The recent solar eclipse that captivated the protected eyes of Americans also made an impact on our ears. The event helped send Soundgarden’s classic 1994 hit “Black Hole Sun” to the top of Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart.
The tune’s title and lyrics paired nicely with the natural phenomenon, leading the song to draw 4.2 million official streams earned (up 34%) and 2.5 million in radio airplay audience (up 19%), as well as sell 1,000 downloads (up 166%) in the United States during the week of April 5th-11th.
According to Billboard, “Black Hole Sun” is the first Soundgarden song to top Hot Hard Rock Songs tally, although that particular chart has only been around since 2020. The song also made an impact on the Hot Rock Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts, landing in the teens on all three.
Other songs that surged on the Billboard charts thanks to...
The tune’s title and lyrics paired nicely with the natural phenomenon, leading the song to draw 4.2 million official streams earned (up 34%) and 2.5 million in radio airplay audience (up 19%), as well as sell 1,000 downloads (up 166%) in the United States during the week of April 5th-11th.
According to Billboard, “Black Hole Sun” is the first Soundgarden song to top Hot Hard Rock Songs tally, although that particular chart has only been around since 2020. The song also made an impact on the Hot Rock Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts, landing in the teens on all three.
Other songs that surged on the Billboard charts thanks to...
- 4/18/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
London-born musician, Slash, gained world-wide recognition as the lead guitarist of rock group, ‘Guns N Roses’ in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Whilst in the band, he created the side-group ’Slash’s Snakepit’ which although did not gain much mainstream attention, received critical acclaim.
He then co-founded the rock super-group ‘Velvet Revolver’ which re-established him as a mainstream artist in the mid to late 2000s.
In 2010, Slash released his debut album ‘Slash’, which rose to #3 in the US Album Chart following its release in April 2010. The album featured many of Slash’s musical friends, such as Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, and Iggy Pop.
Charities & foundations supported
Slash has supported the following charities:
21st Century LeadersACT Today!Aid Still RequiredChildLineChildren's Defense FundCity of HopeElton John AIDS FoundationGibson FoundationGRAMMY Foundationhealgrief.
He then co-founded the rock super-group ‘Velvet Revolver’ which re-established him as a mainstream artist in the mid to late 2000s.
In 2010, Slash released his debut album ‘Slash’, which rose to #3 in the US Album Chart following its release in April 2010. The album featured many of Slash’s musical friends, such as Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie of The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, and Iggy Pop.
Charities & foundations supported
Slash has supported the following charities:
21st Century LeadersACT Today!Aid Still RequiredChildLineChildren's Defense FundCity of HopeElton John AIDS FoundationGibson FoundationGRAMMY Foundationhealgrief.
- 3/13/2024
- Look to the Stars
Mike McCready has provided an update on what’s next from Pearl Jam, assuring fans that their forthcoming album — produced by Andrew Watt — will be “a lot heavier than you’d expect.”
The guitarist offered some details about the album in a recent interview with Classic Rock, and although it’s yet to be announced, it sounds like the LP is just about complete: “I’m hoping it’s gonna come out [in 2024],” McCready said. “We have a bunch of songs tracked. We worked with Andrew Watt, who’s a younger pop producer-type guy, but he’s really a rock guy at heart — I think we’re his favorite band. When we were in the studio with him this past year, he really kicked our asses, got us focused and playing, song after song.”
Though Watt has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey, our...
The guitarist offered some details about the album in a recent interview with Classic Rock, and although it’s yet to be announced, it sounds like the LP is just about complete: “I’m hoping it’s gonna come out [in 2024],” McCready said. “We have a bunch of songs tracked. We worked with Andrew Watt, who’s a younger pop producer-type guy, but he’s really a rock guy at heart — I think we’re his favorite band. When we were in the studio with him this past year, he really kicked our asses, got us focused and playing, song after song.”
Though Watt has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey, our...
- 1/5/2024
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Organised by Sos (Save Our Selves), Live Earth is a series of concerts set to take place around the world on July 7th, 2007 to engage people on a mass scale to combat our climate crisis.
Concerts will include performances by more than 150 of the world’s top musicians performing at various venues around the world.
Venues and musicians include:
Sydney, Australia:
Blue King Brown Crowded House Eskimo Joe Ghostwriters Jack Johnson John Butler Trio Missy Higgins Paul Kelly Sneaky Sound System Toni Collette and The Finish Wolfmother
Shanghai, China:
12 Girls Band Anthony Wong Eason Chan Evonne Hsu Huang Xiao Ming Joey Sarah Brightman Soler Winnie Shin
Hamburg, Germany:
Chris Cornell Jan Delay Juli Katie Melua Lotto King Karl Mana Mando Diao Michael Mittermeier Reamonn Roger Cicero Sasha Silbermond Snoop Dogg Shakira Enrique Iglesias
Tokyo, Japan
AI Abingdon Boys School Ai Otsuka Ayaka Bonnie Pink Cocco Genki Rockets Kumi Koda Linkin...
Concerts will include performances by more than 150 of the world’s top musicians performing at various venues around the world.
Venues and musicians include:
Sydney, Australia:
Blue King Brown Crowded House Eskimo Joe Ghostwriters Jack Johnson John Butler Trio Missy Higgins Paul Kelly Sneaky Sound System Toni Collette and The Finish Wolfmother
Shanghai, China:
12 Girls Band Anthony Wong Eason Chan Evonne Hsu Huang Xiao Ming Joey Sarah Brightman Soler Winnie Shin
Hamburg, Germany:
Chris Cornell Jan Delay Juli Katie Melua Lotto King Karl Mana Mando Diao Michael Mittermeier Reamonn Roger Cicero Sasha Silbermond Snoop Dogg Shakira Enrique Iglesias
Tokyo, Japan
AI Abingdon Boys School Ai Otsuka Ayaka Bonnie Pink Cocco Genki Rockets Kumi Koda Linkin...
- 11/16/2023
- Look to the Stars
Josh Klinghoffer stepped behind the drum kit for Pearl Jam once again on Wednesday, September 13th in Fort Worth, Texas, filling in for regular drummer Matt Cameron while he recovers from Covid-19. Watch the fan-shot footage below.
