Detroit's Assemble Sound Selects 14 Artists for 2020 Residency

Last month, Eminem dropped his surprise album, Music to Be Murdered By, which included the late Juice WRLD’s first posthumous feature on “Godzilla.” The Detroit MC just sat down with Crook’s Corner, where he reflected on the “Lucid Dreams” artist’s potential.

As he premieres his new stadium stage this weekend in Detroit, Garth Brooks is also gearing up for his next album, Fun, which he's preceded with the songs "All Day Long," "Stronger Than Me" and his current hit, "Dive Bar," with Blake Shelton. (With “Dive Bar,” Brooks becomes the first artist to have posted top 10s on Billboard's Country Airplay chart in four decades: the 1990s, 2000s, '10s and '20s, dating to the list's launch on Jan. 20, 1990.)

When Eminem sits down for an interview, it's a rare occasion. Em dealt out a myriad of gems in his latest sit-down with Slaughterhouse rapper Kxng Crooked for the latest installment of his Crooked Corner series on Friday (Feb. 21). Em addressed an array of topics throughout their hour-long chat including Lord Jamar's "guest of hip-hop" claims, keeping a closer eye on hip-hop culture than we think, remembering the late Juice WRLD, his Music to be Murdered By album, and more.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

Royce da 5’9” just returned with his eighth album, The Allegory. The tracklist includes the previously released cuts, “Overcomer,” “Upside Down,” and “Black Savage.” This is his first LP since 2018’s Book of Ryan.

A live rarity by David Bowie is to be released on Record Store Day 2020.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

The posthumous David Bowie bounty will continue on April 18 with the the releaese of a special Record Store Day rarity live album. I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74) pulls together previously unreleased tapes from shows in Nashville and Detroit in 1974. The new album joins another upcoming Record Store Day release, ChangesNowBowie, and, according to Parlophone Records, the live album will come in a 2LP and 2CD format.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

On Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano was living a musician’s dream.

'I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)' features previously unheard footage of gigs in Detroit and Nashville

Following her first appearance at Coachella in April, Jessie Reyez will embark on her spring headlining tour in Europe. The Before Love Came to Kill Us tour will make stops in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and more before Reyez makes her way to North America.

In 1991, the University of Michigan recruited Jalen Rose as part of the famed Fab Five. The five athletes made history on the court as the first team to ever compete in the NCAA championship with freshman starters and set trends with their baggy clothes, black socks, and black shoes.

“The Masked Singer” is coming to a concert venue near you. Fox is set to announce on Wednesday night’s episode that tickets have gone on sale for a nationwide tour this summer inspired by “The Masked Singer.”

We love a good #StorytimeWithSalma snippet, especially when it gives us some Oscar-worthy backstage deets. On Sunday, February 9, A-list celebs from all over joined for Hollywood’s biggest night at the Dolby Theatre.

Following Eminem’s surprise appearance at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Variety caught up with the Detroit rapper to discuss the performance and his thoughts on the current state of hip-hop. When asked which new artists he’s excited about, he pointed to a pair of emerging rappers as well as his own Shady Records signees Griselda.

Eminem shocked the crowd at the Dolby Theater in L.A. on Sunday night (Feb. 9) when he rocked the Academy Awards stage with a surprise performance of "Lose Yourself," the 8 Mile track that won the Detroit MC an Oscar back in 2003. Making up for more than a decade of lost time -- the rapper said he didn't show up way back then because he was sure he wouldn't win -- Em ripped the tune that has become an iconic pump-up song.

Tonight at the 2020 Oscars, Eminem made a surprise appearance to perform his song “Lose Yourself.” The song appeared on the original soundtrack to the 2002 drama 8 Mile, which starred Eminem and was set in the rapper’s native Detroit. Just before Eminem appeared on the Oscar stage, clips from 8 Mile were shown in a montage celebrating music in film.