Melissa Etheridge: Last News

Broadway box office took a 7% slide in the week before the Thanksgiving holiday, with the 29 shows settling in at a total $27,060,113 in receipts.

Cynthia Erivo will be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

GRAMMY Greats: The Most Memorable Moments is airing tonight!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone, who sang together memorably 20 years ago in a duet on the Grammys, will join together again in spring 2025, this time for a joint tour. The (so far) 10-city outing will mostly hit the northeastern United States, with one date on the Canadian side of the border. It begins April 18, 2025 in Atlantic City, NJ and ends May 2 in Roanoke, VA, with stops in cities including Newark, Boston and Albany.

Janis Joplin has taken a step closer to reality, with Shailene Woodley set to star as the iconic rock performer.The actress, who will also produce the film with Tower Hill Entertainment, has received $2.49 million in funding from the California Film Commission to make the movie, it was announced on Tuesday (September 10).“California meant so much to Janis Joplin — from the stoops of San Francisco to the wooden walls of Sunset Sound, the state became the stage upon which she explored not just the world of music, but the world of her vibrant humanity,” Woodley said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter).“I have a feeling Janis would be smiling ear to ear, zipping down the PCH in her psychedelic Porsche knowing her story is bringing opportunities and funding to the city and people that held so much significance to her.“Thank you to the California Film Commission’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program — myself and the other producers on this project believe California is the only place to film a slice of Janis’s life with authenticity and truth — and we are so grateful to have received the green light to do so!” the Big Little Lies star added.Joplin died in 1970 at age 27 and many have since tried to develop a biopic about the legendary singer.

came out as a lesbian in 1993 and has been married to “Nurse Jackie” co-creator Linda Wallem since 2014, is a mother of four. Etheridge had son Beckett and daughter Bailey Jean, 27, with her ex partner, Julie Cypher, and she also had twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven, 17, with her ex partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels.

from causes relating to opioid addiction. Etheridge, who came out as a lesbian in 1993 and has been married to “Nurse Jackie” co-creator Linda Wallem since 2014, is a mother of four: she had Beckett and Bailey Jean, 27 (using David Crosby as a sperm donor) with her ex partner, Julie Cypher, and she also had twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven, 17, with her ex partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels. “About 20 years ago, I went through breast cancer, and it changed my outlook on life .

People on Tuesday. “My daughter’s like, ‘I have another half-sister.’ “Crosby, who died last year from complications of COVID-19 at age 81, famously donated sperm to Etheridge and her former partner, Julie Cypher, who became parents to two children, Bailey and Beckett, with his help.

Jack Dunn “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” “Rustin” and “Red White & Royal Blue” earned top prizes at the New York GLAAD Media Awards, which this year celebrates the 35th year of the annual awards show. Awards were presented Saturday night at the Hilton Midtown in New York City.

Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Mötley Crüe, it’ll be tricky for 2024’s schedule to outdo its predecessor – and yet, thanks to the likes of Taylor Swift, Blink-182 and Pink, plus Coldplay, Pearl Jam and SZA, it’s poised to do just that.From debut headline shows for breakout artists to bustling festival sideshow programs, there’s something for everyone to enjoy as a stellar batch of musicians make their way Down Under in 2024. Read on for NME’s roundup of all the biggest concerts and tours coming to Australia this year.James Taylor: An Evening with James Taylor & His All-Star BandWhen: April 12 – April 28Find tickets and more info hereIf there was ever a festival made for James Taylor & His All-Star Band at this juncture of his 50-year career, it’s Day on the Green.

The 2024 Tribeca Festival, which unveiled its film slate Wednesday, is out with its television lineup of world premieres of new and returning programs from networks and streamers.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken,” a docuseries focusing on bonds the singer forms with incarcerated women over addiction issues that have affected their lives, will hit Paramount+ later this year, the network announced Thursday. The two-part series will follow Etheridge as she writes a new song inspired by her communication with five women locked up at a prison in her Kansas hometown, the Topeka Correctional Facility.

