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EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson have signed on to star in the film Ordinary Angels from Kingdom Story Company, which Lionsgate will distribute.

Chris Willman Music WriterAs the Grammys return as a big-scale live event this year, so is the tradition of filming a tribute to a superstar musician in the days following the awards show, with the 2022 honoree being Paul Simon, who’ll be saluted by an all-star cast at L.A.’s Pantages Theatre.“Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon” will be filmed April 6, three days after the Grammys, with a CBS air date to be determined for later in the year. Ken Ehrlich is reprising the role he’s had in the past as the annual salute’s executive producer.Among the performers booked for the tribute are Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, Rhiannon Giddens, Brad Paisley, Angélique Kidjo, Little Big Town, Billy Porter, Trombone Shorty, Shaggy, Take 6 and Irma Thomas.

The National, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile, and more have been announced for the first Sound on Sound Music Festival.Organized by Founders Entertainment, the same people behind Governors Ball, the festival will take place September 24 – 25 in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Seaport Park. Tickets will be available to the public Friday (February 18).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKeith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, Hozier, Warren Haynes, Melissa Etheridge, Allison Russell and more will headline the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre on March 10.Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant, David Shaw, Anders Osborne, Celisse, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Vivino, Maggie Rose and Connor Kennedy will also appear on the bill, with Will Lee serving as musical director.The concert is presented by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation and will benefit God’s Love We Deliver. It is executive produced by fashion designer John Varvatos, NYC real estate broker and prominent concert producer Greg Williamson and concert/events producer Nicole Rechter.

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of 1/10/2022 :TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS1.

Neil Young has announced he’s pulling out of Farm Aid 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Neil Young has pulled out of Farm Aid 2021 due to concerns about the ongoing coronavirus crisis.Young, who is a co-founder and board member of Farm Aid, was set to play the festival in Connecticut, US next month alongside Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Sturgill Simpson and others.The singer-songwriter explained his decision via his Neil Young Archives website.

William Earl Juneteenth Unityfest, a livestreamed multi-city event celebrating Black culture and the Juneteenth holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States, will take place on June 19, kicking off at 5 p.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhether they realize it or not, most rock fans of the past 20-odd years — especially indie rock fans — already know the work of artist Steve Keene.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLike most art forms, recent music history is filled with artists whose music lots of people just don’t get — whether it’s the Grateful Dead or Tyler, the Creator, whether it’s Insane Clown Posse or Dave Matthews.Well, today Spotify is launching a podcast on that very subject: the awesomely titled “Bandsplain.” The Spotify Original show is hosted by Yasi Salek, who talks to music experts and journalists about cult bands and iconic artists and attempts to get to the

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.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHaim, Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and Feist are among the more than 40 artists who will perform songs by Yusuf/ Cat Stevens for the CatSong Festival, a special live YouTube broadcast in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his classic 1970 albums “Tea for the Tillerman” and “Mona Bone Jakon.” According to the announcement, fans can expect new interpretations of “Wild World,” “Peace Train,” “Father And Son” and more of Yusuf’s hits and classic songs.

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

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.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaVery few fundraising events bring together the combined talents of Zooey Deschanel and former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, but that’s exactly what’s happening Sunday with United to Save the Vote.

virtual wine tasting by Mark Oldman earlier this month.Avaline White is described as a dry wine with a crisp, fresh finish and comes from Spain. Sting and Trudie Styler's Il Palagio Roxanne Toscana Bianco 2018 and Dave Matthews' The Dreaming Tree Chardonnay 2018 were tied for first place out of the five surveyed at 26% approval.Oldman - who wrote the book  How To Drink Like a Billionaire: Mastering Wine With Joie de Vivre - instructed the survey group of 386 over Zoom how to evaluate the white

sells for $24 a bottle — earned a “D-rating” in a new survey of nearly 400 households.

