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170 stories by "Jem Aswad"

Dolly Parton Cancels Las Vegas Residency Due to Health Issues: ‘I’ve Still Got Some Healing to Do’ by Jem Aswad

Dolly Parton has canceled her Las Vegas residency, which had been rescheduled for September, citing her previously reported health issues, while adding that she’s been “responding really…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:25pm on May 4, 2026[SHARE]

Live Nation Elects Richard Grenell, Trump-Appointed Head of Kennedy Center, to Its Board of Directors by Jem Aswad

Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live-entertainment company, has announced the election of Richard Grenell to its board of directors. Grenell, who President Trump recentl…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:31pm on May 20, 2025[SHARE]

Watch Jill Sobule's 'Underdog Victorious' Video, From the Musical Completed Before Her Death, 'F*ck 7th Grade' by Jem Aswad

Before her tragic death in a Minneapolis house fire earlier this month, singer-songwriter Jill Sobule had completed work on a Drama Desk-nominated "autobiographical musical memoir" called "F…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:41am on May 12, 2025[SHARE]

Jill Sobule, Singer-Songwriter of Groundbreaking 1995 Song 'I Kissed a Girl,' Killed in House Fire by Jem Aswad

Jill Sobule, the groundbreaking singer-songwriter and activist whose 1995 song "I Kissed a Girl" is widely considered the first openly gay-themed song to crack the Billboard Top 20, died in …

SOURCE: Variety at 9:47am on May 2, 2025[SHARE]

Elton John and Brandi Carlile Unite to Raise $1 Million to Offset Trump Cuts in HIV/AIDS Relief Funding by Jem Aswad

The Elton John AIDS Foundation and Brandi Carlile's Looking Out Foundation announced an initiative " the "Who Believes In Angels?" Campaign " to offset recent cuts to HIV/AIDS relief f…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:06am on April 17, 2025[SHARE]

Bruce Springsteen to Release 'Tracks Vol. II: The Lost Albums' Archival Collection by Jem Aswad

Bruce Springsteen will release a project called "Tracks II: The Lost Albums" on Thursday, the singer announced on social media Wednesday morning. No further information was provided, but the…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:02pm on April 2, 2025[SHARE]

A Tour of Bob Dylan's 'Complete Unknown'-Era Greenwich Village, With Day-One Fan Peter Wolf by Jem Aswad

At first, Peter Wolf " best known as the limber-limbed solo artist and former lead singer of the J. Geils Band " may not seem like a day-one Bob Dylan fan who saw some of the legendary…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00am on March 20, 2025[SHARE]

U.S. Reaches 100 Million Paid Music-Streaming Subscribers for the First Time, Vinyl Sales Hit $1.4 Billion: RIAA 2024 Year-End Report by Jem Aswad

For the first time, paid streaming subscriptions hit the 100 million mark in the U.S. last year, while vinyl sales continued their nearly two-decade resurgence with $1.4 billion in sales, ac…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:26pm on March 18, 2025[SHARE]

Cher Performs as Elvis, Alicia Keys Honors Roberta Flack at Love Rocks NYC Concert by Jem Aswad

Cher, Beck Trey Anastasio and Alicia Keys were just four of the highlights of Thursday night's ninth annual Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert for God's Love We Deliver. Held at New York's…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:32pm on March 8, 2025[SHARE]

Paul McCartney Electrifies New York's 575-Capacity Bowery Ballroom With Career-Spanning Set: Concert Review by Jem Aswad

"Hey, that was a Beatles scream!" Paul McCartney said, responding to a female audience member's shriek midway through his exuberant set at New York's Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night. "Okay …

SOURCE: Variety at 7:46am on February 12, 2025[SHARE]

David Johansen, New York Dolls Co-Founder, Suffering From Stage 4 Cancer, Seeks Donations for Health Care by Jem Aswad

David Johansen " the sole surviving founding member of the New York Dolls and a solo artist who also performs as the lounge singer Buster Poindexter " is suffering from stage four cancer,…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:19pm on February 10, 2025[SHARE]

'Becoming Led Zeppelin' Is an Exhilarating, Hard-Rocking Documentary of the Band's First 18 Months by Jem Aswad

The world loves a good "rise of" story " one that captures the first months of a now-superstar artist's meteoric rise, whether it's Elvis or the Beatles or Madonna or Prince or Nirvana (that…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:54pm on February 8, 2025[SHARE]

