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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and SXSW on Tuesday traded jabs on social media in response to a group of as many as 60 bands who have pulled out of Austin-based festival to protest its sponsor ties to the U.S. Army, as well as its inclusion of defense contractors taking part in some of the fest’s conference programs.

Iconic 90s rapper Bo$$ has sadly passed away.

Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma are not having any more kids once baby No. 4 arrives. And that’s according to her husband’s latest Instagram Stories posts!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Black Keys named one of their most popular albums “Brothers,” which seems on the face of it to be a positive statement of purpose and, obviously, fraternalism between the rock duo’s two members, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. But the question remains: what kind of brothers? Like, Oasis’ battling Gallaghers, or some gentler brand of bros? It’s a question fans will think about after seeing “This Is a Film About the Black Keys,” an engaging music documentary that trains a spotlight on some lesser-known, historical tensions between the two as well as what binds them.

Singer and musician Eric Carmen has sadly passed away.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) is set to release 16 new compositions with the Dubai-based Firdaus Orchestra. Firdaus Orchestra is an all-woman ensemble of 50 musicians from 23 Arab countries, mentored by the composer.

Murtada Elfadl Juxtaposing the story of the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba with a musical tour of jazzman Louis Armstrong and with the expansion of the United Nations after the independence of many African countries in the 1960s might be tall order. Trickier still would be telling this complex story, full of many characters and plot swerves, in a nonlinear manner while filling the screen with written clues providing context like a bibliography of an academic thesis.

Reneé Rapp is seemingly confirming a new romance!

Billie Eilish and Finneas are bringing their Barbie theme to life on the 2024 Oscars stage.

Justin Currie, the lead singer of Del Amitri, has shared some rather sombre thoughts about his future in performing due to having Parkinson's.

Yungblud has revealed that he will make his “biggest announcement yet” on March 18, and he will be sharing daily memories of his journey so far until then.The musician posted a video on his social media channels on Friday (March 8) outlining the plan, thanking his fans for the community that they have been able to build and for the journey so far.“I’m changing and I can feel it, there are things ahead,” he says as the video begins. “Some things I know about, some things I believe we are going to have a lot of fun figuring out together.”ANNOUNCEMENT.

Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue, has said that the presence of advancing artificial intelligence technology in the music industry is “terrifying”.The songwriter, who is best known for collaborating with Williams over the last two decades, expressed concern that AI technology has the potential to replace songwriters during a talk for music and entertainment industry apprentices at the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies in Nottingham.“I think we may get to a stage in the future where an album will need to have a badge saying ‘this is an all-human record’,” he said. [via The Guardian]“From what I’ve seen of AI, the acceleration is pretty terrifying, in terms of what it can do and how it could replace songwriters.“Any person could put into an AI programme something like ‘I want a song 100 BPM that sounds like a cross between ABBA and Arctic Monkeys’.

It’s a safe bet that everyone can easily name their favorite female pop star from the golden age of music in the ’00s. But do you also know who is the wealthiest?

Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle, following the musician losing an employment tribunal after bringing forward claims of racial discrimination.The singer rose to prominence in 2009 after she unexpectedly won the Mercury Prize award that year for her album ‘Speech Therapy’ – beating off competition from the likes of Florence + The Machines, The Horrors and Kasabian.Following the win, Debelle – real name Corynne Elliot – went on to work with ACE as a relationship manager for three years. She left the job in September 2021, and brought a tribunal forward against the organisation last year, citing discrimination.According to the claims brought forward (via The Guardian), the musician accused the company of microaggressions, bullying and harassment during her time there, and stated that the work-related stress was what led to her departure.

Girl In Red has released a new track today (March 7) from her upcoming new album – check out ‘Doing It Again Baby’ below.The Norwegian singer-songwriter/producer – real name Marie Ulven Ringheim – will release her second album, ‘I’m Doing It Again Baby!’, via Columbia on April 12 (pre-order here). The latest single follows on from last release, ‘Too Much’.Speaking about the new song, Ringheim said: “This is the most fun track I’ve ever made.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC is only dipping into a recent “Vintage” when it comes to showing primetime repeats of “Saturday Night Live.” The network has since 2014 used its 10 p.m. slot on Saturdays to run “SNL” repeats from across the show’s decades-long run, a move that whets fans appetites’ for the 11:30 p.m. main showing of the popular late-night series.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In the documentary “Resynator,” director Alison Tavel resurrects a synthesizer prototype that her late father, Don, invented. Tavel, who lost her father when she was just 10 weeks old, initially wanted to make a short film doc about the synthesizer, which her father called the Resynator. The late-1970s invention generated a lot of buzz but never reached mass production.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor A new Los Angeles film festival featuring independent films, documentaries and artist talks is set for April 4-7 at venues in Chinatown, Eagle Rock and Filipinotown. The Los Angeles Festival of Movies was launched by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall, and will open April 4 with Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” Closing night film is Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World” on April 7. Both films screen at Vidiots.

