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SZA Announces ‘SOS’ North American Arena Tour
On Friday, SZA finally delivered the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2017’s Ctrl. The new LP, entitled SOS, is a stunning and vulnerable tale of love, heartbreak and independence. The prolific singer will be taking her new project on the road this spring in her first-ever headlining arena tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 17-stop tour will see SZA hit major cities across North America, beginning with the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, on February 21. She’ll be joined by R&B singer Omar Apollo, who released his debut album, Ivory, in April From there, SZA will head to Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Washington D.C. and more. On March 4, she’ll take over New York’s Madison Square Garden, followed by a performance at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on March 7. After hitting the West Coast...
SZA Announces ‘SOS’ North American Arena Tour
On Friday, SZA finally delivered the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2017’s Ctrl. The new LP, entitled SOS, is a stunning and vulnerable tale of love, heartbreak and independence. The prolific singer will be taking her new project on the road this spring in her first-ever headlining arena tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 17-stop tour will see SZA hit major cities across North America, beginning with the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, on February 21. She’ll be joined by R&B singer Omar Apollo, who released his debut album, Ivory, in April From there, SZA will head to Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Washington D.C. and more. On March 4, she’ll take over New York’s Madison Square Garden, followed by a performance at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on March 7. After hitting the West Coast...
Third Eye Blind Announce 2023 “25 Years in the Blind” Tour Dates
Following the success of their “25 Years in the Blind” tour, Third Eye Blind have announced a new run of dates that will expand the trek into 2023. “Twenty-five years of Third Eye Blind finds us feeling glorious, as if everything is coming into deeper focus,” frontman Stephan Jenkins said in a statement. “It’s not lost on us that this is a miracle, and that we are in it because of the new fans that keep discovering us and the people who, over the years, have made our music part of their culture.” The new jaunt kicks off March 3rd in New Orleans and wraps April 15th in Pala, California. Along the way, Third Eye Blind will donate a portion of each ticket to SeaTrees, an organization dedicated to the restoration of the kelp ecosystem off the California coast. Advertisement Related Video ...
Bryce Dallas Howard to Lead Disney+ Witch Mountain Series
Bryce Dallas Howard is set to star in a newly-greenlit Disney+ series based on the beloved Witch Mountain franchise. The series is described in a press release as a “reimagining” of the franchise that began in 1968 with Alexander Key’s novel, Escape to Witch Mountain, and first came to the screen in 1975 with John Hough’s feature film of the same name. Its storyline follows “two teens that develop strange abilities and discover their sleepy suburb may not be as idyllic as it seems.” Howard will play the caring and gracious lead character, Audrey, a woman whose husband has died as a result of his relentless schizophrenia. As she reckons with demons of her own, Audrey must reassure her strait-laced daughter Tia (The Watcher‘s Isabel Gravitt) that she isn’t doomed to follow her fath...
Angelo Badalamenti, Twin Peaks Composer, Dead at 85
Angelo Badalamenti, the renowned composer known for his work on Twin Peaks and several other David Lynch projects, has died at the age of 85. According to the fan site Welcome to Twin Peaks, several of Badalamenti’s family members confirmed his passing on Monday, December 12th. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. The Brooklyn native began working with Lynch after being brought on as a singing coach for Isabella Rossellini on the 1986 film Blue Velvet. He ended up serving multiple roles on Blue Velvet, including composing its score, serving as the music supervisor, and appearing in the film as a jazz lounge pianist. Advertisement Related Video Badalamenti soon became Lynch’s go-to composer, creating the music for Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, and Mulholland Drive. For his work on Tw...
First Aid Kit Cover “Songbird” in Honor of Christine McVie: Watch
First Aid Kit have paid their respects to the late Christine McVie by covering Fleewood Mac’s classic McVie-penned track “Songbird.” Watch their rendition of the song below. Shot by Olof Grind backstage at the Cardiff International Arena, First Aid Kit’s Johanna and Klara Söderberg omit the piano that dominates the original “Songbird” for a stark, finger-picked acoustic guitar. The sisters trade the lines of the verses before uniting for the chorus, harmonizing, “And I love you, I love you, I love you/ Like never before.” McVie passed away on November 30th following a brief illness. Her bandmates Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks shared heartwarming tributes to the artist, as did a number of musicians who counted Fleetwood Mac as an influence. Advertisement Related Video First Aid Kit recent...
