IU teases ‘Shh..’ music video, starring ‘Decision to Leave’ actress Tang Wei

This time next week, the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will be well underway, as a string of Manchester’s best music venues open their doors and prepare to host a variety of world-class acts.

David Israelite Guest Columnist David Israelite is the president & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, the trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. Variety welcomes responsible commentary, please send ideas to [email protected]. Songwriters have always struggled to be treated fairly.

It’s like a regular slalom out here! Meri Brown is dodging red flags!

Following well-received runs in New Orleans and Chicago, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical starring Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Disney’s Aladdin) as the jazz icon will debut on Broadway in fall 2024.

It’s only been two months since 90 Day Fiancé star Michael Ilesanmi moved to the United States from his native Nigeria to live with his American wife who is more than two decades older than him. And he’s already flown the coop!!

Gabourey Sidibe is going to be a mom!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The bruising battle over royalties between Universal Music Group and TikTok entered a new and more severe stage in the early hours of Tuesday as songs published by UMG began to be removed from the platform. The standoff, which began earlier this month, initially saw recordings owned by UMG removed from the platform, but now is extending to a much larger number of songs by including those published by the company.

Chung Ha will make her long-awaited return to music next month, her label has confirmed.Today (February 27), Chung Ha’s label More Vision confirmed to Korea JoongAng Daily that the singer will return with new music this March. It will be her first release since her 2022 studio album ‘Bare & Rare’, which featured the single ‘Sparkling’.The singer has also since released a brand-new logo on her YouTube channel.

Emmy Russell faced the American Idol judges on Sunday night’s (February 25) episode!

Naman Ramachandran Horror film “The Voices of Our Mother,” headlined by Sheila McCarthy (“Women Talking”), has wrapped principal photography. The film is written and directed by Mark O’Brien, who is also an actor, with his most recent credit being Atom Egoyan’s Toronto and Berlinale selection “Seven Veils.” It tells the story of a family who is brought together when their matriarch falls ill, only to find that their lineage is connected by more than blood. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has warned fans about a recent AI scam that features her music.The musician took to Instagram yesterday (February 24) to warn fans about a recent AI-generated scam that created a fake social media advert and features her music.Her 2001 hit, ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’, which recently featured in the charts again following its appearance in the infamous final scene of Netflix hit Saltburn, had been re-created using an AI VoiceOver generator and used in several fake Instagram adverts.On her Instagram Stories, Ellis-Bextor wrote: “I’ve been made aware there is a scam advert going around with footage of me and an AI generated voiceover of me.“Please don’t trust anything I don’t post on my own Insta. So sorry to anyone who thought it was real and thanks to all who messaged me and let me know.”There was later a second post in which Bextor wrote: “these adverts are a scam” after others using her music encouraged Instagram users to enter their credit card details.Since Saltburn’s release at the end of 2023, ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ has become a viral hit on TikTok and even entered the Billboard Hot 100 – her first-ever song to chart in the US.

AleXa has released a music video for her new single, ‘sick’.AleXa has described her new single as “a departure from my previous releases”, calling it one that it “deeply connected to my pop-punk influences”. The singer also added that this new era of her career “feels like the most authentic version of myself”.On ‘Sick’, the singer explores the different aspects of a toxic relationship, one that delves into the struggle of being blinded by rose-tinted glasses while in love.

“Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” earlier this month and announcing an entire upcoming country album to be released in March. The “Daddy Lessons” singer — who just became the first Black woman artist with a number one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart — has been leaning into the western aesthetic, sporting diamond-encrusted bolo ties and cowboy hats, inspiring her Beyhive to follow suit.Isha Nicole, the creative director and senior vice president of marketing for the western wear company, Boot Barn, told Women’s Wear Daily that Queen Bey will “catapult Western influence into the limelight” by “inviting the masses to participate in the romanticism of the American spirit.”“With this, we’ll see a spike in traditional felt cowboy hats in colors such as stark white or red, donned recently by the queen herself,” she said.

Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, SZA and literally thousands more will stop into festival grounds all over North America.To find the fest that makes the most sense for your schedule, our team went ahead and created a list of the 57 (!) biggest festivals — with tickets available — you won’t want to miss this year.From Tempe, AZ’s February Innings Festival all the way to kick off the year to Orlando, FL’s EDC in November, here are the 62 biggest North American music festivals in 2024.Feb. 23-24 at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, AZRed Hot Chili Peppers, Hozier, Greta Van Fleet, Jimmy Eat World, Third Eye BlindMarch 1-2 at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, AZNoah Kahan, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow, Gin BlossomsMarch 14-17 at The Lot at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, CANicki Minaj, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, $uicide Boy$April 5-7 at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, FLLainey Wilson, Hardy, Old Dominion, Jason Aldean, Bret MichaelsApril 6-7 at the Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, NCJ. ColeApril 12-13 at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, NJSaves The Day, Goldfinger, Hot Mulligan April 12-14, 19-21 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CALana Del Rey, No Doubt, Blur, J Balvin, Tyler The CreatorApril 18-21 at the Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach, FLNoah Kahan, Lake Street Dive, The Revivalists, Marcus King, DawesApril 20-21 at the Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SCNoah Kahan, Hozier, The Flaming Lips, Shovels and Rope, Grace PotterApril 25-28 and May 2-5 at the New Orleans Fairgrounds in New Orleans, LARolling Stones, Neil Young, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Chris StapletonApril 26-28 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CAEric Church, Miranda Lambert,

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Close (Killers of the Flower Moon) has signed on to star in American Solitaire, an indie drama marking the first feature from writer-director Aaron Davidman.

The Traitors stars Paul Gorton and Wilfred 'Wilf' Webster have teased an All Star series of the hit BBC gameshow featuring a bizarre twist. Paul, who became one of the most entertaining contestants to watch earlier this year, attended the TV Choice Awards 2024 on Monday, 12 February alongside former Traitor Wilf, who took part in the BBC show in 2022.

Selome Hailu The CW has given a series order to “Sherlock & Daughter,” a scripted series starring David Thewlis. With Thewlis as Sherlock Holmes, the series puts the detective out of his comfort zone, mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends. He then meets Amelia (Blu Hunt), an American who, after her mother’s mysterious murder, learns that Sherlock may be her missing father.

Netflix fans have praised Millie Bobby Brown after the streamer released a trailer for her upcoming film Damsel. Millie, 19, who is best known for starring as Eleven in the American sci-fit series Stranger Things, plays the role of a young woman conned into marrying a charming prince.

IU has released a teaser for the music video of her upcoming single ‘Shopper’, which will star DPR Ian.Today (February 14) at midnight KST, IU released the first look at the music video for ‘Shopper’. The song will be one of two title tracks from her upcoming sixth mini-album, ‘The Winning’, alongside ‘Holssi’.The preview of the ‘Shopper’ music video introduces viewers to an ordinary-looking supermarket that is more than meets the eye.

Katy Perry, who has been a judge on American Idol for seven seasons, has announced she will be leaving the show.