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Vivienne Chow Chinese nationalists are threatening to boycott the recently-released sci-fi blockbuster “The Matrix: Resurrections” as news about its star Keanu Reeves joining the Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert in March spread across mainland China social media.The backlash from angry Chinese patriots known as “little pinks,” the term for an informal army of young nationalists who often make “wolf warrior” style of pro-Beijing, anti-foreign comments, could finish off the box office run of the fourth instalment of “The Matrix” series.Its performance has already been mediocre and it will likely be sidelined from Tuesday next week when eight major Chinese titles open in time for Lunar New Year holidays. Figures from Endata show that the film has grossed RMB78 million ($12.3 million) after a 14-day release.

Florida Georgia Line is 35. Singer Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons is 35. Actor Joel Courtney (“Super 8,” “The Kissing Booth”) is 26.Feb.

Keanu Reeves, Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson and more.Once again featuring artistic direction from composer Philip Glass, who is celebrating his 85th birthday with the event, the benefit will stream on March 3 via Mandolin – tickets are available here, with all proceeds going to Tibet House US.Elsewhere on the bill are the likes of Laurie Anderson, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Margo Price, Phish‘s Trey Anastasio, Punch Brothers and more, with greetings by Iggy Pop and Bernard Sumner.A post shared by Tibet House US (@tibethouse.us)It’s unclear what shape Reeves’ performance for the virtual event will take, but it wouldn’t be so outlandish for the Matrix star’s appearance to be musical in nature.From 1991 to 2002, Reeves played bass in the alternative rock band Dogstar, with the group releasing two albums in their time together – 1996’s ‘Our Little Visionary’ and ‘Happy Ending’ in 2000.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Morgan Wallen stepped on country music’s most historic and storied stage over the weekend, a sign that many interpreted as the Grand Ole Opry giving the troubled star its blessing and a path to reconciliation after using a racial slur on camera.While the country star’s return to the public eye seemed inevitable, a tweet from the Opry about Wallen surprising fans at its regular Saturday broadcast show led to heavy criticism of the mostly white institution and its history as a gatekeeper.Performers ranging from Yola, Allison Russell, Rissi Palmer, Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums, Joy Oladokun, Chely Wright, as well as Grammy winners Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell, weighed in on how the Opry’s decision could have troubling consequences for artists of color in country music.“Morgan Wallen’s thoughtless redemption tour is the nail in the coffin of me realizing these systems and this town is not really for us,” wrote Oladokun on Sunday.Wallen was caught on camera last year using a racial slur and while some organizations banned him temporarily, he has returned to the airwaves and remained the most popular artist of 2021 across all genres.

Chris Willman Music WriterRecord Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton knows that Black Friday feels different this year — for the indie record stores that observe the “holiday” as an adjunct to the main RSD event in April, and the retail-consumer culture at large. “All the big boxes have been doing their sales for weeks,” she points out.

Jason Isbell has announced details of his new record, ‘Georgia Blue’.The album – marking his eighth overall, including five LPs at the helm of The 400 Unit – is also Isbell’s first covers album. It is dedicated to songs by bands, artists and musicians from the American state of Georgia.Today (September 16), Isbell has shared the album’s lead single: A cover of ‘Driver 8’, a 1985 single from R.E.M.

Adia Victoria has shared her latest single, a cover of ‘You Was Born To Die’ – you can hear the track below.The song is taken from Victoria’s new album ‘A Southern Gothic’, which is set for release on Friday (September 17) via Parlophone/Canvasback.Victoria’s take on ‘You Was Born To Die’ features guest appearances by Jason Isbell, Margo Price and Kyshona Armstrong.“Last year the lessons I learned on my walk in the blues – the business of love, lies, loss and spectacular death – surrounded my

Chris Willman Music WriterAlthough Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday offshoot edition is still more than two months away, no time is being wasted in getting the official lineup of 150 exclusive titles out for public consumption and appetite-whetting.The Nov.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, Jason Isbell tweeted, “If Biden wins Georgia I’m gonna make a charity covers album of my favorite Georgia songs — R.E.M., Gladys Knight, Vic Chesnutt, Allmans, Cat Power, Precious Bryant, Now It’s Overhead, etc… And damn is that gonna be fun.” He subsequently confirmed that he hadn’t just been blowing electoral smoke but was really in the studio, working on giving voters in the swing state — and Peach State allies —

Miley Cyrus with instrumentation from Elton John and Yo-Yo Ma.Ghost drenches “Enter Sandman” with as much piano as guitar, while Weezer offers a nearly note-for-note replication of the original.Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit take the pounding “Sad But True” and turn it into a country fried romp that could be the backing track for a hundred movie pickup truck chase scenes.There is punk, pop, classical, jazz, rap, electronica, a Mongolian folk-metal band (yes, that's a thing) and more here.

Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Tame Impala, and more.Bonnaroo revealed the news last night (August 31) on social media.

was called off last year due to COVID-19, this year it’s being axed due to flooding. “We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo,” organizers wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday.This year’s four-day festival was set to take place from Thursday to Sunday, with a lineup including The Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Tyler The Creator, Megan Thee Stallion, Tame Impala, Jason Isbell, Leon Bridges, Incubus and Lana Del Rey. The forecast is clear, but unfortunately rain from Tropical

Jason Isbell has performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic ‘Gimme Shelter’, dedicating it to the late, great, Charlie Watts, who died earlier this week at age 80.Currently touring the US in support of their 2020 album ‘Reunions’, Isbell and his band, The 400 Unit – alongside support act Brittney Spencer – performed the cover at their show in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday night (August 26).Check out a crowd recording of the group performing ‘Gimme Shelter’ below, then have a

Chris Willman Music WriterRocker Jason Isbell may usually have one of the funniest celebrity accounts on Twitter, but when it comes to his engagement with other users on subjects related to the COVID explosion in the last year and a half, it’s been no laughing matter — or at least a subject of acerbic gallows humor, at most. And he’s not just a social-media or magazine-profile warrior.

A post shared by AEG Presents (@aegpresents)Marciano added: “Our hope is that our pro-active stance encourages people to do the right thing and get vaccinated.

Jason Isbell’s concert in Texas Wednesday was canceled due to his insurance that attendees be fully vaccinated from the coronavirus. The Grammy-winning musician previously shared through his record label on Aug.

Jason Isbell has cancelled a date on his latest US tour, following news that the musician will implement a vaccine policy to all shows.Each venue hosting Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit will require proof that you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or have tested negative for the virus within the past three days.One venue in Houston, Texas has announced that its Isbell date, originally scheduled for today (August 11), will be cancelled.

John Lithgow (“Perry Mason,” “Bombshell”) has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Apple Original Films announced on Tuesday.Lithgow will play the role of Prosecutor Leaward.

Jason Isbell has made it a requirement that audience members attending shows on his upcoming tour provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result.In a tweet posted yesterday (August 9), Isbell said: “If the venue won’t allow that, we won’t play.“I’m all for freedom,” Isbell told MSNBC‘s Stephanie Ruhle in an interview, “but I think if you’re dead, you don’t have any freedoms at all.“It’s probably important to stay alive before you start questioning your liberty.”We’re now

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amythyst Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year's Americana Honors and Awards show, which will resume in-person after the pandemic forced the cancellation of last year's awards ceremony.Nominees were announced on Wednesday for the Sept.

Chris Willman Music WriterJason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Valerie June, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah are among the multiple nominees for the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards.

Frank Turner has released a new track called ‘The Gathering’ featuring Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell – listen below.The stomping collaborative single marks Turner’s first material in almost two years, following on from his 2019 album ‘No Man’s Land’.Guest musicians Howard and Isbell tracked their parts for the song remotely from the US, with Turner enlisting Rich Costey (who helmed 2013’s ‘Tape Deck Heart’) as producer.“It’s a song about what we’ve been missing, that sense of coming

Tatanka Means (I Know This Much is True), Michael Abbott Jr (Loving), Pat Healy (Bad Education) and Scott Shepherd (Bridge of Spies) have been added to the cast of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, the Apple Studios film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and based on David Grann’s bestseller.

We are fast approaching the production start date for Martin Scorsese’s next feature, the big-budget crime drama, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” And while any film with Scorsese behind the camera is worthy of getting excited about, the cast and crew he is putting together for ‘Killers’ are shaping up to be something truly special.

Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson will join the cast of the forthcoming Martin Scorsese film Killers Of The Flower Moon.The film, set in 1920s Oklahoma, tells the story of the Reign of Terror, a series of murders against Osage Native Americans whose land was rich in oil.

Apple Original Films’ continues to expand the cast for the Martin Scorsese directed thriller Killers of the Flower Moon.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJade Bird is one of the more promising British singer-songwriters to emerge in the past few years, and Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb — who has helmed albums by Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, the Highwomen and many more — is one of Nashville’s reigning producers.

Jason Isbell is donating his songwriting royalties to a good cause.

Jason Isbell will donate proceeds from Morgan Wallen‘s cover of his song ‘Cover Me Up’ to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).The news follows Wallen receiving a huge sales boost after a video of him using the N-word surfaced online. The country music star has since been dropped by his record label and has seen his music pulled from radio stations and playlists across the US.In 2019, Wallen covered Isbell’s 2013 hit ‘Cover Me Up’.

Chris Willman Music WriterCMT announced Wednesday that it has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for “Skyville Live,” an all-star concert series bringing together artists from the rock and pop worlds as well as the country and America that are the cable channel’s bread-and-butter.The Viacom network will premiere the series with the Jan.