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Janelle Monáe is set to play entertainer and French Resistance agent Josephine Baker in an upcoming TV series.From studio A24, De La Resistance will follow Baker’s role as a spy for the French Resistance in the Second World War. It will also cover her career as an entertainer, after she became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture in 1927 silent film Siren Of The Tropics.Jennifer Yale, best known for her work on Outlander, See and Legion, will serve as showrunner on the series.

Ellie Goulding, Norah Jones and Brittany Howard were among the artists that paid tribute to Joni Mitchell at the ceremony for this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, where the iconic singer-songwriter received a lifetime achievement award.All of the performers put their own spins on classics from Mitchell’s discography, which between 1968 and 2007, spanned 19 studio albums.

The Chemical Brothers and Brian Eno have shared new instalments of their Sonos Radio HD series, which are available to listen to now.Both artists launched their own curated stations earlier this year, joining the likes of Björk, Dolly Parton, Thom Yorke, Brittany Howard and more on the platform.Iconic dance duo The Chemical Brothers – comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – shared their third mix for Radio Chemical last week (November 3).

Janelle Monaé has shared a new song which aims to highlight the deaths of black women at the hands of police in the US.The singer has teamed up with the African American Policy Forum and 15 other black women and activists for the track ‘Say Her Name’ which has been released ahead of International Daughter’s Day on Sunday (September 26).

Billie Eilish is among a host of artists who are calling on Congress to support President Joe Biden‘s bill on strong climate change provisions.Eilish’s brother Finneas, Maroon 5 and Brittany Howard are also among artists who will launch a campaign next Wednesday (September 22) by posting images of a large red exclamation point, alternating with scenes of extreme weather conditions, while using the hashtags #CodeRedClimate and #CodeRedCongress on their social media pages, reports Billboard.The

Stand Up To Cancer’s seventh televised fundraising special on Saturday is sure to be star-studded.

Common and Stevie Wonder are set to duet at the seventh Stand Up to Cancer telethon later this month.The ‘I Used to Love HER’ rapper and music icon will take to the stage at the televised charity event that raises money for cancer research.

Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, H.E.R., Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Beach Boys and Brittany Howard, among others.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorReese Witherspoon and Jim Toth have signed on as co-executive producers for this year’s Stand Up to Cancer special taking place Aug. 21.Anthony Anderson, Ken Jeong, Tran Ho and Sofia Vergara have been announced as co-hosts.

DEALSSpanish rights management organisation Unison has announced a partnership with SADIA, the song rights collecting society in Angola, which will see the former rep the latter’s works in the digital domain across Europe. Earlier this month Unison announced another deal with Brazilian music rights agency Smart Rights.

This Friday, Brittany Howard of The Alabama Shakes will share Jaime Reworked, a remix album featuring new versions of songs from her 2019 solo album Jamie. She's assembled quite the roster of talent already: Bon Iver, EarthGang, and Little Dragon have released Jamie remixes, and tracks from Syd, BADBADNOTGOOD, Common, 9th Wonder, Fred again.., and more are all on the way.

Childish Gambino has shared a reimagined version of Brittany Howard‘s Grammy-winning single ‘Stay High’ – listen to the new version below.Donald Glover’s new interpretation of the song appears on ‘Jaime Reimagined’, a new album featuring versions of tracks from Howard’s 2019 debut solo album ‘Jaime’.Also featured on the album, which will come out on Friday (July 23), are Bon Iver, Michael Kiwanuka, Jungle, Little Dragon and many more.Listen to Childish Gambino’s version of Brittany Howard’s

Brittany Howard's wonderful 2019 project Jaime is getting a full-length remix treatment. Out digitally on July 23 with a physical edition coming September 24, Jaime Reimagined will sport new versions of the Alabama Shakes' frontwoman's songs by artists like Childish Gambino, Syd, 9th Wonder, Common, Laura Mvula, and more.

Forest Hills StadiumThe former site of the US Open tennis tournament will be hosting many players of a different kind — the musical one — this summer. Among the artists scheduled to take the stage in the pastoral setting nestled in the midst of Queens are Halsey (July 16 and 17), Bright Eyes (July 31) and Wilco (Aug.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFoo Fighters, Post Malone, Tyler, The Creator, Miley Cyrus, DaBaby, Marshmello, Illenium, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch and Journey — yes, Journey — are the top-billed headliners for the Lollapalooza 2021 festival, taking place July 29-Aug.

At the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which were held last night (March 14), a slew of LGBTQ artists and performers, including many women, took home awards.

Naya Rivera was excluded from the In Memoriam tribute at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday, March 14 — and Glee fans took notice.

