Arts and Entertainment

The 2022 Drone Photo Awards unveiled a breathtaking collection of aerial images, offering a unique perspective on some of the world's most captivating landscapes and natural wonders. With submissions from 2,624 participants across 116 countries, the competition's winning photographs capture the intricate beauty of Earth's diverse terrain, showcasing striking scenes such as camel shadows traversing the Arabian Desert, the stunning waterlily harvest in West Bengal, and the mesmerizing trails of lava flowing from Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano. Hosted by the Siena Awards Festival, the esteemed Above Us Only Sky exhibition in Italy is set to showcase these remarkable images from October 1 to November 20, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in the awe-inspiring visual narratives captured b...

BEIJING, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, announced on Jul. 19 that it has reached a strategic agreement in Beijing with Poly Culture Group Corporation Limited. As the corporation touches on many aspects of the entertainment content ecology and integrates both companies' online and offline resources, it helps accelerate innovation and growth across different products and operational paradigms, which will further contribute to the sustainable and healthy development of the cultural and entertainment content ecology in China. iQIYI and Poly Culture Reach Strategic Partnership to Drive Growth with Online and Offline Integration According to the agreement, the corporation between iQIYI and Poly Culture...

Every summer, the present and future tenses of music emanate from the University of Missouri. Part of the school's sure and ever-evolving relationship with new music, the Mizzou International Composers Festival gathers emerging resident composers to workshop their music with revered guest composers, then have their pieces loosed into the world during a concert of premieres.  The sounds — and stories behind them — are invigorating, and remind listeners that art music is not the province of the past. This year's edition is on approach, set to take place July 25-30. Here are six things to know before attending this year's festival:More:Meet the four conductors in line to lead the Missouri Symphony1. Luminous guest composers guide the wayFollowing the likes of previous guest composers Donnacha...

After a two-year hiatus, industry leaders, innovators, experts, artists and creators harmoniously reunited at The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show, the world’s largest annual trade show and conference for global music product, pro audio and sound and entertainment technology industry professionals. Held June 3-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., the streamlined, three-day platform for the $17 billion music products industry pivoted back to face-to-face by welcoming a smaller but serious audience of 46,627 attendees from more than 111 countries and territories and more than 1,000 exhibitors representing 3,500 brands.  Reduced from four to three days, the staple Anaheim event ­– typically held in January – marked the first time the show has ever taken ...