The Weeknd Says No Thanks to Future Grammys; Red Hot Chili Peppers' $140M Catalog Deal; TJ Osborne Snubbed by Tennessee GOP

View on web New reader? Subscribe Music News May 05, 2021 The Weeknd Calls Grammys 'Corrupt,' Despite Inspiring Their Recent Rule Change: 'I Will Not Be Submitting Music in the Future' (EXCLUSIVE) The Weeknd insists he will not submit music to the Grammys, despite a change in the rules that caused in his snub for the 2021 awards. By Jem Aswad • Read More Tennessee Measure Honoring Gay Country Star TJ Osborne Blocked by House Republicans A Tennessee measure to honor Brothers Osborne's TJ Osborne for coming out has been blocked and possibly killed by the House's GOP chair. Read More At 'Vax Live' Stadium Shoot, Foo Fighters and Brian Johnson Are 'Back in Black,' and J.Lo Is Back With Mom The "Vax Live" filming brought together Foo Fighters with Brian Johnson, Jennifer Lopez, J Balvin, Ben Affleck with Jimmy Kimmel and more. Read More Red Hot Chili Peppers to Sell Song Catalog to Hipgnosis for Upwards of $140 Million The Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold their song catalog to Hipgnosis for upwards of $140 million, sources confirm to Variety. Read More Baz Halpin's Silent House Expands, Adds Mark Bracco, Linda Gierahn as New Production Company's Heads Baz Halpin's Silent House is expanding into three companies, with Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn named to head up Silent House Productions. Read More Indie Venues Grow Desperate as #SaveOurStages Grant Applications Move Slowly Through SBA Independent concert venues and theaters are growing increasingly desperate as #SaveOurStages federal relief money remains mired in red tape. Read More Deadmau5 Launches Dance Music Label Targeting Placements in Film, TV, Advertising (EXCLUSIVE) Deadmau5 has launched Beathau5, a dance music label specializing in providing music for film, television, advertising and digital media. Read More Los Lobos Debut Beach Boys, Thee Midniters Covers From L.A.-Themed 'Native Sons' Album (Track Premiere) Los Lobos has recorded songs by L.A. artists for "Native Sons." Variety premieres their covers of Beach Boys and Thee Midniters tunes. Read More Bailee Madison Taking on Music as Well as Acting, Signs With Jonas Group for Management (EXCLUSIVE) Bailee Madison is adding music to her acting portfolio, signing with Kevin Jonas Sr.'s Jonas Group Entertainment for music management. Read More Warner Music Posts Strong Quarter With 23% Streaming Gain, $1 Billion Recorded-Music Revenue Warner Music posted a strong quarter, with a 23% gain in streaming and $1 billion in recorded-music revenue. Read More 'Fanny: The Right to Rock' Review: Honoring Forgotten Female Rockers of the Early 1970s Female trailblazers in the heyday of “cock rock” are given their belated due in Bobbi Jo Hart’s engaging documentary. Read More Flying Lotus Talks 'Yasuke' Score, Vangelis Fandom and Grammy Glory Flying Lotus talks his creative process for “Yasuke,” his recent Grammy win and what’s next on his musical horizon. Read More Moneybagg Yo Debuts at Top of Album Chart; Eric Church Scores a No. 2 Debut for Second Straight Week Moneybagg Yo debuted at No. 1 on the album chart. Eric Church had another No. 2 entry. An Ariana/Weeknd collab bowed as the No. 2 song. Read More How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Got Involved With the Vax Live Concert How do you get Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to sign on as campaign chairs of Global Citizen’s Vax Live? Just ask. Read More Glenn Close Talks Wanting to Play Cruella Again and Her New Jazz Album (EXCLUSIVE) In this week's "Just for Variety," Glenn Close tells Marc Malkin she wants to play Disney villain Cruella de Vil again. Read More SESAC and Society of Composers & Lyricists Announce Grants, Scholarships for Emerging Composers SESAC and the Society of Composers & Lyricists both separately announced scholarships and grants for young composers this week. Read More The Brilliant Stupidity of Robert Palmer's 1986 No. 1 Hit, 'Addicted to Love' Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love,” which hit No. 1 35 years ago, walked the line between genius and stupid, as a song as … 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