The Dickies Arena concert was the latest stop on Pearl Jam’s brief 2023 tour (grab tickets here), clocking in at 27 songs and 155 minutes. Notably, the setlist was heavy on songs from Yield, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The band played six tracks from the 1998 album, including the second performance of “Pilate” since 2018. They only played one song released after 1998, “Mind Your Manners” from 2013’s Lightning Bolt, and also performed covers of “Eruption” by Van Halen and The Who’s “Baba O’Riley.” Check out the full setlist below.
Klinghoffer — a multi-instrumentalist who was the lead guitarist in the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019 — became a proper touring member of Pearl...
The Dickies Arena concert was the latest stop on Pearl Jam’s brief 2023 tour (grab tickets here), clocking in at 27 songs and 155 minutes. Notably, the setlist was heavy on songs from Yield, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The band played six tracks from the 1998 album, including the second performance of “Pilate” since 2018. They only played one song released after 1998, “Mind Your Manners” from 2013’s Lightning Bolt, and also performed covers of “Eruption” by Van Halen and The Who’s “Baba O’Riley.” Check out the full setlist below.
Klinghoffer — a multi-instrumentalist who was the lead guitarist in the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019 — became a proper touring member of Pearl...
- 9/14/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has revealed he is drawing on his experiences in the Seattle grunge scene for a new rock opera. In an interview with Guitar World, the musician said the project is inspired by and honors the late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, who was also McCready’s bandmate in the supergroup Temple of the Dog.
“I look at him as one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time, aside from being a friend,” McCready said about Cornell. “I love Chris and I’m working on a little project about the Seattle scene and a musical kind of rock opera thing. It’s just from my experience in the Seattle music scene, and he’s part of it.”
Last month, McCready shared the first preview of the rock opera when he posted a live performance of a Cornell tribute called “Crying Moon” on Instagram. He told...
“I look at him as one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time, aside from being a friend,” McCready said about Cornell. “I love Chris and I’m working on a little project about the Seattle scene and a musical kind of rock opera thing. It’s just from my experience in the Seattle music scene, and he’s part of it.”
Last month, McCready shared the first preview of the rock opera when he posted a live performance of a Cornell tribute called “Crying Moon” on Instagram. He told...
- 9/13/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready is transforming the tragedies and triumphs of the Seattle grunge scene into a new rock opera, the guitarist told Guitar World magazine.
McCready offered the first taste of the project just last month when he shared a live performance of a new song, “Crying Moon,” which he wrote in tribute to Chris Cornell. The late Soundgarden frontman, as well as McCready’s friend and Temple of the Dog bandmate, is a primary influence for the new rock opera.
“I look at him as one of...
McCready offered the first taste of the project just last month when he shared a live performance of a new song, “Crying Moon,” which he wrote in tribute to Chris Cornell. The late Soundgarden frontman, as well as McCready’s friend and Temple of the Dog bandmate, is a primary influence for the new rock opera.
“I look at him as one of...
- 9/13/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Break out your headbands, Upper East Siders and Jenny Humphrey stans. Taylor Momsen reunited with “Gossip Girl” star Penn Badgley for the first time since the 2012 series finale of The CW teen drama, appearing on the Sept. 6 episode of “Podcrushed,” Badgley’s SiriusXM podcast with Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari.
During the hour-long episode, the pair reminisced about their time on “Gossip Girl” together; Badgley portrayed Dan Humphrey, while Momsen played his little sister, Jenny, for four seasons. She was just 12 years old when the pilot was shot, and says she didn’t really want to leave her middle school friends — but was “convinced” to do it.
“Larger powers than me came down and went, ‘This is a great opportunity,'” Momsen, now 30, said during the episode, which was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike. It was then, filming the show, that she really leaned into music. “That’s where...
During the hour-long episode, the pair reminisced about their time on “Gossip Girl” together; Badgley portrayed Dan Humphrey, while Momsen played his little sister, Jenny, for four seasons. She was just 12 years old when the pilot was shot, and says she didn’t really want to leave her middle school friends — but was “convinced” to do it.
“Larger powers than me came down and went, ‘This is a great opportunity,'” Momsen, now 30, said during the episode, which was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike. It was then, filming the show, that she really leaned into music. “That’s where...
- 9/6/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Painkiller’s Peter Berg is unfazed by the Dopesick comparison.
Concurrent development of similar projects is a tale as old as time in Hollywood, and while it might be a negative for disaster flicks such as 1998’s Armageddon and Deep Impact, Berg views the Painkiller–Dopesick situation as a positive. It means that more and more people are able to learn about the still-ongoing opioid crisis and the massive role that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family played in its origin. This story has also been told in other films and documentaries, so Berg’s Netflix series with EP Eric Newman, which debuted atop the streamer’s U.S. TV chart with 7.2 million views, and Danny Strong’s Hulu series are by no means alone. And similar to Berg, each present-and-past storyteller likely welcomes additional stories into the fold until this crisis is finally solved.
One of the most devastating aspects of the series,...
Concurrent development of similar projects is a tale as old as time in Hollywood, and while it might be a negative for disaster flicks such as 1998’s Armageddon and Deep Impact, Berg views the Painkiller–Dopesick situation as a positive. It means that more and more people are able to learn about the still-ongoing opioid crisis and the massive role that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family played in its origin. This story has also been told in other films and documentaries, so Berg’s Netflix series with EP Eric Newman, which debuted atop the streamer’s U.S. TV chart with 7.2 million views, and Danny Strong’s Hulu series are by no means alone. And similar to Berg, each present-and-past storyteller likely welcomes additional stories into the fold until this crisis is finally solved.
One of the most devastating aspects of the series,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As Aerosmith get ready to embark on a farewell tour, it’s no secret that guitarist Joe Perry and singer Steven Tyler have had their share of discord over the years. Such was the case around 2009, when Perry was seeking out a potential replacement for the band’s iconic vocalist.
In a new interview with The Dave Rickards Podcast, singer Chris Daughtry revealed that he was one of the candidates that Perry approached to take over for Tyler, who at the time entered rehab for painkillers and then emerged to become a judge on American Idol.
Frustrated with the lack of Aerosmith activity, Perry sought out possible replacements for Tyler. Over the years, it has been reported that Perry may have reached out to such singers as Sammy Hagar, Chris Cornell, Paul Rodgers, and Billy Idol.
Daughtry at the time was a few years removed from his fourth-place finish on...
