American Gods producer Fremantle has struck a strategic development deal with the film and TV arm of graphic fiction company AWA, whose backers include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and his sibling Elisabeth’s production firm Sister.
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Dead & Company have shared dates for an upcoming US summer tour. You can purchase tickets here.The jam band – composed of surviving Grateful Dead members alongside John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – are set to play Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on June 11 before stopping in Boulder, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
The band also plans to play two dates in New York City to close out the tour on July 15 and 16. See a full list of stops below.This latest tour announcement comes after multiple postponements from the band.
American Gods producer Fremantle has struck a strategic development deal with the film and TV arm of graphic fiction company AWA, whose backers include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and his sibling Elisabeth’s production firm Sister.
EXCLUSIVE: Former Endemol Shine Australia co-founder Carl Fennessy and ex-Nine Entertainment CEO Hugh Marks have set up a major new Sydney-based production company and have scored backing from Endeavor Content.
Fontaines D.C. have added further dates to their upcoming 2022 UK and Ireland tour – you can see the full list of dates below and buy tickets here.The Irish band’s tour – which is in support of their forthcoming new album ‘Skinty Fia’ – is set to kick off at Hull Bonus Arena on November 7, with dates also lined up in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Dublin.After last month adding an extra three dates to the schedule in Manchester, London and Dublin, Fontaines D.C.
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Travis (The Kominsky Method), Tamala Jones (Rebel), Emily Mitchell (What We Do in the Shadows), Skywalker Hughes (Joe Pickett), Drew Powell (The Unbreakable Boy) and Amy Acker (9-11: Lone Star) have signed on to star alongside Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson in Kingdom Story Company’s film Ordinary Angels, which Lionsgate will distribute.
Ringo Starr has added further dates to his upcoming 2022 North American tour – you can see the full list of dates below and buy tickets here.The legendary Beatles drummer and his band – Toto‘s Steve Lukather, Men At Work‘s Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Average White Band‘s Hamish Stuart and Edgar Winter – are set to kick-off their tour on May 27 in Ontario, Canada.Following the tour’s initial announcement which had it wrapping up on June 26, they have confirmed 19 new dates extending the run to October 20, with new shows in Michigan, Washington, New Jersey, California and more.A post shared by Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic)Tickets for the newly announced shows are on sale now here.
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Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul, Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick’s Colin in Black & White and impactful TV series from Reservation Dogs and Yellowjackets to Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, Dopesick, The Wonder Years and The Underground Railroad are among the 60 nominees revealed Tuesday for the 82nd annual Peabody Awards.
St. Vincent has added new dates to her upcoming UK tour behind acclaimed sixth album ‘Daddy’s Home’ – see the full schedule below and get your tickets here.Annie Clark will be hitting the road this summer flanked by The Down And Out Downtown Band, with dates based around a handful of festival performances, including a slow at Glastonbury.Among the existing dates, St.
Dead & Company – the offshoot group of the Grateful Dead – have been cleared up by its de facto leader, Bob Weir.A Rolling Stone article, published on Friday (April 8), speculated that the forthcoming Dead & Company tour of North America would be the group’s last. “While Deadheads have often speculated how many more tours the band would embark on, rumors had been circling among fans recently that this tour would be the last,” it read.The article cited “sources close to Dead & Company” as their point of reference, as well as recent health issues for drummer Bill Kreutzmann.
Steve Bloom Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir is a straight shooter. When I asked him about life after the final “Fare Thee Well” shows in 2015, he told me (via Billboard): “We’ll see.
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Chris Willman Music WriterAccording to a report in Rolling Stone, Dead and Company will cease touring after this year, with a just-announced run of shows that will be among the group’s last on the road.The publication cited anonymous sources as confirming a rumor already circulating among fans that this would be the end of the road for the Grateful Dead offshoot group, which includes John Mayer as well as veterans of the original group going back to the 1960s such as Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann.Representatives for the band, which formed in 2015, could not immediately be reached for comment.The summer tour for the group is set to last for just over a month, starting at Dodger Stadium on June 11 and wrapping up with a two-night stand at New York’s Citi Field, the home of the Mets, on July 15-16. Other dates include pairs of nights at the Bay Area’s Shoreline Amphitheater, UC Boulder’s Folsom Field and Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a move that sounds like a “Who’s on first?” routine, Shira Knishkowy is joining Another Management Company, leaving Spotify after three years to join the company that oversees the careers of such artists as Kurt Vile, Waxahatchee, Stephen Malkmus, Mary Timony, Snail Mail, Mdou Moctar and Horsegirl, as well as High on Fire, Protomartyr, Sheer Mag and others. Knishkowy’s artist-centric role at Spotify and previous multi-year roles at Matador Records, Partisan Records and Big Hassle Media make her a solid fit for her new role as artist manager and director of digital and creative strategy.Another co-founder Rennie Jaffe says, “I have ultimate confidence that Shira will take the relationships, skill-sets and most importantly the instincts she’s developed over the past 10+ years as a leading music publicist to quickly emerge as a world class artist manager.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made a special virtual appearance at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, where he urged musicians to “tell our story” during a powerful speech. The Ukrainian leader delivered his message amid Russia’s ongoing attacks against his country. The message was recorded from a bunker in Kyiv.
Maren Morris rocks a cool snakeskin dress for the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday (April 3) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.