Malta registers second-lowest level of cultural participation
According to a Eurobarometer survey, Malta is second only to Bulgaria on cultural participation.
Future Capital for Culture dissected
A 50-minute documentary on Valletta’s role as European Capital for Culture in 2018 has provided one of the most wide-ranging assessments of Valletta’s – and by extension,...
Chart-topping singer Jessie J joins Isle of MTV lineup

The ‘Price Tag’ singer will join fellow UK sensation Rita Ora and dance...

The ‘Price Tag’ singer will join fellow UK sensation...

Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, has died aged 74 in Germany.

Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the...

[Watch] Gianluca and band sing for Prime Minister at Castille

Eurovision star Gianluca Bezzina welcomed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at...

Eurovision star Gianluca Bezzina welcomed by Prime Minister...

Gianluca Bezzina takes Malta to Eurovision final

Malta's 'singing doctor' Gianluca Bezzina secures a spot for Malta in the...

Malta's 'singing doctor' Gianluca Bezzina secures a spot...

If love is a game, you’ve never seen one like this | Gordon Calleja

Have a group of Maltese developers made video game history with their...

Have a group of Maltese developers made video game history...

[WATCH] Rita Ora, Rudimental for 2013's Isle of MTV

English acts are first to be confirmed for June 2013's music spectacular at the...

English acts are first to be confirmed for June 2013's...

Arts Council defends għana from lazy journalism that took it to task

Unsanitised Maltese folk singing exposed media’s ignorance of what għana truly is.

Unsanitised Maltese folk singing exposed media’s...

'Ask for help, and carry a spare battery' | Alex Alden

We speak to up-and-coming singer-songwriter Alex Alden ahead of the launch of...

We speak to up-and-coming singer-songwriter Alex Alden...

Classical music initiative brings local and foreign musicians together

Under the tutelage and guidance of Ukrainian Maestro Volodymyr Baran, a series of concerts is bringing together both local and international musicians in...

Under the tutelage and guidance of Ukrainian Maestro...

Malta Arts Festival returns in July

Despite a change in government, it appears as though it’s business as usual for the Malta Arts Festival, which will be returning to Valletta and its environs...

Despite a change in government, it appears as though it’s...

Digging into the sounds of Africa | Oliver Degabriele

The Maltese representative of the Paris-based ‘Ethiopian jazz’ outfit...

The Maltese representative of the Paris-based ‘Ethiopian...

‘We don’t know Malta, but we want to set it on fire’ | François Byrski and Lucas Barbier

We catch up with French band Côme – consisting of François Byrski and Lucas Barbier – who will be playing at the Rock the South Festival, Zion Bar,...

We catch up with French band Côme – consisting of...

[WATCH] Eurovision hopeful’s Tomorrow is premiered

Gianluca’s ‘Tomorrow’ gets its first official airing on Xarabank.

Gianluca’s ‘Tomorrow’ gets its first official airing...

A breath of fresh air, and a ‘war’ won | Ira Losco

Ira Losco tells us that her upcoming full-length album The Fire will mark a...

Ira Losco tells us that her upcoming full-length album The...

Securing a financial future for Malta’s artistic output | Toni Attard

Creative Economy Advisor from the Creative Economy Working Group Toni Attard fills us in on the recently set up Creative Trust: what exactly is it, and how can...

Creative Economy Advisor from the Creative Economy Working...

Scream Daisy singer admits to drug charges

Scream Daisy vocalist Jotham Saliba pleaded guilty to charges of drug...

Scream Daisy vocalist Jotham Saliba pleaded guilty to...

Valletta mayor, councillor clash over Peter Andre debacle

The controversial decision to nominate former British (he’s actually...

The controversial decision to nominate former British...

British tabloid Sun picks up on Maltese uproar over Peter Andre’s ‘ambassadorship’

Newspaper reports Valletta mayor’s unilateral appointment of Z-list celebrity to Knights’ city ‘cultural ambassador’

Newspaper reports Valletta mayor’s unilateral appointment...