Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Generally speaking, the announcement of Grammy-winning pop powerhouse Pink as the host of the 79th Tony Awards on Sunday was met with two immediate reactions: a) will she fly, and b), why he…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 21, 2026
America’s 250 th anniversary this summer may be a bittersweet celebration, but Christina Aguilera, Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff, the Roots, Jill Scott, Seal, State Property, Kathy Sledge, Inf…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:45PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the 9th annual New York Music Month, the city’s official music festival, held …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:25AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 19, 2026
In response to multiple complaints online from Harry Styles fans who paid for special “VIP” floor tickets on the first two nights of the singer’s “Together Together” tour, but foun…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:43PM[SHARE]Monday, May 18, 2026
Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw will be honoroed by the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry foundation that provides funds for cancer research, at its 51st annual New York…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:54PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 16, 2026
Harry Styles launched his “Together Together” tour at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday, launching into the set with “Are You Listening Yet.” He previewed the tour with a…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:59PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 14, 2026
R&B-pop artist Dawn Richard, singer-songwriter Valerie June, Nigerian guitar innovator Mdou Moctar and electronic artist Porches will perform at the 2026 Libera Awards, the Foundation fo…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:03PM[SHARE]Pete Townshend — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, solo artist and legendary main songwriter for the Who — has partnered with powerhouse publisher Primary Wave Music in a nine-figure deal tha…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Veteran singer-songwriter-actor Steve Earle and veteran actor-director Steve Buscemi are two people who would seem to have known each other for ages. Their work, whether it’s Earle’s vas…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:50AM[SHARE]Monday, May 4, 2026
Dolly Parton has canceled her Las Vegas residency, which had been rescheduled for September, citing her previously reported health issues, while adding that she’s been “responding really…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Laurie Anderson, Angélique Kidjo, Mavis Staples, De La Soul, Spoon, Julieta Venegas, Black Country, New Road and Horsegirl are among the artists who will grace the stage of the 2026 season …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 26, 2026
Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving founding member of the early 1960s-era girl group and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Ronettes, has died, according to a post on the group’s Facebook…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:35PM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2026
If there were ever truth in advertising, it can be found in the poster for Raye's sensory-overload "This Tour May Contain New Music": "This tour may also contain: dramatic endings, a brass s…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:33PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 16, 2026
In the wake of the verdict against Live Nation Wednesday, in which a New York jury found that the company runs an unlawful monopoly in the concert industry, two questions have towered above …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:38PM[SHARE]New York's Bryant Park has announced the 2026 schedule for its summer Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America " a free outdoor performing arts festival in the heart of Midtown. The…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Anne Hathaway has played many roles across her two-decade career, but pop star is a new one. As a singer, she's usually gravitated toward musical theatre " with an exception being her stella…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:33AM[SHARE]U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren and four colleagues are urging the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to use its authority under the Tunney A…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AM[SHARE]Spotify and the National Independent Venue Association have announced a year-long partnership intended to strengthen independent live music in the U.S. As the live-music business has exp…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 8, 2026
United Talent Agency has signed "10-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, author, actor, world builder and HalloQUEEN" Janelle Monáe for global representation in all areas. …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:58AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Megan Thee Stallion is recovering after being rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after falling "very ill" while starring in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" on Broadway. She is expected to return …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:32PM[SHARE]Monday, March 30, 2026
Blackpink's Lisa has announced her first Las Vegas residency, "Viva La Lisa," coming to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for two weekends: Nov. 13 and 14 and Nov. 27 and 28. The announcement …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:55AM[SHARE]Friday, March 27, 2026
Melanie Martinez may be the most reluctant star ever to sell out two nights at Madison Square Garden. Even as she rose to stardom as a teenager on "The Voice" a dozen-plus years ago and plat…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Top communications firm Shore Fire Media has named Angela Barkan CEO as founder Marilyn Laverty moves to chairman of Shore Fire and senior advisor to parent company Dolphin. Laverty will foc…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2026
The Live Nation ticketing employee who told a coworker that some of the company's customers were "so stupid" called his remarks "very immature and unacceptable" during testimony at the compa…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:43AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Radiohead are gearing up to play 20 shows per year on different continents in the coming years, guitarist Ed O'Brien told Rolling Stone in an interview published late Monday, with the group'…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Barely a week after the surprise settlement of the antitrust case leveled by the Department of Justice that threatened to separate Live Nation from its Ticketmaster division, Senator Amy Klo…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00AM[SHARE]Monday, March 16, 2026
Legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins will embark upon what is being described as her farewell tour, "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes," on July 4, 2026. "Spanning iconic venues and cities across Nor…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:19PM[SHARE]Monday, March 9, 2026
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has for many years been a forceful advocate for a level playing field in the live-entertainment industry, whether leading the "Save Our Stages" bill that b…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:36PM[SHARE]Live Nation Entertainment has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in the antitrust case that had threatened to separate the company from its subsidiary Ticketmaster, acc…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:50AM[SHARE]Friday, March 6, 2026
Thursday's tenth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, featuring Paul Simon, Mary J. Blige, Hozier, Elvis Costello, Jon Batiste, Mavis Staples, Nile Rodgers & Chic and more, raised over…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:20PM[SHARE]Monday, March 2, 2026
"Ever feel like you're losing touch with who you really are?," Lizzo said about halfway through her Sunday night set at the iconic Blue Note jazz club in New York's Greenwich Village. "I hav…
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