In a new interview with The Dave Rickards Podcast, singer Chris Daughtry revealed that he was one of the candidates that Perry approached to take over for Tyler, who at the time entered rehab for painkillers and then emerged to become a judge on American Idol.
Frustrated with the lack of Aerosmith activity, Perry sought out possible replacements for Tyler. Over the years, it has been reported that Perry may have reached out to such singers as Sammy Hagar, Chris Cornell, Paul Rodgers, and Billy Idol.
Daughtry at the time was a few years removed from his fourth-place finish on...
- 8/15/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Providing a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need
MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.
The Foundation is the charitable arm of the Recording Academy, the group that gives out the Grammys.
Celebrity supporters
MusiCares has 193 known supporters, including Elton John, Bill Clinton, and Sting
Areas of work Creative ArtsUnemployment/Career Support Read more about MusiCares's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles The Edge's Music Rising Chris Cornell To Be Honoured For Charity WorkeBay Busy With Charity Auctions“Stairway to Heaven” Guitar to Benefit MusiCaresLil' Kim Cares About Charity
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MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.
The Foundation is the charitable arm of the Recording Academy, the group that gives out the Grammys.
Celebrity supporters
MusiCares has 193 known supporters, including Elton John, Bill Clinton, and Sting
Areas of work Creative ArtsUnemployment/Career Support Read more about MusiCares's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles The Edge's Music Rising Chris Cornell To Be Honoured For Charity WorkeBay Busy With Charity Auctions“Stairway to Heaven” Guitar to Benefit MusiCaresLil' Kim Cares About Charity
Find out more about getting help from these celebrities →
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- 6/13/2023
- Look to the Stars
Disturbed singer David Draiman made an impassioned and personal speech onstage during a recent show in Milwaukee, telling the audience that he recently almost lost his life to “addiction and depression.”
While referencing the Disturbed song “A Reason to Fight,” an emotional Draiman mentioned how he missed his late friends like Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland, and Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell,” while adding that a couple months ago he “almost joined them.”
He told the crowd the following:
“A reason to fight — we all need one. The demons that are known as addiction and depression are very, very real. They are diseases no different than cancer. You can’t see depression. You can’t see addiction. It festers inside. It metastasizes, takes over your body and mind, your soul. And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of losing everybody I love to depression and addiction.
While referencing the Disturbed song “A Reason to Fight,” an emotional Draiman mentioned how he missed his late friends like Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland, and Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell,” while adding that a couple months ago he “almost joined them.”
He told the crowd the following:
“A reason to fight — we all need one. The demons that are known as addiction and depression are very, very real. They are diseases no different than cancer. You can’t see depression. You can’t see addiction. It festers inside. It metastasizes, takes over your body and mind, your soul. And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of losing everybody I love to depression and addiction.
- 5/10/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
The Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation is getting ready to rock.
The nonprofit organization is finalizing details for its starry fundraiser Rock4EB!, an event that will be held at a private residence in Malibu on May 6. It will be hosted by Judd Apatow and headlined by special performances from Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile and comedian Kevin Nealon. The trio follow in the footsteps of stars who have appeared on stage or performed at previous Rock4EB! fundraisers like Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Eddie Vedder, Sting and Chris Cornell.
The guest list is equally starry and in years past has featured the likes of Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Courteney Cox, Elizabeth Olsen, Kaley Cuoco, Rami Malek, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, Kaia Gerber, Bill Maher, Kim Basinger and hundreds of others. Strong celebrity support is expected again this year from actors close to the cause.
The nonprofit organization is finalizing details for its starry fundraiser Rock4EB!, an event that will be held at a private residence in Malibu on May 6. It will be hosted by Judd Apatow and headlined by special performances from Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile and comedian Kevin Nealon. The trio follow in the footsteps of stars who have appeared on stage or performed at previous Rock4EB! fundraisers like Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Eddie Vedder, Sting and Chris Cornell.
The guest list is equally starry and in years past has featured the likes of Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Courteney Cox, Elizabeth Olsen, Kaley Cuoco, Rami Malek, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, Kaia Gerber, Bill Maher, Kim Basinger and hundreds of others. Strong celebrity support is expected again this year from actors close to the cause.
- 4/28/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After lead singer Chris Cornell‘s death in 2017, his former band Soundgarden planned to release their final recordings with the late singer but were halted by Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell.
In 2019, Vicky sued Soundgarden in federal court over royalties regarding the last recordings her husband had made which she claimed were an independent project whereas the band claimed were part of the group effort.
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On April 17, Vicky and Soundgarden said they have come to an agreement out of court and the band will soon be able to release their final recordings with the lead singer.
Their statement to the public said, “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out-of-court resolution. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the...
In 2019, Vicky sued Soundgarden in federal court over royalties regarding the last recordings her husband had made which she claimed were an independent project whereas the band claimed were part of the group effort.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died In 2022
On April 17, Vicky and Soundgarden said they have come to an agreement out of court and the band will soon be able to release their final recordings with the lead singer.
Their statement to the public said, “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out-of-court resolution. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the...
- 4/19/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
The widow of singer Chris Cornell and his former bandmates in Soundgarden said Monday that they have resolved her lawsuit against them, clearing the way for the release of the band’s final recordings more than five years after his death.
Vicky Cornell sued Soundgarden in federal court in 2019 over royalties from recordings her husband had made that she said were intended to be a solo project but the band contended were part of their partnership with him.
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“ Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” the two sides said in a statement. “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the...
Vicky Cornell sued Soundgarden in federal court in 2019 over royalties from recordings her husband had made that she said were intended to be a solo project but the band contended were part of their partnership with him.
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“ Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” the two sides said in a statement. “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the...
- 4/17/2023
- by Alex Nino Gheciu
- ET Canada
Soundgarden and the estate of the late Chris Cornell (led by his widow Vicky Cornell) have reached an “amicable out-of-court resolution,” reconciling the long-running legal disputes between the two parties.
The agreement will lead to the release of Chris Cornell’s final recordings with Soundgarden, which had been one of the points of contention, among other disagreements.
A joint statement was posted to the Soundgarden and Chris Cornell social media pages announcing the news:
“Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon Soundgarden’s incredible legacy as well...
The agreement will lead to the release of Chris Cornell’s final recordings with Soundgarden, which had been one of the points of contention, among other disagreements.
A joint statement was posted to the Soundgarden and Chris Cornell social media pages announcing the news:
“Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon Soundgarden’s incredible legacy as well...
