BTS Announce Two-Day Event Next Month, ‘Muster Sowoozoo’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt is remarkable how few people know that the same person produced Bob Dylan’s three defining early albums (as well as “Like a Rolling Stone”), the first two Velvet Underground albums, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention’s debut “Freak Out” and pivotal music by jazz legends Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor (including tracks with John Coltrane), among many others.It was Tom Wilson, a visionary music producer who died in 1978 at the age of 47.He was even the man who in

Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon have delighted fans with the announcement that they are expecting their second child together.The couple shared their news on June 9 in an emotional Instagram post where the Loose Women star revealed that they had struggled to conceive and were starting to lose hope when they found out the happy news. She wrote: “We are growing another pickle.

Pride Month is off to a big start.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLegendary rapper Snoop Dogg has joined Def Jam Recordings as executive creative and strategic consultant, “a new role that will allow him to strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster,” according to the announcement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Prince Estate and Sony Music have released “Born 2 Die,” is the second single made available from Prince’s upcoming, previously unreleased 2010 studio album “Welcome 2 America.”  According to the announcement, song was recorded during a flurry of studio activity in the spring of 2010, when President Obama was just a year into his first term and Prince was reflecting deeply on the issues affecting the Black community and the role he hoped to play in the social

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs its 2019 concert with Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, SZA and Becky G shows, Amazon Music does not half-step for its Prime Day entertainment — and even in these concert-challenged times, they’re delivering this year: Billie Eilish, H.E.R.

Child Disability Payment is set to replace Disability Living Allowance Child (DLA Child) and will be the next new benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government. The new benefit will provide additional financial support to children and young people with disabilities, as well as their families, to help with the additional costs they incur as a result of having a long-term health condition.

Anna Tingley All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Every shopper’s favorite holiday is officially upon us.

The Walt Disney Company may be gearing up for its traditional celebration of Pride month, but today a long-time executive has hit the House of Mouse with a lawsuit of discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHayley Kiyoko is officially kicking off Pride Month with a new love song called “Chance” and a self-directed video co-starring actor Alexandra Shipp (“Love, Simon,” “X-Men: Apocalypse”).“‘Chance’ is a song based on those moments when I denied my true feelings for someone out of fear of rejection, and therefore didn’t allow someone to take a chance on me,” Kiyoko says. “I hope this song empowers people to push past their own self-doubt and realize how worthy they are

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs first revealed by Variety, the Coachella festival has officially moved to April 15-17 and April 22-24, 2022, according to an announcement from promoter Goldenvoice. The country themed Stagecoach festival will follow the two Coachella weekends, on April 29-May 1.“Our desert homecoming is officially set for April 2022: weekend one will take place on April 15-17, 2022 and weekend two on April 22-24, 2022,” the announcement reads..

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Records ruled the 2021 BRIT Awards with three wins – two for Dua Lipa (Mastercard Album and Female Solo Artist) and one for singer-songwriter, Griff (Rising Star).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMondo.NYC, the New York-based music, arts & technology conference, has announced several more panels, events and showcases taking place at this year’s edition, which takes place Oct.

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland will be SAG-AFTRA’s next national executive director and chief negotiator, succeeding David White when he steps down from the post on June 21. The promotion of Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s longtime second-in-command, was approved today at a special meeting of the national board of directors, which also approved his new three-year contract. His promotion was approved by 64.82% of the board members, with 35.18% opposed.

Slipknot have announced details of their upcoming one-day festival, Knotfest Iowa 2021.Set to take place at the National Balloon Classic Field in Indianola, IA on September 25, the long-running metal band will headline on the day.The likes of Faith No More, Megadeth and Lamb Of God will also perform at Knotfest Iowa 2021, while $uicide Boy$, Gojira, Trivium, Tech N9ne, Knocked Loose, Turnstile, Gatecreeper and Vended are all set to play.You can see the line-up poster for Slipknot’s Knotfest Iowa

BTS have announced details of a special livestream event next month, held to celebrate the band’s eighth anniversary.The K-pop stars will hold BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO across the weekend of June 13-14.The first date, on Sunday June 13, will be followed by a ‘world tour’ version of the same event the following night (June 14), featuring some of the band’s foreign language songs.See the poster for BTS 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO below.

It’s hard to imagine a famous musician like Imelda May fangirling over anyone but it appears that there’s one experience that has always stayed with the Dublin singer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHe didn’t give the devil a lapdance like he does in the video for his “Montero” single, but Lil Nas X gave one of the most provocative musical performances in recent “Saturday Night Live” history this weekend — and that was before he split his pants while working a stripper pole.The malfunction occurred during a steamy performance of “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” which found him working a hell-themed set reminiscent of the boundary-breaking video.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s safe to assume that the mouths of wizening hipsters across the country dropped open with astonishment when they heard “Mind Your Own Business,” a 40-year-old song by short-lived British post-punk quintet Delta 5, blasting from their TVs when a new Apple ad aired during the NBA play-ins.The song was the first single by Delta 5, which grew out of the late ‘70s Leeds University art-school scene that spawned post-punk luminaries like Gang of Four and the Mekons.