Music Stars React to D.C. Riot; SAG Mad at Grammys Moving Onto Same Date; Terri Nunn Sorry for Trump Resort Gig

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News January 06, 2021 Musicians Respond to Trump and Capitol Mob: Stevie Wonder, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, Pink, Tom Morello, Sara Bareilles Speak Up Musicians speaking up about Trump supporters rioting included Sara Bareilles, Tom Morello, Pink, Tommy Lee, Chuck D, Paul Stanley and more. By Chris Willman • Read More SAG-AFTRA 'Extremely Disappointed' With Grammy Reschedule Opposite the SAG Awards Both the SAG Awards and a rescheduled Grammy Awards will now face off opposite each other on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Read More Trump-Spoofing 'Rent' Adaptation '11,780 Votes' Is the Jam of the Unfolding 2021 Political Season Donald J. Trump's plea for Georgia to "find" "11,780 Votes" is the basis for a brilliant song spoof, set to "Seasons of Love" from "Rent." Read More Berlin's Terri Nunn Apologizes for Playing Mar-a-Lago Gig, Slams 'Lack of Regard for the Pandemic' at Trump Resort Terri Nunn of the band Berlin has apologized for performing at Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve after coming under fire from fans for several days. Read More Year in Review: The Worst Songs of 2020 The worst songs of 2020 included Van Morrison's and Eric Clapton's anti-lockdown songs, plus numbers by Tory Lanez, Mike Love and Lil Pump. Read More Music Predictions for 2021: Adele and Rihanna Will Be Back... But Summertime Festivals Probably Won't Variety offers predictions for what will (and won't) happen in music in 2021. New Adele and Rihanna music, si; music festivals... maybe? Read More 'Coup Fighters': Amy Klobuchar Shouts Out Senators Supporting Election Results With Foo Fighters Reference Senator Amy Klobuchar made a Foo Fighters reference when shouting out senators supporting election results, calling them "coup fighters." Read More Dr. Dre Issues Statement From Hospital: 'I'm Doing Great' Music mogul Dr. Dre suffered a brain aneurysm on Monday and is currently receiving treatment at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Read More Neil Young Sells 50% of His Song Copyrights to Hipgnosis Hipgnosis Songs has acquired 50% of Neil Young’s copyright and income interests in his 1,180-song catalog. Read More 'Bean Dad' and Indie Musician John Roderick Apologizes for Controversy, Past Racist Tweets "Bean Dad," a.k.a. Long Winters frontman John Roderick, apologized for the Twitter controversy in which he portrayed an abusive father. Read More Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Goes Down in the Books as the No. 1 Album of 2020 In data tallied by Rolling Stone, Swift had 2020's No. 1 seller and Lil Baby's "My Turn" was the top streamer, with Swift ahead overall. Read More Angélique Kidjo Enters Oscars Song Race With 'How Can I Tell You?' From 'Nasrin' (EXCLUSIVE) Angélique Kidjo enters the Oscars original song race with "How Can I Tell You?" from "Nasrin," a doc about the Iranian human rights a … Read More 123-Year-Old Musicians Union AFM Local 47 Elects First Female President Stephanie O'Keefe is the first female president in the 123-year history of AFM Local 47, which represents 6,000 musicians in Los Angeles. Read More Gene Rumsey, Top Exec at Concord and Capitol Label Groups, Dies at 67 Gene Rumsey, a veteran music business executive who held top posts at the Capitol and Concord label groups, has died at 67. Read More Rap Lyrics Now Admissible as Court Evidence: A Dangerous Precedent (Guest Column) A Maryland court ruled that rap lyrics may be admitted as evidence of a defendant’s guilt. It sets a dangerous precedent, writes Dina … This email was sent to aymentanaze.news@blogger.com by Variety. Please add email@email.variety.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Copyright © 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Update Profile