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Cher broke out one of her best musical bits last night at the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking the stage dressed as Elvis Presley to perform Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis.”

Donning a pristine Presley pompadour wig and a pink shirt with a massive collar, Cher delivered a pristine performance of the 1991 classic as part of her three-song set (which also included “(This Is) A Song for the Lonely” and “Believe”). Cher famously recorded a version of “Walking in Memphis” for her 1995 album, It’s a Man’s World,...

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Only a fool believes that it’s difficult to snag tickets to The Doobie Brothers‘ summer tour, as the reunited lineup hits the road again for their 2025 “Walk This Road” Tour across North America. The legendary Southern (and Yacht) rock group will set out with Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, John McFee and Michael McDonald in support of their upcoming new studio album of the same name (the group...

The ninth anniversary of Love Rocks NYC will see an all-star lineup take the stage to help raise money for the non-profit God’s Love We Deliver, which offers medically tailored meals and nutrition services to those in need.

Alicia Keys, Beck, and Cher will lead the the roster, along with music director and bandleader Will Lee (The CBS Orchestra). Additional performers include Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) feat. Vanessa Amorosi, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Grace Bowers, Jesse Malin, Kate Hudson, Luke Spiller, Mavis Staples, Michael McDonald, Peter Frampton,...

Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in ‘Anora’ (Courtesy of Neon)

Hot off the film’s Critics Choice Awards Best Picture win, Anora‘s Sean Baker took home his first DGA Awards win in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film category. Winners of the 77th Annual DGA Awards were announced on February 8th at a ceremony hosted by filmmaker Judd Apatow in Beverly Hills.

In addition to the competitive categories, Ang Lee was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Unit Production Manager Mary Rae Thewlis earned the Robert B. Aldrich Service Award. Unit Production Manager Thomas J. Whelan was recognized with the Frank Capra Achievement Award.

“I am thrilled to congratulate all our nominated directors for their brilliant work, which is visionary, inspirational, and speaks to the depth of the human experience. To be chosen by one’s peers is the true marker of...

With Oscar nominations firmly set and multiple guild award shows every week between now and the big show in March, the race to the Academy Awards has entered its final leg. This weekend is a crucial one for award watchers, with the Producers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America both giving out their annual prizes at ceremonies that could predict the Best Picture and Best Director race.

The 77th annual DGA Awards, which took place at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, February 8, honored the year’s finest achievements in feature filmmaking, episodic TV, and commercial directing. The evening’s top prize, Theatrical Feature Film, went to Sean Baker for “Anora,” while other nominees included Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Edward Berger (“Conclave”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), and James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”).

It remains to be seen what Baker’s big win means for his Oscar campaign — but last...

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton joins the SiriusXM lineup with his own exclusive, year-round channel: Chris Stapleton Radio (Ch. 63).

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“Chris Stapleton Radio gives people another way to connect with our music — where me and the rest of the guys in the band and Morgane are coming from,” Chris said about his new channel. “What our influences are. Knowing that when people come to watch a show, what they’re hearing is informed by the things that are on this channel. That’s probably the ultimate reason that I want to do this.”

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The Directors Guild of America has named the nominees for its 2024 awards in the outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary categories. “Shogun,” “The Bear” and “The Penguin” all lead with three nominations each.

The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA.

Nominees for film and the Michael Apted award for first-time theatrical feature film will be announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Here are this year’s TV nominees:

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Dramatic Series

Alex Graves, The Diplomat, “Dreadnought” (Netflix)

Hiromi Kamata, Shōgun, “Ladies of the Willow World” (FX)

Issa Lopez, True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6” (HBO)

Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Mari Jo Winkler; First Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark

Frederick E.O. Toye, Shōgun, “Crimson Sky” (FX)

Jonathan Van Tulleken, Shōgun, “Anjin” (FX)

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Comedy Series

Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “Bulletproof” (Max)

Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson...

The Directors Guild of America has announced its TV, documentary and commercial award nominations for the 2025 DGA Awards.

The guild will reveal its theatrical feature film and first time feature film nominees on Wednesday.

The guild previously announced that Ang Lee would receive a lifetime achievement honor at the 77th annual DGA Awards.

The 2025 DGA Awards is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 8.

A complete list of this year’s TV, documentary and commercial nominees follows.

