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Missy Elliott has recalled her shock at becoming the first female rapper to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.The hip-hop icon is set to be inducted into the prestigious hall tonight (November 3), and will become the first female rapper to ever receive the honour.Speaking about the acknowledgement of her discography in a new interview with Good Morning America, Elliott recalled her shock at being chosen and admitted that she initially thought an artist from the hip-hop world made the accomplishment “so far out of reach”.She also stated that “words cannot describe” what it feels like to be taking to the stage tonight, and that she is particularly pleased to be given the induction this year – as 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.“No matter what people say, the hip-hop world is something special and unique,” she told host Robin Roberts.She later added how it felt to be alongside fellow 2023 inductees: Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners, saying “To be even at a table with them is a blessing, past a blessing, there’s got to be a bigger word than that.”Held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony will be broadcast live in the US Disney+ ( 8pm ET and 5pm PT).

Thania Garcia Olivia Rodrigo has been announced as a performer for the upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this Nov. 3 in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The Rock Hall announced Rodrigo’s appearance early Wednesday morning on social media with an official performance poster and added that she would be joined by “one of her heroes.” Rodrigo performed at the induction ceremony last year as a solo act after Alanis Morissette dropped out as her on-stage partner citing “an overarching anti-woman sentiment” in the industry, seemingly blaming an interaction she had with the telecast’s production team, per her social media post.

The hottest place to be this weekend in Los Angeles was the Brandi Carlile & Friends concert at the Hollywood Bowl!

Joni Mitchell made a surprise appearance at Brandi Carlile’s recent show in Los Angeles as well as Annie Lennox, Lucius and others – check out footage of the gig below.The moment happened at the Hollywood Bowl over the weekend (October 14). It was part of Carlile’s friends and family concert, which saw her perform covers of some of the artists who have inspired her throughout her career and play with her friends in the industry.A highlight of the evening came towards the end of the 21-song setlist when Carlile brought out close friend and music icon Joni Mitchell for a surprise appearance, which came amid Mitchell’s general return to live performing following a nine-year hiatus.Here, the two shared stories of their memories about one another over the years including Mitchell calling Carlile “butch” for drinking straight out of a wine bottle, and Carlile recalling their spending time together in Canada (via Spin).

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic For anyone in southern California who had experienced FOMJ (fear of missing Joni) when Brandi Carlile led “Joni jams” with Joni Mitchell last year at the Newport Folk Festival or earlier this year at the Gorge, there was finally an antidote for that. Mitchell was — as hoped — one of the guests at the “Brandi Carlile and Friends” show Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl, singing her classics “Circle Game, “Ladies of the Canyon” and “Shine” along with the full cast of participants gathered around her.

U2 honoured the late Sinead O’Connor at their Las Vegas Sphere show last weekend by performing a snippet of her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ during ‘With Or Without You’.The Irish rockers kicked off their residency at the brand new $2 billion MSG Sphere venue at the Venetian Resort last Friday (September 29), which saw them christen the 18,000 seated structure that has 160,000 speakers and a dome-shaped wraparound LED screen.During Saturday night’s (September 30) show, the band performed their 1987 classic ‘With Or Without You’ in which frontman Bono concluded the song with the lyrics, “Nothing compares to you“, from O’Connor’s 1990 release of the same name.Watch footage of the performance below.Irish music legend O’Connor died at the age of 56 in July.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a new television home.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will be streamed live for the first time in November, as Disney+ has picked up rights to let viewers see the event as it happens, a marked change from the years in which music fans had to wait weeks to see an edited broadcast. The Disney+ livestream will go out coast-to-coast from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m..

Take That have shared their first new single in five years, ‘Windows’, and announced details of their ninth album and a huge UK and Ireland tour. See all the details below.The group – comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen – premiered the song on BBC Radio 2 this morning (September 22) where they told host Zoe Ball about their next chapter.“New music, it is exciting,” Barlow said.

Monday night’s special 40th anniversary screening of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense at the Toronto Film Festival is now Imax’ highest-grossing live event, the company said. The groundbreaking Talking Heads concert film, from A24, earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 Imax locations in North America and the BFI Imax in London.

