Diane Warren was denied an Oscar for the 16th time Sunday, after losing in the Best Original Song category to Emilia Pérez‘s “El Mal.” Warren, who was nominated for The Six Triple Eight‘s “The Journey,” wasn’t deterred by the loss, she told Variety. “I’m consistent as fuck,” Warren said. “You …
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Drake has reached a private settlement with iHeartMedia after he sued the Texas-based radio company amid his ongoing claims that his record label Universal Music Group (UMG) made “covert payments” to promote airplay of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” The settlement was confirmed in a court filing in …
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Shakira‘s fans in Santiago, Medellín, and Lima will all have to wait a bit longer before seeing the Colombian superstar onstage. On Sunday, Shakira postponed a third stop of the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, this time due to issues related to the stage production at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional. …
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Gracie Abrams was forced to postpone two more shows on her U.K. and European tour as she continues to battle an unspecified illness. The two gigs were scheduled to take March 3 in Nottingham, England, and March 4 in Leeds. In a handwritten note shared on her Instagram Stories, Abrams …
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Beck will bring his symphonic reinvention back to North American stages this summer, with nine concerts across eight cities backed by local orchestras. This announcement follows Beck’s well-received orchestral performances at Carnegie Hall and other venues last year. “The band got a little bigger since last time,” Beck joked during …
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When we last heard from them, the buzzy New York art-rock band Godcaster were making unsettling, doomy noise on their self-titled 2023 album and conjuring one of the freakiest spectacles at SXSW 2024. But it’s always been clear that they’re a band with little interest in doing any one thing …
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Unlike the other New York Dolls — the band he didn’t quite invent but came to personify after he was recruited when geeky bassist Arthur Kane and doomed drummer Billy Murcia knocked on his door in 1971 and asked if he’d join — David Johansen grew up solidly middle class …
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Willie Nelson‘s annual 4th of July Picnic is coming to the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, this year with a lineup that includes Bob Dylan, the Avett Brothers, the Mavericks, Asleep at the Wheel, and Tami Neilson, in addition to Nelson and his Family Band. Ticket go on sale …
Read More »Diane Warren Denied Best Original Song Oscar Again
Diane Warren’s streak of Oscar losses continues, as the songwriter — on her 16th Best Original Song nomination — once again lost in the category for The Six Triple Eight’s “The Journey.” Despite the 16 nominations — and eight consecutive Best Original Song nominations, dating back to 2017’s “Stand Up …
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As a first time Oscar attendee, Raye had big shoes to fill. The “Oscar Winning Tears” singer-songwriter performed Adele‘s orchestral ballad “Skyfall” to close out the James Bond tribute, and told Entertainment Tonight that performing the award-winning tune was a daunting task. “It was such an exhilarating performance, also no …
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