Brittany Howard, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Bruno Mars and more paid tribute to lost stars of the music world during the Grammys 2021 In Memoriam segment.Ahead of the performances, host Trevor Noah noted that due to the tragic number of lives lost in the last year, not all would be able to be recognised in the section, but would be remembered online instead.Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak returned to the stage after debuting their new project Silk Sonic to pay tribute to Little Richard.

Grammys 2021 on Sunday  — both in the performances and the precious hardware. The awards show was hosted by Trevor Noah outside the Los Angeles Convention Center.Performances by female performers such as Billie Eilish, Brittany Howard and newly anointed Best New Artist winner Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B — in their first-ever live throwdown of their No.

Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Lionel Richie, Brandi Carlile, Chris Martin and Brittany Howard are honoring musicians who passed away this year at the 2021 Grammys.

Brandi Carlile and Brittany Howard have arrive at the 2021 Grammys!

The 2021 Grammy Awards were handed out in a hybrid-live ceremony in Los Angeles. In awards handed out before the telecast, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Megan thee Stallion, Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Fiona Apple, Body Count, “JoJo Rabbit,” Tiffany Haddish, Rachel Maddow, Billie Eilish, The Strokes, and Brittany Howard, were among the early winners.

Grammys 2021 will take place tonight (March 14) and will be broadcast virtually from Los Angeles.Beyoncé is up for the most awards with nine nominations. Following her, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch and Taylor Swift are all in the running for six trophies, while Brittany Howard, Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, DaBaby, Phoebe Bridgers and Justin Bieber could all walk home with multiple wins.The main awards ceremony, which begins at 12am GMT, will kick off with a performance from Harry Styles.

Gallery: From Umbrella to Toxic: These 10 songs will give you noughties nostalgia (BANG Showbiz)"However let's not forget the Grammys nominated soo many independent Black artists this year that don't get the exposure by blogs, magazines and other award shows like Chika, D Smoke, Royce 5'9, Freddie Gibbs, Jay Electronica, Kaytranada, Brittany Howard, Mykal Kilgor, Ledisi, Jean & Marcus Baylor, Luke James, Gregory Porter, Giveon, Ant Clemons, Robert Grasper, Free Nationals & Thundercat and so much

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards will kick off Sunday live on CBS and Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Trevor Noah will host the 3 1/2-hour ceremony, which will celebrate the best of music during the past year.

Kristin Robinson It’s no secret that for the past several years, the most adventurous and innovative music in the rock and alternative spaces has largely been made by female artists — something that is reflected in the Grammy nominees for those categories this year, particularly the all-female Best Rock Performance category, which comprises Fiona Apple, Big Thief, Haim, Brittany Howard, Grace Potter and this week’s Variety cover star, Phoebe Bridgers.And there’s a class of ready to join them at

Billie Eilish, Green Day and Tame Impala announced as the headliners.Rounding out the lineup are A$AP Rocky, Haim, Modest Mouse, Young Thug, Glass Animals, St. Vincent, Brittany Howard, Ashnikko and Yaeji.

Brittany Howard has released a cover of Jackie Wilson’s ‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher’.Howard’s cover remains fairly loyal to Wilson’s original version, which was released in the late ’60s.

The Recording Academy has announced the slate of performers set to appear at this year's Grammy Awards ceremony.

The 2021 Grammys will be full of incredible live performers!

Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift are among the music icons who will take the stage at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards next Sunday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Mickey Guyton, Haim, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, John Mayer, Megan Thee Stallion, Maren Morris, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Harry Styles, and Taylor Swift will perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, March 14, the Recording Academy has announced.Nearly all of the artists are nominees, and several — including Styles, Megan Thee Stallion, Bad

Phoebe Bridgers has teamed up with Philip Glass, Scorchio Quartet and Jackson Browne to perform an orchestral version of ‘Kyoto’.The special rendition of the ‘Punisher’ track came as the musicians performed for Glass’ annual Tibet House benefit last night (February 17).The event is usually held at New York’s Carnegie Hall, but was held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnnie Lennox, Cage the Elephant and Black Pumas will join the line-up for the 34th Annual Tibet House US Virtual Benefit Concert on Wednesday night (February 17).

all of the nominees for Best Rock Performance are women: Fiona Apple (“Shemeika”), Haim (“The Steps”), Grace Potter (“Daylight”), Brittany Howard (“Stay High”), Big Thief (“Not”) and Phoebe Bridgers (“Kyoto”).While those first three names might be pretty familiar, the latter two represent a wave of fresh female artists injecting a jolt of their own cool indie spirit into rock.

Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, and Luke Bryan will be helping fans continue the Super Bowl celebrations this weekend by performing at a live-streamed after party.Comedienne Tiffany Haddish will host the Verizon Big Concert for Small Business event on Sunday (February 7, 2021), when Brandi Carlile and Brittany Howard will also be among the performers.The after show will take place on Verizon’s various social media platforms, including Twitch and YouTube at 11pm ET, immediately after the big