- 4/17/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s estate have ended a protracted legal battle, paving the way for seven final recordings with Cornell to finally see release.
“Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” read a statement shared on Cornell’s Instagram. “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. The...
“Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” read a statement shared on Cornell’s Instagram. “The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. The...
- 4/17/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
(Welcome to Best Action Scene Ever, a column dedicated to breaking down the best, most effective action sequences throughout the genre. In this edition, we look back at the birth of a new Bond in the opening moments of 2006's "Casino Royale.")
It may be hard for some to remember now, especially in light of the downright schmaltzy ending the character received in "No Time To Die," but Daniel Craig's James Bond wasn't always given the red carpet treatment as if he were the homecoming hero for the ages. In the early 2000s, the rough-cut blonde was largely an unproven talent who was mostly familiar to audiences for a bit role in Steven Spielberg's "Munich," his leading turn in Matthew Vaughn's "Layer Cake," and an appearance in 2001's "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." Without the benefit of an established history to his name, diehards and general audiences alike...
It may be hard for some to remember now, especially in light of the downright schmaltzy ending the character received in "No Time To Die," but Daniel Craig's James Bond wasn't always given the red carpet treatment as if he were the homecoming hero for the ages. In the early 2000s, the rough-cut blonde was largely an unproven talent who was mostly familiar to audiences for a bit role in Steven Spielberg's "Munich," his leading turn in Matthew Vaughn's "Layer Cake," and an appearance in 2001's "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." Without the benefit of an established history to his name, diehards and general audiences alike...
- 4/10/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The inaugural Hollywood & Mind Summit has listed some of the speakers that will appear at the May 11 event, including Charlamagne Tha God, radio and television personality, media mogul and founder of The Mental Wealth Alliance; Christina Wootton, head of partnerships at Roblox; Vicky Cornell, wife of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and advocate for mental health and addiction recovery; and Percy “Master P” Miller, rapper, music producer and Nami ambassador.
A first-of-its-kind venture, Hollywood & Mind focuses on leveraging the influence of the entertainment industry to elevate mental health, break stigma, and save lives.
The one-day event, to be held during Mental Health Awareness Month, will bring together executives and talent across television, film, music and digital with mental health experts for conversations on topics including mental health storytelling, the power of song, opportunities to elevate mental wellness through tech and gaming, and the evolution of partnerships among mental health organizations and creators.
A first-of-its-kind venture, Hollywood & Mind focuses on leveraging the influence of the entertainment industry to elevate mental health, break stigma, and save lives.
The one-day event, to be held during Mental Health Awareness Month, will bring together executives and talent across television, film, music and digital with mental health experts for conversations on topics including mental health storytelling, the power of song, opportunities to elevate mental wellness through tech and gaming, and the evolution of partnerships among mental health organizations and creators.
- 3/9/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has announced an April 2023 US tour with his solo act The Joe Perry Project.
Dates kick off April 15th in Mashantucket, Connecticut, followed by shows in Boston (April 16th) and New York City (April 18th). Perry will then make two Chicago-area appearances in Des Plaines and St. Charles, Illinois, before a final concert in Los Angeles on April 26th.
Ticket pre-sales for the Connecticut and Boston shows are ongoing via Ticketmaster. Additional ticket information and VIP packages are available via Joe Perry’s website. Alternatively, you can pick up tickets to sold-out gigs via StubHub.
Perry’s touring lineup includes Gary Cherone on lead vocals, Aerosmith backup singer Buck Johnson on keyboards and vocals, drummer Jason Sutter, and original Jpp bassist David Hull.
Perry formed the project in 1979 when he temporarily stepped away from Aerosmith. He would go on to release three studio albums under the...
Dates kick off April 15th in Mashantucket, Connecticut, followed by shows in Boston (April 16th) and New York City (April 18th). Perry will then make two Chicago-area appearances in Des Plaines and St. Charles, Illinois, before a final concert in Los Angeles on April 26th.
Ticket pre-sales for the Connecticut and Boston shows are ongoing via Ticketmaster. Additional ticket information and VIP packages are available via Joe Perry’s website. Alternatively, you can pick up tickets to sold-out gigs via StubHub.
Perry’s touring lineup includes Gary Cherone on lead vocals, Aerosmith backup singer Buck Johnson on keyboards and vocals, drummer Jason Sutter, and original Jpp bassist David Hull.
Perry formed the project in 1979 when he temporarily stepped away from Aerosmith. He would go on to release three studio albums under the...
- 2/23/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
He might not have had the same kind of commercial success as his peers, but classic rock lost a legend when Jeff Beck died at age 78. His music will live on, and so will the awards he won when he was alive. He might add another piece of hardware, too. Beck could win at the 2023 Grammy Awards for a guest spot on Ozzy Osbourne’s 2022 album Patient Number 9 in a category that nearly eluded him his entire career.
Jeff Beck | Martin Philbey/Getty Images Jeff Beck earned his 17th Grammy Awards nomination for an Ozzy Osbourne song
Jeff Beck found fame early in his career. He starred for the Yardbirds when Clapton left the group. When he tired of that group, he started the Jeff Beck Group and recorded two groundbreaking albums before the dawn of the 1970s — Truth and Beck-Ola.
Several Beck songs earned Grammy Awards nominations over the years,...
Jeff Beck | Martin Philbey/Getty Images Jeff Beck earned his 17th Grammy Awards nomination for an Ozzy Osbourne song
Jeff Beck found fame early in his career. He starred for the Yardbirds when Clapton left the group. When he tired of that group, he started the Jeff Beck Group and recorded two groundbreaking albums before the dawn of the 1970s — Truth and Beck-Ola.
Several Beck songs earned Grammy Awards nominations over the years,...
- 2/2/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Van Conner, the bassist who cofounded the influential hard-rock group Screaming Trees alongside his brother, Gary Lee, and singer Mark Lanegan, has died. “Van Conner bassist and songwriter of Screaming Trees died last night of an extended illness at 55,” Gary Lee wrote on Facebook. “It was pneumonia that got him in the end. He was one of the closest friends I ever had and I loved him immensely. I will miss him forever and ever and ever.”
Van’s buoyant, understated playing provided a foundation for his older brother’s...
Van’s buoyant, understated playing provided a foundation for his older brother’s...
