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Musical stars lined up to pay homage to Joni Mitchell in Las Vegas on Friday evening, with the tireless artist and activist being named Person of the Year at the 2022 MusiCares gala.

Chris Willman Music WriterGlobal Citizen has unveiled a list of entertainers and luminaries that includes more than 40 major music artists that will take part in an April campaign to urge governments to up their contributions toward supporting humanitarian efforts for Ukraine.Among those taking part in “Stand Up for Ukraine,” which is being described as a “social media rally,” will be Madonna, U2, Billie Eilish, the Weeknd, Radiohead, Luke Combs, Jon Batiste, Juanes, Garth Brooks, Billy Joel and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.The social media campaign will take place April 8-9, in advance of a “pledging summit” set to take place that second day, being spearheaded by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Other musicians getting involved with the push include Katy Perry, Kacey Musgraves, Celine Dion, Leon Bridges, Stevie Wonder, Green Day, Finneas, Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala, the Jonas Brothers, Usher, Elton John with David Furnish, Trisha Yearwood, Demi Lovato, Chris Isaak, Angélique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, Alejandro Sanz, Ryan Tedder, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam and Pharrell Williams.

Beck has announced his plans to re-record his classic tracks ‘Loser’ and ‘Where It’s At’ for an unspecified new project.Speaking during a keynote Q&A with New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich (per Rolling Stone). “I think it’s a bit arbitrary that you make a record and that’s the only version that exists,” he said.“You look back at your work and you see things you want to fix. That’s what drives the next album.

Beck and St. Vincent are among the artists set to perform at a MusiCares event honouring Joni Mitchell.The iconic singer-songwriter, who was recognised last year during the 44th Kennedy Center Honours, is set to be honoured at MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year tribute concert; it takes place at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 1.In addition to Beck and St.

Chris Willman Music WriterA cast of 18 Grammy-winning or -nominated performers has been announced for MusiCares’ person of the year salute to Joni Mitchell taking place on April 1 in Las Vegas, with Brandi Carlile and Jon Batiste leading the way as the night’s artistic directors as well as being among the featured musicians.Also appearing on the list of performers covering Mitchell’s material at the gala dinner: Sara Bareilles, Beck, Black Pumas, Leon Bridges, Lauren Daigle, Mickey Guyton, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Angélique Kidjo, Cyndi Lauper, Pentatonix, Billy Porter, Allison Russell, Stephen Stills and St. Vincent.

Katcy Stephan As Justin Bieber crooned from the Crypto.com Arena stage on Monday night, Sandals Resorts hosted an exclusive event at the venue’s Hyde Lounge.Actors including Ben Feldman, Josh Henderson, Emily Osment and Olivia Holt turned out alongside a veritable gaggle of Bachelor Nation stars to take in the first L.A. stop of Bieber’s Justice Tour.In true Sandals fashion, tropical-inspired specialty drinks “Jammin’ in Jamaica” and “Catch Me in Curaçao” were served up alongside a luxe buffet.After a rousing opening performance from Jaden Smith, “Bachelor” couple Katie Thurston and John Hersey cozied up on a couch to watch Bieber’s romantic rendition of “Somebody.” On the other side of the lounge, fellow franchise stars Mike Johnson, Caelynn Miller-Keyes and Cassie Randolph danced the night away.

Leon Bridges made a surprise appearance during Justin Bieber‘s show in Los Angeles last night (March 7) – check out the footage below.The Texas singer-songwriter/producer joined Bieber on stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, where the pop star is playing two concerts as part of his current ‘Justice’ world tour.According to a fan on Twitter, Bieber brought out Bridges to perform ‘River’ from the latter artist’s 2015 debut album ‘Coming Home’.“Special guest Leon Bridges,” a post on Crypto.com Arena’s Twitter page reads alongside a clip of the team-up. “You never know who you will see with Justin Bieber #JusticeWorldTour.”The footage sees Bridges sitting down as he plays ‘River’ on a red electric guitar.

