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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Doobie Brothers announced the death of drummer John Hartman Friday, collectively saying in a social media post, “Today we are thinking of John Hartman, or Little John to usJohn was a wild spirit, great drummer, and showman during his time in the Doobies.” He was 72. No cause of death was immediately announced. Hartman, a co-founder of the group, was one of nine members of the Doobie Brothers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. He had long since left the frequently reuniting band. Hartman was with the group for its initial run of chart-topping hits, including signature songs like “Listen to the Music,” “Long Train Runnin'” and “What a Fool Believes.” He was one of two drummers the Doobies had on stage from 1971 until he first left the band in 1979. Ten years after departing, he returned for a reunion album in 1989 and continued on with the group through 1992.

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Cher Performs as Elvis, Alicia Keys Honors Roberta Flack at Love Rocks NYC Concert

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Cher, Beck Trey Anastasio and Alicia Keys were just four of the highlights of Thursday night’s ninth annual Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert for God’s Love We Deliver. Held at New York’s Beacon Theatre, the concert raised more than $4 million for the organization, which cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people unable to shop or cook for themselves.

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Gracie Abrams to Be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame With Hal David Starlight Award for New Artists (EXCLUSIVE)

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced today that Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams will be the 2025 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award, honoring young songwriters. The honor will take place at the 54th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

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‘Portal To Hell:’ Slamdance Title Starring Keith David & Richard Kind Lands At Raven Banner For World Sales

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its debut screening at Slamdance, horror comedy Portal to Hell, written, directed, and shot by Woody Bess, has been picked up for worldwide sales and distribution by Raven Banner.

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Cher, Beck, Alicia Keys and Many More to Perform at The Ninth Annual Love Rocks NYC

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Alicia Keys, Beck, Cher, Trey Anastasio, Mavis Staples, the War and Treaty, Michael McDonald, Peter Frampton, Kate Hudson, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Dave Stewart Eurythmics feat. Vanessa Amorosi, Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Grace Bowers, Jesse Malin, Luke Spiller, and more will performed at the ninth annual Love Rocks NYC 2025 benefit concert, taking place March 6 at the Beacon Theatre in New York. The event, executive produced by John Varvatos, Greg Williamson and Nicole Rechter and presented by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will also feature appearances by Alex Edelman, Amy Schumer, Susie Essman and Tracy Morgan.

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Doobie Brothers announce 2025 tour, Jones Beach show. Get tickets

The Doobie Brothers took shape in San Jose, CA.Since their 1970 inception, Michael McDonald, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, John McFee and co. have produced six top-ten albums, had 16 (!) songs hit the Billboard Top 40 and won a pair of Grammy Awards.Still, regardless of their countless accolades, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are “takin’ it to the streets” once again in 2025, this time with special guest The Coral Reefer Band aka Jimmy Buffett’s backing band.From August through September, the “China Grove” rockers will hit venues all over North America on their ‘Walk The Road Tour’ in support of their new album with the same name, which hit shelves June 6.Early in the run, the veteran hitmakers are scheduled to make four stops in New York and New Jersey.First, The Doobie Brothers swing into Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Thursday, Aug. 7.

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Doobie Brothers, George Clinton, Beach Boys’ Mike Love Among 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees

Funk innovator George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers‘ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and The Beach Boys‘ Mike Love are among this year’s inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2025: George Clinton, Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, More

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Songwriters Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2025: Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country hitmaker (and Variety‘s 2023 Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year) Ashley Gorley; veteran pop and R&B songwriter-producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins; the Beach Boys’ Mike Love; and ‘60s hitmaker Tony Macaulay. The honorees will receive their awards at the organization’s 2025 Induction and Awards gala, taking place Thursday, June 12th at its longtime home of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

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‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Star Cheyenne Jackson Calls Pasadena Playhouse Revival a ‘Big Gay Glitter Bomb’: ‘It’s the Perfect Therapy for Me’

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson was ready to take another break from musical theater as he had done once before. That is until he got an offer he couldn’t refuse. “Oh, Mary!” director Sam Pinkleton wanted him for a starring role in a revival of the Tony Award-winning musical “La Cage aux Folles” at the Pasadena Playhouse.

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Cheyenne Jackson Opens L.A. Production of 'La Cage Aux Folles' with Support From Celeb Friends!

Cheyenne Jackson is currently bringing his Broadway talents to the west coast in a new production of the musical La Cage Aux Folles!

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East Kilbride guitarist to perform free Spanish guitar concert at local church

An East Kilbride guitarist will be performing a free concert of popular works for the Spanish guitar at a local church.

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Robert Meyer Burnett and Mike Bawden Launch Imagination Connoisseur Media Unlimited; Debut Project ‘True Noir’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Jack Dunn Producer Robert Meyer Burnett and marketing executive Mike Bawden have launched Imagination Connoisseur Media Unlimited, a production company for original genre content for dedicated fandoms. The company’s debut project is “True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak,” a six-and-a-half-hour audio drama based on the Max Allan Collins novel “True Detective.” The ten-episode series is set in Chicago in 1932 and follows the murder of the city’s mayor while attending a Franklin Roosevelt campaign rally in Miami, Fla.