- 1/18/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In a far-reaching interview with former soccer player Peter Crouch, the English singer Ed Sheeran made the shocking reveal that he was fired from making a song for the James Bond movie No Time To Die in favor of Billie Eilish when directors for the project switched.
Sheeran was speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, and also talked about some of the worst music gigs of his life, bringing his children on a concert tour, and moving back to his hometown of Suffolk.
On the James Bond gig, Sheeran revealed he almost got the iconic opportunity by saying rather crudely, “I was within a f––king gnat’s pube of doing one.”
He went on to clarify, “They changed directors, and then they just changed scripts, and that was it. But we had done all the meetings, I had started writing it.”
Sheeran admitted that it stung to lose the chance saying,...
Sheeran was speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, and also talked about some of the worst music gigs of his life, bringing his children on a concert tour, and moving back to his hometown of Suffolk.
On the James Bond gig, Sheeran revealed he almost got the iconic opportunity by saying rather crudely, “I was within a f––king gnat’s pube of doing one.”
He went on to clarify, “They changed directors, and then they just changed scripts, and that was it. But we had done all the meetings, I had started writing it.”
Sheeran admitted that it stung to lose the chance saying,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
The tear-stricken faces peering up adoringly at James Bond producer Michael G. Wilson, seated in the royal box at Royal Albert Hall, during a lengthy standing ovation at “The Sound of 007” concert said it all: It’s not just movie music — the music, for this franchise at least, is the movie.
Tuesday’s charity event at London’s grandest venue preceded the Oct. 5 release of feature documentary “The Sound of 007” on Amazon’s Prime Video, and didn’t hesitate to remind both Bond novices and grizzled veterans that the franchise is virtually synonymous with some of cinema’s most iconic tracks.
The concert — part of a cavalcade of events marking the British spy’s 60th anniversary on screen — was produced and overseen by five-time Bond composer David Arnold, who was front and centre the entire evening, shredding with Hans Zimmer on an electric guitar or belting out late Soundgarden frontman...
Tuesday’s charity event at London’s grandest venue preceded the Oct. 5 release of feature documentary “The Sound of 007” on Amazon’s Prime Video, and didn’t hesitate to remind both Bond novices and grizzled veterans that the franchise is virtually synonymous with some of cinema’s most iconic tracks.
The concert — part of a cavalcade of events marking the British spy’s 60th anniversary on screen — was produced and overseen by five-time Bond composer David Arnold, who was front and centre the entire evening, shredding with Hans Zimmer on an electric guitar or belting out late Soundgarden frontman...
- 10/5/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival took place at Dana Point, California, over the weekend with a bill that included Stevie Nicks, Jack White, Brittany Howard, P!nk, St. Vincent, and the Pearl Jam frontman himself. The final night of the festival happened to be five year anniversary of Tom Petty’s death, and several of the performers took a moment to honor his legacy.
It began on Friday evening when Stevie Nicks and her band — which includes Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench — took the stage to a recording of Petty’s 1989 classic “Runnin’ Down a Dream.
It began on Friday evening when Stevie Nicks and her band — which includes Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench — took the stage to a recording of Petty’s 1989 classic “Runnin’ Down a Dream.
- 10/3/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
“Dancing with the Stars” will get shaken, not stirred, when it celebrates Bond Night on Monday’s episode.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the release of the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” the top 14 will perform to Bond theme songs on Week 3. But you won’t hear one notable tune: Adele‘s “Skyfall” from the 2012 film of the same name and the first Bond theme to win the Best Original Song Oscar. The subsequent two Oscar-winning themes, Sam Smith‘s “Writing on the Wall” from 2015’s “Spectre” and Billie Eilish‘s title track to last year’s “No Time to Die,” will be represented on the show.
And with the moody nature of most of the tracks, you will not be shocked to learn that there will be lots of rumbas — eight of them, to be exact. Definitely a missed opportunity not to make it 007.
For the second week in a row,...
To mark the 60th anniversary of the release of the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” the top 14 will perform to Bond theme songs on Week 3. But you won’t hear one notable tune: Adele‘s “Skyfall” from the 2012 film of the same name and the first Bond theme to win the Best Original Song Oscar. The subsequent two Oscar-winning themes, Sam Smith‘s “Writing on the Wall” from 2015’s “Spectre” and Billie Eilish‘s title track to last year’s “No Time to Die,” will be represented on the show.
And with the moody nature of most of the tracks, you will not be shocked to learn that there will be lots of rumbas — eight of them, to be exact. Definitely a missed opportunity not to make it 007.
For the second week in a row,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Dancing With the Stars” on Disney+ will be devoting an entire show to cinema’s most iconic super spy with next week’s “Bond Night.”
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of James Bond on the silver screen, the 14 remaining “DWTS” couples will perform dances to classic songs from the James Bond franchise.
The evening will kick off with a special pro-dancer performance set to to “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings.
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This will be followed by:
Joseph Baena and pro Alexis Warr (filling in for Daniella Karagach) performing an Argentine Tango to “Writing’s On the Wall” by Sam Smith;
Selma Blair and pro Sasha Farber dancing a Rumba to “For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton;
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In celebration of the 60th anniversary of James Bond on the silver screen, the 14 remaining “DWTS” couples will perform dances to classic songs from the James Bond franchise.
The evening will kick off with a special pro-dancer performance set to to “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings.
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This will be followed by:
Joseph Baena and pro Alexis Warr (filling in for Daniella Karagach) performing an Argentine Tango to “Writing’s On the Wall” by Sam Smith;
Selma Blair and pro Sasha Farber dancing a Rumba to “For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton;
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- 9/28/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Nile Rodgers can now destroy worlds. As of this past April, an asteroid — a minor planet hurtling through space in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter — is now officially known (at least to us Earthlings) as “Nilerodgers (191911),” according to the International Astronomical Union (Iau).
Rodgers, who has recorded astronomically popular songs with Chic, Madonna, David Bowie, Daft Punk, and countless others, still can’t wrap his head around how cool it is to have an asteroid named after him. “When you think about movies that you’ve seen in the past,...
Rodgers, who has recorded astronomically popular songs with Chic, Madonna, David Bowie, Daft Punk, and countless others, still can’t wrap his head around how cool it is to have an asteroid named after him. “When you think about movies that you’ve seen in the past,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In a candid new interview with Vicky Cornell, the widow of late rocker Chris Cornell looked back on the heartbreaking night he passed away.
