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It’s all about the beat, the beat, the beat, someone once noted of rock ‘n roll. Others say it all starts with a song.

The Oscar Best Original Song nominees list is packed with a powerhouse roster of talent, including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, David Byrne. That sets up a collision of current musical giants come Oscar night. Of course, there’s Diane Warren, the recipient of an Honorary Oscar last month and a musical giant in her own right. She’s garnered a 14th nomination in the category with “Applause,” from the little-seen doc Tell It Like a Woman.

It is a good day for Rihanna.The 34-year-old chart-topping singer has received her very first Oscar nomination in her long, Grammy winning career.On Tuesday it was announced the beauty from Barbados was recognized in the Best Original Song category for her tune Lift Me Up from the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Bravo: It is a good day for Rihanna.

The 2023 Oscar nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song have been announced. The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Rihanna and Mitski have earned their first Academy Award nomination, with Rih's “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and "This Is A Life," a song co-written by Mitski, David Byrne, and Ryan Lott, up for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars.

Here Lies Love, the acclaimed “immersive disco musical” about Imelda Marcos from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, will premiere on Broadway this summer, with Alex Timbers directing and Annie-B Parson choreographing.

The New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture Winner Tár by Todd Field has drawn accolades since its Venice premiere, the latest a major rave by Martin Scorsese last night: “The clouds lifted when I experienced Todd’s film.”

Miley Cyrus' mother Tish Cyrus looked smitten with her beau Dominic Purcell as the duo attended the singer's televised New Year's Eve bash on Saturday.The interior designer, 55 - who ended her 28 year marriage to country hunk Billy Ray Cyrus back in April - confirmed her romance with the Prison Break hunk, 52, in November.On Tuesday, she shared a post-party slideshow to her Instagram that featured three snapshots of herself and Dominic looking loved-up during the festivities. Smitten: Miley Cyrus' mother Tish Cyrus looked smitten with her beau Dominic Purcell as the duo attended the singer's televised New Year's Eve bash on SaturdayTish showcased her slender frame in a a sparkly one-shoulder gown that showed off her killer legs through a thigh-high slit.The mother-of-five's golden blonde hair tumbled down her back and chest in waves as she strolled the red carpet with her man.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor This past spring, as the omicron wave subsided and the world began a ready-or-not return to something resembling normal, the floodgates opened and thousands of musicians returned to the road. Audiences flocked to arenas and big theaters see Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, Elton John and many others. Coachella launched the festival season with a bang, and smaller clubs began to cautiously figure out how to put on shows in tight spaces. It was a bumpy start — many acts (even Sir Elton and Bon Jovi) had to cancel or postpone shows because of positive Covid tests — but a start, nonetheless. Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says ticket sales are on their way to a record year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Of all the issues currently threatening U.S. democracy, attacks on the voting system may be the most severe. Yet as the 2020 election showed, despite those threats, the system can still work — and the best thing people can do is, in order, vote, and get involved. Leading the charge for the music industry for the past 18 years is HeadCount, the not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that you’ve probably seen at any number of concerts, registering voters at a table in the venue’s lobby or merch areas at festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and many more. With support from Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Panic! At The Disco, David Byrne, Anderson .Paak, Tinashe (pictured above), Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews Band, Dead & Company, Paramore and many more, the organization has registered more than 145,000 voters already this year — the most it has seen to date for a midterm election (the previous peak was 89,000), and has led hundreds of thousands of others to check their registration status. (Head here for information on the organization and volunteering.)

This Friday, October 7, will bring the release of the aptly titled Good Music To Ensure Safe Abortion Access To All compilation. The Bandcamp-exlusive album will be available for just 24 hours with all proceeds going towards organizations facilitating abortion access.

