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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEddie Vedder, Phoebe Bridgers, Brittany Howard, Laurie Anderson and more will perform at the 34th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, which returns this year for a special virtual edition, combining live and pre-recorded segments streaming via the livestream platform Mandolin.Also joining composer and artistic director Philip Glass at the event, which is ordinarily held at New York’s Carnegie Hall, are Valerie June, Angélique Kidjo, Tenzin Choegyal, Rubin Kodheli

Eddie Vedder, Phoebe Bridgers and more artists will perform on the upcoming Tibet House benefit livestream.The event, which will replace the organisation’s typical annual benefit concert this year, will mark the 34th anniversary of the non-profit.The livestream will be broadcast on February 17 and will be comprised of both live and pre-recorded segments.

Fiona Apple says she has mixed feelings about being nominated in this year’s Grammys for her song ‘Shameika’ because of ongoing controversies around the awards event.The song – from her ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’ album – is up for Best Rock Performance.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe annual Ally Coalition Talent Show is one of the best benefits of the year, which has seen stellar performances in the past from Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Kacey Musgraves, Lorde, the (Dixie) Chicks, the National, Carly Rae Jepsen and Antonoff himself.While this year’s event will be virtual, the lineup is just as stellar as ever, with Del Rey, the Chicks, Brittany Howard, St.

Phoebe Bridgers and Dolly Parton were among a host of artists who performed at an online Christmas benefit gig for Cyndi Lauper over the weekend.The 10th annual event – Home For The Holidays – also saw the likes of Brittany Howard, King Princess, Kim Petras, Adam Lambert, Cher and Boy George perform virtually.Bridgers and her bandmate and collaborator Marshall Vore sang their cover of McCarthy Trenching’s ‘Christmas Song’ while Parton performed her own recent festive number ‘Christmas

YouTube and Facebook handles. This year’s concert will be free to watch, with donations encouraged.The lineup also includes Adam Lambert, Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell, Bette Midler, Billy Porter, Boy George, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Carson Kressley, Harvey Fierstein, Henry Rollins, Jackson Browne, Judy Gold, Kim Petras, King Princess, Meg Myers, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Osbourne, Shea Diamond and Whoopi Goldberg.Some celebrities will make appearances and others will perform.

Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers and many more have been lined up to play Cyndi Lauper‘s 10th annual Home For The Holidays benefit concert.Both artists will appear and perform alongside an impressive bill that also includes the likes of Brittany Howard, Cher, Dolly Parton, Kim Petras, King Princess and Adam Lambert for the virtual edition of Lauper’s benefit show.Hosted by Lauper herself, the show will take place via her TikTok page this Friday (11 December) from 8pm EST / 1am

Brittany Howard stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week and played a Nina Simone cover – watch below.The performance came after the Alabama Shakes vocalist secured five Grammy nominations this week.Heading to Colbert on Tuesday night (November 24), Howard performed an impassioned. cover of Simone’s track ‘Revolution’, a song she has been covering live at pre-pandemic gigs.

LGBTQ women dominated this year’s Grammy nominations, with artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Lady Gaga, and Brandi Carlile securing multiple nominations.

Recording Academy unveiled the list of contenders during a remote event on Tuesday (24 November).Nominees for Best Rock Performance include Fiona Apple for “Shameika”, Haim for “The Steps”, Phoebe Bridgers for “Kyoto”, “Stay High” by Brittany Howard, “Daylight” by Grace Potter, and “Not” by Big Thief, a four-person band fronted by Adrienne Lenker.Big Thief, Howard, Bridgers and Apple have also received recognition in the Best Rock Song category, which comprises 80 per cent female

Fiona Apple for ‘Shameika’, Phoebe Bridgers for ‘Kyoto’, ‘The Steps’ by Haim, ‘Stay High’ by Brittany Howard, Grace Potter’s ‘Daylight’, and ‘Not’ by Big Thief.

As expected, Taylor Swift dominated the 2020 Grammy Awards nominations earning six nods including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. What was slightly unexpected was Dua Lipa tying her in overall Grammy nods, including those categories and landing Record of the Year for “Don’t Start Now.” Surprisingly, despite predictions neither landed the most nominations.

nominees for the 2021 GRAMMYs are here — along with a few major snubs (The Weeknd was completely shut out?!) and surprises. (Meryl Streep is now a 6-time GRAMMY nominee!)On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Chris Willman Music WriterBeyoncé leads the contenders for the 2021 Grammy Awards with nine — an unexpectedly high profile, given that the superstar didn’t even release a new album during the eligibility period. Her wealth of nods is followed by six apiece for Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch and Dua Lipa.Brittany Howard, of Alabama Shakes fame, was close behind that grouping with five nominations for her solo debut.

