Joe Strummer Tribute to Gather Songs, Testimonials From Bruce Springsteen, Bob Weir, Lucinda Williams and More

DEALSKobalt has renewed its partnership with Nashville-based music publisher SMACKSongs, and will continue to provide admin, creative and sync services for the whole SMACKSongs catalogue. Kobalt Nashville GM Jesse Willoughby is “honoured”.

R.E.M., Phoebe Bridgers, Hayley Williams and many others.The album, ‘Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy,’ will be released on Bandcamp for one day only during the platform’s monthly Bandcamp Friday, when all revenue fees from the platform are waived.‘Good Music…’ combines demos, live recordings, remixes, covers and unreleased tracks. Notable additions include an unreleased Thurston Moore track, ‘L’Ephemere’, and a 1989 live recording of R.E.M.

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President – watch it below.The documentary, which highlights the former US President’s friendships with some of rock’n’roll’s biggest names, features Bob Dylan, Nile Rodgers, Bono, Willie Nelson and others.“The one thing that has held America together is the music we share and love,” Carter says at the start of the new trailer, while revealing that Dylan and Nelson are among his “closest friends”.Also in the trailer is footage of Willie Nelson visiting the White House

Ted Johnson Joe Biden gave a surprise interview to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, just hours before Donald Trump accepts the Republican presidential nomination in which he is expected to hit his rival on the issue of law and order.In the interview, Biden attacked Trump for viewing the violence in Kenosha through a political lens.

Maura Higgins, Molly-Mae Hague and Helen Flanagan are just some of the famous faces that celebrity hairdresser Jay Birmingham works with and makes them look picture-perfect for the red carpet and Instagram.The Midlands-based stylist has made a name for himself over the past few years training with Nicky Clarke, before developing his own luxury services including the "Jay Birmingham Experience", where he accompanies his celebrity clients across the world to Dubai, Spain, Greece and New York.

Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Graphic video footage of the incident shows Blake — who was reportedly trying to break up a fight when police arrived on the scene — walking away from officers, who have their weapons drawn. When he approaches the driver's side door of a parked SUV, one officer reaches out to grab his shirt and fires multiple shots into his back.

Michael Jackson took aim at The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Bruce Springsteen in a rant about racial equality, according to unearthed notes written by the late singer.The notes are believed to have been from 1987 and were reportedly “passed to a friend” when police were searching the singer’s Neverland ranch after he was accused of child abuse in 2003.Now their contents have been shared, with the King of Pop using the notes to vent about racism in the music business – using some of the biggest

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s Late Night and The Tonight Show, has been appointed to a local planning and zoning board in the Florida city where he lives.

TikTok star Bryce Hall's home may have gone dark on Wednesday. The New York Times reports that the star has recently thrown crowded house parties amid the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in an order from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to shut off the power and water to the influencer's home.

Former President Barack Obama worked with his “brother” Joe Biden for eight years in the White House, and he’s determined to get him four more. Obama, 59, closed out the third night of the Democratic National Convention on August 19 with a passionate speech targeting his successor, Donald Trump and his “failures” during his presidency. Trump, according to Obama, is using the presidency to “get the attention that he craves,” and cannot succeed in a second term.

Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme, Albert Hammond Jr, Tom Morello and more are set to perform on a special live-stream in tribute to Joe Strummer, which will also benefit the #SaveOurStages campaign.Dubbed ‘A Song For Joe’, the two-hour event will air via YouTube this coming Friday (August 21) to mark what would have been the late Clash frontman’s 68th birthday.

Bruce Springsteen has used his seminal track ‘The Rising’ to soundtrack a new advert supporting Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.The clip debuted during the first night of the Democratic National Convention yesterday (August 17), and features stirring images of health care workers, empty US streets and everyday people wearing masks to reflect the coronavirus pandemic.It then goes on to draw a parallel between the pandemic and the pain of 9/11 – which initially inspired Springsteen to write the

Bruce Springsteen took his love for Lana Del Rey to a new level as he called her “one of the best songwriters in the country.”

Bruce Springsteen has called Lana Del Rey “simply one of the best songwriters” in the US in the latest episode of his radio series.The Boss hosts From His Home To Yours on SiriusXM and played Del Rey’s 2012 track ‘American’ in the most recent instalment.In the song, the star name-checks Springsteen himself, singing: “Springsteen is the kind, don’t you think?/I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing.” After playing the song, the veteran musician said: “She’s, uh, name-checking some guy from New

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2020 Democratic National Convention has announced musical performers for its (virtual) stage: Leon Bridges, The Chicks, Common, Billie Eilish, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Billy Porter, Maggie Rogers, Prince Royce, Stephen Stills and more, according to the announcement.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIt seems like it was a lifetime ago, but it was only last year that the busiest Emmy campaign season ever kept us out virtually every night of the week. That included seeing Bruce Springsteen and David Letterman onstage at the Netflix “FYSee” space, interacting with “The Marvelous Mrs.

elections. Alumni include Bill Clinton, Neil Armstrong, Bruce Springsteen, Rush Limbaugh, Jon Bon Jovi, Roger Ebert, Roger Ailes, James Gandolfini and Dick Cheney, just to name a few.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIt seems like it was a lifetime ago, but it was only last year that the busiest Emmy campaign season ever kept us out virtually every night of the week. That included seeing Bruce Springsteen and David Letterman onstage at the Netflix “FYSee” space, interacting with “The Marvelous Mrs.

30-second video, Williams, who would have turned 69 last month, doesn’t mince words.“There’s always ramblin’ Joe Biden,” said Williams in a stand-up routine. “Joe says s - - t that even people with [Tourette syndrome] go, ‘No.’ ”The resurfaced bit began circulating this week, and it came just days before Biden — the presumptive Democratic nominee — gave a disastrous interview with black and Hispanic journalists.