Ravinia is pulling out all the stops this year.Highland Park, IL’s annual summer-long music festival just announced their 2024 lineup — with over 100 concerts scheduled — and it’s a doozy.This year’s edition features big names from yesteryear like James Taylor, Robert Plant with Alison Krauss, The Beach Boys with John Stamos, Mavis Staples, and Daryl Hall with Elvis Costello.Other icons set to grace the Ravinia Festival stages this year include Norah Jones, Little Feat, Gipsy Kings, OAR, and Melissa Etheridge with Indigo Girls.As of now, tickets can be scooped up for a handful of the 2024 concerts.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Wednesday, April 24, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.All Ravinia concerts with inventory available can be found below with performers, dates, show start times, and links to buy tickets.As mentioned earlier, over 100 acts are set to stop in Highland Park this year.For a fuller picture of the expansive multi-month lineup, you can find the full 2024 slate here.Need more multi-day jamborees?Here are just five of the biggest music festivals you won’t want to miss these next few months.Who else is on the road?Check out our list of the 50 biggest concerts in 2024 here to find out.

Pitbull is celebrating Dolly Parton after collaborating with the country star on “Powerful Women,” which Mr. Worldwide dropped in February.

Oprah Winfrey and Niecy Nash-Betts will be honored at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 14.

announced the 15 nominees for its Class of 2024, including “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” Mary J. Blige, Grammy winner Mariah Carey, and Cher, known as the “Goddess of Pop.”Also among the contenders for the Rock Hall are also Foreigner, Dave Matthews Band, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest, Jane’s Addiction, Sinéad O’Connor, Sade, Kool & Gang, Peter Frampton and Eric B.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The annual MusiCares Person of the Year dinner will be like New Jersey West, with Bruce Springsteen among the performers announced to salute Jon Bon Jovi just prior to the Grammys in L.A. on Feb. 2.

Jewel and Melissa Etheridge are teaming up to bring their hits to amphitheaters, resorts and arts centers all over North America together.At all shows, Jewel — who’s currently dating “Yellowstone” actor Kevin Costner — will perform tracks from her 2022 album ‘Freewheelin’ Woman’ as well classics from yesteryear.As for Etheridge, expect to hear songs you know and love like “Come To My Window,” “I’m The Only One” and more from her storied catalog.And if you want to see the folksy pair live, you can grab tickets to the show of your choosing as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Jan. 19, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all Jewel and Melissa Etheridge co-headlining tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.The summer tour isn’t “the only one” on Etheridge’s 2024 calendar.This spring, she’ll tour all over the U.S.

Green Day, Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Third Eye Blind and Red Hot Chili Peppers exploded onto the scene.Hip-Hop icons Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes and Ice Cube blew up; singer-songwriters Madonna, Alanis Morrissette and Sarah McLachlan cemented their reputations as genre-defining superstars.Best of all, all of those ’90s icons — and more! — are still pounding the pavement.And that’s where we enter the chat room.If you came of age during the “Slacker” era or think Pre-Y2K music is “da bomb,” we’re here to help you re-live the glorious decade all over again with our list of the 58 biggest concert tours featuring ’90s artists separated by music genre below.All you have to do is scroll.We’ll see you at the show (waving a bic lighter in the air like it’s 1995 still, of course).Featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas on select dates.Runs June 29 through Sept. 28.Runs Jan. 26 through March 2.Featuring The Pretenders, The Hives, Mammoth WVH, Amyl and The Sniffers, Alex G and L7 on select dates.Runs May 1 through Aug. 18.Featuring Kid Cudi, Ice Cube, Ken Carson, Otoboke Beaver, Otoboke, Seun Kuti, Egypt80, Wand and Irontom on select dates.Runs Feb. 17 through July 30.Featuring Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A.Runs Feb. 24 through Aug. 3.Featuring Collective Soul and Edwin McCain.Runs May 30 through Sept. 28.Featuring 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic, Big Wreck and Finger Eleven on select dates.Runs July 17 through Sept. 28.Runs May 3 through June 13.Runs April 5 through June 14.Runs May 10 through June 22.One show at Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 17.Runs April 20-26.Featuring Living Colour.Runs Jan. 24 through March 16.Featuring Wheatus and Sister Hazel on select dates.Runs Jan. 12 through April

The Kansas City Chiefs new post-season promotional trailer spoofs Hallmark rom-coms — but it sneaks in multiple references to the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance.

Broadway began its trek into the lucrative holiday season last week at a steady clip, with the 28 shows grossing a total of $29,163,440 for the week ending November 12. That’s up about 10% over the previous week, though down about the same percentage from last year at this time.