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 05:06PMAfter 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 clos…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:36AMTuesday, 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 announc…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:22PMWednesday, 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 t…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:28PMTuesday, 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 …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:14AMMonday, 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 excit…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:22AMFriday, 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 “SN…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:25AMTuesday, 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 11:05PMMonday, 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…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMWednesday, 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 09:15AMSaturday, 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 bee…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:37PMTuesday, 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, a…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:26AMThursday, 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…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:58PMTuesday, 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 yea…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:55PMMonday, 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…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PMLady Gaga’s “Enigma” Las Vegas residency has racked up some adulatory reviews since it premiered on Friday night — including a rave recap from Variety’s Chris Willman and a fevered…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:38AMWednesday, December 19, 2018
Bruce Springsteen called in to E Street Radio on Sirius XM Wednesday morning to talk about the release of the “Springsteen on Broadway” Netflix special, and what’s next on his agenda,…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:36PMThe Roots are one of the most versatile bands on the planet, and when Ariana Grande brought her new single “Imagine” to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night, they b…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:40AMFriday, December 14, 2018
Ariana Grande continued the march to her next album, “Thank U, Next,” by dropping a new single called “Imagine” late Thursday. The song is the second she’s released since she dropp…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AMThursday, December 13, 2018
After 235-odd shows, with grosses in excess of $100 million, a Special Tony Award and a hotly anticipated Netflix special debuting Saturday, “Springsteen on Broadway” is an unprecedente…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:54AMMonday, December 10, 2018
Ariana Grande has added multiple dates to her “Sweetener” world tour, which is scheduled to launch in March. Second arena shows have been added in major cities including Chicago, Philade…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:28AMTuesday, December 4, 2018
Since Drake shattered virtually every streaming record with his “Scorpion” album, released in June, it’s no surprise that his 8.2 billion streams in 2018 make him not only Spotify’s …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:10AMSaturday, December 1, 2018
Late Friday night Eminem dropped the latest in his recent string of surprise releases, this one a fiery 11-minute freestyle that covers a multitude of topics including the 2017 terrorist bom…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:01PMTuesday, November 27, 2018
On December 15, after 236 performances since October of last year, all at the Walter Kerr Theatre, the cast of “Springsteen on Broadway” — Bruce and, for two songs, singer/wife Patti S…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:33AMWednesday, November 7, 2018
Ariana Grande performed her new single “Thank U, Next” on “Ellen” Wednesday morning, amplifying the song’s theme by appearing with two dancers on a set made up to look like a weddi…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:50AMSaturday, November 3, 2018
Ariana Grande’s personal life has been in the headlines for most of 2018: her breakup with longtime boyfriend Mac Miller and whirlwind engagement to “Saturday Night Live” s…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:03PMFriday, November 2, 2018
To the surprise of basically no one, an album of Bruce Springsteen’s Tony-Award-winning one-man show “Springsteen on Broadway” will be released on December 14. The autobiographical sho…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:54AMTuesday, October 23, 2018
Anyone seeking an inspiring music-industry talk with some good stories along the way, look no further than Scooter Braun — manager of Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and on-again-off-again wi…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:32PMAriana Grande posted a touching video late Monday of Mac Miller getting dressed for Oscar night, taken just weeks before the couple split and two months before he died of an apparent drug ov…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:58AMFriday, October 5, 2018
During an otherwise lighthearted appearance promoting her new film “A Star Is Born” on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” Thursday night, Lady Gaga made impassioned statements in suppor…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:25AMHollywood’s allure, insatiable ambition, and the price of fame are at the center of one of the most oft-told stories in show-biz history: “A Star Is Born.” The latest editi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AM 