Written and directed by Ciaran Lyons, Tummy Monster premiered this week at Glasgow Film Festival. Having been filmed in Scotland, Tummy Monster played fantastically to the hometown crowd and looks set to take the festival circuit by storm.Tummy Monster stars Lorn Macdonald as Tales, a tattooist going through a rough spot of his own devising. Then, one night his luck begins to change when he is requested by a very special client.

Paul McCartney, Sting and Brian Eno – shared a lengthy message on X/Twitter yesterday (March 6) about his serious health issue.It came after Sawhney told his followers on Monday (March 4) that he was “about to go through something pretty major”, but said he couldn’t disclose any details. “Wish me luck,” he wrote in the post.In a follow-up tweet, the musician said he had “decided to explain [himself]” further “after much reflection”.“A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a heart attack.

Hollywood is full of super talented actors, musicians, and athletes, but many of those stars also have crazy and weird hidden talents.

Karol G and so many more stars were honored on Wednesday night (march 6) at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music event!

Debra Byrd, a vocal coach for such shows as American Idol, Canadian Idol, Military Idol, The Voice, Majors and Minors, and others, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 5. She was 72 and no cause or location was given.

Camila Cabello is spilling the tea on her vacation with Drake!

Jonathan Taplin Jonathan Taplin is the Director Emeritus of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California and the author of “The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars and Crypto.” He was tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band in 1969. He has written this op-ed at the request of Universal Music Group. On Monday, these pages featured a defense of TikTok that could easily have been ripped from the headlines of the 2000’s.

Timothee Chalamet was hoping to have Austin Butler in the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic!

John Cena hit the orange carpet in a striped suit at the premiere of his new movie Ricky Stanicky held at Regal-E Walk on Tuesday (March 5) in New York City.

Thania Garcia Jim Beard, a keyboardist, producer and arranger who was playing for Steely Dan since 2008, has died due to complications from a sudden illness. He was 63. A rep for the musician confirmed Beard’s death to Variety in a statement issued on Wednesday.

Landon Barker is opening up about his Tourette syndrome diagnosis.

said, she meant, “What does Lorde mean by this?” The New Zealand–born musician, whose legal name is , has been super quiet ever since the debut of her album Solar Power in 2021 (accompanied by an ), but a recent appearance at Paris Fashion Week has the stans murmuring.The “Green Light” singer stepped out for the Miu Miu show, rocking dark hair after . Here she is with her brown braids:This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“Oh we’re so back,” wrote one commenter.

The Broadway revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot will play its final performance on Sunday, April 7, completing a 24-week run at the St. James Theatre.

Russell Crowe has announced that his ‘Indoor Garden Party’ will be returning to the UK and Ireland this summer.The Gladiator actor’s gigs will kick off at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin on July 1. From there, Crowe will make his way to Warrington, Paris, London and Leeds, before wrapping up at Eden Court in Inverness on July 26.Opening support will come from Lorraine O’Reilly at all dates.

SXSW sharing: “A music festival should not include war profiteers”.American musician Squirrel Flower, real name Ella O’Connor Williams, is among those who have withdrawn. She was set to perform at a handful of official showcases at the formidable arts festival – which covers ground across the entertainment and technology industry in Austin, Texas on March 12 and 14.Williams will still perform at some unofficial showcases that have no ties to SXSW in Austin.

Zoey Deutch is showing off her new haircut at a Paris Fashion Week event!

here.A post shared by Blackberry Smoke (@blackberrysmoke)Brit Turner was born in Michigan and raised in Georgia. In 2000, he and his brother formed Blackberry Smoke with singer-guitarist Charlie Sar and guitarist Paul Jackson. The band’s debut album ‘The Whippoorwhill’ was released in 2012 through country star Zac Brown’s Southern Ground label.

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