Grand Ole Opry Thrives in an Empty House; Johnny Mandel RIP; Chase Rice's Mixed Message on Crowd Controversy

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News June 30, 2020 Grand Ole Opry Finds New Purpose Amid Pandemic, Playing to Empty Houses and a New TV Audience Amid the pandemic, the Grand Ole Opry, radio’s oldest broadcast, has left the seats empty, yet it's drawing a bigger TV and streaming … By Brian Mansfield • Read More Johnny Mandel, Composer Who Wrote 'MASH' Theme Song, Dies at 94 Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter of "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Emily" and the theme from "MASH," has died at 94. Read More Chase Rice: No Apologies or Regrets Over Controversial Live Show, But 'Please Go by the Laws' Next Time Country singer Chase Rice addressed the controversy over his controversial concert, expressing no regrets but saying "safety is a priority." Read More How the Americana Association Decided Show Must Go On With Live Awards, Virtual Music Conference The Americana Association's head talks about keeping a live awards show at the Ryman while taking an AmericanaFest-style conference online. Read More Music Supervisors' Fight for a Front-Title Credit Has Mostly Been a Losing Battle; Here's Why Music supervisors can compete for an Emmy, but for those fighting for front-title credit on their shows, it's been mostly a losing battle. Read More Mickey Guyton Asks Country Music Industry and Fans to Imagine Being 'Black Like Me' "Walking on eggshells" no more, singer Mickey Guyton addresses racial issues that have felt uncomfortable in country music in a Variety Q&am … Read More Songs From Virtual Passover 'Saturday Night Seder' Released for Charity The songs "When You Believe" and "Next Year" from virtual passover "Saturday Night Seder" are being released for charity. Read More Global Citizen's Hugh Evans on Jennifer Hudson's River Cruise, a Fundraising Flood of $6.9 Billion, and Other Large and Small 'Goals' Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans discusses "Global Goals" performances by stars like Jennifer Hudson as well as $6.9 billion newly pledged, Read More Featured 'Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things': Film Review Ella Fitzgerald mostly kept her sadnesses to herself, which allows a new documentary to spend a lot of time focused on her music. Read More Khruangbin's 'Mordechai': Album Review While Khruangbin’s "Mordechai" finds the trio adding vocals (with mixed results), it contains the unusual and alluring group's best wo … Read More It's Time for Independent Venues, Bookers, Agents and Managers to Turn Up the Volume in Washington (Guest Column) It's time for independent venues, bookers, agents and managers to turn up the volume in Washington, industry veteran Laurel Stearns writes. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com by Variety. Please add email@email.variety.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Copyright © 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Update Profile