The arraignment of Tory Lanez, the rapper accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, was postponed on Tuesday until November. Lanez, a Canadian whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was scheduled to be arraigned on charges of assault with a firearm and possession of an unregistered gun. The hearing was postponed to Nov.
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Ludacris and Questlove will be among the artists performing at Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, a virtual event celebrating the premiere of four new thrillers –“Nocturne,” “Black Box,” “Evil Eye” and “The Lie” — from producer Jason Blum’s horror empire. The movies are debuting on Amazon Prime Video in October. Joining Ludacris and Questlove at
Variety and Artists Den have announced “Live From My Den,” an all-new digital series showcasing today’s top artists performing live from the creative spaces of their own homes, studios and cities that are meaningful to them. New episodes of “Live From My Den” will premiere each week on Variety.com, beginning Friday, Oct. 16, with an
Alice Cooper will help usher in Halloween as part of Front Row Live, a new Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp series. In partnership with Los Angeles radio station KLOS-FM, which is owned by Meruelo Media, the series will span six events, each featuring appearances by music icons including Roger Daltrey of The Who, Joe Elliott
“In Wonder,” a new documentary about singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes, is coming to Netflix on November 23, just days ahead of his fourth studio album, “Wonder,” which arrives on Dec. 4. Mendes released the album’s title track as an advance single on Oct. 2. [embedded content] The feature-length documentary, helmed by veteran music video director Grant
“It’s a strange time to release music,” James Blake says in the Cadillac Escalade ad below that includes a preview of his new EP, “Before,” which drops Wednesday. “I still want to give people music — I still want to have that release myself,” he continues. “I demo all of my new stuff in the
Sony Music Group has released the first of a series of U.S. voter campaign films with a core message to motivate and inspire eligible U.S. voters to take action and use their voice to affect change in their communities. The Company’s artists and songwriters joined the “Your Voice, Your Power, Your Vote” initiative to lend
On the day that rapper Tory Lanez is scheduled to appear in court on charges of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, Megan has written a powerful op-ed and posted a companion video called “Why I Speak Up for Black Women” in the New York Times. In it, she briefly addresses the incident, but primarily addresses the
K-pop supergroup BTS has risen to become one of the world’s most popular musical acts, but just three days before its company Big Hit Entertainment’s big IPO, it was hit with an unexpected stumbling block in the Chinese market: a single sentence about world history that has sent brands fleeing. In a speech to accept
Steven Victor’s Victor Victor Worldwide label had a very strong summer, dropping Pop Smoke’s “For the Night” on July 3 and seeing it climb its way to sales of 2 million song adjusted units, according to Alpha Data. The album on which the song appears, “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon,” has moved
Former KROQ “Kevin and Bean” colleagues Gene “Bean” Baxter and Allie Mac Kay have reunited to launch a new podcast, “A Cup of Tea and a Chat with Allie & Bean.” The show, which will post episodes three days a week, comes nearly a year after Baxter left “Kevin and Bean” and moved to London,
The first two “Pass the Mic” shows from DJ Cassidy counted as veritable mic-drops for fans of vintage R&B and hip-hop, bringing epic medleys that brought stars from Earth, Wind and Fire to Doug E. Fresh back to reprise a verse or two of their classic hits in a dance-music collage. “Volume Three” is premiering
Rapper and unlikely presidential candidate Kanye West has dropped the first advertisement for his presidential campaign, just 22 days ahead of Election Day. On Monday afternoon, West shared the video, which is a little longer than one minute, on Twitter to his nearly 40 million followers. In the video, he discusses how Americans should focus
A two-day concert event performed by BTS from Seoul on Saturday and Sunday, “Map of the Soul ON:E,” brought in 993,000 viewers representing 191 countries or regions, reps for the group announced Monday. Although no gross was reported, in the United States, ticket prices for a basic “HD multi-view” viewing ranged from $45-55 for a
Variety will host an exclusive Q&A with the cast and creatives of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” plus the premiere of a never-before-seen music video of “Come What May” in the Variety Streaming Room on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET. The virtual conversation, moderated by Variety’s Gordon Cox, features cast members
