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Randy Newman Broke His Neck & Is Rescheduling His Tour to Recuperate
Randy Newman is putting his 2022 U.K. and European tour dates on hold after a serious injury. On Wednesday (March 2), the early Americana singer best known for songs “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” “Short People” and “I Love L.A.” announced the rescheduling of his upcoming tour due to a broken neck, and is taking time off to recover before hitting the road again. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Recently, I noticed I was shrinking. People over whom I had towered now towered over me. Could this be payback for having written Short People? Turns out, my neck was broken. They operated on me successfully, I think. For even now, I look less like an anteater and more like a folk rock artist from the early sixties,” Newman said in a statement to his official website and Instagram account. ...
The Weeknd Unveils ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ North American Tour Dates
The Weeknd has unveiled the official tour dates for his long-postponed North American After Hours Til Dawn Tour, which is set to kick off this summer. The chart-topper’s first-ever stadium tour begins on July 8 with a hometown show at Toronto’s Rogers Centre before heading to 17 additional destinations including New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, Las Vegas and San Francisco, with a final stop at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on September 2. Dates for Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and the Middle East will be announced in the coming weeks. Doja Cat, who recently enlisted The Weeknd for “You Right” on Planet Her, will accompany the Dawn FM vocalist on the tour. Tickets for the tour will be available for purchase beginning March 10 at 1...
The Weather Station Shares Video for New Song “To Talk About”: Watch
The Weather Station has shared a new video for “To Talk About,” the latest single from their new album How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars. The album is out this Friday (March 4). Check out the new song’s visual below. Tamara Lindeman and her band shared the record’s first single, “Endless Time,” in January. Back in September, they shared two new songs with the deluxe edition of Ignorance—released earlier in 2021—and played Pitchfork Music Festival 2021 in Chicago. Check out Pitchfork’s interview “The Weather Station Battles Climate-Change Anxiety, One Song at a Time.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Randy Newman Postpones European Tour to Recover From Neck Surgery
Randy Newman is postponing a European tour as he recovers from neck surgery, he announced on his website. The shows were set to begin this month; new tour dates will be announced soon, according to the announcement. “Recently, I noticed I was shrinking. People over whom I had towered now towered over me. Could this be payback for having written ‘Short People’?” Newman pondered in a statement. “Turns out, my neck was broken. They operated on me successfully, I think. For even now, I look less like an anteater and more like a folk rock artist from the early ’60s. But the doctor said I’m not quite ready to tour. I was really looking forward to coming to Europe to perform. I miss performing a great deal and I look forward to a time when I can come. I’m sorry I won’t see you this time but I wil...
J. Cole Reveals Dreamville Festival 2022 Lineup: Lil Baby, J.I.D, Rico Nasty, and More
J. Cole has revealed the lineup for his Dreamville Festival, which returns to Raleigh, North Carolina on April 2 and 3. In addition to Cole, the lineup features Lil Baby, J.I.D, Rico Nasty, Kehlani, Moneybagg Yo, EarthGang, Wizkid, Fivio Foreign, Blxst, Bas, Mereba, Wale, and more. The event will also include a reunion between Ja Rule and Ashanti, as well as the first-ever performance of DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz with Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I. Find the full lineup on the poster below. The festival has faced multiple setbacks in its short history. J. Cole first announced the event in 2018. The event was slated to feature SZA, Big Sean, and Young Thug, among others, but was canceled due to Hurricane Florence. The inaugural Dreamville Festival took place in April 2019 at Raleigh’s Dorot...
Spotify Closes Russian Office “Indefinitely” in Response to Ukraine Invasion
Spotify has shuttered its office space in Russia indefinitely, Variety reports and a Spotify spokesperson tells Pitchfork. The decision to close the Moscow post comes amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “We are deeply shocked and saddened by the unprovoked attack on Ukraine,” a Spotify spokesperson said in a statement, shared with Pitchfork. “Our first priority over the past week has been the safety of our employees and to ensure that Spotify continues to serve as an important source of global and regional news at a time when access to information is more important than ever.” Elsewhere in the statement, the spokesperson said that Spotify will provide “individual support to [its] personnel in the region as well as our global community of Ukrainian employees.” Spotify has also restri...
