Lana Del Rey, Chicks, Brittany Howard, St. Vincent, More to Perform at Jack Antonoff’s Ally Coalition Concert

Jada Pinkett Smith, Reese Witherspoon and Taylor Swift.

horrible all around.

December 26, the day after Christmas, is known as Boxing Day, a holiday celebrated in the U.K., and former British colonies, such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The holiday actually originated in 1871, in the Victorian Era.These days, though, it's easy to connect the holiday with countless puns.

Just weeks shy of 2020’s grand finale, let’s just say it: This year wasn’t the best. Much of the world spent the year huddled indoors, sheltering away from economic anxiety and a dark health crisis that made us question whether we’d ever see the light again.

Selena Gomez, Halsey and Justin Bieber, but it was not until mid-March, when the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, that things really kicked into high gear in the music industry.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorT​he Save Our Stages Act — sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen.

St. Vincent covered The Beatles’ ‘Martha My Dear’ during her guest appearance on the virtual Ally Coalition Annual Talent Show last night (December 21) – check out her performance below.Streamed online yesterday for free from Jack Antonoff’s Twitch channel to raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in the US, the 7th Annual Talent Show also included performances by the likes of Hayley Williams, Lana Del Rey and Sleater-Kinney.For her virtual Talent Show performance, St.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFanTracks Digital’s two recent livestreams with the Goo Goo Dolls — the augmented-reality movie musical “It’s Christmas All Over” and the concert performance “Grounded With the Goo Goo Dolls” — are coming to drive-in movie theaters in the U.S. via Encore Live.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFoo Fighters announced today that they will join Dave Matthews, Portugal. The Man, Bob Weir, Ben Folds, Tank & the Bangas, Big Freedia and many more at Georgia Comes Alive, a virtual concert taking place Saturday, Dec.

Jake Gyllenhaal has had his fair share of high-profile relationships — and headline-worthy breakups — through the years.Early in his career, the California native struck a romance with Kirsten Dunst — and nearly starred opposite her in 2004’s Spider-Man 2 amid concerns over Tobey Maguire‘s health. The pair dated for two years after being introduced by Jake’s sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and even shared a home in the Hollywood Hills.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs this trainwreck of a year trainwrecks itself to a close, we present the final Fri5 of 2020 — and as if on cue, it’s one of the more confusing batches of songs we’ve highlighted. We’re not even entirely sure who one of these artists is (see Rook Monroe).

Taylor Swift and Orlando Bloom are ringing in the holidays with their favorite flicks.Just like us, celebrities have a movie they love to watch as the holidays approach. While some love Home Alone and Love Actually, others prefer the classics like A Christmas Story.Jack Black, for example, revealed his go-to festive movie during an interview in 2019.

Pharrell Williams is weighing into Taylor Swift’s beef with Scooter Braun. The 47-year-old Happy music superstar spoke about Swift‘s ongoing battle with Scooter Braun over the rights to her masters in an interview with Variety.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe charts are usually filled with holiday fare each mid-December, but this year is over the top even by that standard. While Shawn Mendes’ “Wonder” debuted at No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a two-hour hearing on Tuesday morning, representatives for the concert industry, which has been ravaged by the pandemic shutdown, made a passionate and compelling case for federal aid before the U.S. Senate.“We’re here before you with our hats in our hands,” said witness Michael Strickland, owner of the lighting company Bandit Lites in Knoxville, TN.“Please don’t let the music die,” said Adam Hartke, who owns two independent venues in Wichita, KS.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJay-Z’s Roc Nation and Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, have announced a new literary publishing partnership to be called Roc Lit 101.

According to Forbes's highest-paid celebrities in the world list released in 2020, Howard Stern ranks number eight, pulling in USD 90M dollars. He ranks above LeBron James, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ellen DeGeneres, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, JK Rowling, Elton John, and other bigwigs.

Taylor Swift has the best friends in the world! The Evermore songstress turned 31 years old on Sunday, Dec. 13 and she was showered with loving messages on her special day. BFFs Gigi Hadid, 25, and Blake Lively, 33, both took to Instagram to pay tribute to Taylor with fun throwback photos. Gigi wrote, “Happiest 31st Birthday, my T! Wish we could be together to celebrate. Love U so much.”

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs the nation and the globe wake up each morning asking, “Is 2020 over yet?,” the search for the next great new song is one thing that makes getting out of bed a worthy endeavor.We’ve already covered the Taylor Swift, Avalanches, Kid Cudi and Chris Cornell albums as well as the 20-years-late Britney Spears-Backstreet Boys tag team, and fittingly for this odd week, the top songs are an odd batch …James Blake “When the Party’s Over” We don’t usually go for covers in

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterBenicio Del Toro has joined the feature film “Reptile” as star and executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively.The Black Label Media project will also mark the feature directorial debut of Grant Singer, the prolific music video director whose collaborators include The Weeknd and Taylor Swift.Del Toro will play Nichols, a hardened New England detective unflinching in his pursuit of a case where nothing is as it seems, one that begins to dismantle the