Metallica has announced that its “M72” world tour will be extended into a third year, with the announcement of 21 North American shows spanning April, May and June 2025. Two-night tickets for the newly announced “No Repeat Weekends” and tickets for the single-night engagements will be on sale September 27 at 10am local time. Fan club pre-sales begin September 23 at 10am local time. Since opening April 2023 in Amsterdam, the tour […]
As AI slowly creeps it way into every facet of our digital lives — from essay writing to conversations with therapists to the generation of original art — it's the least bit surprising that artificial intelligence would also take a step into music. It's also not surprising that tech giant Google would be the first major player on the scene. The company is reportedly building an AI bot that can create "original" music(Opens in a […]
If all you want for Christmas is some new holiday songs, help is here. This year has seen the release of dozens of fresh new tunes for the season ― including some that just might stick around and enter the holiday rotation every year. R&B singer and songwriter Alicia Keys is out with her first-ever holiday effort, “Santa Baby,” released on Apple Music. And while the title track is her take on the Eartha […]
Soundtrack labels continued to thrive in 2021, discovering old film scores worth preserving and expanding classics to meet the seemingly insatiable thirst for music written for screens large and small. Limited-edition runs continue to be the primary marketing plan for most – with pressings of anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 copies – and fan favorites like John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann and Ennio Morricone top the list of best-selling, and best-packaged, classic film music released […]
Swifties, rejoice: Taylor Swift has finally confirmed which songs, old and new, will be on her new album, "Fearless (Taylor's Version)," which will be released April 9. Swift has been dropping cryptic messages to her fans, something she's been known to do ahead of album releases. On Friday, she tweeted the ultimate teaser: A video of an animation of a vault, with scrambled words flashing on the screen-- clues to […]
Ariana Grande is joining hit show “The Voice,” replacing Nick Jonas as a coach. The pop superstar, 27, will join the next season of the NBC show, Season 21, alongside regular coaches Blake Shelton, John Legend and Kelly Clarkson. A source told Page Six, “Ariana is a huge fan of The Voice and her management team has been negotiating to get her on the show for a while. “She is […]
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is moving from October 2021 to April of 2022, two industry sources with knowledge of the situation tell Variety. It is expected that the country-music themed Stagecoach festival, which takes place the weekend after Coachella’s two weekends, will move as well. Reps for Goldenvoice, the event’s promoter, and AEG Presents, its parent company, either declined or did not respond to Variety’s requests for comment. The move, if […]
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night on CBS. Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony from the Los Angeles Convention Center, just across the street from the award show's usual home at the Staples Center. As with other award shows held during the pandemic, there was no live audience for the Grammys this year, save for a limited number of performers and nominees. Performers at the event included Bad Bunny, […]
Despite selling millions of records and winning countless awards, Bruno Mars is not too proud to beg. The singer is petitioning for his band, Silk Sonic, to become a last-minute addition to this year's Grammys line-up. The "24K Magic" singer announced earlier this month that he and Anderson .Paak have teamed up on a project called Silk Sonic. Their debut single, "Leave the Door Open," which will appear on the duo's forthcoming collaborative album, […]
