Taylor Swift's Winning Sequel; Concert Biz Loses $30 Billion; Grammys Apologize to Tiffany Haddish

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News December 11, 2020 Taylor Swift Has Her Second Great Album of 2020 With 'Evermore': Album Review Taylor Swift's "Evermore" is an even more boldly acoustic and subdued companion piece to "Folklore" — and it's no sloppy seconds. By Chris Willman • Read More Concert Industry Lost $30 Billion in 2020 The global concert industry lost $30 billion, including $9.7 at the box office, due to the pandemic shutdown that began in March. Read More Grammy Chief Apologizes to Tiffany Haddish for Premiere Ceremony Snub Grammy chief apologized to Tiffany Haddish after he learned she'd been told she'd have to pay her own expenses to host the premiere ceremony … Read More Music Documentary Filmmakers Talk About Working With Taylor Swift, Blackpink and Shawn Mendes The filmmakers behind Netflix music documentaries on Taylor Swift, Blackpink and Shawn Mendes discuss filming music's biggest stars. Read More Billie Eilish, Bong Joon Ho, Lee Isaac Chung, Hans Zimmer and More Added to Variety FYC Festival Variety has announced additional programming for its virtual FYC Festival, running from Dec. 15 to Dec. 17. Read More Best Songs of the Week: James Blake Covers Billie Eilish, Big Freedia and Flo Milli Do Santa, and More James Blake covering Billie Eilish, Big Freedia and Flo Milli doing Santa, Thom Yorke, Bia and more are our "Fri 5" Best Songs of the Week. Read More The Avalanches' 'We Will Always Love You' Adds a Dream Team of Guest Singers to Its Wild Sonic Collages: Album Review On "We Will Always Love You," the Avalanches add guest vocalists (Leon Bridges, Rivers Cuomo, Denzel Curry, more) to their sonic collages. Read More Kid Cudi Comes Into Greater Focus on an Accomplished 'Man On The Moon III: The Chosen': Album Review Kid Cudi's sometimes scattershot jumble comes into greater focus on his most accomplished album to date, “Man On The Moon III: The Cho … Read More Harry Shearer on His New Christmas Special, Trump Album, and State of 'The Simpsons,' Spinal Tap and the Union Satirist Harry Shearer talks about his "Christmas Without Tears" special, a "Simpsons" controversy, and his new Donald Trump-themed album. Read More Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys Team up for New Song, 'Matches' Ready to party like it’s 1999? Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys have dropped a new song called “Matches" - listen to it he … Read More Tom Holkenborg Scoring Female-Driven Spy Thriller 'The 355' (EXCLUSIVE) Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL, will have his music heard in the spy thriller "The 355" before his new "Justice League" score appears. Read More Grammy Children's Award Nominees Ask to Withdraw Over Lack of Diversity Three of the five nominees for the Grammy Awards Best Children’s Album category have asked to withdraw over a lack of diversity. Read More Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Team Up for 'Hanukkah Sessions' Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have announced “Hanukkah Sessions,” a series of eigh … Read More Ronee Blakley Returns to Music With a Dylan Cover and a George Floyd Song Bookending New Album, 'Atom Bomb Baby' Ronee Blakley has released a new album, "Atom Bomb Baby," that includes her version of a song she sang backup on, Bob Dylan's "Hurricane." Read More After 'Selena: the Series,' Listen to Seven of Her Essential Songs Selena's death in 1995 cut short a flourishing career but her musical output in the years before left many songs with which to remember her. 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