Live Music – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news Music news, analysis, and education from MuseScore.com Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:58:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/wpnews.musescore.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-cover_85.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Live Music – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news 32 32 253427791 Shakira and Burna Boy’s ‘Dai Dai’: 2026 World Cup Anthem Explained https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/shakira-and-burna-boys-dai-dai-2026-world-cup-anthem-explained/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:58:12 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2809 Shakira and Burna Boy, promotional photo for "Dai Dai."

With the championship game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup almost a week away, I think it’s about time to take a closer look at the official anthem: “Dai Dai” by Shakira and Burna Boy. Described by Newsweek as, “A massive, rhythm‑driven anthem that fuses Shakira’s unmistakable flair with Burna Boy’s Afrofusion mastery,” “Dai Dai” […]]]> 2809 ‘Empire State Of Mind’ by Alicia Keys: The Chord That Makes It New York’s Anthem https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/empire-state-of-mind-by-alicia-keys-the-chord-that-makes-it-new-yorks-anthem/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:57:13 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2781 Alicia Keys performing in New York at the New York Knicks Championship Parade on June 18, 2026. Screenshot from the Chaz NBA YouTube channel.

On June 18, 2026, Alicia Keys performed at the Knicks' championship parade, the city's first NBA title in 53 years. The song she chose has replaced Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" as the go-to anthem of the city, and the music theory behind it helps explain why.]]> 2781