KASKI: Musician Sriman Thulung Rai has died in a road accident in Pokhara.
Rai died after his scooter, he was driving, hit against a wall at Shitaladevi of Pokhara Metropolitan City-12 at 9 pm yesterday.
Rai had fallen into Seti canal. His body was recovered by police. His wife, who was riding pillion, is safe.
Thulung was the owner of Tarana Music Center.
LOS ANGELES: Beyonce has been honored by the “entertainer of the year” at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards.
She beat out Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, Regina King, Chadwick Boseman and director Ryan Coogler. “Regina King, I love you so much. You taught us patience, persistence and how to be masterful in your craft,” she said. “Chadwick Boseman is teaching children to dream and to be seen as kings. LeBron James has taught us the strength of all forms, leading by example and providing education to our kids. Ryan Coogler tells our stories in a way that celebrates our history and proves we do have power.”
Beyonce highlighted “I’m honored to be included among all of you, and to be a part of a vital and thriving community. Thank you to the NAACP.” Beyonce released a joint album last year with her husband, Jay-Z, called “Everything is Love.” She also performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is known as the national black anthem, at the festival and donated $100,000 to four black universities shortly after her performance.
KATHMANDU: Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Senor Leader, Jhanath Khanal turned into a lyricist. The former prime minister has a music album in Kathmandu. Launching the album, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the lyrics were replete with patriotic feelings and aspirations with progressive tones.
Leader Khanal’s engagement in creative works besides politics might be an inspiration to others as well, PM Oli said.
Also on the occasion, Khanal said he was inspired to compose lyrics to contribute to the country’s efforts towards prosperity.
Singers Yam Baral, Ananda Karki, Gyanu Rana, Pralhad Karki, Khuman Adhikari and Raju Baral and musician Milan Timilsina deliverd their musical performance.
LONDON: A music video titled ‘Jadaichhu’ by singer Anju Shrestha has hit the market. The music video was released on Monday.
Composed by Sunil Rai, artists Keki Adhikari and Basundhara Bhusal have performed in the music video.
Shrestha, who is based in London, is optimistic about the music video and said that it would garner a lot of viewers due to popular artistes’ performances and good lyrics.
Born in Okhaldhunga and brought up in Gaighat and Rajbiraj, Shrestha has a keen interest in music, story writing, drawing and dancing.
She had first recorded her song in 1993 in Hong Kong. She had released an album before leaving for London in 2006. A cine film called EIGHTEEN features one of her songs which was liked by many people. “She likes to attribute her success in the music field to the unconditional support from her husband and children,” she said.
Earlier in 2017, Anju had clinched the title of Mrs Talent in the ‘Mrs Nepal UK 2017’ contest, leaving 16 contenders behind.
Anju is also a playwright. Her two dramas were staged under her own direction. The first play was staged by ‘Mrs Nepal UK’ in a charity show to raise fund for the mentally restarted children in Bhaktapur while the second one was staged by NRN UK to collect fund to help physically challenged people. It achieved a huge success.
In the year 2015, Anju had performed a role of an earthquake victim in a play called Samayadrishya, which deals with the mega earthquake of 2015. Her songs are based on reality rather than imagination.
Thank God! Jennifer Lopez once again engaged with former baseball star. This is Lopez’s fifth engagement. Earlier, she married with actor, Ojani Noa, dancer Cris Judd, singer Marc Anthony ( with whom she has twins), and Ben Affleck in the early 2000s.
However, Rodriguez is a married man. He is married to Cynthia Scurtis, with whom he has two daughters.
The former New York Yankee player posted on Instagram on Saturday (Mar 9) a photo of J Lo’s hand with a huge ring on her finger. “She said yes ♥️,” he wrote. Lopez also posted the same photo.
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KATHMANDU: Singer Pashupati Sharma surprised the Nepali populace with the drop of his new song ‘Lutna sakay lut’ loaded with sardonic lyrics.
From a popular singer, Sharma became an overnight controversial star after his newly-released song went viral on the Internet.
Amid speculations that the government removed the song from YouTube, singer Sharma wrote on his Facebook clarifying that he removed the song himself after his friends, fans and well-wishers “suggested” him to do so.
Nepal’s social media was flooded with comments — positive and negative, and a few quips from his haters – for the new track that he released on Thursday.
Facebook posts show that many people have been mesmerized by the song and the lyrics, though the video looks not very exciting. Social media are still flooded with interesting arguments, debates, and disputes between the supporters and opponents of the song.