Dramatic Series

Alex Graves, The Diplomat, “Dreadnought” (Netflix)

Hiromi Kamata, Shogun, “Ladies of the Willow World” (FX)

Issa LÓPEZ, True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6” (HBO)

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Mari Jo Winkler

First Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark

Frederick E.O. Toye, Shogun, “Crimson Sky” (FX)

Jonathan Van Tulleken, Shogun, “Anjin” (FX)

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Comedy Series

Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “Bulletproof” (Max)

Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson

First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg

Second...

Timothée Chalamet has been gaining widespread acclaim for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, which will surely lead to many people discovering the enigmatic folk singer for the very first time. While Dylan has always been an inscrutable enigma wrapped up in a mystery, plenty of feature films, documentaries, and unusual releases give insight into his life as an artist and pop culture icon. Some Dylan films lay the groundwork to understand his status as the voice of his generation during the 1960s, while others will provide context for the challenges of his later career.

As a filmmaker in his own right, Dylan has been involved in many films that play with or recontextualize his legacy as an elder statesman of rock ‘n’ roll. Dylan has been the subject of incredible music biopics that experiment with the genre itself as well as mockumentaries where he outright lies...

Joan Baez retired from touring in 2019, but you can still catch the folk icon at special occasions — and in February 2025, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund will honor her with a benefit concert.

Taking place on Feb. 8 at San Francisco’s Masonic Auditorium, Baez will perform alongside Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Morello, Lucinda Williams, Hozier, Margo Price, Rosanne Cash, Taj Majal, Joe Henry, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot. Tickets go on sale Friday.

The announcement of the event arrives on the cusp of the release of James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown,...

Eno is the world’s first generative feature film.

“I tell people, ‘The film is different every time,’” explains director Gary Hustwit. “And they always say, ‘What do you mean? I don’t understand!’ So the best way to explain it is that each iteration of the film is 100 percent unique, because there are things being created for that iteration that will never occur again.”

Hustwit admits the idea for a generative documentary was the result of boredom — at repeated screenings of his own films.

“You go on a 50-city tour, and every time you hit ‘play,’ you then go to a bar or something because you can’t watch the film anymore. I’ve seen it too many times. I just want to be surprised by the movie, like the audience. We’re making digital files now. There’s no film. There’s no celluloid. We’re...

Bob Dylan is on a lot of people’s minds these days thanks to the upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown, which chronicles Dylan’s early rise in the folk music scene, up until he decided to “go electric” in 1965 (sadly it ends before we see him “go Christmas album” in 2009).

In light of all the recent Dylan chatter, retired talk show host/occasional jury candidate David Letterman took to YouTube to share his thoughts about the legendary musician. Specifically, Letterman talked about the time that Dylan tanked a performance on his show, possibly on purpose.

In 1992, just a year before he hopped over to CBS, Letterman celebrated 10 years of NBC’s Late Night program with a lavish anniversary special held at Radio City Musical Hall. In addition to various clips and an appearance from Bill Murray, the event featured “special musical guest” Bob Dylan and an “all-star band.”

The “supergroup...

“Save the Children,” an early ’70s concert film featuring many of that era’s biggest names in Black music, was in need of some saving itself. Although the documentary featured iconic stars like the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and Bill Withers, the movie disappeared completely off the radar after being briefly released to theaters in 1973 by Paramount Pictures, never getting an authorized home-video release, let alone revival screenings. But salvation has come, with Netflix having picked up the doc to make it available to be seen for the first time in a half-century.

The two-hour film documents a concert that was put on in Chicago in 1972 to support Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Operation Push, with an all-star cast of performers that also included the Staple Singers, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Gladys Knight, the Tempations, Ramsey Lewis, Wilson Pickett, Sammy Davis Jr., Cannonball Adderley and Jerry Butler. Those who...

No stranger to charitable causes in his native Asheville, North Carolina, with his annual Christmas Jam concert, Warren Haynes will once again lend a musical hand to help out his hometown following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene last month. Haynes will host a Nov. 24 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City to raise funds for disaster relief in both North Carolina and Florida.

“I’ve been talking to everybody and it’s just crazy. It’s heartbreaking. Who could ever imagine that Western North Carolina could be affected like this?...

One of the year’s least expected samples on a record started with an email. A few months ago, Bonnie Raitt received a note from Bon Iver auteur Justin Vernon. Raitt was already familiar with Vernon, especially after he covered her 1991 standard “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” with a bit of “Nick of Time” tacked on, a dozen years back. This time, Vernon was circling back to the latter song, but in a very different way.