Leon Bridges has announced he’ll be embarking on a four-stop tour of Australia later this year.Bridges revealed the news earlier today (March 7) via his social media, sharing a photo of the tour poster.He’ll be playing the first two shows in Perth and Melbourne in September, then heading to Brisbane and Sydney for two October dates, with the latter taking place at the iconic Sydney Opera House. He’ll be supported by Australian musician Milan Ring for all shows except Sydney.General tickets for the dates go on sale Friday, March 11, with pre-sale tickets available from Wednesday, March 9.

Ethan Shanfeld Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish are set to headline England’s Glastonbury Festival, taking place June 22-26 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.McCartney and Lamar join previously announced headliners Eilish and Ross. McCartney will headline the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night, while Lamar will close out the festival on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE: Kiersey Clemons (Warner Bros’ upcoming The Flash) is set to lead cast in Tayarisha Poe’s (Selah and the Spades) sophomore feature The Young Wife for FilmNation and Archer Gray.

Sea Power could be heading for their first Number 1 album with Everything Was Forever, as they lead a very close Top 5 on the Official Albums Chart Update.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn the face of it, Grammy-winning R&B singer Leon Bridges and left-field alt-rock Khruangbin, led by guitar wizard Mark Speer, seem a very unlikely combination. But Bridges started pushing the boundaries of the vintage soul sounds of his 2015 debut, “Coming Home,” almost immediately, veering off into more organic, esoteric directions with the two albums he’s released since then — particularly his latest, “Gold-Diggers Sound” — and collaborating with everyone from Kacey Musgraves and John Mayer to Bun B and the Avalanches.

Halsey has announced their Love And Power tour in support of fourth album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’.Support for the tour comes from Beabadoobee, PinkPantheress, Wolf Alice, Abby Roberts and The Marías – check out dates below.Kicking off May 17 at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre in Palm Beach, FL, the twenty-two date tour will include shows at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Governors Ball in New York, and the Hangout Music Festival alongside Doja Cat and Leon Bridges.The Love And Power tour comes ahead of Halsey’s headline appearance at Reading & Leeds Festivals in August alongside Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon, Dave, Megan Thee Stallion and Rage Against The Machine.Halsey will play:MAY 202217 – iThink Financial Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL19 – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL21 – Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL24 – FirstBank Amphitheater, Nashville, TN27 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC29 – Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MIJUNE01 – Xfinity Center Boston, MA03 – Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH05 – Budweiser Stage Toronto, ON08 – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD11 – The Governors Ball, New York, NY16 – White River Amphitheatre Seattle, WA18 – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, Portland, OR21 – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA24 – Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA26 – Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ28 – Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX30 – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GAJULY02 – Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI03 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL06 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO09 – FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine, CABeabadoobee and PinkPantheress will support at all shows from May 17 to June 8 while The Marías and Abby Roberts

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrandi Carlile, Graham Nash, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Leon Bridges, Pentatonix, Black Pumas, Jon Batiste, Maggie Rogers and Mickey Guyton will honor Joni Mitchell as performers at the MusiCares Person of the Year concert taking placed on Saturday, Jan.

Khruangbin and singer-songwriter Leon Bridges have announced their second collaborative EP, entitled ‘Texas Moon’.The EP is scheduled for release on February 18, 2022 via Dead Oceans, in partnership with Columbia Records and Night Time Stories Ltd. It serves as the continuation to Khruangbin and Leon Bridges’ 2020 EP, ‘Texas Sun’.“Without joy, there can be no real perspective on sorrow,” Khruangbin said of ‘Texas Moon’ via a press release.

Michael Bublé is ready to deliver his holiday classics to fans everywhere, and he’s bringing along a number of friends.