An unusual trend in recent years has seen New York City’s subway stations transformed into memorials for late, great musicians, both officially and unofficially. In the former category, Spotify transformed the Union Square and Broadway-Lafayette stations into elaborate memorials for Prince and David Bowie, respectively; unofficially, the Franklin Avenue station in Brooklyn was briefly turned
New York-based publisher Round Hill Music is aiming to raise $375 million for its new royalty fund when it on the London Stock Exchange next month, according to reports in the U.K.’s Times and Music Business Worldwide. The company is expected to announce the IPO formally this week. According to the reports, it intends to
Republic Records has promoted Amaiya Davis to vice president of media/cultural impact & engagement, it was announced today by the company’s executive vice president of media & artist relations, Joseph Carozza. She is based at the label’s New York headquarters. Davis will continue to spearhead publicity campaigns for a diverse roster of artists, including City Morgue, Duckwrth, Kash Doll, Kiana
Tom Parker, a singer for for the British-Irish boy band The Wanted, has revealed he’s been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. In an Instagram post on Monday morning, Parker announced the news to his followers, saying he’s currently receiving treatment for a grade four glioblastoma tumor. “Hey guys, you know that we’ve both been
Activist Artists Management, the music and talent management firm that’s home to Bob Weir, Grateful Dead, Dead & Company (along with co-manager Azoff/Moir), Dwight Yoakam, Empire of the Sun, The Lumineers and Michael Franti & Spearhead, has announced promotions for four staff members. Anna Kolander, a manager in Activist’s Nashville office, is now also senior
For the first time in its 40-year history, the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes’ annual charity event opened its doors to everyone. Since 1978, the Carousel of Hope Ball, founded in light of Barbara Davis‘ daughter’s diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes, has benefited the center’s research to treat young people with the condition. This year’s
Country music has never been the first genre that most people would think of when they consider formats that would be openly proud of Pride, as it were. But the music has always had a significant gay fan base, on top of the many LGBTQ execs filling the offices of Music Row and the… well,
In honor of World Mental Health Day, Carmela Wallace – mother of late rapper Juice WRLD – wrote an open letter in which she announced a new website for the Live Free 999 Fund, a nonprofit organization which aims to support young people struggling with their mental health. In her letter, Wallace reflected on her
Save The Music, which is partnered with ViacomCBS and supports efforts to teach music in schools, particularly in economically challenged districts, has announced a new music industry advisory board led by Elena Diaz, senior vice president of talent and content development at ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group, Leslie Fram, svp of music and talent at
On World Mental Health Day, Saturday, October 10, MusiCares is launching a new Wellness in Music survey. According to the announcement, this new annual survey will help the organization to assess the music community’s mental health and wellness to better inform MusiCares of the needs facing their clients. “As we settle into month seven of the
“Following an investigation based on complaints of bullying behavior by Brent Smith, WME and Brent have mutually decided to part ways,” the agency has announced. The news comes after Smith’s Sept. 22 suspension for “behavioral issues,” first reported by Deadline. Smith has represented a handful of high-profile musicians, including Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Kid Cudi, Childish
Stevie Nicks wrote the lyrics for her new single, “Show Them the Way,” exactly three election cycles ago. But in the Cameron Crowe-directed video for the song, when someone is pictured holding up a sign that says “November is coming,” it’s clear that it’s this year’s election that’s weighing heavy on her mind. “I did
Rapper Tory Lanez, who was charged with assault on Thursday in connection with the July 12 incident in which Megan Thee Stallion suffered gunshot wounds to her feet, responded on social media Friday afternoon. “[Time] will [tell],” he tweeted, using emojis. “And the truth will come to the light … I have all faith in
Much as we love having music as an escape, like last week’s stellar socially relevant song from Maren Morris, we’re starting this Fri 5 with a song that couldn’t be more important: Jhene Aiko’s “Vote,” from last and this weekend’s voting-themed episode of “Black-ish.” Like the show, the song’s lyrics deal with real-life issues affecting
Although Linkin Park’s 2000 debut “Hybrid Theory” is the best-selling debut album of the twenty-first century — diamond-certified by the RIAA for 10 million sales and spawned four hit singles including “In The End” and “One Step Closer,” the band’s Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn both admit they were reluctant at first to release the