In May 2017, the Soundgarden frontman died by suicide at age 52. However, Vicky said the performer did not appear to be depressed or suicidal leading up to his death.
“This was like a tsunami. This was nothing. This was not on the radar. This was not like ‘Oh, we have to deal with this’ in any sort of way,” she told Gayle King during Thursday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “Gayle King in the House”. “Chris did not suffer suicidal ideation, and Chris was not even depressed. Chris was in recovery, and he had been on benzos. But again, looking back… It came from nowhere.”
Read More: Chris Cornell’s Daughter Shares Video Of Them Singing Rihanna & Eminem In Honour Of Late Singer’s 58th Birthday
For most of his life,...
In May 2017, the Soundgarden frontman died by suicide at age 52. However, Vicky said the performer did not appear to be depressed or suicidal leading up to his death.
“This was like a tsunami. This was nothing. This was not on the radar. This was not like ‘Oh, we have to deal with this’ in any sort of way,” she told Gayle King during Thursday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “Gayle King in the House”. “Chris did not suffer suicidal ideation, and Chris was not even depressed. Chris was in recovery, and he had been on benzos. But again, looking back… It came from nowhere.”
Read More: Chris Cornell’s Daughter Shares Video Of Them Singing Rihanna & Eminem In Honour Of Late Singer’s 58th Birthday
For most of his life,...
- 9/17/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Anne Heche has found her final resting place among Hollywood’s brightest stars.
According to the actress’ death certificate, obtained by Et, Heche’s body was cremated on Aug. 18 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, where she will also be buried. Details on a burial or a memorial service have not been shared.
Heche was taken off life support on Aug. 14 after getting into a serious car accident a week prior in Los Angeles. She was 53.
Founded in 1899, the Hollywood Forever cemetery is known as an iconic place of showbiz history where hundreds of screen legends have found their final resting place. Among them: Judy Garland, Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, Mickey Rooney, Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone, Valerie Harper, Anton Yelchin, Chris Cornell and more, alongside thousands more Los Angeles community residents and individuals from around the world.
In addition to serving as a cemetery and funeral home,...
According to the actress’ death certificate, obtained by Et, Heche’s body was cremated on Aug. 18 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, where she will also be buried. Details on a burial or a memorial service have not been shared.
Heche was taken off life support on Aug. 14 after getting into a serious car accident a week prior in Los Angeles. She was 53.
Founded in 1899, the Hollywood Forever cemetery is known as an iconic place of showbiz history where hundreds of screen legends have found their final resting place. Among them: Judy Garland, Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, Mickey Rooney, Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone, Valerie Harper, Anton Yelchin, Chris Cornell and more, alongside thousands more Los Angeles community residents and individuals from around the world.
In addition to serving as a cemetery and funeral home,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
If you’re a fan of both horror and soundtracks, like me, you know there’s an embarrassment of riches to collect– especially in the current golden age of boutique labels like Waxwork Records and One Way Static. Some of these horror soundtracks are highly uncommon, not because they’re for obscure films or TV series, but because they break the mold in numerous ways.
Read on for some of the most unusual horror soundtracks ever released….
And feel free to add your own oddities in the comments!
Monster In My Pocket (1992)
This might just be the most unusual soundtrack on this list, given that it’s for a toy line! It’s a shame I didn’t pick this up as a kid, because I loved Monster In My Pocket toys and this Halloween-y compilation sounds right up my alley. (I probably would have worn out the cassette playing it year round.
Read on for some of the most unusual horror soundtracks ever released….
And feel free to add your own oddities in the comments!
Monster In My Pocket (1992)
This might just be the most unusual soundtrack on this list, given that it’s for a toy line! It’s a shame I didn’t pick this up as a kid, because I loved Monster In My Pocket toys and this Halloween-y compilation sounds right up my alley. (I probably would have worn out the cassette playing it year round.
- 8/10/2022
- by Justin Lockwood
- bloody-disgusting.com
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's daughter Audrey has inherited mom and dad's love of music. Need proof? The 20-year-old shared a video of her playing the piano and singing along to Pat Benatar's hit "Fire and Ice" to Instagram Aug. 1. "Put on a pretty dress and attempted to sing a Pat Benatar song on piano… Attempted!" she captioned the footage. "Excuse my yelling but l gotta have some rock on here (also why is this a reel???)." So what did Audrey's followers think about her singing? They like it, they love it, they want some more of it. "Wowwwwww!!!! Chris Cornell's wife Vicky Cornell wrote in the comments. Added Rita Wilson,...
- 8/3/2022
- E! Online
The London Action Festival continued at the Royal Geographical Society for its second night “Action’s Big Night Out”, with an evening of comedy, live music, quizzes and surprise guests.
Host/comedian Bennett Arron introduced the McBain quartet to kick off the evening with a classical rendition of the Mission: Impossible theme before magician Nick Einhorn performed film related tricks involving audience participation, mobile phones and the power of deduction.
Main festival guest, director John McTiernan was then re-introduced for a session entitled “Anatomy of a scene” during which he discussed, with Ian Nathan and director Corin Hardy, the sequence from Dr. Strangelove which sees Slim Pickens’ Major “King” Kong repair a malfunctioned missile before it’s accidentally dispatched with him straddling it.
Surprise guest Edgar Wright then turned up to dissect the bar fight sequence from The World’s End where Simon Pegg tries to salvage his pint while fighting aliens.
Host/comedian Bennett Arron introduced the McBain quartet to kick off the evening with a classical rendition of the Mission: Impossible theme before magician Nick Einhorn performed film related tricks involving audience participation, mobile phones and the power of deduction.
Main festival guest, director John McTiernan was then re-introduced for a session entitled “Anatomy of a scene” during which he discussed, with Ian Nathan and director Corin Hardy, the sequence from Dr. Strangelove which sees Slim Pickens’ Major “King” Kong repair a malfunctioned missile before it’s accidentally dispatched with him straddling it.
Surprise guest Edgar Wright then turned up to dissect the bar fight sequence from The World’s End where Simon Pegg tries to salvage his pint while fighting aliens.
- 8/1/2022
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Toni Cornell is sharing a special video in honour of her late dad’s birthday. On Wednesday, what would’ve been Chris Cornell‘s 58th birthday, Toni took to Instagram to share a home video featuring herself, her brother, Christopher, and their dad. In the throwback clip, Chris plays guitar as Toni sings Rihanna‘s part of Eminem‘s 2010 track, “Love the Way...
