Congresspeople Call for SBA to Fix Broken ‘Save Our Stages’ Aid Website ‘As Soon As Possible’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Red Hot Chili Peppers are selling their song catalog to Hipgnosis Songs for upwards of $140 million, sources confirm to Variety, making them the latest heritage artist to benefit from the intellectual property gold rush that has seen Bob Dylan sell his songwriting catalog to Universal Music Publishing for more than $300 million and Stevie Nicks sell hers to Primary Wave for $100 million.The band, which formed in 1982, has a solid catalog of hits including “Under

Is there a lot of pressure to portray a world-famous icon?I was very concerned with [Clay’s] mannerisms, his voice, his speech patterns; he had a lot of charisma, and to have that on my shoulders was really stressful. You can put your own spin on it, but you’re playing a real-life character and need it to be realistic — and not come off like you’re trying to put on a show.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a pair of initiatives announced Wednesday, Jagermeister and a group of artists working with Brompton bikes — including Radiohead, Phoebe Bridgers, Foo Fighters, Dinosaur Jr.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWe’ve been reluctant to jinx it, but after a disastrous non-launch earlier this month, the website for the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Relief Grant (SVOG) was up and running at noon E.T.

While the night featured some surprises, there was no surprise when Oscar-winner Rita Moreno announced the Best Picture winner with Searchlight’s Nomadland taking home the top prize and completing its historic season long sweep of the top award. It was the film’s third win of the night with director Chloé Zhao making her own history by becoming the first female Asian-American women to win best director.

Lewis Tan plays Cole Young in the new movie Mortal Kombat and the role is definitely going to earn him many more fans!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMore than four months after the $16 billion #SignOurStages act was signed into law, and more than two weeks after the website through which venues could apply for federal aid launched and immediately crashed, the Small Business Administration says it will reopen Saturday — tomorrow — April 24.Independent music venues and theaters in the U.S., which have been mostly shuttered for 13 months now, greeted the news with a combination of relief, deep cynicism and

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs teased earlier this week, the Weeknd has dropped a remix and video of “Save Your Tears,” one of the standout tracks from his blockbuster “After Hours” album, featuring Ariana Grande.Watch the official animated video, featuring renderings of both artists, was directed by Jack Brown and produced by Blinkink.The collaboration marks at least the third time the Weeknd and Grande have worked together, previously on his 2014 song “Love Me Harder” — which also marked his

Getting the heck out of there. Sofia Richie ran into Amelia Hamlin, Scott Disick’s girlfriend, at a workout class, and needless to say, it was “very awkward.”

We’ve heard of love at first sight, but we didn’t realize it applied to video chat!

Unexpected romance! Vanessa Hudgens shared how she met her boyfriend Cole Tucker in the most unique way.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIndependent music venues and theaters in the U.S. have been mostly shuttered for 13 months now — and although the #SaveOurStages act was signed into law on Dec.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIndependent music venues and theaters in the U.S. have been mostly shuttered for 13 months now — and although the #SaveOurStages act was signed into law on Dec.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter an NFT fundraiser for independent venues raised more than $200,000 last week, Goldflyer and the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) have announced the second round.Top NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway has joined the effort and announced a follow-up drop this Friday (April 16) at 1:30 p.m.

BTS fans will not stand for anti-Asian sentiment.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Spain’s Black Panther Films and Chile’s Invercine Prods.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter months of lobbying and public awareness campaigns, the #SaveOurStages act was passed into law on Dec. 27, promising that small venues and theaters across the U.S.

It’s not often we think of retirement homes as a place of suspense, but Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi and producer Marcela Sanitbanez stumbled upon an occurrence we don’t see daily: An 80-year-old man, Sergio, who is hired by a private investigator, Romulo, to be a mole infiltrating a senior living community suspected of elder abuse.

Things seem to be heating up between Sofia Richie, 22, and Elliott Grainge, 27, who she’s been spending quite a bit of time with lately. The two enjoyed another night out on April 5, and were photographed in the car as they picked up food together. Elliott, who’s a record label executive, was in the driver’s seat, and Sofia sat as the passenger beside him. She had a smile on her face as paparazzi snapped some shots of them leaving the restaurant.