Restarting live music in 2021: Gig and festival bosses on what to expect

Neil Diamond has sold his entire songwriting and recording catalogue to Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed amount.In addition to his publishing and masters, the deal includes 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album, and archival video footage.According to Rolling Stone, UMG will also handle any future Neil Diamond music if the musician decides to record any new music.“After nearly a decade in business with UMG, I am thankful for the trust and respect that we have built together and I feel confident in the knowledge that Lucian, Jody, Bruce, Michelle, and the global team at UMG, will continue to represent my catalog and future releases with the same passion and integrity that have always fueled my career,” Diamond said in a statement about the sale.Lucian Grainge, UMG’s chairman and CEO, added: “Neil Diamond is by definition, a truly universal songwriter. His immense songbook and recordings encompass some of the most cherished and enduring songs in music history.

Wolf Alice have been crowned the Best Festival Headliner at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The London band beat Billie Eilish, Liam Gallagher, Megan Thee Stallion and Tyler, The Creator to the title.Wolf Alice made their first post-lockdown festival appearance at Latitude Festival last summer, where they played a headline slot at Henham Park. Their performance saw them deliver a roaring rendition of ‘The Last Man On Earth’, as well as a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’.In a review of their set at Latitude, NME wrote: “Wolf Alice might not be old guard yet, but their Friday night headlining performance makes their future incredibly clear – legends of British music who top bills on the regular.”Wolf Alice were up for four other nominations at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, including Best Band In The World and Best Album In The World.

the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her dazzling acting debut as Alana Kane in Licorice Pizza.The rock star-turned-actress beat out Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonathan Majors, Riz Ahmed and Thomasin McKenzie for the prize.Last year, she told NME that she had “no movie star training” before taking on the role in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s film.“I jumped in at the deep end,” Alana said. “I had no experience. I asked Paul if I should and he was like, ‘No, don’t do anything.

FKA Twigs delivered a triumphant speech at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, where she was honoured with the Godlike Genius award.FKA Twigs – real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett – was presented the award by Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B during the ceremony which took place March 2 at the O2 Academy Brixton.“It’s incredible that I’m here to deliver this award to a young sister,” Jazzie B said of giving Twigs the honour, highlighting the fact that she is the youngest winner in history.He added: “Did you hear me, Brixton? This is a young lady at the very top of her game. You’re blessed baby, you truly are blessed,” before introducing a montage of Twigs’ best impressive moments.“I’m really so grateful,” Twigs began as she accepted her award, before telling a story about previous Godlike Genius winner Noel Gallagher.“I was out drinking the other day and I was in a bar and Noel Gallagher was there so I was quite starstruck and I went up to him and said I was receiving the same award as him and he was quite sweet but quite iconically unimpressed with me,” she said.“I could tell that I’d had a couple drinks and he didn’t really care.

Sydney Sweeney's massive diamond ring is, in fact, an engagement ring!Just one day after the star sparked engagement rumors, the 24-year-old actress and her 37-year-old boyfriend, Jonathan Davino, are engaged, according to multiple reports.Sweeney, who was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring in L.A. while debuting her new red hairdo, has been linked to Davino since at least 2018.

Taylor Swift has won Best Reissue at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for the re-imagining of her 2012 pivotal album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’.She beat out OutKast (‘ATLiens)’, Nirvana (‘Nevermind’), Radiohead (‘Kid Amnesiae’), and The Beatles (‘Let It Be’) for the prize.In a four-star review, NME said the album’s production is “a little sharper” than the original 2012 release, “with instrumentation being brought further into focus”, adding that Swift’s voice had matured “significantly in the intervening decade” since she released ‘Red’.The new version also featured fresh additions like the poignant charity single ‘Ronan’, ‘Better Man’ as song that was originally written for Little Big Town in 2016, and ‘Babe’, which long-time collaborator, producer, and this year’s Songwriter Award winner Jack Antonoff adds brass and ‘1989’-style shine to.In 2020, Swift picked up the NME award for Best Solo Act In The World, sharing that she was “honoured and very excited” about the award.“I want to say thank you so much to anyone who writes about music, who blogs about music, who tweets about music, who cares about music,” she said. “But most of all, I want to say thank you to the fans because they are the only reason that I get to do this.”She added: “Thank you to all of the artists that are here tonight, I am such a fan of all of you.

Jenna Bush Hager's boss told her she had been tapped to dress up as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader for Halloween, the 40-year-old co-host busted a sweat. Out of nervousness? No way. The sweat was her body's natural way of saying, «Challenge accepted.»On the third anniversary of her Read With Jenna book club, Bush Hager opened up to ET's Rachel Smith about what triggered her healthy lifestyle transformation and, as it turned out, her boss, perhaps unknowingly, lent a helping hand.«I have to tell you, when your boss says you're gonna be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader — and I grew up in Dallas — guess what? You try to get fit.»Devoted fans of the show will remember Bush Hager and Savannah Guthrie (despite being a lifelong fan of the Cowboys' divisional rival Philadelphia Eagles) donned the iconic cheerleader uniform for Halloween last year.

