Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, More Join Forces Against Gun Violence With Series of Live Events

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music When Megan Thee Stallion pulled out of her scheduled performance at the Global Citizen festival in New York earlier this month due to an “unforeseen scheduling conflict,” it took about five minutes to do the math and realize — oh, Beyonce’s playing in Houston that night. Not only did she and Megan team up for the “Savage Remix” back in 2020, they’re both from Houston.

Billie Eilish and Peter Gabriel and a host of musicians have appeared in a new video by a new music coalition to tackle gun violence.Artist For Action To Prevent Gun Violence, which also features Sheryl Crow and Nile Rodgers, describes itself as a “non-political” organisation which asks Americans to volunteer and vote to eradicate gun violence in the country.

The Los Angeles Armenian American community is ramping up its public concerns over a international regional conflict between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijan. 

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Global Citizen Festival is back at Central Park today for another free concert, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill set as the day’s headliners.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music “As much as I love the United States, I am always appalled at the ease with which anyone can get a weapon,” says Peter Gabriel in a new video from Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence, the coalition of musicians — also including Billie Eilish, Sheryl Crow, Nile Rodgers, Bootsy Collins, Sofi Tukker, Rufus Wainwright, Bush and many more — designed to inspire people to volunteer, donate and vote to end the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States. The video arrives in a week of gun control activism in the music community: Migos rapper Quavo, whose nephew and bandmate Takeoff was shot to death as an innocent bystander during an argument outside a Houston bowling alley last year, met with Vice PresidentKamala Harris at the White House on Wednesday, spoke on a panel about combating the issue during the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference in Washington, and appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday morning talking about gun violence in the U.S.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The torrent of criticism around Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s controversial remarks regarding Black and female musicians continued on Tuesday as both the pioneering rock group Living Colour and the Black Music Action Coalition weighed in with statements. Wenner posted an apology for his remarks on Saturday, shortly after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced that he had been ejected from its board of directors. The members of Living Colour — Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid and Doug Wimbish — wrote: “We, the members of Living Colour, would like to address Jann Wenner’s recent apology for controversial statements made in support of his new book.

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival will settle down at Los Angeles, CA’s Crypto.com Arena for two days of rock and roll, blues, country and Latin jam sessions.In order to make this happen, Clapton enlisted some of the best in the biz to join him.Over the two-day stay, ol’ Slowhand will be joined by the John Mayer Trio, Sheryl Crow, ZZ Top, Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr.Other major acts on the bill include Joe Bonamassa, Jakob Dylan, Buddy Guy, H.E.R. and The War On Drugs.Plus, Los Lobos and Marcus King.That’s barely scratching the surface too — in total, 40 huge acts are set to perform at Crossroads.We’re most excited about the last-minute bargain basement prices on tickets for the mega festival though.At the time of publication, some single-day passes can be snagged for as low as $65 before fees on Vivid Seats.Are you at a crossroads about whether or not you want to go to Crossroads?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the annual guitar festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.*Note: Not all performers will play both days; Eric Clapton is confirmed to perform both days.A complete breakdown of all the best ticket prices by day for this year’s Crossroads Guitar Festival can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and the estate of Sid Vicious have signed a new global publishing administration agreement with BMG. The deal includes their portion of the pioneering band’s songwriting catalog; singer John Lydon and original bassist Glen Matlock are not involved in the arrangement.

Peter Gabriel is back on the road.The former Genesis frontman has 22 huge concerts lined up at arenas all over North America as part of his ‘i/o The Tour’ from Sept. 13 through Oct.

Music Midtown Festival.On Sept. 15-17, the three-day extravaganza is bringing big name stars like Billie Eilish, The 1975, Pink, Guns N’ Roses and Lil Baby to Atlanta, GA’s Piedmont Park.Other acts on the impressive bill include Pitbull, Incubus, Flume, Niall Horan and The Rose.Want to jump in on this star-studded edition of Music Midtown?It’s not too late.At the time of publication, the cheapest three-day general admission pass we could find was $184 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $111 before fees.Sound good to you?If that’s the case, we’ve got all the details you’re looking for and more about the 2023 Music Midtown Music Festival right here.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best single and multi-day passes for the 2023 Music Midtown Festival can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Asbury Park, NJ’s Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sept. 16-17.Over the course of the two-day festival at North Beach Asbury Park, major headliners like The Killers, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Sheryl Crow and Rebelution are set to electrify audiences.Just below them on the bill you’ll find rock favorites The Beach Boys, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and Greta Van Fleet.Still, there’s so much more.Sea.Hear.Now also lists Tegan and Sara, The Breeders, Mt.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Lil Wayne spoke for a lot of people attending Saturday’s “50 Years of Hip-Hop” celebration at the official residence of the vice president of the United States in Washington, D.C.: At the conclusion of his set, he thanked the audience and said, “I cannot believe I am here.” Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke for many of the approximately 400 assembled artists, executives, politicians, journalists and others when she said as part of her opening remarks, “Hip-hop now shapes nearly every aspect of American popular culture, and it reflects the incredible diversity and ingenuity of the American people. I truly believe hip-hop is one of America’s greatest exports.” Although hip-hop has certainly received at least some of the respect it is due in recent years — nowhere near enough, considering it is indisputably the most important and influential cultural movement of the last half century — it was still surreal to be watching artists like Wayne, Common, Jeezy, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Doug E.