Herb Deutsch, Moog Synthesizer Co-Inventor, Dies at 90
Herb Deutsch, the co-inventor of the Moog synthesizer and professor at Long Island’s Hofstra University, died on Friday (December 9). “Herb’s legacy and place in the history of music will never be forgotten. And here at Moog, his laughter will be missed and cherished,” Moog Music Inc. wrote on Facebook. “We are endlessly grateful for your friendship, collaboration, guidance, and creative spirit, Herb. Our love is with you and your family.” Deutsch was 90 years old. Born in 1932 in Hempstead, New York, Deutsch took to music at the age of 4 and fell in love with performing and studying it. He eventually earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Manhattan School of Music. In 1963, he became friends with Bob Moog after introducing himself to the engineer at a music education conference a...
Rage Against the Machine’s Tim Commerford Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford revealed in a new interview with Spin that he’s been living with prostate cancer amid the band’s recent reunion. The 54-year-old said that he’s currently doing well after receiving treatment earlier this year. “I hope there’s one person who reads this and is like, ‘Fuck, I need to get checked out’ when they find out about it,” he said. Commerford told Spin that he had his prostate removed two months before Rage Against the Machine started their reunion tour in July. Only his band mates and a small circle of confidants were aware of his diagnosis, he said. In October, Rage Against the Machine canceled their 2023 North American Tour, after bandleader Zack de la Rocha severely tore his Achilles tendon at the second show of the tour. Although the...
Tory Lanez Trial Begins in Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Tory Lanez’s trial began today (December 12) in Los Angeles. The Canadian rapper and singer is facing charges related to a July 2020 incident where he is accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. If convicted on all three felony counts, Lanez could face more than 20 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Neither artist took the stand today, but Megan will reportedly give her testimony tomorrow. During his opening arguments, Los Angeles County’s deputy district attorney, Alexander Bott, told jurors that Megan Thee Stallion was shot by Tory Lanez, reports Rolling Stone. Kelsey Harris—Megan’s former friend and assistant—was apparently with the two musicians before, during, and after the shooting. “Kelsey will tell you that she just saw her close friend get shot by the defen...
The Smile Announce New Live Album
The Smile, the trio of Tom Skinner and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, have announced a new live album. The Smile at Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022 will be available digitally on December 14. All seven songs were recorded at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Check out the full tracklist and artwork for the live album below. Additionally, the Smile will broadcast a special film of the LP’s performed tracks along with one non-live album cut, “Bending Hectic.” The broadcast will be available to view for just 48 hours on the band’s YouTube channel, starting on December 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST. A Light for Attracting Attention, the Smile’s debut album, came out back in May. Since then, the band performed “You Will Never Work in Television Again” on The Tonight Show Starring ...
Mariah Carey Returns to No.1, Bad Bunny’s Mexico City Ticketmaster Fiasco, LA3C & More | Billboard News
Mariah Carey returns to No.1 on our Hot 100 with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, Bad Bunny ends his World’s Hottest tour with an unfortunate Ticketmaster fiasco, we’re bringing you all the highlight from Penske Media’s inaugural LA3C and more! [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=”article” class=”fl-textarea” title=”Descri...
Tory Lanez Allegedly Shot Megan Thee Stallion Because She ‘Insulted His Skills as a Musical Artist,’ Court Hears
Opening statements kicked off the highly anticipated trial over whether Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot two years ago. Los Angeles prosecutors hope to convict Lanez (real name Daystar Peterson) of three felony charges over the July 12, 2020 incident, in which he allegedly shot Stallion in the foot during an argument after a pool party in the Hollywood Hills. In October 2020, he was charged with one count of assault with a firearm and another gun possession charge. On Dec. 6, 2022, just one week before the trial began, the L.A. district attorney’s office added a new, third count of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. If convicted on all three charges, Lanez faces 22 years in prison. Yet Lanez, 30, has maintained his innocence and looked poised to fight for it while ...