- 7/20/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Toni Cornell is remembering her rock legend father Chris Cornell. The 17-year-old—alongside younger brother Christopher "Cball" Cornell—penned an emotional tribute to the late Soundgarden singer, who died by suicide in 2017, on what would've been his 58th birthday. "Nothing Compares 2 U" is not just a song. It's what I truly think when I look back at our life and memories together. You were always playing music for us, singing with us, dancing with us," she wrote in a July 20 Instagram post, referencing Prince's 1985 hit which her father covered in 2015. "Losing you was one of the hardest things we had to go...
- 7/20/2022
- E! Online
Chris Cornell’s daughter, Toni Cornell, shared a poignant clip of her getting a personal singing lesson from her late father to mark what would’ve been his 58th birthday today, July 20.
In the video, which the younger Cornell shared on Instagram, Chris plays guitar and offers her some vocal tips — “Singing high is not the same as singing loud” — as they work on a rendition of the hook to Eminem and Rihanna’s 2010 smash “Love the Way You Lie.”
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In the video, which the younger Cornell shared on Instagram, Chris plays guitar and offers her some vocal tips — “Singing high is not the same as singing loud” — as they work on a rendition of the hook to Eminem and Rihanna’s 2010 smash “Love the Way You Lie.”
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- 7/20/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Near the end of Rage Against the Machine’s first concert in 11 years, frontman Zack de la Rocha walked to the tip of the stage, squinted his eyes shut, and roared out the “fuck you I won’t do as you tell me” climax of “Killing In The Name” as roughly 30,000 fans screamed along in unison, several of them crowd surfing right at his feet despite looking about 20 years too old for such an activity.
It was a cathartic moment Rage fans have been waiting to experience ever since the...
It was a cathartic moment Rage fans have been waiting to experience ever since the...
- 7/10/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The Dead Kennedys are finally celebrating the 40th anniversary of their celebrated 1980 debut album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, by reissuing a “freshly” remixed edition of the LP. A punk benchmark, the album sarcastically skewered early Eighties politics with frontman Jello Biafra’s scabrous wit and guitarist East Bay Ray’s cutting guitar lines on songs like “California Über Alles” and “Kill the Poor.” Rolling Stone counted the record among the greatest punk albums of all time on a 2016 list. The reissue is due out Sept. 30.
Engineer Chris Lord-Alge, whose...
Engineer Chris Lord-Alge, whose...
- 7/6/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
We’re 27 days away from the launch of Rage Against the Machine’s long-awaited reunion tour at East Troy, Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley Music Theatre. They’ve kept an extremely low profile ever since announcing the reunion tour in 2019, especially frontman Zack de la Rocha, but they’ve recently started teasing the tour with a series of posts on their official Instagram page.
The most tantalizing one is a 34-second photo montage showing the band in rehearsals. The images are extremely blurry and most of their facial features are totally obscured,...
The most tantalizing one is a 34-second photo montage showing the band in rehearsals. The images are extremely blurry and most of their facial features are totally obscured,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Chris Cornell’s daughter, Toni Cornell, took the stage on The Late Late Show Monday, April 19, to cover Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” — a tribute to her late father, who earned a posthumous Grammy nomination for his version of the song.
For her take on “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Toni was backed by a small string ensemble, an acoustic guitar player, a bassist, and drummer, all of whom helped her imbue the cover with a tender country-folk air. “I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard/But I’m...
For her take on “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Toni was backed by a small string ensemble, an acoustic guitar player, a bassist, and drummer, all of whom helped her imbue the cover with a tender country-folk air. “I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard/But I’m...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Legendary jazz musician Chick Corea died in February 2021 at age 79, a month before that year’s Grammys were held. He won both of his nominations at that event, though voting ended before his death so the awards weren’t influenced by that. This year he received four more nominations posthumously, and he ended up winning two of them. That gives the late artist a total of 27 awards in his career, which ties him for fourth place on the list of the all-time biggest winners in Grammy history. Check out the gallery above for the other artists who have won the most awards in history.
This year Corea won Best Improvised Jazz Solo for “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)” and Best Latin Jazz Album for “Mirror Mirror.” He was also nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for “Akoustic Band Live,” but that award went to “Skyline” by Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
This year Corea won Best Improvised Jazz Solo for “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)” and Best Latin Jazz Album for “Mirror Mirror.” He was also nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for “Akoustic Band Live,” but that award went to “Skyline” by Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
- 4/4/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After more than two months of delay due to the winter surge of Covid-19 cases, the 64th Annual Grammy Awards are finally scheduled to air on Sunday, April 3. Most of the awards will be handed out during the Premiere Ceremony in the afternoon while the top awards including Record, Album, and Song of the Year will go out during the prime time telecast on CBS. So who will win? Scroll down for our racetrack odds in 33 categories, which are based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users.
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These awards are voted on by the industry professionals who make up the Recording Academy, honoring the best music released from September 2020 through September 2021, and Jon Batiste led the way with 11 nominations across a remarkable six genre fields including R&b, American roots, and jazz. He’s followed by Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, and H.E.R. with eight noms apiece.
SEEEverything to know about 2022 Grammys
These awards are voted on by the industry professionals who make up the Recording Academy, honoring the best music released from September 2020 through September 2021, and Jon Batiste led the way with 11 nominations across a remarkable six genre fields including R&b, American roots, and jazz. He’s followed by Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, and H.E.R. with eight noms apiece.
- 4/1/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Foo Fighters are nominated for three Grammys at the awards that will be held on Sunday night, April 3. Tragically, these are the last nominations for the band’s drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died suddenly on March 25 at age 50. The group have been Recording Academy favorites for decades, so they’re a good chance they’ll be awarded again. In fact, our odds say they’ll win two out of the three.
SEE2022 Grammys Premiere Ceremony details: Host, performers, presenters, and where and when to watch
Based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users, Foo Fighters are odds-on favorites for Best Rock Performance for “Making a Fire.” This would be only their second victory in the category after they took home the award for “Walk” in 2012. They’re also the front-runners for Best Rock Album for “Medicine at Midnight,” which would be their fifth victory in the...