Miley Cyrus took the stage alongside a full band for the virtual Save Our Stages Fest on Sunday, performing two covers along with her own music. During the short set, she performed her most recent single "Midnight Sky," as well as the Cure's "Boys Don't Cry," and The Cranberries' "Zombie." The 3-day benefit concert also featured performances from the Roots, Foo Fighters, and Brittany Howard on Sunday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe lineup for this weekend’s Save Our Stages festival — a.k.a the #SOSFest, the three-day virtual music festival to spread awareness of the $10 billion Save Our Stages Act currently before Congress, and raise funds for independent venues that are the beneficiaries of the act — has been revealed and includes unique virtual sets by Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Dave Matthews, the Roots, Brittany Howard, G-Eazy, Leon Bridges, YG, Finneas and Phoebe Bridgers and many

Phoebe Bridgers, Mac DeMarco and Angel Olsen are among the artists set to play a virtual fundraiser for Planned Parenthood this month.The event, billed as ‘Village Of Love Planned Parenthood’, will be held online on October 25 and also feature a raffle, auction and more, all benefiting Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles and New York.Also playing the event will be Margo Price, Devendra Banhart, Brittany Howard, Ezra Furman, Perfume Genius, Weyes Blood, Tenacious D and lots more, all promising

Foo Fighters and Miley Cyrus are among the major acts who will headline #SOSFest, a new virtual event organised by America’s National Independent Venue Association.Taking place from October 16-18, the three-day online festival will feature 35 original performances recorded live from 25 independent concert venues across the United States.Fans can also expect performances from Phoebe Bridgers, Demi Lovato, The Roots, Brittany Howard, Rise Against, Portugal.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFoo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Dave Matthews, the Roots, Brittany Howard, G-Eazy, Leon Bridges, YG, Finneas and Phoebe Bridgers are just some of the 35 acts who will perform at the #SOSFEST, a three-day virtual music festival to spread awareness of the $10 billion Save Our Stages Act currently before Congress, and raise funds for independent venues that are the beneficiaries of the act — if it passes.

ATO Records released a surprise digital compilation on Friday (June 19) that will support Black Lives Matter, Color of Change and the Innocence Project. The 11-track album, titled Silence is Not An Option (turn this up)

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It comes alongside a version of 'Stay High' on a new Spotify Singles release

Brittany Howard unveiled her wailing take on Funkadelic's "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" for Spotify Singles on Wednesday (April 15).

By Jem Aswad

Brittany Howard has shared a cover of Funkadelic’s “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks” as part of the ongoing Spotify Singles series. In addition to the Funkadelic song (from 1971’s Maggot Brain), Howard performed “Stay High” from her debut solo album Jaime. Listen to both tracks below.

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) unveils the nominees for its 2020 A2IM Libera Awards which, for the first time, will take the form of a virtual ceremony.Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Mavis Staples, Amyl and The Sniffers, Thom Yorke and Tycho are among the shortlisted artists for this year’s show, which coincides with A2IM’s 15th anniversary.The coveted album of the year category will be contested by FKA Twigs, Angel Olsen, Brittany Howard, Orville Peck and Big Thief, while

The 2020 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The event was originally set to run June 11-14 at Manchester, Tennessee's Great Stage Park.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The 2020 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in Manchester, Tennessee, has been postponed due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The 2020 Bonnaroo Music Festival has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

Record Store Day 2020 is coming up on April 18. Today, the full list of releases has been announced. Highlights include first-time vinyl pressings of Tyler, the Creator’s Cherry Bomb (as well as its instrumental version), Chief Keef’s Back From the Dead 2, Robyn’s 2005 self-titled album, and the Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy,.

Denmark's Roskilde Festival has announced the final additions to its 50th anniversary event with scheduled performances from Kendrick Lamar, Haim, The Strokes and Charli XCX.

Brittany Howard will kick off one of Brooklyn's most beloved live music traditions this summer when she launches BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!'s 2020 season with a free show.

They join The Strokes, Kendrick Lamar, System Of A Down and more in Belgium.

Eve is set to host the 13th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, which celebrates "women owning, expanding and transforming the art of storytelling" as part of the Essence brand's 50th anniversary.

GLAAD’s Anthony Ramos speaks with Brittany Howard on the red carpet at Sunday’s Grammy Awards (Image via YouTube)