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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…

Graham Nash has joined his Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate Neil Young by announcing the removal of his songs from Spotify. Nash in a statement said that he “completely agrees” with Young after “having heard the COVID disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify.” Nash added, “I am requesting that my solo recordings be…

A biopic on The Who’s late drummer Keith Moon is set to start shooting in Britain this summer, according to Variety. The biopic is tentatively titled The Real Me, based on a song on the Who album Quadrophenia. Who members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are on board as executive producers, while Paul Whittington is…

Queen of Pop Madonna has revealed that she wants to go on tour with pop-star Britney Spears and “reenact” their famous MTV Video Music Awards kiss. During an Instagram Live Q&A with fans, Madonna said that she would love to do a world tour with Spears in the future and went on to suggest that…