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Red Hot Chili Peppers have stepped in for Foo Fighters on this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival line-up, after the latter band cancelled all their forthcoming live appearances in the wake of the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.After the coronavirus pandemic halted the festival for two years running, the event returns to the southern city this year from April 29 to May 8.Stevie Nicks, The Who and Willie Nelson will headline proceedings, with The Black Crowes, Jason Isbell, Elvis Costello, Death Cab For Cutie, Norah Jones, Randy Newman and Kool & The Gang among many others also on the line-up.Red Hot Chili Peppers Added to the Jazz Fest Lineup on Sunday, May 1!Also don’t miss The Who, Stevie Nicks, Jimmy Buffett, Luke Combs, Lionel Richie, The Black Crowes and hundreds more, April 29 – May 8. Tickets on sale at https://t.co/siDGJzjRZf.

NEW ORLEANS -- The group Red Hot Chili Peppers has been added to the lineup of the 2022 New Orleans Jazz Fest, organizers announced Friday.The rock band's appearance is set for Sunday, May 1, and will be its first at the event since 2016.The group has sold 80 million albums, collected six Grammy Awards and been inducted into the Rock and roll Hall of Fame. Their 12th studio album, “Unlimited Love,” was released April 1.Last month, the festival announced plans to find a replacement for the Foo Fighters, which canceled all upcoming concert dates after the death of the band's drummer, Taylor Hawkins.

LAS VEGAS -- A list of early winners Sunday in the top categories at the 64th annual Grammy Awards:— Best country song: “Cold,” Chris Stapleton— Best country solo performance: Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”— Best country do/group performance: Brothers Osborne, “Younger Me”— Best American roots performance: “Cry,” Jon Batiste— Best American roots song: “Cry,” Jon Batiste— Best improvised jazz solo: “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea— Best Latin jazz album: “Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés— Best musical theater album: “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”— Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: “The United States vs.

There’s a new star in town! María Becerra, the Argentine singing sensation, is bringing her talents to the 2022 Grammy Awards! The annual gala celebrating the best and brightest in music will be taking place this year on April 3 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which is the first time the Grammys have been handed out in the City of Sin.

64th annual GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Sunday, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, John Legend, Carrie Underwood and Silk Sonic, who will open the ceremony, will be taking the stage. Maverick City Music, Aymée Nuviola and Billy Strings will also perform in special segments that showcase Las Vegas and spotlight genres not historically represented on the GRAMMYs telecast.Additionally, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton.

NEW ORLEANS -- Rock band Foo Fighters is canceling all its upcoming tour dates including a scheduled May 1 performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, following the death of its drummer Taylor Hawkins.The group was not included on the release Tuesday of the festival's “cubes," which list the times and stage assignments for every performance scheduled during the two-weekend event.The festival is returning after a two-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 festival will run from April 29 until May 1 and May 5 through May 8 at the Fair Grounds Race Course.In an announcement via Twitter, the Foo Fighters confirmed the tour cancellation “in light of the staggering loss of our brother Taylor Hawkins.

Chris Willman Music WriterFor years, the Stagecoach Festival in Indio has had a side stage, dubbed the Palomino tent, that is a virtual festival-within-a-festival, focusing on alternative country, Americana and heritage country acts, “cred” artists that tend to draw a largely different audience than the larger one that stays at the mainstream main stage all day. This summer, Goldenvoice is branching off that approach into a one-day gathering of its own — the Palomino Festival — set to go down for the first time July 9 in Pasadena.Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson & Family and Jason Isbell are newly announced as the headliners for the inaugural event, which will take place at Brookside at the Rose Bowl, a park adjacent to the storied stadium that Goldenvoice has used for a number of other genre-specific festivals in the last decade.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Even country music legend Willie Nelson found it hard to vote absentee in the March 1 primary under new Texas election laws, his wife said. Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.

election laws, his wife said.Nelson and his wife made two attempts before they succeeded in obtaining absentee ballots from Travis County elections officials, wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson told the Austin American-Statesman.She said their first applications were rejected because of inconsistent identification information provided on the forms. She said they’re concerned for those wanting absentee ballots but aren't as tech-savvy as her and her musician-husband.Texas threw out mail votes at an abnormally high rate during the nation’s first primary of 2022, rejecting nearly 23,000 ballots outright under tougher voting rules that are part of a broad campaign by Republicans to reshape American elections, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.Roughly 13% of mail ballots returned in the March 1 primary were discarded and uncounted across 187 counties in Texas.