Billie Eilish and Peter Gabriel have joined a new music coalition to tackle gun violence.Artist For Action To Prevent Gun Violence, which also features Sheryl Crow and Nile Rodgers, describes itself as a “non-political” organisation which asks Americans to volunteer and vote to eradicate gun violence in the country.Eilish said in a statement: “As a community of artists, we need to band together to make common sense change.”Gabriel added: “This needs to stop. So many needless deaths.

Jennifer Lopez showed off her chic Western vibes on the red carpet while arriving for the Ralph Lauren fashion show during 2023 New York Fashion Week on Friday night (September 8) in New York City.

Jennifer Lopez to Sofia Richie Grainge planted in the front row, Ralph Lauren’s rustic spring 2024 show and dinner on Friday night was a barnburner.The Bronx-born designer transformed a cavernous space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard into a wood-floored, canvas-draped artist’s loft for the runway extravaganza, then followed it with a seated dinner for 250 in a reimagined barn setting, inspired by his 16,000-acre Double RL Ranch in Colorado. Bold-faced guests including Gabrielle Union, Robin Wright, Amanda Seyfried, Kevin Love, Sheryl Crow, Ariana DeBose, Leo Woodall, Meghann Fahy, Cara Delevingne and Amanda Seyfried chatted and supped on Ralph’s Polo Bar classics like RRL filet mignon and grilled lobster salad, finished with his sinful brownie a la mode.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary Saturday by hosting an all-star celebration at her official residence featuring Common, Jeezy, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante and more. The event is being presented in collaboration with the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and Live Nation Urban and will welcome “artists, musicians, industry leaders and cultural trailblazers,” according to the announcement.

Lana Del Rey performed Tammy Wynette’s ‘Stand By Your Man’ again over the weekend at an intimate bar in Nashville.The singer-songwriter put a country spin on the cover for a small crowd at Robert’s Western World on Sunday (September 3). You can view footage below.It comes after Del Rey previously performed the controversial 1968 hit in Arkansas last month.Co-written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill, its message that women should stay with their cheating husbands or boyfriends proved polarising against the backdrop of the fight for women’s liberation.

Barbie has been dethroned from the top of the UK and Ireland box office after six weeks.As reported by ScreenDaily, The Equalizer 3 starring Denzel Washington took the number one spot in its opening weekend (September 1-3), taking “just shy” of £2million.Barbie fell to second place with takings of £1.6million in its seventh weekend, a 16 per cent drop from the week prior. The film has grossed £92.6million in total in the UK, beating Avengers: Endgame (£88.7million) to become the seventh highest-grossing film of all time in the territory.Others in the top five for the weekend include Oppenheimer (£960,300), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (£619,000) and Sound Of Freedom (£589,456).Barbie had a longer run at the UK box office compared to the US, where DC superhero film Blue Beetle managed to dethrone the film at the top after four weeks.Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy recently became the highest-grossing movie of the year, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Oppenheimer and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3.

Fans supported Billie Eilish through her Electric Picnic gig after she complained of feeling “really, really sick” before her performance.The US superstar, 21, headlined the first day of the Irish event at the Stradbally Estate, Co Laois, on Friday. Social media videos showed her delivering her Barbie soundtrack hit What Was I Made For? in a white Nike shirt and baseball cap. She was joined by the crowd who sang along to songs including Happier Than Ever.

EXCLUSIVE: The AMC-distributedconcert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour according to sources has actually clocked $37M+ from the three big theater circuits –AMC, Regal and Cinemark– in its first 24 hours of presales. That’s definitely higher than the first day presales of Star Wars: Force Awakens at $20M.