Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has announced an exclusive consultancy with music industry veteran Jay Landers and his Lighthouse Company that will see him mining Sony/ATV’s catalog of songs and…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:08PMTuesday, November 28, 2017
As expected, on Monday evening, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation into law that will repeal the 91-year-old “cabaret law” that has long bedeviled nightclub owners.…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:41PMMonday, November 27, 2017
Bruce Springsteen announced today that “Springsteen on Broadway,” his 16-week series of performances at Jujamcyn’s Walter Kerr Theatre will be extended, with additional sho…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:38PMMonday, November 6, 2017
Marilyn Manson caused a fair amount of outrage in San Bernardino on Sunday when, on the day of yet another mass shooting — Sunday’s in Texas, where 26 people were killed — he turned a …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:40PMTuesday, October 31, 2017
Overturning a 91-year-old rule that has long bedeviled nightclub owners in New York, city lawmakers have voted Tuesday to repeal the “cabaret law,” according to The Associated Press.…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:25PMThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballots were mailed out to 800 potential voters this week, and Bon Jovi already has one big supporter in their corner: Bette Midler. Speaking to Variety on the…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:54PMMonday, October 30, 2017
“Saturday Night Live” announced the lineup for two more November shows on Monday morning, and it includes a bounty of musical guests: Chance the Rapper will host on Nov. 18 — with Emin…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMWednesday, October 25, 2017
A new song by Bruce Springsteen is featured during the end credits of the new Miles Teller film, “Thank You for Your Service.” The song, “Freedom Cadence,” was written specifically f…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:03PMFriday, October 20, 2017
“We’re three sisters from the Valley playing the Greek,” marveled Este Haim, one-third of the sisterly trio bearing their last name. “I’m ‘Stone Cold’ Steven Austin when it com…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:57PMThursday, October 19, 2017
“Hamilton” mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda has been among the most vocal agitators raising awareness about the devastation Hurricane Maria has wreaked upon Puerto Rico. He’s been outspok…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PMWhile his “boss,” Bruce Springsteen is lighting up Broadway with an acclaimed one-man show, E-Street Band guitarist/consigliere Little Steven Van Zandt is rocking the Sunset Strip 3,000 …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMTuesday, October 17, 2017
Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee made the leap from goth-rocker to opera diva last night, as she and the band led a 20-piece orchestra through a sold-out performance at the Greek Theater Sund…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59PMThursday, October 12, 2017
As Bruce Springsteen began the last verse of “The Promised Land” on Tuesday night, he wandered away from the microphone but kept singing, and his voice carried, purely under its own powe…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:57PMFriday, October 6, 2017
Walking in to this most iconic of music venues, under a full harvest moon, concert-goers were greeted by a digital billboard of Tom Petty and the stark message, “1950-2017.” So i…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:13PM“Hamilton” mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda has collaborated with an all-star lineup of artists to release “Almost Like Praying,” a hurricane relief single in support of Puerto Rico. Pr…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:33AMWednesday, October 4, 2017
During the course of Variety’s cover-story interview with Bruce Springsteen, we asked who some of his favorite contemporary songwriters are. “Let me get my computer and get it for ya,”…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMTuesday, October 3, 2017
While they were unquestionably kindred spirits, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen never really collaborated, apart from sharing stages at events like the 1979 “No Nukes” concert, a…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:27PMThis is part one of Variety’s two-part cover story with Bruce Springsteen. For part two, click here. The woodsy rolling hills and vivid green pastures of central New Jersey are ab…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMThis is part two of Variety’s two-part cover story with Bruce Springsteen. For part one, click here. If you ran for governor of New Jersey, you’d win — is that ever a temptati…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMSunday, October 1, 2017
Things got a little reckless at the Invictus Games in Toronto when Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams got together for an onstage jam Saturday night (Sept. 30). Springsteen — who performed …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AMFriday, September 22, 2017
The Laid Back Fest in New Jersey was anything but mellow Thursday night when Bruce Springsteen jumped onstage to jam with headliners Jacksone Browne and Little Steven and the Disciples of So…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:24AMWednesday, September 6, 2017
In response to the racial-related violence in their hometown of Charlottesville, VA, Dave Matthews Band will host an evening of music that will be free for members of the Charlottesville a…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15AMThe 12th season of ‘Live From the Artists Den’ premieres this week, and Variety is exclusively premiering John Legend’s performance of “Penthouse Floor” (from his most recent album…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMWednesday, August 30, 2017
Tickets for Bruce Springsteen’s eight-week run of Broadway shows went on sale at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday (Aug.30), and despite the efforts of Ticketmaster’s “Verified Fan” program,…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:28PMThursday, July 20, 2017
The loss of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in a Southern California coastal community, leaves a hole in the hearts of family, friends, …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:16PMTuesday, July 11, 2017
Just days before the first date of her second Bud Light-sponsored Dive Bar Tour, Lady Gaga has postponed it, a source tells Variety. The tour was scheduled to begin Thursday in Las Vegas at …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:57PMWednesday, June 21, 2017
SiriusXM announced Wednesday that Guns N’ Roses will perform at Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater for a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers on Thursday, July 20…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AMFriday, June 16, 2017
Move over, “Dear Evan Hansen”: Bruce Springsteen may be heading to the Great White Way this fall. The New York Post reports Springsteen is set to play an eight-week run at the W…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:12PMTuesday, June 6, 2017
Warner Music Group on Tuesday announced the creation of a new division called Arts Music, a repertoire center that will focus on signing, developing and marketing artists and releases acro…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMTuesday, May 30, 2017
Ariana Grande will return to Manchester to headline a special “One Love Manchester” benefit concert on Sunday to honor and raise vital funds for the victims and families who were…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:44AMThursday, May 25, 2017
Late Wednesday, two days after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 59 outside Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, her manager Scooter Braun posted a series of emotional notes …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:03AM 
