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Chris Willman Music WriterThe get-out-the-vote effort in Georgia’s senatorial run-off today is getting a boost from more than 70 artists who’ve signed up to participate in #iVoted Festival Georgia, an eight-and-a-half hour livestream.

Janet W. Lee To wrap up a tumultuous year in the absence of live music, many artists are returning to the virtual stage to celebrate the new year with their fans.Pay-per-view concerts providing an incentive to stay in include shows by BTS, Justin Bieber, Jason Isbell, the Avett Brothers, Bob Weir, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Franti and more.

YouTube and Facebook handles. This year’s concert will be free to watch, with donations encouraged.The lineup also includes Adam Lambert, Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell, Bette Midler, Billy Porter, Boy George, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Carson Kressley, Harvey Fierstein, Henry Rollins, Jackson Browne, Judy Gold, Kim Petras, King Princess, Meg Myers, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Osbourne, Shea Diamond and Whoopi Goldberg.Some celebrities will make appearances and others will perform.

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter moving last year from its longtime New York base to L.A., Cyndi Lauper’s annual benefit for homeless LGBTQ youth has found a new home for these holidays, and it’s online, of course.

Celebrate the holiday with Cyndi Lauper and friends, for a good cause.

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires are withdrawing from the Country Music Association.

Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson have publicly criticised the Country Music Association after it failed to recognise the late John Prine during this year’s awards ceremony in Nashville last night (November 12).Taking to social media earlier today, Isbell said he and Amanda Shires have returned their lifetime membership cards to the CMA for not paying tribute to Prine, nor Jerry Jeff Walker or Billy Joe Shaver, both of whom passed away last month.“I doubt anybody will care, but we cared a lot

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer Bee Gees cofounder Barry Gibb has announced “Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol.

Chris Willman Music WriterBee Gees alumnus Barry Gibb dropped a duet with Jason Isbell late Thursday night in announcing a forthcoming project that has him sharing lead vocals on his catalog material with a dozen mostly Nashville-based artists.

Natalie Oganesyan editorTom Petty’s annual birthday bash is taking on a bigger all-star cast as it goes virtual this year in celebration of the late musician’s 70th.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJason Isbell, Kiiara, Jade Bird and many other artists will perform at Sound Mind Live, a virtual music festival in celebration of World Mental Health Day taking place on Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m.

Jason Isbell recently demoed his prized 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar, formerly owned by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ed King, at virtual guitar show Guitar.com Live.In a 30-minute session broadcast on October 3, the country-rock musician showed off the instrument – named Red Eye – from his rehearsal barn in Nashville, playing a few Led Zeppelin riffs and sharing about how the one-of-a-kind guitar came into his possession.“In my opinion the greatest sound in the whole world is a child’s laughter, and second

Chris Willman Music WriterA 77-track benefit album for a voting rights organization will be released as a download on Bandcamp Friday, for just one day before it disappears — and the list of artists and previously unreleased tracks is intriguing enough to inspire a full-on onset of carpe diem.The second volume of “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” includes an even more impressive lineup than the first, and like its predecessor, will be available for 24 hours, starting at

Chris Willman Music WriterBrandi Carlile, Cyndi Lauper, Cynthia Erivo, Yola and Laurie Anderson will be among the stars paying tribute to honorees like John Prine, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Philip Glass, Chicago and Philip Glass in “Great Performances: Grammy Salute to Music Legends,” set to air Oct.

Ringo Starr turned the big 8-0 on Tuesday (July 7), and his famous friends flooded social media with birthday wishes for the iconic rocker.

A Star is Born.In the film, Bradley Cooper plays Jackson Maine, an alcoholic rockstar partly inspired by Eddie Vedder. Maine plays ‘Maybe It’s Time’ at several points throughout the film as his own song.

coronavirus. Country star Kelsea Ballerini called Rice “selfish” for risking people's health by playing in front of a large crowd.

On May 15, Jason Isbell celebrated the release of his latest album, Reunions, with his band the 400 Unit by christening the stage at the newly-built Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville alongside his wife musician Amanda Shires. The music venue and bowling alley was scheduled to make its grand opening in March, but remained shuttered after a tornado hit Music City and the spread of COVID-19 halted live shows around the globe.

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit plan to hit the road with special guest Lucinda Williams next year for an unforgettable summer jaunt.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's Reunions tops multiple Billboard album charts dated May 30, following the set's first week of wide release.Reunions vaults 20-1 on Top Rock Albums, 17-1 on Top Country Albums and 2-1 on Americana/Folk Albums, up 388% to 37,000 equivalent album units (31,000 in album sales) in the week ending May 21, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

NEW YORK -- Jason Isbell had big plans for this summer, between a new album specifically designed to introduce his music to a wider audience and a schedule that had him onstage most nights from May to September.

Polo G and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit joined Future in having albums debut in the top 10.

Future flies in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with his seventh chart-topper, as High Off Life enters at No. 1. The album, which was released via Freebandz/Epic Records on May 15, earned 153,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 21, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data -- Future’s biggest week, in terms of units, for a solo album. Of

Plus: Polo G set to start at No. 2 with “The Goat” & Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’s “Reunions” rushing towards top 15 after wide release.

In a bonus conversation, Isbell digs further into the craft that went into writing his "Reunions" album, and talks about how he approaches humor differently than his late pal Prine.

The singer-songwriter's seventh album continues his reign as one Americana's master craftsmen.

By Jem Aswad

“Nothing’s too personal for me,” says Jason Isbell. And indeed, during a discussion about Reunions, his new album with his band the 400 Unit, out today, and his career, he never avoids answering any question- except one.As fans of his previous six albums are aware, the four-time Grammy winner is a singular story teller who often reveals more truths in a few words than those less adept do in a whole album.

By Chris Willman

While our table may not be very crowded during this period of social distancing, The Highwomen have brought our minds to happier times with loved ones on their song, "Crowded Table."The accompanying video, released Thursday (April 30), shows the debut album-making process.