Amid speculations that the government removed the song from YouTube, singer Sharma wrote on his Facebook clarifying that he removed the song himself after his friends, fans and well-wishers “suggested” him to do so.
However, it has been reported that the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) expressed serious objection on the lyrics of the song that ridiculed President Bidya Devi Bhandari for her interest to ride on an expensive and sophisticated helicopter.
Singer Sharma sarcastically mentions that Nepal, despite being heaven, has been ruled by devils while making a mockery of the failure to develop the country’s infrastructure.
Now that, judicious he seemed to be, he has vowed to re-release the song and upload it on YouTube after revising the ‘controversial’ words. “I will come up with the song at the earliest with some amendments,” he wrote on his Facebook wall.
Singer Sharma has also denied having chosen the lyrics on the basis of political bias or prejudice. “I do not have any political inclination,” he says.
The song, according to observers, has been a satire that ridicules the country’s current political and bureaucratic system. “This shows dissatisfaction towards the government and the political parties,” comments Rama Acharya, a businesswoman.
Sharma has tried to envisage the government’s failure in delivery as promised to the people. “The government and the parties made tall promises, which they failed to deliver,” the lyrics of the song says.
Interestingly, the song expresses how a government clerk erected a posh house in the capital city worth over 15 million within a few years of joining the service. The song has given the messages that everyone can ‘loot’ this country and that no one gets punished for any acts of corruption. The song gives the impression that Nepal is the only country where one indulges in amassing wealth through corruption. Sharma released the song coinciding with the government’s completion of one year tenure.
KATHMANDU: Pashupati Sharma ‘s new song “Lutna Sake Lut” was removed from the YouTube late Saturday night. The song was released on last Thursday only. In his Facebook status, singer Pashupati Sharma says that the song was removed after some of his friends expressed dissatisfaction on its lyrics. He also says that the song will be uploaded after revising its lyrics. His Facebook post further says that he has no intimacy with any political parties.
The song was loaded with irony against the entire political and bureaucratic system of Nepal. The song condemned the Prime Minister’s act. In the song, he mocked the government for delivering nothing expect making lofty speeches.
Nepal is a heaven, but the ruler (i.e. prime minister) is a devil, he expressed in the song. He also made fun of the infrastructure development of the country as to how the contractors only hold the tenders but never complete construction projects. The song is also satirical to the President, Bidya Devi Bhandari for her interest to have a sophisticated helicopter.
The song expressed how a mere government clerk within a few years of joining the service erects a posh house in the capital city worth over 15 million. The song gave the messages that everyone can loot this country and that no one gets punished for any acts of corruption. The song further said that there is no other country in the world except Nepal where one can indulge in looting at ease. The song said how the people could not feel the governments’ presence in their life. Release of the song coincided with the one year term completion of the government.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Music superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z is offering fans a chance to win free tickets for life to their concerts in exchange for adopting a vegan diet for a month. The “Lemonade” singer announced the contest to her 123 million Instagram followers late on Wednesday in support of the Greenprint Project, which encourages people to reduce their environmental footprint by eating plant-based meals.
Beyonce pledged to eat plant-based breakfasts and go meatless on Mondays, while Jay-Z is promising to eat two plant-based meals a day. The project is the brainchild of Beyonce’s personal trainer, Marco Borges, who published his “The Greenprint” book in December explaining his plant-based diet and exercise plan. The singer and her spouse wrote the introduction to the book.
A study in the journal Science last June concluded that avoiding meat and dairy products would be the biggest way to reduce the environmental impact on the planet because of reduced irrigation of farmland, animal emissions, food processing and transport. Under the contest rules, one fan will get a pair of tickets to one official concert tour by Beyonce and/or Jay-Z for the next 30 years.
Ever since the trailer of Gully Boy dropped on the web, fans have been buzzing about Ranveer Singh and his astounding portrayal of a rapper. While the makers have already revealed two songs of the film, including Apna Time Ayega and Mere Gully Mein, which are already a hit among fans, now, the latest song from the film has also just dropped and we have to tell you that it is heartbreaking.
In the latest song titled Doori, Ranveer Singh character, raps his way to ask intriguing questions about everything wrong with the country and discusses serious societal issues. Despite being heartbreaking, the song is immensely powerful and has Ranveer’s character asking relevant questions. The rhythm is mellow but the questions are relevant.
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