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Neil Young’s efforts to secure American citizenship were repeatedly hindered by Donald Trump‘s first administration, according to Daryl Hannah. “They tried every trick in the book to mess him up, and made him keep coming back to be re-interviewed and re-interviewed,” said Hannah, who’s been married to Young since 2018, …

Neil Young took the stage for the first time this year at the Bernie Sanders/Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “Fighting Oligarchy” rally in front of 36,000 people at L.A.’s Gloria Molina Grand Park. The bill also included Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, Jeff Rosenstock, Dirty Projectors, Indigo De Souza, the Red Pears & Raise …

The weekslong Swiss music celebration, Montreux Jazz Festival, revealed a typically diverse lineup of artists on Thursday for its 59th annual gathering, which will take place from July 4 – 19 in the titular city. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts, Diana Ross, Benson Boone, Brandi Carlile, J Balvin, Noah …

If anyone knows her way around protests, it’s Daryl Hannah. The actress and director has been arrested a half-dozen times protesting for environmental causes. But even she can have a hard time getting her head around the almost daily chaos of the second Trump administration. “There are too many horrible …

In a little over two months, Neil Young is crossing the Atlantic for his first European tour in six years. In light of recent actions by the Trump administration, he’s worried he won’t be allowed back in once it wraps. “If I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be …

Thanks to Donald Trump’s ongoing threats toward Canada, from tariff hikes to hints about making the country the “51st State,” it’s no surprise that Canadians are sticking together more than ever. That trend apparently also now applies to music. Bachman-Turner Overdrive, the recently constituted version of one of the country’s …

Eddie Vedder and Stephen Marley have shared new covers of two Neil Young classics from Harvest for an upcoming tribute album benefitting the Bridge School. While “Rockin’ in the Free World” has become a Pearl Jam live staple, for his contribution, Vedder covered “The Needle and The Damage Done,” Young’s …

Neil Young has canceled his plans to perform a free concert in Ukraine ahead of his upcoming European summer tour with the Chrome Hearts, citing safety concerns. Earlier this month, Young wrote on his official website, “We are currently in talks and will make the announcement here at [the Neil …

Neil Young has pledged to eliminate high-priced “platinum” tickets from his future tours, the singer announced Saturday. Writing on his NY Archives site, Young said he was inspired by the Cure’s Robert Smith, a frequent critic of Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” and “Platinum” offers — calling it “a “scam” that is …

How does a truly terrible song end up an otherwise flawless album? Blame ego-appeasing band-politics concessions, drug-fueled studio experiments, songwriters working through a few too many personal demons, and artists who just ran out of songwriting steam a little too soon. Or maybe it all comes down to bad judgment. …