As Raitt recalls, “Justin said, ‘I’m working with this artist you may or may not know,...

Let’s start at the end.

“We love you, Robbie!” Mavis Staples exclaimed. “We love you!”

Late Thursday night in Los Angeles, a few minutes shy of midnight, the soul-stirring vocalist had the crowd at the Forum on their feet. Staples had just performed “The Weight” onstage with Bob Weir, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, and an all-star band for Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson, a tribute show — produced by moment-makers Blackbird Presents — that honored the Band’s guitarist, collaborator of Bob Dylan, and songwriter who...

It’s one last waltz for Robbie and Marty.

Variety reports that Martin Scorsese is directing the filming of a tribute concert dedicated to his late friend and collaborator Robbie Robertson for a concert film. The Blackbird Presents (Outlaw Music Festival)-produced concert, called “Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson,” will take place Thursday at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Plans for the release of the future film have not been set.

Robertson, the legendary musician and songwriter best known for his work with the legendary roots rock outfit The Band, died in 2023 at age 80. His relationship with Scorsese went back to the 1970s, when Scorsese directed “The Last Waltz,” the 1978 star-studded concert film commemorating The Band’s final performance. Robertson then worked as a composer, music supervisor, or consultant on many of Scorsese’s films, including “Raging Bull,” “The Color of Money,” “Casino,” and “The Irishman.

Martin Scorsese will direct the filming of a Robbie Robertson tribute concert in L.A. Thursday night for a future release, it was announced Tuesday morning.

The filming of “Life Is A Carnival: A Musical Celebration Of Robbie Robertson,” a Blackbird Presents production, may provide a kind of bookend to the the first movie Scorsese did with Robertson, when he directed the concert film “The Last Waltz,” which commemorated the last concert the singer-songwriter-guitarist did with his group the Band in 1976.

Prior to the announcement that he would spend the evening overseeing the filming, Scorsese was already serving as one of the executive producers of the concert, along with Jared Levine, Keith Wortman and Scooter Weintraub.

The lineup of artists performing at the show at the Kia Forum Thursday includes Trey Anastasio, Eric Church, Eric Clapton, Warren Haynes, Bruce Hornsby, Jim James, Daniel Lanois, Taj Mahal, Van Morrison, Margo Price,...

This weekend, enjoy live performances and interviews from the 67th Monterey Jazz Festival, the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, on Real Jazz (Ch. 67).

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This year’s Mjf lineup includes Nea Jazz Master Stanley Clarke N*4Ever, Samara Joy, Joshua Redman Quartet feat. Gabrielle Cavassa, legendary R&b and gospel singer Mavis Staples, Bobby Rush and Blind Boys of Alabama, Cory Henry, José James, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, Somi, Lila Downs, Mumu Fresh, Chief Adjuah, Sfjazz Collective, Keyon Harrold feat. Pj Morton, and many others.

Plus, host Mark Ruffin broadcasts from the festival, featuring artist and fan interviews and tracks from the performing artists.

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Chris Stapleton returns to “The Howard Stern Show” and brings new performances from his album “Higher.” Watch and listen to his interview with Howard Stern and full set on Howard 100 (Ch. 100) in cars and on the SiriusXM app.

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“The Howard Stern Show” airs live on the Howard 100 channel Monday-Wednesday (7am-11am Et), with replays of Mondays and Tuesdays shows on Thursdays and Fridays. Episodes and videos are available on the SiriusXM app.

In the midst of yet another triumphant year, Chris Stapleton won four awards at 59th ACM Awards in May, as well as two more trophies at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February. These accomplishments celebrate Stapleton’s fifth studio album, “Higher,” which was released in November 2023 to overwhelming critical acclaim.

Chris Stapleton (C) and his band at SiriusXM Studios on September 25, 2024 in NYC. (Photo...

Three months after calling off his summer tour with Crazy Horse due to an unspecific illness in the band, Neil Young returned to the concert stage Saturday evening at Farm Aid in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was backed by his new group the Chrome Hearts, which features organist Spooner Oldham, guitarist Micah Nelson, and the Promise of the Real rhythm section, bassist Corey McCormick and drummer Anthony LoGerfo.

Their abbreviated set kicked off with a trio of songs from Harvest Moon: “From Hank to Hendrix,” “Harvest Moon,” and “Unknown Legend.