SEE2022 Grammys Premiere Ceremony details: Host, performers, presenters, and where and when to watch
Based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users, Foo Fighters are odds-on favorites for Best Rock Performance for “Making a Fire.” This would be only their second victory in the category after they took home the award for “Walk” in 2012. They’re also the front-runners for Best Rock Album for “Medicine at Midnight,” which would be their fifth victory in the...
- 3/30/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
It took forever — well, 122 years — but Hollywood Forever Cemetery was designated a historic-cultural monument by the Los Angeles City Council today following a unanimous recommendation from the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission.
The cemetery, which was founded in 1899, was included in the National Register of Historic Places on its 100th anniversary, but equivalent local recognition took another quarter century or so.
On June 25, 2021, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell began the city’s effort to include the cemetery on its own list of historic-cultural monuments. Following O’Farrell’s actions, the Cultural Heritage Commission considered the property on Oct. 21 and recommended the City Council add it to the list.
“I was surprised that this wasn’t already on our list,” Commissioner Richard Barron said during the meeting. “It’s always interesting when something comes before us that you think, ‘That’s not a monument yet?’ ”
Among the boldfaced names buried at Hollywood Forever are Judy Garland,...
The cemetery, which was founded in 1899, was included in the National Register of Historic Places on its 100th anniversary, but equivalent local recognition took another quarter century or so.
On June 25, 2021, Councilman Mitch O’Farrell began the city’s effort to include the cemetery on its own list of historic-cultural monuments. Following O’Farrell’s actions, the Cultural Heritage Commission considered the property on Oct. 21 and recommended the City Council add it to the list.
“I was surprised that this wasn’t already on our list,” Commissioner Richard Barron said during the meeting. “It’s always interesting when something comes before us that you think, ‘That’s not a monument yet?’ ”
Among the boldfaced names buried at Hollywood Forever are Judy Garland,...
- 3/22/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Grammys flashback: Ray Charles’s sweep in 2005 was a parting gift to one of the greatest of all time
Ray Charles’s legacy is unquestionable. “The Genius,” as he was often called, was one of the most respected artists of the past century, proving his skilled musicianship and talent as well as his euphoric personality, all despite being blind. That’s in part why his death in 2004 — soon after completing what would be his final record, “Genius Loves Company” — struck a chord for the industry and audiences alike. But 2004 turned out to be a big year for Charles’s legacy, even after his passing. His biopic, “Ray,” came out, garnering praise and an Academy Award for Best Actor for Jamie Foxx, and his final album was released posthumously and would result in a full Grammy sweep in early 2005, including Album of the Year.
Charles was already a Grammy favorite before his death. He had won 12 Grammys by the time he passed, and was also the recipient of a Grammy...
Charles was already a Grammy favorite before his death. He had won 12 Grammys by the time he passed, and was also the recipient of a Grammy...
- 2/23/2022
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
When looking at Grammy nominations for 2022, you might notice that there are a few cover songs nominated. As per Grammy rules, a cover can only be submitted in a performance category or in an arrangement category; they’re not eligible for songwriting since they were written in a previous eligibility period, or sometimes before the Grammys were even created. This year I think three covers seem to be in a good position to win: Jason Isbell’s “All I Do is Drive,” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and Chris Cornell’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” But just how common is it for covers to prevail?
Country is one of the fields with the most covers winning. A few of the most recent wins have included “Gentle On My Mind” by The Band Perry (originally performed by John Hartford), “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker...
Country is one of the fields with the most covers winning. A few of the most recent wins have included “Gentle On My Mind” by The Band Perry (originally performed by John Hartford), “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker...
- 2/22/2022
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Eddie Vedder has always seemed like a singer inextricably bound to his band. Since the beginnings of Pearl Jam, he has flexed his warm baritone with an intensity or a sensitivity that perfectly matched his fellow musicians’ loose fury and anxious jamming; Vedder’s voice depends on Pearl Jam’s music, and their songs demand his voice. Whenever he has ventured into the wilds of a solo career, he has done so in the least Pearl Jam-y ways possible, whether it was the folkie mandolin musings of “Rise” or the beach-fire serenades of Ukulele Songs.
- 2/10/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Grammy nominations in the rock field were some of the most controversial this year, with young sensations like Machine Gun Kelly, Maneskin, and Miley Cyrus shut out, as were more indie critical darlings like Wolf Alice and Black Midi, in favor of older veterans like Foo Fighters, AC/DC, and Paul McCartney. Still, the nominations are out, so it’s time to predict who will claim one or two wins this year in these very controversial lineups.
SEE2022 Gold Derby Music Awards nominations list: Lil Nas X leads with 11 Best Rock Performance
This category has previously gone to passion picks, especially when the artist has passed away. Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, and Chris Cornell have all won posthumous Grammys here, which is why I think Cornell could likely repeat. Not only did he get an additional Best Rock Album nomination, but his nominated song in this category is a...
SEE2022 Gold Derby Music Awards nominations list: Lil Nas X leads with 11 Best Rock Performance
This category has previously gone to passion picks, especially when the artist has passed away. Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, and Chris Cornell have all won posthumous Grammys here, which is why I think Cornell could likely repeat. Not only did he get an additional Best Rock Album nomination, but his nominated song in this category is a...
- 12/19/2021
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
For many music fans and insiders, critiquing the Grammy nominations is an annual pastime. And each year, the Academy seems to find new and interesting ways to wind up observers. When the 2021 nominations dropped last year, the main knock was a complete shutout for the Weeknd. This time around, the issues are a little more complex. There are some noteworthy omissions among the 2022 field — no women in any of the rock categories; no Spanish-language or West African artists in any of the majors — but more concerning than who was left out is who was included.
- 11/23/2021
- by Andy Greene, Kory Grow, Jeff Ihaza, Julyssa Lopez and Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Brandi Carlile reunited with the surviving members of Soundgarden to perform a pair of the band’s classics during her gig Saturday at George, Washington’s the Gorge.
Joined by guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd, an exuberant Carlile and her band delivered renditions of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed,” the two songs that featured on her Record Store Day 2020 EP A Rooster Says EP that also featured the Soundgarden trio. The appearance also marked the members’ first performance together in...
Joined by guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd, an exuberant Carlile and her band delivered renditions of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed,” the two songs that featured on her Record Store Day 2020 EP A Rooster Says EP that also featured the Soundgarden trio. The appearance also marked the members’ first performance together in...
- 8/15/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
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