Golnar Khosrowshahi Accepts Executive of the Year | Women in Music 2022
Billboard’s 2022 Women In Music event took place Wednesday (March 2) at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif., honoring female executives and artists in the music industry. Chief among the industry-side honorees was Reservoir Media’s Golnar Khosrowshahi, Billboard’s Women In Music Executive of the Year. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”artic...
Bad Bunny Is Aboard the ‘Bullet Train’ With Brad Pitt: Watch the Trailer
Bad Bunny is no fluffy animal. Nope, the Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter is a record-breaking recording artist at the very top of his game. The reggaeton superstar now has his ticket to ride the Bullet Train, an action film in which he’ll appear alongside Hollywood heavyweights Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Michael Shannon and more. Set for release in theaters from July 15, 2022, Bullet Train will mark Bad Bunny’s acting debut. Explore Explore Bad Bunny See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In it, the Latin star will play a hitman, part of an ensemble cast of assassins, all with connected, though conflicting objectives. And all of them riding a non-stop bullet train in Japan. Expect the action to come hard and fast in this slick flick, directed by Da...
U.S. Investigation Launched Into TikTok’s Effect on Kids’ Health
State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. U.S. lawmakers and federal regulators have criticized TikTok, citing practices and computer-driven promotion of content they say can endanger the physical and mental health of young users. The platform has an estimated 1 billion monthly users and is especially popular with teens and younger children. Last month, Texas opened an investigation into TikTok’s alleged violations of children’s privacy and facilitation of human traff...
Tyler, the Creator Gets Candid About His Creative Processes in 70-Minute Converse All Star Conversation
Multi-Grammy winning artist Tyler, the Creator recently sat down for an interview as a part of Converse‘s All Star series. In the 70-minute conversation, Tyler touches his creative process and inspirations behind his albums and even his shoe designs. Right off the bat, Tyler shares how he first linked with Converse, explaining Pharrell introduced him to the connection to kick things off with the brand. He recalls, “With Converse it’s like, man, we had so many different ideas that didn’t work and it’s okay because all of that got us to this one end result that doesn’t even have anything to do with it.” He divulged how he enjoyed the process and getting to “just learn along the way.” Later on in the interview, Tyler discussed the importance of artists surrounding themselves with people who a...
Kanye Reveals Why He Threw Microphone During ‘DONDA 2’ EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE
Shortly after the DONDA 2 EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE, a clip of Kanye West throwing his mic during his live rendition of “Hurricane” went viral and became a meme. During an exchange with Sasha A. Berg and Esther Coco Berg in Miami shared on Instagram, Ye revealed that he was “told” that he needed to add the word “performance” to his DONDA 2 performance premiere. The moment of him throwing the mic was as he explained to share his frustrations with the promoter behind the event. “It wasn’t about the sound,” said Kanye West. “It was the fact that I was told, one thing I was told was that I had to write the word ‘performance’ on the piece. But what I was giving you guys was performance art. I did these listening sessions when I dropped my album where I put a mask on and I give you this listening s...
Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar & Future Headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk / Getty Outdoor festival season is fast approaching, and the popular Rolling Loud Miami Festival has made a big announcement about its lineup which will boast Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, and Future as the headliners. In a press release, the organizers of the Miami edition of the multi-city music festival announced their full lineup for their 2022 concert, which is set to take place from July 22nd to July 24th at the Hard Rock Stadium. The trifecta of headliners in West, Future, and Lamar stood out in the announcement. Related Stories Ye aka Kanye West will be the main act to close out the show on Friday, Future will headline the festival on Saturday and Kendrick Lamar will close it out on Sunday. For West, this appearance will be the firs...
