John Mayer Looks Toward Talk Show Deal; Questlove Shares His Oscars Playlist; Ryan Tedder on His Zeal for NFTs

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News April 28, 2021 John Mayer Nearing Deal to Host 'Later' Talk Show on Paramount Plus, CBS (EXCLUSIVE) John Mayer is in talks with with Paramount Plus-CBS to host a talk show based on the U.K.'s "Later with Jools Holland" format, say sources. By Shirley Halperin and Cynthia Littleton • Read More Questlove Shares Playlist of Every Song He Played During the Oscars (EXCLUSIVE) Questlove, the Oscars' musical director, shared a 144-track playlist of every song from the show, and gave Variety an exclusive breakdown. Read More Ryan Tedder on Making the NFT Space Safe for Pop Music, and Why It's the Ultimate Collectors' Medium NFTs have have often featured EDM music, but Ryan Tedder is making them a safe space for pure pop with his first song/art combo auction. Read More Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Gave Up His Salary For Less Than Two Months in 2020, Earned $1.89 Million Despite reports that Live Nation CEO MIchael Rapino would forego his salary for all of 2020, he did so for six weeks, per SEC filings. Read More Billie Eilish to Drop New Album, 'Happier Than Ever,' on July 30 Billie Eilish will release a new album called "Happier Than Ever" on July 30. Read More Britney Spears to Speak in Court on Conservatorship Case Britney Spears will speak to the court in June on the status of her conservatorship. Read More Al Schmitt, Engineer-Mixer Who Won a Record 20 Grammys, Dies at 91 Al Schmitt, who as an engineer-mixer won Grammys for everything from Steely Dan's "Aja" to Ray Charles' "Genius Loves Company," died at 91. Read More SBA Venue-Relief Website Receives More Than 17,000 Applications in First 24 Hours The SBAn website through which shuttered concert venues apply for aid received more than 17,000 applications in its first 24 hours. Read More Florence Welch Writing 'Great Gatsby' Musical Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine will write a musical of "The Great Gatsby" that will be produced by Len Blavatnik and Amanda Ghost. Read More 'Vax Live' Stadium Show and TV Taping Adds David Letterman, Gayle King, Ben Affleck, Sean Penn and More The lineup for Global Citizen's "Vax Live" at So-Fo Stadium has expanded to include Meghan Markle, Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Penn and Olivia Munn. Read More Spotify Q1 Total User Growth of 24% Misses Expectations Amid Podcast Surge, Strong Ad Sales Spotify reported results for Q1 2021 in line with expectations, with total revenue up 16% -- helped by 46% uptick in ad sales. Read More Grammy Museum Will Reopen With Three New Major Exhibits in May The museum will celebrate its reopening with a virtual members-only event featuring an interview and performance with Brandi Carlile. Read More Benjamin Blank Named President of Warner Music's New Advertising and Creative Content Division Warner Music has named Benjamin Blank WEA's president of media and will lead WMG’s new digital advertising and creative content divisi … Read More Anita Lane, Singer-Songwriter Who Co-Wrote Celebrated Nick Cave Songs, Dies at 62 Anita Lane, a singer-songwriter who released solo music in the '90s and '00s after becoming well-known for writing with Nick Cave, has died. Read More Music Industry Moves: Red Bull Records Boosts Executive Staff; Loeb & Loeb Expands in Nashville In today's Music Industry Moves: Red Bull Records boosts its executive staff, Loeb & Loeb expands in Nashville, and more. Read More 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 © 2021 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