Willie Nelson has released a new cover of The Flaming Lips’ fan favorite “Do You Realize??” It will appear on his upcoming album, Last Leaf on the Tree. Stream it below.

Nelson’s interpretation of “Do You Realize??” stays more grounded than the original, layering a piano and harmonica with acoustic guitar and stark vocals. Knowing that his son, Micah Nelson, produced the project with the theme of “facing death with grace” adds deeper meaning to lyrics like, “Instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know/ You realize that life goes fast.”

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The Flaming Lips released “Do You Realize??” in 2002 as the first single from their beloved album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The band is currently touring with Weezer (get tickets here).

Meanwhile, Last Leaf on the Tree is out on November 1st and also features Nelson’s cover of “Last Leaf” by Tom Waits.

The annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from October 4th-6th, 2024. The three-day event features 70 artists performing across six stages, and the best part is that it’s completely free to attend.

Sleater-Kinney, Mavis Staples, and Patti Smith lead this year’s lineup, which also boasts sets from the likes of Emmylou Harris, Yo La Tengo, Jessica Pratt, Cunningham Bird (Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird) performing Buckingham Nicks, Cat Power (singing a set of Bob Dylan covers), Glen Hansard, Devandra Banhart, Ibibio Sound Machine, Levitation Room, Greensky Bluegrass.

There will also be collaborative sets, songwriter circles, and jam sessions galore. In addition to Cat Power singing Dylan and Cunningham Bird, Kelly Willis, Chuck Prophet, Ismay, and Steve Earle will honor the catalogue of Lucinda Williams, Aoife O’Donovan will perform with Hawktail and the San Francisco Girls Choir, and Steve Earle will play a...

It’s not Beyonce, but Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples closed out a week of The Late Show’s DNC coverage with a performance of the Staple Singers’ civil rights-era anthem “Freedom Highway.”

The two Chicago legends and frequent collaborators took the stage at the Auditorium Theatre, where Stephen Colbert’s show has been headquartered this week to deliver their updated rendition of the track that was penned to mark the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.

As Colbert noted in the introduction, the song was recorded in Chicago nearly 60 years ago,...

The Late Show brought an end to its taping in Chicago, in conjunction with the 2024 Democratic National Convention, in true Windy City fashion by inviting two of beloved Chicagoians to perform: Mavis Staples and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.

Delivering a spirited rendition of The Staple Singers’ song, “Freedom Highway” — which was originally recorded in Chicago nearly 60 years ago — Staples and Tweedy brought passion to The Late Night stage, as their backing band provided a tremolo-washed, ‘60s-inspired arrangement. Moving to the groove, Staples particularly shined, singing the lines “March for freedom’s highway/ March each and every day/ Made up my mind and I won’t turn around” with a sense of hard-earned experience.

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Watch Staples’ and Tweedy’s performance of “Freedom Highway” below.

Staples is now 85, but going strong. This summer, she released her latest single, “Worthy,” a soulful track with an inventive, funky sound.

Chicago — Things were pretty quiet around the Auditorium Theatre in downtown Chicago on Tuesday morning — probably no surprise, given how late things went the night before. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” kicked off a four-night run of live shows from the venue — part of the Roosevelt University campus — with an episode that didn’t get off the air until a little after 1 a.m. Central Time.

That’s perhaps why the Auditorium still seemed a bit dead around lunchtime — save one lone man sitting outside the theater and carrying two big backpacks. Either he was ready to wait for days until he could snag a ticket to the show, or he was a Roosevelt student who had picked that specific spot to sit and scroll his phone for hours.

Beyond that, pedestrians and Roosevelt students strolled past the Auditorium without giving much thought to the major late night talk...

With the high desert sun fading behind the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, My Morning Jacket launched into “I’m Amazed” during their set at the Park City Song Summit.

“I’m amazed at what the people sayin’,” the Jacket’s Jim James sang. “I’m amazed by a divided nation.”

In a time when America finds itself at another existential crossroads, James’ lyric summed up what many at the Pcss had been thinking, both about the country and about themselves: Where to from here?

Singer-songwriter Anders Osborne had his own answer.

Stephen Colbert is taking The Late Show to Chicago for the 2024 Democratic National Convention — with some big names set to join him for live shows next week.

