Authorities raided theatre Gogol Centre, its artistic director's home and other related addresses in embezzlement investigation.

Russia’s State Duma will discuss a bill at the end of May 2017 seeking to “protect high important values” in public, including art and cultural venues.

At least 22 concertgoers have been reported killed and 59 more injured in a suicide attack after US singer Ariana Grande’s concert ended in Manchester.

Egyptian heavy metal musician and concert promoter Nader Sadek is suing Head of the Music Syndicate Hani Shaker for libel and defamation.

Venezuelan singer Oscarcito received a death threat over social media by MP Juan Díaz who told the singer to wear a bulletproof vest at his concerts.

Freemuse co-founder Ole Reitov is a keynote speaker at the forthcoming World Press Freedom Day event in Jakarta being held from 1-4 May 2017.

Center for Human Rights in Iran reported that music producers Mehdi & Hossein Rajabian returned to prison after their furlough request was denied.

A court sentenced DJ Dax J to a year in jail for “public indecency” & “offending public morality” after playing a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer.

Tanzanian rappers Roma Mkatoliki and Moni, and producer Bello bin Laden, went missing on 5 April 2017 after unidentified people abducted them from a studio.

Authorities have retained all copies of exiled Cuban author Armando Lucas Correa’s new book from being exhibited at the Havana International Book Fair.