Queen of the selfie. Kim Kardashian has been snapping selfies since she was a child and she hasn’t slowed down in the decades since.

Radio silence. Teddi Mellencamp hasn’t spoken to fellow Celebrity Big Brother alum Todrick Hall since the show ended — and she’s OK with that.

Sarah Hyland is opening up about how taxing it was on her just before her first kidney transplant all while filming Modern Family at the same time.

Emmerdale star Kevin Mathurin had fans mopping their brows as he stripped to a pair of thigh-high shorts for a sweltering hot gym video.The star - who is better known as buttoned-up vicar Charles Anderson on the ITV soap - explained he was back lifting weights after a horror back injury threw a spanner in his fitness routine.Donning a pair of black shorts that skimmed his thighs and a grey t-shirt with a workout band worn tight around his midriff, Kevin completed his gym-ready look with a pair of black trainers and matching socks.A pair of wrist straps added extra support as the star hefted a 90 kilogram barbell - achieving a new personal best.Captioning the hunky clip posted to his Instagram Stories, Kevin wrote: "Bent over barbell 90kg - PB!" with a fire emoji.The star added: "Feeling more confident after my lower back injury last year. Getting stronger.

Thomas Tuchel has backed Roman Abramovich's ruling to sell Chelsea as the 'right decision' amidst scrutiny into his dealings with Vladimir Putin.In a statement on Wednesday afternoon, the Blues owner, 55, announced he is set to end his 19-year tenure in charge for "the best interest of the club."Abramovich has already handed stewardship of the club over to Chelsea's charitable foundation amid alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tuchel, 48, spoke to the press after defeating Championship side Luton Town in the FA Cup, claiming every decision Abramovich makes has his full support."Maybe I heard it a little earlier but still it was close to kick-off, we heard the rumours through the day and on TV," he said.

Google Maps fans are wondering who 'Joe' is after the name was cut into a lawn in Virginia so big that it can be seen on a satellite view.Reddit user u/Actual_Home_3502 posed the question on the subreddit r/GoogleMaps, "Who is Joe?" after spotting the name trimmed into a lush green lawn outside of a luxury home on Forest Crest Cresent.Naturally, forum users came swinging with their sarcasm at the find as they made a "Joe Mama" joke in the comments as others questioned who he could be.One user said: "JOE MAMA LMAOOOOO!"Another added: "Next door neighbour needs to cut MAMA into their lawn."A third said: "Don’t know, but I bet that’s his house."A fourth wrote: "How can I find this on Google Maps, would love to f**king destroy my nephew with a joe mama joke."The news comes after the inhabitants of Norfolk Road in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had no idea that their estate resembled a man's genitalia until they saw it in satellite images. The owner of a local pub - the Sandhill Tavern - said they were not even aware that the bird's-eye view of the area looked like their premises were being 'urinated on.'But they tried to play down the row and said it wasn't a big topic of conversation as it "wasn't that kind of village."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He said: "I've never heard anybody mention it - and it looks like a penis from above? Wow! I've not really noticed.

Peter Andre has revealed his youngest child plans to shun the showbiz lifestyle in favour of being a doctor like his mother Emily MacDonagh.The Mysterious Girl singer shared the news of his ambitious young son Theo's dream in his column for new! magazine, revealing that he “wants to be like mummy” and loves watching Dr Pimple Popper.The revelation comes as Peter's son Junior plans to release his own music track in the spring and pursue a music career like his famous father.Pete, 49, said: "My son Theo, who’s only five, has been saying that he wants to be like Mummy and be a doctor. And weirdly, he loves watching Dr Pimple Popper!"The father-of-four, who also shares daughter Amelia with wife Emily and son Junior and daughter Princess with ex-wife Katie Price, said of his son's musical ambitions: “I was 16 when I signed my first deal, because my dad wouldn’t let me sign it before I was 16."When I was taking Junior into the studio when he was 15 and he got offered the deal, I told him he wasn’t allowed to sign it until he was 16 either.

Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock showed off her incredible toned figure as stepped out on the red carpet at the NME Awards 2022.The chart-topper looked every inch the pop star, flaunting her abs in an all-white outfit that clung to her figure in all the right places.Leigh-Anne, 30, posed for the cameras wearing an on-trend white sequin and mesh detailed halterneck cut-out crop top paired with low-slung baggy white jeans.She layered the outfit with a long white blazer and wore chrome toed white boots under her jeans to complete the eye-catching outfit for the event held at London's O2 Academy Brixton.Leigh-Anne completed her look with simple nude makeup and styled her hair into a sleek double-plaited updo.The singer welcomed her baby twins with partner Andre Grey back in August 2021 and has snapped her body back into killer shape in record time.Her personal trainer recently revealed that Leigh-Anne had been given the all-clear by her doctors to start working on snapping her body back into shape just eight weeks after the arrival of her twins.Aimee Victoria Long told The Sun: “Leigh-Anne is someone who trains for health benefits and to feel strong, rather than someone who is stuck to getting a number on a scale, but she is back to a size six again.“She really embraces her body, she seems to love her body and never says anything negative about it, but she wanted to be strong, healthy and fit for the children.“We do all our sessions online over Zoom right now.

