Live Nation Chief Shades Marc Geiger’s Concert-Venue Bailout Plan as a ‘Fire Sale’

Newton Mearns.Images showed smoke billowing across the sky when the fore started this afternoon at Ladeside Close.Fire crews were contacted around 3.17pm and four engines rushed to the residential area.

Megan Barton-Hanson is not here for Scott Disick’s immature DMs!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorToward the end of a dramatic day that saw The Weeknd, whose music has dominated 2020, shut out of all Grammy nominations, leading him to accuse the Recording Academy of corruption and a lack of transparency, Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason, jr.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Grammy Awards nominations are always a cascade of joy and tears, but this year is exceptional for a number of reasons.

Andy Burnham has written an open letter to people in Stockport making the case for the region’s controversial long-term development plan.The joint letter with Stockport council leader Elise Wilson says that more of the borough’s green belt will be put at risk outside the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF), than within it.However opponents of the scheme - including many of the ‘Save the Greenbelt’ groups - remain unconvinced.It comes after Stockport councillors last week voted to

Mark Cuevas is having a baby boy! The star took to Instagram over the weekend to share the sex of his first child with his girlfriend, Aubrey Rainey. The pair gathered a few of their close friends and family on a rooftop to set off some fireworks, which revealed their baby's sex. Cuevas shared that he and Rainey already knew what they'd be having, but that he was excited to still share the news.

Mark Cuevas is going to have his own little mini-me!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKiss have announced its’ “biggest concert ever,” a giant livestreamed New Year’s Eve show taking place in Dubai that will involve a live audience, more than 50 cameras, “numerous world record attempts for largest ever pyro display.” and a 400-person crew, half of whom are being flown in specifically for the event.A rep for the event tells Variety that producer Dan Catullo anticipates approximately 2,000-3,000 attendees for the live concert, with the exact number to

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer Spotify head of music Nick Holmsten has unveiled a plan to create a “playground for artists” in New York’s Times Square, where musicians will be able to perform concerts, meet fans, sell merch and create other experiences. Plans call for the development, which will include a street-facing stage and a retail space, to open in 2022, pending pandemic-related restrictions.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter many years of disconcerting and racist-leaning statements by Morrissey, BMG, his label for the past three albums, has parted company with the singer.In a statement shared on his website, Morrissey cited the label’s “new plans for ‘diversity'” as being the cause of the split.“BMG Records have dropped Morrissey,” the statement, which alternates between third and first-person, reads.

John Legend got into a lengthy spat with Mark Cuban on Thursday after the billionaire suggested people donate money to local food banks instead of the highly-contested Senate run-off races in Georgia.  The double contest set for January 5 is expected to be a political showdown as the balance of power is on the line. GOP Sen.

Mark Cuban and John Legend are trending, and it’s all because of an exchange on Thursday (November 12) on Twitter.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter news surfaced last week that Christina Aguilera had parted ways with Irving Azoff, her manager of 20 years, the singer has officially joined forces with Roc Nation management — at least according to the presence of her photo and bio on the company’s website.Reps for Roc and the singer did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment, although sources say the move actually happened several weeks ago.Aguilera joins a powerhouse, Jay-Z-helmed agency

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust days after their performance on “Saturday Night Live,” Foo Fighters will be playing a full set livestreamed from the Roxy in Hollywood this Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 8 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew Orleans’ legendary music venue Tipitina’s has announced “Save Tip’s,” a free livestreamed event benefiting the venue which, like most concert venues, has been financially devastated by the pandemic shutdown. The three-hour-plus livestream and fundraising event will take place on Saturday, November 14 at 9 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCelebrities and philanthropists are joining forces to honor our Nurse Heroes with an all-star concert to be broadcast worldwide on Thanksgiving, Thursday November 26, 2020.

coronavirus in order to host “full scale” shows next summer.It follows a disastrous year for the company, with the widespread cancellation of gigs due to the pandemic causing the firm to report a 95.1% drop in revenue in the third quarter of 2020.Live Nation posted a net revenue of $184 million in the period from June to September, a huge drop from the $3.77 billion they raked in during the same period last year.As IQMag reports, however, CEO Michael Rapino remains upbeat about the company’s