Colbert’s stint in the Midwest kicks off on Monday, coinciding with the opening date of the DNC. That night, he’ll be joined by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who will also host her own panel during the DNC). Tuesday’s episode will feature Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, along with a special appearance by Laura Benanti. Wednesday’s show will have Pete Buttigieg and a performance by Chance the Rapper. Thursday’s episode, the last of the live Chicago shows, will feature Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with performances by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy.

Each episode will be taped live from Chicago’s Auditorium Theater, a short distance away from United Center, where most events from the convention will be held.

Willie Nelson has confirmed the release of Last Leaf on the Tree, which will serve as his 153rd album. The new album will arrive on November 1st.

Nelson, now 91, shared his last studio album The Border back in May. For Last Leaf on the Tree, Nelson’s son Micah curated a list of songs for Willie to cover, including The Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??,” Beck’s “Lost Cause,” and Tom Waits’ “Last Leaf,” which serves as the album’s title track. There are also covers of songs by Warren Zevon, Nina Simone, Keith Richards, Sunny War, and more, plus a few originals.

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“Last Leaf” originally appeared on Tom Waits’ 2011 album Bad as Me, and Nelson’s cover is just as poignant. Across blooming strings and a lonesome accordion, Nelson reflects on aging and a life of experiences with tenderness and patience. Take a listen to “Last Leaf” below.

The Bear season 2 soundtrack features an impressive selection of 1990s rock hits and older classics, as well as modern songs and Christmas classics. Each episode of The Bear season 2 is accompanied by an expansive and diverse soundtrack that enhances the tension and subplots of the characters. Songs from bands like Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Counting Crows, and The Smashing Pumpkins contribute to the overall success and elevated experience of The Bear season 2.

Along with the restaurant chaos, Chicago explorations, and personal storylines, The Bear season 2 soundtrack elevated the successful series pulling from memorable songs of the 1990s. The Bear season 2 picks up shortly after the end of the first season, as Carmen Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and Sydney Adamu (Ayo Edebiri) prepare for the opening of their new restaurant, The Bear, with the returning staff from The Beef. As the tension picks up in The Bear season 2, the FX/Hulu...

Farm Aid's annual music and food festival is returning to Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (Spac).

Farm Aid 2024 — a full day of music, family farmers, Homegrown food and agrarian experiences — will feature performances by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), as well as Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson with The Travelin’ McCourys, Charley Crockett, Joy Oladokun, Southern Avenue, Cassandra Lewis and Jesse Welles, with more artists to be announced.

The festival will highlight how family farmers are essential for a secure supply of safe, nutritious food; healthy soil and water; and strong, economically vibrant communities. Farm Aid 2024 will highlight innovative, resilient farmers on the Farm Aid stage and throughout the event. As farmers and farm and food advocates converge from across the country for the annual festival,...

A stunning lineup of musical icons — including Bob Weir, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Trey Anastasio, and Mavis Staples — are coming together Oct. 17, 2024, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles to honor the life and music of Robbie Robertson. The bill for Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson also includes Ryan Bingham, Mike Campbell, Eric Church, Warren Haynes, Jim James, Jamey Johnson, Noah Kahan, Daniel Lanois, Taj Mahal, Van Morrison, Margo Price, Robert Randolph, Nathaniel Rateliff, Allison Russell, Benmont Tench, and Don Was.

Some of the most illustrious names in rock — and other genres — will pay tribute to Robbie Robertson in a celebratory concert at the L.A.-area Kia Forum on Oct. 17, with the musician’s longtime friend and collaborator Martin Scorsese among the executive producers.

The lineup for “Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson” includes some contemporaries who came up with the Band’s late songwriter-guitarist in the ’60s. These include Bobby Weir, Taj Mahal and three artists who appeared with Robertson in the Scorsese-directed 1986 concert documentary “The Last Waltz”: Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Mavis Staples.

It also includes some musical figures whose stars have risen in the last 15 years or so, like Eric Church, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, Margo Price and — a current mainstay of the Billboard album chart’s top 10 — Noah Kahan.

Mostly, though, the roster is full of veteran stars who...

Jack White made a surprise appearance at Newport Folk Fest on Sunday, joining his friend Conan O’Brien to perform “We’re Going to Be Friends.”

The performance came as part of O’Brien’s collaborative set, billed as “Conan O’Brien & Real Musicians,” which also featured appearances from Nick Lowe, Dawes, Brittany Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Mavis Staples.

