Radiohead to Stream a New Set of Weekly Concerts From Their Archives

DMX’s funeral procession shut down New York as the late rapper took his final ride around the city in style.

DMX has taken his final ride through New York City.Before the rapper's memorial service on Saturday, his red casket was driven from where he grew up in Yonkers, New York to Brooklyn's Barclays Center, where one of DMX's final big concerts took place back in June 2019. His casket was carried on a monster truck with the words «Long Live DMX» written on the side.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven in the context of the Who’s odd catalog, ”The Who Sell Out” is an oddity.

Alex Reid has been jailed for eight weeks for contempt of court. The 45-year-old former cage fighter - who was married to Katie Price between 2010 and 2012 - has been handed the punishment after he was found to have lied in a witness statement for a compensation claim following a car crash.

Alex Reid has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison after trying to defraud a car insurance company out of £61,000.The 45 year old was involved in a car crash in 2018, when his Audi A6 collided with a Seat Leon on the A41. Katie Price's ex-husband said a stranger on a motorbike had offered to be a witness to the crash before police arrived at the scene.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorScottish synthpop trio Chvrches have dropped their first song since 2019, “He Said She Said.”Of the song, lead singer Lauren Mayberry says, “Like everyone, I’ve had a lot of time to think and reflect over the past year; to examine experiences I had previously glossed over or deeply buried.

Thomas Rhett is performing his new song at the 2021 ACM Awards!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEarly Friday, Apple Music sent a carefully worded letter to artists, music labels and publishers that briefly explained “how creators earn royalties” from the service, which is the world’s second-largest, behind Spotify.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorApple Music claims it pays artists a penny per stream in a letter posted Friday on the streaming service’s artist dashboard, according to the Wall Street Journal.The disclosure, made in a letter to artists delivered Friday via the service’s artist dashboard and sent to labels and publishers, is seemingly a response to Spotify’s “Loud and Clear” report detailing its payment processes published last month.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust days after DMX died, a new song from the Epix series “Godfather of Harlem” has been released, featuring the late rapper with his longtime friend Swizz Beatz and French Montana.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a move that shows livestreaming will be a part of the concert experience even in a post-pandemic word, Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live-entertainment company, and Veeps, the livestreaming platform Veeps co-founded by Joel and Benji Madden of the band Good Charlotte, the companies announced they have started equipping more than 60 concert venues across the United States to offer turnkey livestreaming.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew York’s SummerStage concert series has announced plans to return to live, in-person concerts and performances at outdoor venues this summer.According to the announcement, “Pending adjustments to current NYC restrictions, free music and dance performances will return to Rumsey Playfield in Central Park this summer and performances will also be held in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park/Richard Rodgers Amphitheater.“Performances will follow all state and local regulations

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDMX remained in a coma at a New York hospital on Wednesday after he suffered a heart attack last week, his manager, Steve Rifkind, told NBC News.Rifkind said the 50-year-old rapper’s condition remains unchanged, and that doctors are scheduled to perform tests to determine the level of his brain function. The results from Wednesday’s tests could be critical in determining DMX’s health outcome, he said.“DMX is currently on life support and in a coma.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorResorts World Las Vegas announced that artist, DJ and producer Zedd will headline Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub, Las Vegas’ new “day and nightlife experiences,” opening this summer. The venues are the first new resort to be built on the Strip in more than a decade, and they are the first to open in the United States from Zouk Group, Singapore’s 29-year-old lifestyle and entertainment company.“Las Vegas has become a massive part of my life.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAttorney Joel Katz, former founding chairman of Greenberg Traurig’s entertainment and media practice and a top official at the Recording Academy, has joined Barnes & Thornburg. He will remain based in Atlanta, where he will serve as as senior counsel for the firm’s entertainment, media and sports practice.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran artist manager Adam Leber has announced the launch of his new management and media company Rebel (Leber’s name spelled backwards) in partnership with LiveNation.Under this banner, he will continue to represent longtime clients Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X and Labrinth, among others, for management worldwide. He remains based in Los AngelesMost recently, Leber has operated as a partner of Maverick, which he co-founded in 2014.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has promoted Xiarra-Diamond Nimrod to vice president of marketing strategy, the label’s EVP and general manager Jim Roppo and SVP of marketing Marleny Reyes announced.