By Chris Willman
By Chris Willman
Hundreds of staffers will receive health benefits but otherwise lose their salaries starting May 1, as the concert business faces any resumption of live music on a national scale being months away.
The move to break up the slate of hundreds of exclusive releases once planned for April into three days is aimed at helping stores enforce social distancing.
"Moving a conference that draws more than 3,000 people from over 40 countries — in prime flu season — was the only responsible thing to do," said the org, in announcing a "disappointing" decision that could be a bellwether for other conferences weighing options.
By Chris Willman
By Chris Willman
Owners believe California is unlikely to let such a high-traffic store reopen in full this summer — and that survival dictates devoting money and energy to opening at 6200 Hollywood Blvd. regardless.
By Chris Willman
By Chris Willman
It's hard to imagine saying "this is the tribute he deserves" of any one Stephen Sondheim tribute. But this two-and-a-half hour, nearly all-showstopper webcast was just that.
They were associated early in their career with Johnny Cash — and decades later, loosely, with Quentin Tarantino, after he repopularized "Flowers on the Wall" by including it in "Pulp Fiction."
With a re-broadcast of CBS' hit Prince celebration hastily scheduled for Saturday, Ken Ehrlich provided behind-the-scenes color commentary on performances by Sheila E., the Revolution, the Time, Susanna Hoffs, Misty Copeland, St. Vincent, Mavis Staples and more.
With a bluesier new record, "Good Souls, Better Angels," just out, Williams tells Variety about the album's rawer sound, her raw nerves about Donald Trump, why she wrote more explicitly about domestic abuse, and the neighborliness of her new home, Nashville.
Clark, one of the icons of '90s country, joins "Doug Douglason" for a steamy duet in the satirical new single and forthcoming video.
By Chris Willman
By Chris Willman
Rhiannon Giddens, Yola, Nick Kroll and Will Forte are among the guests on the four-week series.
"Alphabetland," the bulk of which was recorded in sessions early this year, is out now via Bandcamp.
By Chris Willman
Women including St. Vincent, Susanna Hoffs, Mavis Staples, Sheila E and even Misty Copeland highlight the Prince salute — but beware Philip Bailey's slayer falsetto, too.
By Chris Willman
With a staff of close to 400 furloughed, high rents on a current location and big costs to move to the new one, the physical media mecca is asking for help — even as Marc Weinstein explains how the vinyl boom kept them going this long.
By Chris Willman
By Chris Willman
By Chris Willman
In striking the balance between Jimmy Fallon's goofy "Safety Dance" and Taylor Swift's heartbreaking "Soon You'll Get Better," Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans mostly trusted the artists themselves to have the right instincts about tone as the special landed in a tough week.
Lady Gaga's jaunty "Smile," Taylor Swift's worried "Soon You'll Get Better" and the Stones' playful, practical "Can't Always Get What You Want" hit the right combination of notes.
By Chris Willman
Alan Menken, Liam Payne, Charlie Puth, Randy Newman, Josh Groban, Hozier, Cyndi Lauper, Boy George and Marcus Mumford are among dozens of performers Zooming in for Richard Weitz's private benefit web parties.
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