Bourbon and Beyond Festival returns to Lexington, KY’s Kentucky Exposition Center for four days of rock, R&B, pop, jazz, new wave and of course, bourbon.Just a few of our most anticipated headliners at this year’s star-studded extravaganza include The Killers, Bruno Mars, Hozier, Duran Duran and Blondie.The Black Keys, Brandi Carlile, The Avett Brothers, Train and Mavis Staples are also on the sonically diverse lineup.And yes, Wayne Newton will be there too.Best of all, it isn’t too late to scoop up last-minute tickets.At the time of publication, four-day general admission passes can be scooped up for $122 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $51 before fees.Want to find out more about prices and the lineup before clicking purchase at checkout?Pour yourself a glass of bourbon — or whatever your drink of choice is — and keep scrolling.We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more about Bourbon and Beyond 2023 below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best single and multi-day general admission passes for all four days of Bourbon and Beyond can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In the year 2023, Allison Russell has come as close as anyone is to being the face of Americana music, even though there are any rock-solid artists who’ve been in the limelight longer than she has — like Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams and her friend and mentor Brandi Carlile — who certainly count as poster boys and girls. She might even be the front-runner for the artist of the year prize at the upcoming Americana Honors & Awards show, which takes place in Nashville Sept. 20, notwithstanding that Billy Strings has been nominated again to defend his title.

Get ready, Jason Aldean. Cuz Maren Morris is coming for you!

Maren Morris tried that in a small town. The 33-year-old country singer seemingly made a cheeky dig at Jason Aldean while teasing her upcoming music video.

Evolution Music Festival has got something just for you.Taking place Aug. 26-27 at Forest Park in St.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Hozier’s third album, the just-released “Unreal Unearth,” has serious conceptual underpinnings that include references to literary and even mythic tropes like Dante’s “Inferno.” Even with that time spent in the underworld, though, fans can assume that the Irish singer-songwriter will take them somewhere closer to heaven — and, for sure, “Church” — when he mounts a major U.S. tour this fall, including a sold-out stop at the Hollywood Bowl Nov. 4.

Dolly Parton has joined with surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on a new cover of the band’s 1970 hit, “Let It Be.”

Joni Mitchell has announced the third volume of her ongoing archival project. ‘The Asylum Years’ will come out in October.The new archival series was announced in 2020, and its first edition, ‘Joni Mitchell Archives Vol.

Ethan Shanfeld Dolly Parton has reunited the two living Beatles on her new rendition of the band’s classic 1970 single “Let It Be.” Paul McCartney contributes vocals and piano and Starr plays drums on Parton’s cover, joining Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on additional percussion. “Let It Be” is the latest song to be released ahead of Parton’s upcoming 30-track album “Rockstar,” which she touts as her long-promised first “rock album.” Out Nov.

Sinéad O’Connor aired on TV this weekend (July 29) as planned despite the singer’s death.Kathryn Ferguson’s film Nothing Compares was originally set for release on Saturday on Sky Documentaries and the Now streaming service.After O’Connor passed away earlier this week (July 26) at the age of 56, Ferguson said that after much deliberation she decided to proceed with the release of the film as planned.“We had been scheduled to release Nothing Compares today on Sky / Now for a very long time and after lots of thought we are going to go ahead with that plan,” Ferguson tweeted on Saturday.“The reaction to the film and love for Sinead has been palpable and we feel screening it this weekend is the right thing to do, so that people can see her in all her glory and hear her tell her side of the story.”She added: “An option she was rarely granted by some facets of the media who spent so much of their time being reductive of all she had to say.”Ferguson went on: “Nothing Compares is a love letter to Sinead. She meant the absolute world to me and I know she did to many of you.“Watch the film, feel the rage, have a good cry and let’s remember the woman for her radical, magical ways and all she has done for us.

Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor last night (July 29) with a cover of ‘Mandinka’.The collaborative performance came during Dave Grohl‘s band’s set at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival. You can view it below.Introducing the cover, which appeared O’Connor’s 1987 debut album ‘The Lion And The Cobra’, the frontman said: “We’re singing this song for a reason tonight,” before Morissette added: “For a beautiful women with high intelligence and deep empathy, way ahead of her time, who is no longer with us.

Joni Mitchell has released a live album of her 2022 comeback gig at the Newport Folk Festival – listen to it in full below.Last July, Mitchell performed a surprise set at the legendary music festival – which she last appeared at in 1969 – delivering a 13-song “JONI JAM” set that featured Brandi Carlile on the tracks ‘Carey’, ‘A Case Of You’ and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.The new live album, titled ‘At Newport: Featuring the Joni Jam’, is out now, on the same weekend that the Newport Folk Festival returns.During the show, she played a host of classics from across her career, including a version of ‘A Case Of You’ with Brandi Carlile and Marcus Mumford.Listen to the full album on Apple Music below.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Joni Mitchell FOMO: it’s a real thing. Or it was a year ago, when she made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, and again this summer, when Mitchell booked an appearance as part of a Brandi Carlile mini-festival in Washington state, which was advertised and had tickets sold in advance but instantly sold out.

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has revisited his cover of Sinéad O’Connor‘s ‘The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance’ in tribute to the late star.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died this week (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.

Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO is playing host to huge acts like Avett Brothers, String Cheese Incident, Boygenius, Duran Duran and Sting to name just a few.Brandi Carlile, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Janelle Monáe, Tyler Childers and Arctic Monkeys will be there too.Don’t forget Deadmau5, Hozier or Bert Kreischer either.…and Yoga on the Rocks.Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves — the 2023 lineup is too hot to not mention all the mega headliners, comedians and fun events dropping into The Centennial State.Want to find out which rockers, EDM icons, jam bands, indie darlings and country heroes are coming to Red Rocks and how much it costs to see them?Keep reading, Red Rocks concertgoers.We’ve got everything you need to know and more below about the beloved amphitheater’s 2023 concert schedule right here.All prices listed above were found on Vivid Seats at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.Want to see a show somewhere else?Check out our list of the 52 biggest concert tours in 2023 here to find one.

Pink and Brandi Carlile just mourned the loss of Sinéad O’Connor in the most beautiful way.

Hours after news broke of Sinead O’Connor‘s death, Pink and Brandi Carlile honored the late musician with a powerful live tribute.

Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O’Connor.

Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O'Connor. After news of O'Connor's death broke on Wednesday, Pink and Carlile took the stage in Cincinnati, Ohio, to pay tribute to the Irish-born global star with a stunning duet of «Nothing Compares 2 U.» The duo is currently on tour together, with Carlile serving as support on Pink's North American Summer Carnival 2023 dates.

P!nk and Brandi Carlile paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor at a show last night (July 26) – watch them cover ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ below.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died yesterday (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.At P!nk’s show in Cincinatti, Ohio on Wednesday, she brought Carlile to the stage and told the crowd: “When I was a little girl, my mom grew up in Atlantic City and I used to go down to the Ocean City Boardwalk with my ten dollars and I would make a demo tape… I would make a little cassette tape and imagine it was my demo for the record company.“And it would always be either ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston or ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinead O’Connor.

Pink wowed audiences in Europe with her 2023 Summer Carnival tour and now the shows have moved to North America!

Pink’s ‘Summer Carnival 2.0 Tour’ mean one thing:It’s officially the summer of Pink.And if you’ve already seen “Barbie” in theaters, it isn’t too late to catch Pink live at a stadium or arena near you.From July 24 through Nov. 18, Pink has 46 (!) huge concerts and festival appearances lined up to keep the summer going long past the first day of school.That includes gigs at New York City’s Citi Field on Aug.

Rufus Wainwright has celebrated his 50th birthday by performing a cover of Neil Young‘s ‘Harvest Moon’ live – see the performance below.To celebrate his milestone, Wainwright held a party titled “Rufus & Friends 50 isn’t the end” at the Montauk Lighthouse in New York.During the set, he covered ‘Harvest Moon’ with Chris Stills, a song which he covered on recent covers album ‘Folkocracy’.Watch the performance of the cover below.‘Folkocracy’ came out last month and features guest contributions from David Byrne, ANOHNI, John Legend and more.The album of folk music reinventions marks the artist’s 50th birthday and also features special guests Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Andrew Bird, Nicole Scherzinger, Susanna Hoffs, Van Dyke Parks and Madison Cunningham.“This album is almost like a recorded birthday party and birthday present to myself. I just invited all the singers that I greatly admire and always wanted to sing with,” Wainwright said in a press statement.Wainwright also embarked on a ‘Folkocracy’ world tour, which will also mark the 25th anniversary of his 1998 self-titled debut album and the 20th anniversary of 2003’s ‘Want One’, along with 2004 companion, ‘Want Two’.“The older I get, the more I appreciate how valuable my folk knowledge is, to have had it ingrained in me as a child,” Wainwright said.

Levitate Music and Arts Festival.This year, that weekend is taking place Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9 and based on the annual festival’s lineup made of folk rockers, jam bands, reggae artists and more, it appears, the vibes will be on point as usual for the three-day weekend.Just a few of the melodious headliners gracing the stages at the Marshfield Fairgrounds stages this year include Brandi Carlile, Trey Anastasio Band, Stick Figure, Goose and Ziggy Marley.Shakey Graves, Rebelution, Lucius, Ripe and Peach Pit will be there too.Still, we’re most excited to see the legendarily chill Donovan Frankenreiter live.Plus, you won’t want to sleep on the live art or more than 30 food trucks (!) on the festival grounds all weekend long either.Need last-minute tickets for the multi-day musical extravaganza ASAP? We’ve got your back.Our team found three-day general admission passes going for $199 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.Single-day passes start at $150 before fees.Still need to know more about Levitate before levitating your finger over the purchase button?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the annual multi-faceted festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all single-day and multi-day Levitate general admission passes can be found right here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Live music was back, in 2022, but in 2023 it’s really back-back. Taylor Swift is soon to have history’s first billion-dollar-grossing tour, and in an era when music can sometimes feel shunted off to the side in pop-culture conversations, the “Eras Tour” feels bigger than any movie or TV show.