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Here’s every song on the ‘Mother Of The Bride’ soundtrack

Mother Of The Bride has become the latest romantic comedy to top the Netflix charts.Directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls), the film follows mother Lana (Brooke Shields) who discovers her daughter Emma’s (Miranda Cosgrove) husband-to-be is the son of an old flame she dated in college.Other cast members include Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Michael McDonald, Wilson Cruz and Tasneem Roc.Mother Of The Bride released worldwide on May 9, and topped the Netflix UK film charts within its first week.The film’s score is composed by Caroline Ho, who previously contributed music to American Horror Stories alongside Alexis Grapsas.A number of songs by other artists also appear in the film, ranging from modern club tracks to throwbacks from the 1980s. You can check out all the songs below.‘I’m Good (Blue)’ – David Guetta and Bebe Rexha‘Mona Lisa’ – Ray Evans and Jay Livingston‘Queen Of Stacks’ – Daniel Lobel feat. Patty Monroe‘We Got The Beat’ – The Go-Go’s‘Chapel Of Love’ – The Dixie Cups‘Surfside’ – Douglas Kinloch‘Vacation’ – Priya Ragu‘DONG’ – Bear KnuckleMother Of The Bride is available to stream on Netflix.

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Brooke Shields Joins Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, & More at 'Mother of the Bride' Premiere

Brooke Shields is stepping out for the premiere of her new Netflix rom-com!

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Mavis Staples’ 85th Birthday Salute Brings Out Chris Stapleton, Hozier, Black Pumas, Bonnie Raitt and Other All-Star Acolytes

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic If we had the ability to assess who is the most beloved figure in music — not in overall numbers, but sheer adoration, per capita and per peer — it likely wouldn’t be Taylor or Beyoncé but Mavis Staples, who has been taking us there since the late ’60s. There being the smile that crosses anyone’s face when fortunate enough to be in the same room, or even in just giving a passing thought to that voice, that presence, and all the different ways in which Staples embodies righteousness.

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Norah Jones extends 2024 ‘Visions Tour’ with Mavis Staples. Get tickets

Norah Jones announced a brief tour in support of her upcoming album “Visions.”A little more than a month later, she’s added 24 more concerts to the ‘Visions Tour’ and will now be taking special guests Mavis Staples, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Sasha Dobson, Emily King and Martha Wainwright along with her on select dates.While on the road, Jones will make eight (!) stops in New York.First up, she’ll headline at Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon 1869 Opera House on May 7.After that, she’s slated to perform at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on May 10, Brooklyn’s Paramount Theatre on May 16-17, New York’s Apollo Theater on May 19, Saratoga Springs’ Freihofer’s Jazz Festival on June 30 and Canandaigua’s CMAC on July 5.Jones’ final NY gig will be at Buffalo’s Artpark Main Stage on July 6.But wait!There’s more!Prior to the ‘Visions Tour,’ the nine-time Grammy winner will also lend her talents to Mavis Staples’ 85th Birthday All-Star Concert in Inglewood, CA on April 18.

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R.E.M., Steely Dan And Timbaland Among This Year’s Songwriters Hall Of Fame Inductees

R.E.M., Steely Dan, Timbaland, and songwriters Dean Pitchford (“Footloose”) and Hillary Lindsey (“Jesus Take The Wheel”) are this year’s inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced today.

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Public Enemy, Tracy Chapman, Steely Dan Among 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Public Enemy, R.E.M, George Clinton, Steely Dan, Bryan Adams, Tracy Chapman, Timbaland are among the nominees for the 2024 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The full list of nominees appears below.

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Jacob Collier announces new song ‘Witness Me’ featuring Stormzy, Shawn Mendes and Kirk Franklin

Jacob Collier has teased a new song ‘Witness Me’, which will feature the likes of Stormzy, Shawn Mendes, and Kirk Franklin.The singer previously teased the song on November 10 with Franklin, which he posted to X/Twitter. However, on November 13, Collier unveiled the details of his new collaboration.JC X @kirkfranklin X ?????????? pic.twitter.com/V0P5hKhLEe— Jacob Collier (@jacobcollier) November 10, 2023In an Instagram snippet showing Collier, Stormzy, and Mendes walking out a door, listeners can hear a grand, gospel-inflected track.

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Reunite on Dolly Parton’s Version of ‘Let It Be’

Ethan Shanfeld Dolly Parton has reunited the two living Beatles on her new rendition of the band’s classic 1970 single “Let It Be.” Paul McCartney contributes vocals and piano and Starr plays drums on Parton’s cover, joining Peter Frampton on guitar and Mick Fleetwood on additional percussion. “Let It Be” is the latest song to be released ahead of Parton’s upcoming 30-track album “Rockstar,” which she touts as her long-promised first “rock album.” Out Nov.

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Dispatches From The Picket Lines, Day 73: Actors Join Writers Ahead Of First Official Day Of SAG-AFTRA Strike After Talks Collapse

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher will be doing a tour of Hollywood picket lines tomorrow morning, after her rousing speech saying they were victimized by the AMPTP, which she called a “very greedy entity” and that the studios were on the wrong side of history.

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Michael McDonald To Lead Comedy & Drama Development Of Wholly Owned Series At Amazon Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV executive and producer Michael McDonald (American Crime) is finalizing a deal to join Amazon Studios’ executive ranks as Head of the Comedy and Drama Development team in the US SVOD TV Development and Series – Wholly Owned division led by Nick Pepper, I hear. He will oversee development of all wholly owned comedy and drama series. Amazon Studios declined comment.

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