Tuesday, January 26, 2021
In a letter to President Biden on Tuesday, major live-entertainment organizations " AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Inter…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:32AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 23, 2021
Three Long Island-based ticket brokers agreed to pay around $3.7 million to settle alleged violations of the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act, the Department of Justice and Federal Trad…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 20, 2021
As anyone who follows her on Twitter knows, Bette Midler is no fan of now-former President Trump. And as anyone who's seen any of the dozens of political satire videos created by Meidas Touc…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:19PM[SHARE]Lady Gaga delivered a rendition of the national anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration that was both respectful, and very Lady Gaga. Dressed in a tight black long-sleeved shirt embellished a gol…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:59PM[SHARE]Friday, January 15, 2021
Bruce Springsteen, the Foo Fighters, John Legend, Eva Longoria and and Kerry Washington will be among the celebrities at Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20. The Foo Fighters, Legend and Spr…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:43AM[SHARE]Friday, January 8, 2021
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, Duran Duran, Ian Hunter, Boy George, Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, Adam Lambert, Peter Frampton, Andra Day and many more will perform at "Just for One Day,"…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Even in the current golden age of innovative television, the popular British crime drama "Peaky Blinders" has set a daring standard for its use of music, with original songs by Nick Cave, La…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:06AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 18, 2019
Concert and film producer Blackbird Presents announced today that industry veteran Joe Litvag has joined the company as a partner and president of live entertainment. In this newly created p…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:20AM[SHARE]Friday, May 3, 2019
As Morrissey took the stage on the opening night of his residency at Broadway's Lunt Fontanne Theatre, the first words he spoke were the week-long run's catchphrase, an homage to both himsel…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:53PM[SHARE]In first-quarter 2019 earnings released today, Live Nation Entertainment's revenue was up 17% to $1.7 billion, with an operating loss of $24 million and what the company says it is highest f…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:45AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Downtown Music Publishing has signed a publishing administration and catalog marketing agreement for the George Gershwin catalog, the company announced today. The catalog is represented by t…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:55PM[SHARE]Friday, April 26, 2019
While listeners of SiriusXM's E Street Radio got an advance listen " actually several advance listens " Bruce Springsteen didn't officially drop his new single, "Hello Sunshine," until midni…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:21AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 25, 2019
Bruce Springsteen's long-promised solo album, "Western Stars," will finally be released on Columbia Records on June 14. The first single and video from it, "Hello Sunshine," will be released…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 3, 2019
A year ago, Abba fans received a totally unexpected surprise when the group announced that they had recorded two new songs for a "Virtual Abba" experience in collaboration with "American …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:34AM[SHARE]Monday, March 25, 2019
Dr. Dre's attempt to throw shade on the recent celebrity college admissions scandals backfired after he apparently belatedly realized that he'd donated $70 million to the college his daughte…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:26PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 19, 2019
A group of publishers including Downtown Music Publishing, Pulse Music Publishing, ole, peermusic, Ultra Music, Big Deal Music, Reservoir, Round Hill, TRO Essex Music Group and The Royalty N…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:45PM[SHARE]Monday, March 18, 2019
Angel Aristone has been promoted to executive vice president of communications for iHeartMedia, the company announced today. According to the announcement, Aristone will continue to position…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:06PM[SHARE]After several days of rumors and a last-minute attempt by local promoters to save it, Philadelphia's Trocadero Theatre " part of the city's entertainment skyline since 1870 " is closing at t…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 12, 2019
The songs of Britney Spears will be featured in "Once Upon a One More Time," a musical comedy featuring 23 titles from the singer's catalog, theater owner James L. Nederlander announced t…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:22PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 6, 2019
In the wake of HBO's blockbuster Michael Jackson documentary "Leaving Neverland," in which two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, accuse the late singer abusing them sexually when they we…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Three major radio stations in Montreal have pulled Michael Jackson's music from airplay in the wake of the blockbuster HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland," in which two men accuse the late s…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:14AM[SHARE]Monday, March 4, 2019
Morrissey announced today that he will perform on Broadway for the first time in his career this May. The seven dates, at New York's Lunt-Fontanne Theater, will be "an intimate yet exciting …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:22AM[SHARE]Friday, February 8, 2019
In December, Ariana Grande gave an insightful interview in the aftermath of a series of tragedies: the 2017 terrorist attack outside her in Manchester, England; her brief engagement to "SNL"…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:25AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Due to a disagreement with Grammy producers over which songs she would perform, Ariana Grande, who has been featured on billboards promoting the show all over Los Angeles, not only won’…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:05PM[SHARE]Monday, February 4, 2019
While Album of the Year is the most prestigious Grammy award and also the most confusing (witness Herbie Hancock's "The Joni Letters" defeating Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" in 2008), Best…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Lady Gaga got into a heated verbal exchange with one of Dr. Luke's lawyers while being deposed as part of the long legal battle between the producer and Kesha, according to court document…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 26, 2019
The cheering was so loud that Kacey Musgraves turned to her band with her mouth agape. She'd been baiting the crowd good-naturedly, talking about how loud the Philadelphia audience had been …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:37PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Songs from "A Star Is Born," "Black Panther," "RBG," "Mary Poppins Returns" and "The Ballad of Lester Scruggs" were nominated for Best Song for the 2019 Academy Awards, announced Tuesday mor…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 10, 2019
As she promised, Lady Gaga's collaboration with R. Kelly has been removed from streaming services. The song, "Do What U Want (With My Body), was removed approximately 18 hours after Gaga twe…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:58PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Before New Kids on The Block rang in 2019 with an iconic set in Times Square at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, members of the band reflected back to a tour that took place 10 years ago…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:55PM[SHARE]Monday, December 31, 2018
Ariana Grande has posted a number of tributes to her longtime boyfriend Mac Miller in the months since his death in September from an apparent drug overdose. She posted another on her Instag…
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