Spotify Paid Out $10 Billion to the Music Industry in 2024 " $1 Billion More Than Last Year " and $60 Billion Total by Jem Aswad

Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 " some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record " making its total around $60 billion since it was founded in 2006. T…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:40pm on January 28, 2025[SHARE]

Bjork Slams Spotify and Streaming as 'Probably the Worst Thing That Has Happened to Musicians' by Jem Aswad

Bjork has been doing press interviews to promote today's livestream of her new Apple TV+ concert film "Cornucopia," but a comment she made about Spotify during an interview with the Swedish …

SOURCE: Variety at 2:44pm on January 25, 2025[SHARE]

Republic Kids & Family and Rock and Roll Playhouse Announce Multi-Album Deal by Jem Aswad

Republic Records' Kids & Family division and the Rock and Roll Playhouse have announced an exclusive partnership with a multi-album record deal. Founded by Brooklyn Bowl owner and live m…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:51am on August 25, 2023[SHARE]

Cynthia Weil, Co-Writer of 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling,' 'Make Your Own Kind of Music,' On Broadway' and More, Dies at 82 by Jem Aswad

Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Cynthia Weil " who co-wrote "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," "On Broadway," "Make Your Own Kind of Music," "On Broadway," "Walking in the …

SOURCE: Variety at 10:51am on June 2, 2023[SHARE]

BMG Launches 'Punk Rock Girl,' Its First Musical in the U.S. (EXCLUSIVE) by Jem Aswad

BMG is ramping up its development of new stage musicals in both the U.S., with its first production "Punk Rock Girl!," and in Germany, following the successful run of its first musical, "Ku'…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:25am on May 11, 2022[SHARE]

David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Returns, Like Many of Us, Tempered by the Pandemic: Theater Review by Jem Aswad

While it's a pretty small problem in the context of the larger challenges presented by the return of live music, how a performer addresses the pandemic during a performance is no small matte…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:57am on October 18, 2021[SHARE]

Bruce Springsteen's Manager Jon Landau Talks 'Broadway' Return, COVID Protocol and Cutting 'Born to Run' From the Set by Jem Aswad

Many people were surprised that, after an initial 14-ish-month-long run and 236 performances, Bruce Springsteen is bringing his "Springsteen on Broadway" autobiographical show back for a sum…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:13pm on June 29, 2021[SHARE]

The Boss Mists Up During 'Springsteen on Broadway' Re-Opening Night: Concert Review by Jem Aswad

It goes without saying that a lot has happened since "Springsteen on Broadway" finished its first run on December 15, 2018. And although most theaters remained closed on this sultry summer S…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:55am on June 27, 2021[SHARE]

Endeavor's Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro Resigned From Live Nation Board Over Antitrust Concerns, DOJ Says by Jem Aswad

More than two weeks after Ariel Emanuel stepped down as a Live Nation board member after 14 years, the Department of Justice announced that he and fellow top Endeavor officer Mark Shapiro re…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:26pm on June 21, 2021[SHARE]

Foo Fighters Re-Open Madison Square Garden With Roaring Three-Hour Set " and Dave Chappelle: Concert Review by Jem Aswad

It didn't take long for the enormity of the moment to sink in. Just moments after Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl led the band into "Times Like These" at New York's Madison Square Garden on…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:26pm on June 21, 2021[SHARE]

Bruce Springsteen Talks 'Broadway' Return, New Music With Killers and John Mellencamp, and 2022 Tour? by Jem Aswad

Bruce Springsteen is getting back to work this summer, playing a big role in Broadway's return by bringing back his $108-million-grossing "Springsteen on Broadway" for the entire summer, but…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:09pm on June 10, 2021[SHARE]

Patti Smith, George Clinton, 'Summer of Soul,' Many More Headline New York's SummerStage 2021 Season Lineup by Jem Aswad

New York's City Parks Foundation returns to live, in-person performances this summer with the announcement of the shows planned for the 2021 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation Summe…

SOURCE: Variety at 7:39pm on June 3, 2021[SHARE]

New Venue Brooklyn Made to Present Jeff Tweedy, Steve Earle, Guided by Voices, Many More by Jem Aswad

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will be the first performer at Brooklyn Made, a new, 500-capacity music venue opening in the borough's Bushwick neighborhood this fall. Tweedy will open the clu…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:59pm on June 3, 2021[SHARE]
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