2022 GRAMMY Awards are set to be a star-studded night filled with some truly epic performances!On Thursday, the Recording Academy announced even more performers for the upcoming awards show, including current nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton. Also, a special In Memoriam will feature songs by the late Stephen Sondheim performed by GRAMMY winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominee Leslie Odom Jr., current nominee Ben Platt, and Rachel Zegler.Additionally, multi-nominees Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are set to take the stage as they duke it out for some of the night's biggest awards, Lil Nas X will be joined by Jack Harlow for a performance of their smash hit, «INDUSTRY BABY,» and K-pop megastars BTS will no doubt provide a show-stopping performance in celebration of their nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for «Butter.»The 2022 GRAMMYs, which will be hosted once again by Trevor Noah, will also include performances from nominees Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne and many more!This year, Jon Batiste leads the nominations with 11 nods. Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R.

The Recording Academy has unveiled more performers for the 64th Grammy Awards. Nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R, Nas and Chris Stapleton will join previously announced Olivia Rodrigo, Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow. Additionally, Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo, current nominees Leslie Odom Jr. and Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler will perform during a special In Memoriam segment, featuring songs of Stephen Sondheim.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy has unveiled a second round of performers for the 64th annual Grammy Awards: nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton, and, as revealed by Variety Wednesday night, a special In Memoriam performance featuring songs of Stephen Sondheim by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler.The Grammys, again hosted by Trevor Noah, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.

Party in Music City! Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and more of country’s biggest stars will be honored at the 2022 CMT Music Awards.

Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert have been nominated for two CMT Awards each, going head to head in the Video of the Year category.MORE: Carrie Underwood 'couldn't be more proud of sister' Miranda Lambert after 'long overdue' winThe show, the only fan-voted country music awards show, sees Carrie also nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year for her hit song 'If I Didn't Love You' with Jason Aldean, while Miranda is up for Female Video of the Year for 'If I Was A Cowboy.' WATCH: Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood perform together at 2014 CMT Music AwardsKane Brown leads the nominations this year with four, including Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.Kelsea Ballerini - who is hosting alongside Marvel star Anthony Mackie - has three nominations, along with Mickey Guyton, BRELAND and Cody Johnson; it is the first CMT nods for Cody and BRELAND.SEE: All the show-stopping looks from the 2022 ACM AwardsTwelve acts are nominated for Video of the Year - the big award - with the final nominees, from a second round of voting, announced on show day.A winner is picked via social media votes and announced as the final category during the live show. Kelsea will co-host with Anthony MackieJoining Miranda and Carrie in the category are Taylor Swift and Chris Stapleton, Mickey Guyton, Kane Brown, Maren Morris, Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves, Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, and Brandi Carlile."Expect the most unforgettable CMT Music Awards yet, jam-packed with the most star-power, world premiere performances and one-of-a-kind collaborations from in and around Music City," executive producers Margaret Comeaux, John Hamlin and Leslie Fram said in a statement.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kane Brown is the leading nominee for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which celebrates the best in country music videos.Brown's four nominations for the fan-voted awards show, airing live from Nashville on CBS April 11, include the top honor of video of the year along with male video of the year, both for his hit “One Mississippi,” CMT announced Wednesday.Kelsea Ballerini, who co-hosted the show with Brown last year and will do the same this year with actor Anthony Mackie, is nominated for three awards including video of the year.Mickey Guyton, Breland and Cody Johnson are each triple nominees.Carrie Underwood, who has won a record 23 CMT awards, is nominated for video of the year and collaborative video of the year for her duet with Jason Aldean, “If I Didn't Love You.”Other nominees for video of the year include Guyton, Johnson, Taylor Swift with Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert, and Cole Swindell and Laney Wilson.Online fan voting for the CMT awards, which will also livestream on Paramount+, begins Thursday and runs through April 11.As usual, the show’s nominees are heavy with genre-blending collaborations.

“One Mississippi” singer Kane Brown scored a leading four nominations to lead the fan-voted field for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which will be handed out next month. Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and first-time nominees Breland and Cody Johnson are next with three noms apiece.

Alanis Morissette is making an offer of peace.

Willie Nelson's older sister and longtime bandmate has died. Bobbie Nelson passed away on the morning of Thursday, March 10, «peacefully and surrounded by family,» according to a statement from the Nelson family that Willie posted to Instagram. She was 91.«Her elegance, grace, beauty and talent made this world a better place,» the statement reads.