up for a 2009 concert by pop superstar Madonna, which killed two workers.
France shakes off virus blues as cinemas, casinos set to open
France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people taking to the streets for its midsummer music festival.
Fête de la Musique 2019: How to make the most of France's biggest street music party
Friday marks the annual "Fête de la Musique" in France. Here's what you need to know about the country's biggest street music party and how to make the most of it.
Feuding French rappers to settle scores in Swiss cage fight
Two feuding French rappers have said they will settle their differences with a two million-euro cage fight in Switzerland in December.
French Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86
Prolific French composer Michel Legrand, who won three Oscars during a career spanning more than half a century, has died aged 86, his spokesman said Saturday.
Posthumous Hallyday album sells 300,000 on first day
French rocker Johnny Hallyday's posthumous album sold 300,000 copies on Friday after going on sale at midnight, the late star's record company Warner Music France told AFP.
Aznavour buried in family vault after intimate funeral
French singer Charles Aznavour, who died Monday aged 94, was buried Saturday in the family vault outside Paris after a private funeral at the city's St John the Baptist Armenian cathedral.
How Charles Aznavour changed music forever
Charles Aznavour reinvented popular music one cold December night in Paris in 1960.
French rapper to face trial over 'Hang White People' video
A little-known French rapper who caused a furore in France this week with a music video called "Hang White People" has been ordered to face trial on charges of inciting violence, legal sources said on Friday.
Top of Les Pops: Ten famous singers who recorded songs in French
Flexing their vocal chords in the language of love has proven too irrésistible for some of the biggest names in the music history, but how good did their French actually sound?
French music festival refuses pressure to drop rocker who killed girlfriend
The organisers of a music festival in northern France have defied pressure to pull a once-idolised French rocker, who beat his actress girlfriend to death, from their summer line-up.
French rapper sentenced for blocking motorway with restaurant table and chairs
French rap star Sofiane received a four-month suspended jail sentence on Monday for blocking a motorway near Paris last year with a restaurant table an chairs to film the video for his hit song "Toka".