Adele the Soul singer triumphed over Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga and win the Album of the Year award for her chart-topping ‘21’ and five other trophies at the 54th Grammy awards.

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice, has died. She was 48. Kristen Foster the publicist of Whitney stated that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees star stated that he is experiencing a “spectacular” recovery from cancer and that he is feeling “fantastic”. The 62-year-old has been having chemotherapy as well as trying to overcome a bowel condition.

The Deyata Kirula 2012 development exhibition held in Oyamaduwa area in Anuradhapura has been extended till February 12.

‘Mahindagamanaya’ Director Sanath Abeysekera is talent spotting for lead roles of his next film – ‘Siri Dalada Gamanaya’.

Ashanti de Alvis wins Best Female Singer (Gold), Most Creative Act and Best Pop Act of Asia (Silver) at Indigo Music Awards, South Asia’s 1st Music awards.

As with a singer like Antony Hegarty (of Antony and the Johnsons) or Iris Dement, what strikes you first about Bhi Bhiman’s music is his voice — a keening, gender-neutral yawp that’s as earthy as it is ethereal, as puckish as it is wise. “We got married in a Walmart / Down by the Wrangler [...]

University of Colombo’s Rotaract Club, Faculty of Science has actively served the society, and has proved the above saying through its past projects. This year the club initiates its journey with Ezperanza 2012 ~ Wings of Hope, and the concert that featured with some of the biggest local music stars and bands like BNS , Battery, [...]

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka was awarded with a US $50,000 DSC Prize (prize for South Asian Literature which celebrates the richness and diversity of South Asian writing), for his novel Chinaman at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, is the story of a Sri Lankan journalist’s hunt for a [...]