White, whose friendship with O’Brien dates back more than two decades, was the final guest of the evening. “We’re Going to Be Friends” was an appropriate song selection, as The White Stripes played the track during O’Brien’s final Late Night talk show episode in 2009 (it also proved to be the final live performance of The White Stripes’ career). The song is also used by O’Brien as the soundtrack for his podcast, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.

After their duet of “We’re Going to Be Friends,...

The final guest during Conan O’Brien’s star-studded Sunday evening set at Newport Folk Festival was his podcast companion and friend Jack White. The pair first delivered a duet of the White Stripes classic “We’re Going to Be Friends,” with White and O’Brien trading verses. White played electric guitar alongside O’Brien on acoustic for the “song about friendship,” per White’s introduction of the track.

The song has a long history with the comedian: It was the last song ever performed on O’Brien’s NBC late-night show,...

Joan Baez took to Instagram on Sunday to share a video of her performing “America the Beautiful” and encourage folks to get out and vote in the 2024 presidential election.

Sitting in a kitchen, she launched the clip with a sweet laugh before singing the patriotic song while playing an acoustic guitar. In her heartfelt rendition, she changed the original lyrics of “Crown thy good with brotherhood” to “Crown thy good with sisterhood” in support of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

“Times are a-changin’ — Let’s crown thy good with sisterhood,...

It wouldn’t be a Newport Folk Festival without Mavis Staples leading an ensemble sing-along of “The Weight.” Staples was not on the bill at this year’s festival, so the crowd roared even louder when she appeared as a special surprise guest during the end of Hozier’s Friday evening headlining set at the festival.

Joined onstage by a slew of singers including Joan Baez (who is only officially at the festival to give a poetry reading), Nathaniel Rateliff, Madison Cunningham, Allison Russell, and more, Staples led the crowd...

Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews have announced the details of Farm Aid 2024. The annual charity concert will take place on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Young and Nelson, who both dealt will health issues in recent months, forcing the cancelation of tour dates, are slated to perform at Farm Aid 2024, as are fellow board members Mellencamp and Matthews.

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The Farm Aid 2024 lineup also features Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson with The Travelin’ McCourys, Charley Crockett, Joy Oladokun, Southern Avenue, Cassandra Lewis and Jesse Welles, with more artists to be announced.

A pre-sale for Farm Aid members is set for Wednesday, July 24th, with a Live Nation pre-sale following on Thursday, July 25th (use code Strum). A public ticket sale for Farm Aid 2024 will follow on Friday,...

A month after cancelling all concert dates due to an unspecific illness, Neil Young will be returning to the concert stage as part of Farm Aid at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Sept. 21. He’ll be joined by his fellow Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews along with Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson with The Travelin’ McCourys, Charley Crockett, Joy Oladokun, Southern Avenue, Cassandra Lewis, and Jesse Welles.

“We’re energized to be back in New York,...

The Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, and Bonnie Raitt are among the recipients of the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors, with the artists to be celebrated at a ceremony this December.

Jazz artist Arturo Sandoval and legendary Harlem venue the Apollo Theater — receiving a “special Honors as an iconic American institution” — will also be honored at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on December 8, with a CBS broadcast of the ceremony to follow on December 23.

The four surviving founding members of the Grateful Dead — Bob Weir,...

After missing half a dozen or so concerts of the Outlaw Music Fest due to unspecified illness, Willie Nelson returned to the stage for his annual Fourth of July Picnic, held outside of Philly in Camden, New Jersey, on Thursday. Nelson, throwing his arms in the air in victory, was greeted with roaring cheers from the audience. The musician then took a seat on a stool to begin playing.

Like at the other concerts the 91-year-old performed at this year, the set list included staples like “On the Road Again,...

After missing the first seven shows of the Outlaw Music Festival due to an unspecified illness, Willie Nelson will be returning to the concert stage July 4th in Camden, New Jersey — just across the river from Philadelphia — for his annual Fourth of July Picnic. He will, however, be sitting out Tuesday’s show at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

“Willie Nelson is looking forward to seeing everyone in Camden on July 4,” reads a post on Nelson’s Instagram page. “He will not be performing in Mansfield tonight. Bob Dylan,...

Doctors have cleared Willie Nelson to head back on the road after he dropped off the beginning of his “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” with Bob Dylan due to health concerns.

After missing this weekend’s shows, the 91-year-old artist will join the tour on Tuesday, July 2nd at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. In the meantime, Willie’s son Lukas Nelson and the Family Band (along with special guests) will continue filling in.