imitating artists like Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Bob Dylan.Plus, Fallon’s band, The Roots, were at the top of their game that evening, doing challenging renditions of Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA,” which completely evaded McConaughey but which Fallon guessed immediately,” and Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World,” which McConaughey hummed along to but still ended up bested by Fallon’s quick recall.Also Read: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers Honor 'Absolute Legend' Regis Philbin and His 'Contagious

hereHer character was in the BBC One soap from 1993 to 1995 until the actress begged for her to be killed off.Debbie was killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident and Nigel went on to adopt her daughter Clare played by Gemma Bissix.After EastEnders she played the boozy Cat Matthews in Family Affairs from 1998 until the Channel Five show ended in 2005.Cat was the wife of the roguish Dave Matthews played by Richard Hawley who is now best known as Rovers Return boss Johnny Connor on Corrie.In 2018

Jonathan Cohen Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pearl Jam’s 2020 tour in support of its new album “Gigaton” was postponed before it began.

June 24: Pearl Jam, Ben Gibbard, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Macklemore, Dave Matthews and more Seattle musicians are participating in the All in WA streaming concert to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts across Washington state. The concert, which will air on the local NBC affiliates, begins at 10 p.m.

An all-star group of rock icons banded together on Saturday night (June 20) to support New Orlean's iconic Preservation Hall. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band's "Midnight Preserves" livestream -- with all the musicians perf

Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, and a host of other famous musicians united to perform with New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band to raise funds for their foundation.The ‘Round Midnight Preserves livestream event featured a mix of previously recorded footage and live shows, headed up by a rousing performance of ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’ – led by McCartney on trumpet.Irma Thomas, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and Nathaniel Rateliff also contributed to the rendition – watch

Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and more will perform as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band live-stream tomorrow (June 20).The band will take their ‘Midnight Preserves’ festival jam sessions online this weekend in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The group will instead host a live-stream from their respective homes on Saturday and are set to be joined by a number of special guests.

special that airs on CBS on Sunday at 8pm ET/PT, highlights the everyday heroes along his journey to New Orleans, with help from Connick’s celebrity pals including Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Sandra Bullock and Renee Zellweger.

Billie Eilish and Finneas will take to the virtual stage to perform for Verizon's Pay It Forward Live series tonight (April 22).Verizon launched Pay It Forward Live, a weekly series of intimate at-home performances with an element of social good, on March 26. Dave Matthews, Alicia Keys and Luke Bryan have all performed.Throughout each live set, the artist spotlights a small business affected by the ongoing pandemic, with the goal of raising awareness — and funds — to help keep it going.

Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Angel Olsen, Margo Price, Jessie Reyez, Finneas, the Secret Sisters, Soccer Mommy, Norah Jones, Justin Moore, Jeff Tweedy and Kim Petras are some of the artists performing this weekend.

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It's intended to be "a virtual show of support and solidarity for family farmers and ranchers"

Willie Nelson will be hosting a virtual concert on Saturday, reuniting with his Farm Aid colleagues Neil Young and John Mellencamp.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – AXS TV will bring Farm Aid to market this Saturday in the way to which all performers have had to become accustomed: at home.

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Verizon is teaming with esports and media organization FaZe Clan to expand its weekly streaming series to support small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, dubbedPay It Forward Live, into gaming. Launched last week with a performance by Dave Matthews, the series will host its first gaming event, a head-to-head Fortnite match between DJ Marshmello and FaZe Clan's Nate Hill, on Tuesday night at 5 p.m.

Launched last week with a performance from Dave Matthews, Verizon's weekly streaming series Pay It Forward continues Tuesday night (March 31) with Marshmello and Nate Hill of the gaming collective FaZe Clan. The duo will play Fortnite during the 45-minute event, which will stream live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.

Dave Matthews is definitely the elephant in the room — or maybe the 800-pound marching ant? — when it comes to Thursday’s music live-streams. Tonight is the night he performs a half-hour solo show online as the premiere of a new Verizon-sponsored series, “Pay It Forward Live,” that will be broadcast each week to promote the Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s efforts to help out small businesses in distress.