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Afghan pop icon Aryana Sayeed is holding a Europe tour exclusively for women to raise awareness about the oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban. The concerts will take place in Rotterdam, Stockholm, Hamburg, and Wiesbaden.
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Eckart von Hirschhausen calls a new weight loss pill, available in Germany since September, a "gamechanger." However, he stresses it does not solve fundamental issues like obesity prevention or societal structures, noting high prices charged by manufacturers in Germany.
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The Australian Recording Industry Association (Aria) will exclude music created by artificial intelligence from official charts. This decision follows the success of an AI-generated cover version of a Madonna hit.
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The Congolese government and M23 rebels have agreed on further steps to implement a ceasefire, including the deployment of an observation mission and negotiations for a peace plan. Mediators from Switzerland, the USA, Qatar, and the African Union were involved in the talks in Geneva.
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In July 2026, 38.5 percent of all newly released songs worldwide were created with AI assistance. Of these, 23.2 percent were completely generated by AI, and 15.3 percent used AI-generated audio that was edited.
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has changed the rules for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The winning country's broadcaster will no longer automatically host, affecting Israel. This change follows Ukraine's 2022 victory, where the ESC was held in Great Britain instead.
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A study of over 133,000 diabetes patients found that GLP-1 medications reduced the risk of fragility fractures by 21 percent. This lower fracture risk was observed regardless of changes in weight or blood sugar levels.
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Fenix Flexin's song "Rubberz" is suspected of being created with AI. The developers of the AI app used also classified the track as likely AI-generated. A study indicates consumers are increasingly uncomfortable with AI in music production.
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South Korean band BTS will boycott the 2027 Grammys. The reason is a new category for Asia Pop, which fans interpret as excluding non-English acts from main categories.