Kanye West’s new music video shows a cartoon version of the rapper “burying” his ex-wife’s new partner Pete Davidson.Kim Kardashian has been made “legally single” after the couple filed for divorce in February last year.The rapper posted the clip on Instagram, a music video for his song Eazy, featuring The Game, just hours after the news about his wife.The couple are taking steps towards finalising their divorce and Kim has legally dropped the West from her surname, now going by the name Kim Kardashian once again.Despite ongoing financial and custody proceedings, her name change was granted and Kim has said she now wants to focus on their “beautiful children”.His new song, released on the day of Kim’s name change news, directly calls out comedian Pete Davidson.His ex-wife began dating Pete around October last year, relatively soon after the mother-of-four was on SNL, where he appears as a regular.The black and white video begins with a church on fire as Kanye tells the listener that his “life was never easy”.Stop motion figures appear on screen as the musicians rap along to the sombre backing track.In the video the vocals say: “God saved me from a crash just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s a**,” followed by a female voice saying: “Who?”At one point he also says that he’s “having the best divorce ever”, a not-so-subtle dig toward the mother of his children.The visuals take a violent turn as an animated Kanye is shown dragging along Pete’s body, wrapped in rope and his head covered with a bag.As he is buried vertically with only his head and shoulders above ground, Kanye pulls off the bag to reveal the 28-year-old’s face as it twists and contorts.Kanye then takes out a packet of rose seeds and drops them on his head, soon

The Chase star Mark Labbett has expressed his “jealousy” over his co-star’s doughnut deal - as fans encouraged him to stick to his weight loss journey. Anne took to Twitter on Wednesday (March 2) to team up with Krispy Kreme - which is launching a new puzzle-based doughnut selection.Based on the ongoing success of apps like Wordle - which was recently acquired by the New York Times - the doughnut brand has launched Kryptograms.Fans will receive free glazed doughnuts by cracking clues on social media - with Chaser Anne at the helm.Taking to Twitter, Anne explained: "Introducing your next puzzle preoccupation - Krispy Kreme’s #Kryptograms!"Get ready for the next 2 weeks with some code cracking and complimentary doughnuts courtesy of @KrispyKremeUK.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker has brightened his fans' day with a sweet snap of him and his co-star Carol Kirkwood.The presenter uploaded a cosy picture of him and the BBC weather reporter on Twitter, showing Carol embracing him that tightly it's as if he is in a "headlock". The Strictly Come Dancing star shared the picture on his social media account on Wednesday (March 2).

Peacock. This month, the NBCUniversal streaming service is releasing its long-awaited limited-series based on the notorious subjects of Netflix's along with new episodes of , the dramatic reimagining of Will Smith's beloved ‘90s sitcom.  On March 10, premieres on Peacock. The series stars Sam Jay, Chris Redd, Langston Kerman and Jak Knight and is about casino employees searching for their self-worth.

Nia Archives has won Best Producer Supported By BandLab at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The producer, on the rise for her fresh and vibrant jungle sound, beat out Arca, Fred Again.., India Jordan, and Travis Barker for this year’s award.“It’s an enormous role, but one thing all of tonight’s nominees have in common is they are all dedicated to their craft,” presenter Tiffany Calver said of the job of a producer.“I fucking love jungle music,” Archives said while accepting the award at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, adding that she dedicates the win to her little brother.“It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter where you come from, you can do whatever you like and you can make something of yourself,” she added.Nia Archives was born in Bradford and raised in Manchester on a steady diet of reggae, rocksteady and old-school jungle. She made the cut for the NME 100 2022, which lists a hundred essential emerging artists to keep an eye on this year, for her “dancefloor-ready nu-jazz” that packs in “every one of her diverse influences.”The DJ and vocalist’s innovative take on drum ’n’ bass can be heard on her remix of fellow nominee PinkPantheress’ track ‘Nineteen’, which was featured on her ‘To Hell With It’ remix album.

Burna Boy has been honoured at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with the title of Best Solo Act In The World.The Nigerian star beat Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Dave, Little Simz, Pyra, Rina Sawayama, Sam Fender, Tkay Maidza and The Weeknd to pick up the accolade.Aitch and Big Zuu presented the award to Burna Boy, who accepted the trophy virtually. “Thank you guys very much for this.