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Lionsgate has bagged the worldwide distribution rights for an upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. Oscar-winning producer Graham King and his GK Films will produce Michael with John Branca and John McClain, the co-executors of the pop legend’s estate. King won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing The Departed (2006). John Logan will write the…

The Who have announced that the band will embark on an extensive tour of North America this year. The trek, dubbed the Who Hits Back! Tour, is set to commence with a concert at the Hard Rock Live in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 22. The final show is scheduled to take place in Las…

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band are returning to the road after the pandemic derailed their tour plans in 2020 and 2021. The 22-date North American Spring tour will kick off at Casino Rama in Ontario on May 27. This will be the fifth time Ringo has launched a tour from there. The All…

Iggy Pop and French contemporary music troupe Ensemble intercontemporain have won the 2022 Polar Music Prize. The laureates will be awarded the prize at the royal Polar Music Prize ceremony to be held in Stockholm on May 24, which marks its 30th anniversary this year. “I was aware of the very fine range of people…

Brandi Carlile will perform at the 30th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Awards viewing party on March 27. The rest of the lineup of performers will be announced in the coming weeks. “Getting to perform for such a significant milestone of one of the most legendary Oscar Parties is an absolute honor,” Carlile said.…

Eddie Vedder and Nikki Sixx have engaged in war of words after the Pearl Jam frontman said in a recent interview that he “despised” Mötley Crüe. In a new interview with the New York Times, Vedder, who is set to drop his latest album Earthling on Friday, February 10, said, “You know, I used to…

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has announced a new immersive live show, “Theater of the Mind.” “Theater of the Mind” will kick off on August 31 and run until December 18 at a 15,000 square foot warehouse called York Street Yards in Denver’s Clayton neighborhood. The production will only allow 16 attendees at a…

John Mellencamp’s new album Strictly a One-Eyed Jack made its debut in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, Top Current Album Sales chart and Top Album Sales chart dated February 5. Strictly a One-Eyed Jack is placed at No. 8 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, which ranks the top-selling albums of the…

Billy Idol has pulled out of the Freedom tour with Journey due to a persistent sinus infection. “I am absolutely gutted. I haven’t felt like myself since mid-December with a sinus infection that won’t respond to medication. It has worsened to the point where I have no choice but to have a procedure that I…

David Crosby and Stephen Stills have joined their Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmates in demanding that their music be pulled from Spotify in protest against misinformation spread about Covid vaccines on the streaming service. It was Neil Young who first made such a request to his management team and record label last month, accusing…