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“Willie Nelson has been cleared by his doctors to go back on the road again,” a social media statement reads. “He will resume performing on the Outlaw Tour next week.”

It continues, “Willie will not be on this weekend’s dates. Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, [and] Celisse will perform as scheduled for all shows this weekend. In addition, Lukas Nelson and Family along with some special guests will play...

Per doctor’s orders, Willie Nelson has dropped off the beginning of his “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” with Bob Dylan and will miss the first three dates.

Thankfully, the 91-year-old artist is “expected to make a quick recovery” in time to join the touring festival next week. While Willie is out, his son Lukas Nelson and the Family Band (along with special guests) will step in to perform a special set featuring some of his songs.

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“We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days,” a social media statement reads. “He is expected to make a quick recovery and join the Outlaw Music Festival tour next week. In the meantime, Lukas Nelson and the Family Band, along with a few guests, will perform a special set...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, the theme is power-packed remixes and collabs as major stars join forces. Charli Xcx and Lorde work out their miscommunication and serve up a banger about girlhood, Ariana Grande gets together with R&b queens Brandy and Monica, and Taylor Swift lends haunting harmonies to a standout Gracie Abrams track. Plus, new music from Karol G, Peso Pluma and Quavo, Ice Spice, and more.

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Making people move, both physically and spiritually, is Mavis Staples‘ speciality. On her latest single “Worthy,” the singer channels the aura of her collaborations with Prince during the Eighties for the upbeat record filled with gentle reminders and self-affirmations. The artwork for the record features an image of Henry Taylor’s painting “The Darker the Berry, The Sweeter the Juice,” revealed in 2015.

“It’s a pick-me-up song — it’s a celebration, and you can’t help but move,” Staples shared in a statement. “Certain songs just cover you, and this...

Chris Stapleton is getting his own SiriusXM channel. Starting Thursday, May 23, at noon/E.T., Chris Stapleton Radio will debut on the satellite-radio giant on channel 63 and play a mix of songs all curated by Stapleton and his band members, including his wife and singing partner Morgane Stapleton.

“Chris Stapleton Radio gives people another way to connect with our music — where me and the rest of the guys in the band and Morgane are coming from. What our influences are,” the country singer said in a statement.

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Park City Song Summit is back for a third year. On Tuesday, the Utah-based festival announced its lineup for this August featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, My Morning Jacket, and Mavis Staples as headliners for the three-day event set for Aug. 15 through Aug. 17 at the Canyons Village Amphitheater.

The event is also set to feature performances by artists such as Anders Osborne & Jackie Greene, Larkin Poe, Eric Krasno & Friends, Cimafunk, Ivan Neville, Steve Poltz, and Nikki Glaspie. (The festival will serve as a preview to Rateliff and My Morning...

Park City Song Summit will return for its third annual event on August 15th-17th. Taking place in Park City, Utah’s across the Canyons Village Amphitheater, Pendry, and Main Street, the music and wellness festival has tapped headliners My Morning Jacket, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Mavis Staples.

Other performers include Anders Osborne & Jackie Greene, Larkin Poe, Eric Krasno & Friends, Cimafunk, Steve Poltz, Tank and the Bangas, Josh Kelley, and Jobi Riccio. Check out the complete lineup below.

As Pcss founder Ben Anderson told Consequence ahead of last year’s event, the “bread and butter” of the event isn’t the performances, but the panel discussions dubbed Labs. With a focus on mental health in the music industry, these talks aim to give artists a platform to speak on the “healing platform of music — wellness plus music equals better lives,” as Anderson put it.

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Willie Nelson is bringing his annual 4th of July Picnic to Philadelphia — or, more specifically, across the bridge from Philadelphia in nearby Camden, New Jersey.

Taking place at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden on Thursday, July 4th, the all-star concert will see Willie Nelson & Family joined by Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Maren Morris, Mavis Staples, and Celisse.

A ticket pre-sale for Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic is set for Wednesday, March 27th at 10:00 a.m. Et (use code Key), with a pubic on-sale following on Friday, March 29th via Ticketmaster.

Nelson first staged his 4th of July Picnic in 1973 and has been hosting the event semi-reguarlly ever since (including two digital editions in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic). This year’s event marks the first iteration not to take place in Nelson’s native Texas since 2009.

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