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready opened the Seattle Mariners’ baseball game with Detroit Tigers last night (October 4) with a blistering rendition of the US national anthem.He previously played it at a 2019 University of Washington American football game, as well as a 2014 Seattle Sounders soccer match. You can view footage of him performing his latest rendition below.It comes just weeks after Ozzy Osbourne played a multi-song medley at half-time of the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills, which marked the first game of the 2022 NFL season.Controversially, only a few seconds of the performance was broadcast on television by NBC, but the full performance did make it online eventually.A-list national anthem performer today, Mike McCready #SeaUsRise #WHEREiROOT pic.twitter.com/5MbMtnPhQ1— Chris Caldwell (@caldwell78) October 5, 2022Earlier this year, Jack White also played an instrumental version of the anthem before the Detroit Tigers’ baseball game against the Chicago White Sox.For the performance, White was backed by bassist Dominic Davis, keyboardist Quincy McCrary, and drummer Daru Jones – the same trio that accompanied White on his ‘Supply Chain Issues Tour’.White previously threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Tigers game against the White Sox back in 2014.Meanwhile, Pearl Jam, Wet Leg, David Byrne, R.E.M.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Good Music — a project of author Dave Eggers and music exect Jordan Kurland — has announced a new compilation with dozens of artists benefitting abortion non-profits in the United States.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The family of John Prine has signed a partnership deal with RadicalMedia (“Summer of Soul”) to develop two documentaries about the life and work about the life and work of the late singer-songwriter, the company has announced. Filming will be well underway this weekend as RadicalMedia plans to shoot the week-long series of tribute concerts taking place in Nashville under the banner of “You Got Gold,” including shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday and at the Ryman Auditorium Sunday and Monday. The all-star lineup for these shows is not being publicly revealed in advance. Footage for the “You Got Gold” concerts is being directed by Michael John Warren, who recently helmed the HBO documentary “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” for RadicalMedia.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor If the past few years and months have proven one thing, it’s the importance of voting in the United States. While Census Bureau’s estimates confirmed that 2020 voter turnout was the highest in nearly 30 years — 66.8%, 5 points higher than 2016 — the forthcoming midterm elections, which traditionally have much lower turnout than presidential ones, are vitally important as well. In that spirit, Lizzo, who released her stellar second major label album “Special” over the summer, has joined forces with the nonprofit, non-partisan voter-engagement organization HeadCount to encourage her fans to get out to the polls and make their voices heard this election season.

Katie Holmes is bracing the heat for a date with her new love!MORE: Katie Holmes reveals daughter Suri features in her new movie - 'She's very, very talented'The actress made a rare appearance with her boyfriend, Bobby Wooten III, as the two stepped out for an afternoon date around the city.The two were spotted on Monday, 8 August taking a casual walk through New York City's SoHo neighborhood.WATCH: Katie reveals who was a better kisser on Dawson's Creek MORE: Katie Holmes saddens fans as she turns down idea of iconic comebackKatie and Bobby were photographed both wearing black face masks, with the star sporting a short sleeve baby blue button down with blue jeans, and she completed the monochrome look with blue ballerina flats and two leather purses, one in brown and another larger one in black.Meanwhile, the 33-year-old sported an off-white t-shirt with beige trousers, a backpack and a leather messenger bag, The two appeared to maybe be headed to or coming from a quick getaway, as they both were carrying multiple bags.The couple were first romantically linked when they were photographed kissing and walking hand in hand back in April during a stroll through New York City's Central Park, as well as a visit to the Guggenheim Museum.

Katie Holmes and Bobby Wooten III have a lot to carry!

Bart Walker will join Gersh as Senior Partner in the New York office. The longtime ICM agent, who decided not to stay when CAA acquired that agency, will continue to represent his esteemed clients in film, television and theatre including Oscar nominees/winners such as David Byrne, Lisa Cholodenko, Sofia Coppola, Tamara Jenkins, Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Oliver Stone and Thomas Vinterberg; Cannes, Venice and Sundance prize winners such as Mati Diop, Michel Franco, Mia Hansen-Love, Jim Jarmusch, The Kloster Brothers, and Lorenzo Vigas: and multi-hyphenate artists such as Benoit Delhomme, Iram Haq, Sally Potter, Richard Press, and Olmo Schnabel.

Maggie Rogers has opened up about David Byrne’s collaboration on her video for ‘That’s Where I Am’, in a new interview with NME.For this week’s Big Read, Rogers opened up about Byrne’s cameo and how it came about. The musician recalled how she “cold emailed” Byrne to see if he would be up for collaborating on the work and was surprised when she got a response.“I cold emailed him,” Rogers explained. “We’d never met. I’m a massive fan.

Selome Hailu “The Resort” opens with the beachy beat of David Byrne and Brian Eno’s “Strange Overtones,” — strange indeed, as the song plays under an epigraph with something slightly wrong.Two quotes wipe across the screen. First: “The pursuit to capture your past is a waste of time.

EXCLUSIVE: Summer of Soul producer RadicalMedia has hired New York attorney and business strategist Candice Cook Simmons as Chief Strategy Officer.

MixMag).The increase in rates, which amounts to 44 percent, follows a long battle with streaming platforms like Amazon Music, Spotify and YouTube.The percentage of label revenue (the TCC rate) has also been capped, meaning  publishers will only be able to receive a limited royalty rate.The president of The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), David Israelite said in a statement: “Today the court reaffirmed the headline rate increase we earned four long years ago, confirming that songwriters need and deserve a significant raise from the digital streaming services who profit from their work.“We will fight to increase the TCC, or percentage of label revenue, which amounts to an insurance policy for songwriters, in the next CRB and will also fight for stronger terms regarding bundles.”Artists will receive the backdated rates, although this could be months away according to Bart Herbison of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). He said it is “still unknown when songwriters will receive their payments”.He added: “The bad news is that the definition of “bundled services” and of total content costs, one of the streaming rate tiers, were not what we wished.