Lyrical Muse

AAPI Fest 2026

Chennai-based women’s leadership and business network @the.shakthi.circle is set to host a networking event for women founders, creatives, professionals, and entrepreneurs on Wednesday, May 17. Swedish-American jazz vocalist, artist, and songwriter Åsa Orbison intertwines gentle instrumentals with honeyed vocals on “Lullaby of Birdland,” offering an enchanting peek at her upcoming project, Swedish Jazz Standards.’ On May 9th, Houston will come alive with a vibrant celebration of diversity and culture with its first-ever AAPI Fest. For the women who raised us, shaped us, loved us quietly and loudly .. this wall is dedicated to them. Colour, structure, narrative and imagination collided at the Met Gala 2026 where celebs dazzled in their best interpretation of this year’s theme ‘Fashion is Art’ Continuing to celebrate the amazing talents we featured in our digital issue ‘First Light,’ we spoke to the founders of @theindianchoralensemble about how they are reshaping choral music as a popular genre in the Indian music landscape. Western Massachusetts–based country-pop artist Bekka Dowland delivers sharpness and simplicity in equal halves on her single “Be A Little Kinder.” We’re back with ‘On The Brightside’, your monthly reminder that good things still happen in the world. April was National Poetry Writing Month and as part of it Lyrical Muse ran its first Writing Club, an intimate group bringing together writers in an attempt to foster creativity, connections and consistency.