Michael Bublé is ready to deliver his holiday classics to fans everywhere, and he's bringing along a number of friends.The singer celebrates the most magical time of the year with his NBC special,, which includes special guests Leon Bridges, Camila Cabello, Jimmy Fallon and Kermit the Frog.

Leon Bridges has announced a UK and European tour for 2022 – you can find all the details below.The Texas singer-songwriter/producer will hit the road next summer in support of his third studio album, ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, which came out back in July.As announced last week, Bridges is set to perform at Best Kept Secret 2022 alongside the likes of The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Alt-J.

The Strokes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Alt-J and more due to play the Dutch festival’s comeback edition.The three-day camping festival – which had its last two instalments cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – will return to the Hilvarenbeek town of the Netherlands next summer, running over the weekend of Friday June 10 to Sunday 12.It sports a live music program of 51 acts, with Jamie xx, Leon Bridges, Mura Masa, Beach House, Sigrid and Jessie Ware among the other acts listed high

Chris Willman Music WriterThe lineup of performers for the Soul Train Awards telecast Thanksgiving weekend is coming into place, with a slate that will include recent chart mainstays like Silk Sonic, Ari Lennox, Leon Bridges and Lucky Daye as well as two artists getting lifetime achievement awards at the ceremony, Maxwell and Ashanti.The show will also feature a freestyling event, the annual “Soul Cypher” jam, that this year will include D-Nice, Musiq Soulchild, Jac Ross, Koryn Hawthorne, Elle

fashion, politics and viral moments from last night. God bless AmericanaThe theme was ‘American independence’ — inspiring glitzy cowboy hats, dresses adorned with the stars and stripes, Hollywood glamour and celebrities in red, white and blue.

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

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival was forced to cancel its 2021 edition set to kick off this week after rains from Hurricane Ida swamped its Tennessee venue.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.H.E.R. continued her headline-making 2021 — which has already included big wins at the GRAMMYs and Academy Awards — with the release of her debut studio album,.

Space Jam: A New Legacy has been revealed.Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, Salt-N-Pepa, Leon Bridges, Brockhampton, Lil Uzi Vert and Big Freedia are among the all-star cast of musicians joining the musical additions on the sequel to the 1996 animated classic film.SAINt JHN and SZA unveiled their new song ‘Just For Me’, also written for the film, on Friday (June 11).

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSpotify — more than a year after the COVID pandemic sent most of the world into lockdown mode — is launching a virtual concert series with a lineup of five groups and artists.

Leon Bridges has shared the Anderson .Paak-directed video for his new single ‘Motorbike’ – you can watch the clip below.The track is taken from Bridges’ forthcoming third solo album ‘Gold-Diggers Sound’, which is set for release on July 23 via Columbia Records. It’s his first LP since 2018’s ‘Good Thing’.‘Gold-Diggers Sound’ has been previewed today (May 14) with ‘Motorbike’.

Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky and Post Malone lead the names for Governors Ball 2021, which will take place this September.The New York festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary at this year’s event, as originally planned for the 2020 edition.While some acts booked to play last year’s cancelled festival remain on the line-up, such as Dominic Fike and Carly Rae Jepsen, there are some major differences, with all new headliners in Eilish, Rocky and Post Malone.The likes of DaBaby, Leon Bridges,

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBillie Eilish, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion A$AP Rocky, J Balvin, Da Baby and many more are scheduled to perform at the 10 th anniversary edition of Governors Ball, New York’s largest music festival, on the weekend of Sept. 24-26 at the the Citi Field complex in the city’s borough of Queens.Other top-billed performers include Rufus Du Sol, Ellie Goulding, Leon Bridges, 21 Savage, Young Thug, Phoebe Bridgers, Portugal.

If you're thirsty for new KAYTRANADA music, you'll have to head on over to TikTok, where the Montreal producer's new song "Caution" has debuted as a sound for users to blend into their videos. The full song will be uploaded to streaming platforms "later this month," and maybe it'll be a full-blown viral challenge by then.