SESAC and Society of Composers & Lyricists Announce Grants, Scholarships for Emerging Composers

Stephen Lighthill has been re-elected president of the American Society of Cinematographers. He was elevated to the post last year, having previously served as president from 2012-13. He will serve his next one-year term alongside vice presidents Amy Vincent, Steven Fierberg and John Simmons; treasurer Steven Poster; secretary Gregg Heschong, and sergeant-at-arms Jim Denault, who were elected by the Society’s board of governors.

application process is still open to further venues and promoters.Venues will be curating their own special programmes to mark the event, while the online conference #IVWTalks, discussing issues affecting the live music industry, will return.#IVWTalks incorporates ‘Get Schooled’ on Thursday July 15, a full day dedicated to students interested in a career in live music.The event is officially partnered with the National Independent Venue Association, whose formation was sparked by Independent

Rammstein have announced details of their first ever North American stadium tour – see the dates below.The tour, dubbed ‘Rammstein In Amerika’, will see the German metallers bring their notorious, pyro-heavy show to the continent for the first time.The tour will begin in late August 2022 with a show at the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada.

Future Islands have announced details of a huge 60-date tour of the UK, Europe and North America – see the dates below.The ‘Calling Out In Space’ tour comes on the back of the band’s 2020 album ‘As Long As You Are’, and will take place across the end of this year and into the first half of 2022.The US leg of the tour, which begins in early September, will see the band joined by Modest Mouse and Hinds on select dates.Future Islands will then come to the UK and Europe in 2022, with a huge London

Girl In Red has unveiled details of a new US tour – you can see all the dates below.Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven will travel to North America for the first time next year, in support of her debut album, ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’.The tour begins in Nashville on March 8 2022 and concludes in San Francisco on April 12.You can see the full lists of dates below; tickets are available to buy here now.A post shared by

Chris Willman Music WriterBillie Eilish fans will get her “Happier Than Ever” album in July, but when it comes to living happily ever after attending her tour, that’ll have to wait till early next year. The singer announced dates for her long-delayed arena tour Friday, set to kick off Feb.

Kevin Morby and Hamilton Leithauser have shared covers of each other’s songs and announced a joint US tour.The indie artists took to their respective Instagram accounts earlier this week to post each other’s renditions of their tracks.

American Cinematheque announced on Wednesday that the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica will reopen on June 10, also teasing a new partnership with the Los Feliz 3.

Jennifer Love Hewitt has announced she is pregnant with her third child with her husband Brian Hallisay.The Criminal Minds actress, who already has two children with the American actor, shared the happy news on Instagram on Tuesday.The 42 year old announced the news on Instagram when she shared a shocked selfie and she held up a positive pregnancy test. She captioned the lengthy post: “Oh baby! We have another one on the way.

Kings Of Leon have announced a nationwide tour of America set to kick off in August of this year.The tour, which will see the band play 26 shows in 25 cities, is in support of their latest album, ‘When You See Yourself’.Kings Of Leon will be playing shows until early October, including two nights at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater and a set at Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California.‘When You See Yourself’ is the band’s first album in five years, following on from the release of

CBS has revealed the fate of several more of their TV shows.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a huge announcement on Thursday (May 13).

Dylan Dreyer had reason to celebrate on Tuesday as she announced her pregnancy news to her co-stars on the Today show.The mother-of-two is expecting her third child with husband Brian Fichera, who will join their two sons Oliver, 16 months, and Calvin, four.MORE: Today's Dylan Dreyer shares glimpse inside 'messy' NY home"I'm holding my stomach and I don't have to hold it in anymore," she joked during the show's third hour. VIDEO: Today show stars get their Covid jabs live on TVShe added: "We

Justin Bieber has announced rescheduled dates for his ‘Justice World Tour’.The tour was set to kick off this summer, but the dates have now been pushed back to next year due to Covid-19 restrictions.Bieber will play 52 North American dates, adding an additional seven arena shows.“We’re working hard to make this tour the best one yet,” Bieber said in a statement.