Believer, a documentary about Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds and his quest to encourage conversations between LGBTQ youth and the Mormon community, will receive the Hollywood Documentary Award at the 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards, which will be held Nov. 4 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The film, which was produced by Live Nation…
Kiss Talks End of the Road Tour, Announces North American Dates
After 45 years of full makeup, tall boots and elaborate costumes, Kiss is hitting the road for their final tour. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will launch their End of the Road Tour on Jan. 31 in Vancouver, B.C., at Rogers Arena and play an additional 43 dates throughout North America for their farewell…
2018 Soul Train Awards: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees
Before the 2018 Soul Train Awards pull back into Las Vegas next month, BET Networks announces that rising R&B star H.E.R. is this year’s top nominee with seven nods. Grammy Award-winning chart-topper Bruno Mars, last year’s top winner, and breakthrough star Cardi B are tied at six nominations each. Close behind with five nominations is SZA, while fellow newcomers Ella Mai and Daniel Caesar garner…
XXXTentacion Ineligible for Best New Artist at Grammys 2019
The late Florida rapper XXXTentacion has been ruled ineligible for the 2019 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Complex reports and Pitchfork can confirm. One possible reason for XXXTentacion being ruled ineligible is because his breakthrough debut 17 was released in August 2017 and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart on September…
Stevie Nicks, The Cure Among 15 Acts Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2019 nominees on Tuesday, and in what has become an annual tradition, the list came with the Hall’s usual heap of opacity and a dash of acrimony. One nominee has already been inducted, two are receiving their fifth nominations, and one previously said it would decline…
MEET THE RAPPERS OF LINKEDIN
A couple of weeks ago, a Coventry, U.K.-based rapper connected with me on LinkedIn. In his bio, Skatta (aka 23-year-old Nathan Hunter) describes himself as a “Grime Artist” and has been “endorsed” by other LinkedIn members for his skills in music production and entertainment. His work experience details his time as a manager, before becoming a full-time…
So if Beethoven was completely deaf, how did he compose?
“For the last three years my hearing has grown steadily weaker…” – so wrote Beethoven, aged 30, in a letter to a friend. The young Beethoven was known as the most important musician since Mozart. By his mid-20s, he had studied with Haydn and was celebrated as a brilliant, virtuoso pianist. By the time he turned 30…
Cardi B and Post Malone Ineligible for Best New Artist at Grammys 2019
Cardi B and Post Malone have been ruled ineligible for the 2019 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, the Associated Press reports. Cardi was disqualified because of her previous nominations, according to the AP. (She was up for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “Bodak Yellow” at the 2018 Grammys; Kendrick Lamar won…
Lindsey Buckingham Says Stevie Nicks Had Him Fired From Fleetwood Mac Over The Phone
Earlier this year, Fleetwood Mac fired Lindsey Buckingham and announced a tourwithout him, which they’re currently on. (They debuted the new lineup, with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn, on Ellen last month.) Buckingham recently announced a solo tour that’ll take place concurrently with the Fleetwood Mac one. He hasn’t spoken…
Joni Mitchell’s Openhearted Heroism (Part 2)
Yaffe, who teaches at Syracuse, charts these encounters with a sure hand, and is a brilliant analyst of how Mitchell’s songs are made. But he leans a little heavily on quotations familiar to fans: many of his most revealing takes are culled from “Woman of Heart and Mind,” an excellent PBS “American Masters” documentary. He…
