Dave Matthews and his frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds are set to perform together at the 2022 Farm Aid festival, held September 24 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The annual event raises money in support of family farms, and this year, it will showcase how farmers are working to alleviate climate change.
Matthews is one of several Farm Aid board members headlining Farm Aid 2022, along with John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Margo Price. The bill also includes Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton.
Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, July 30 at 10 a.m. ET, while a limited amount of pre-sale tickets will be available starting this Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit FarmAid.org.
Maren Morris is reflecting back on the making of her new album, Humble Quest.
Speaking to the Recording Academy, Maren shares that she went through a lot of “emotional” and “life changes” while making the album during the COVID-19 pandemic and after welcoming her first child, son Hayes, in March 2020.
“It’s like I was gaining motherhood, but losing my identity as an artist in a lot of ways, so I had to really rebuild the pieces,” she explains in regards to her touring life being halted during the pandemic.
The superstar notes that she went through a “resurgence” with Humble Quest and almost felt “born again” while writing the songs. “I felt like it was the most mature version of me and not taking myself so seriously,” she expresses. “I had fun writing these songs and I had the space to actually write them.”
Maren is currently on the Humble Quest Tour that kicked off June 9 in Raleigh, N.C. and continues through December 2, where it will wrap at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Who knew The Weeknd and Halloween would make such a perfect pair?
Entertainment Weekly confirms the “Blinding Lights” singer will bring the thrills and chills to his very own haunted house at Universal Studios. The attraction, which is part of Halloween Horror Nights, pays homage to The Weeknd’s After Hours album.
The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare will be part of Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, which means fans from either coast can immerse themselves into the Grammy winner’s twisted imagination.
“I always wanted my own Halloween Horror Nights haunted house, as Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life,” he said in a statement. “I feel like my music videos have served as a launching pad for a collaboration like this, and I cannot wait for people to experience this madness!”
This single-house experience transports thrill seekers into the After Hours fantasy world and is soundtracked to the songs “After Hours,” “In Your Eyes,” “Heartless,” “Blinding Lights,” “Save Your Tears” and “Too Late.”
Halloween Horror Nights executive producer John Murdy teased the first part of the experience, called the “Nightmare Extraction,” which includes an articulated, life-like version of The Weeknd strapped to a machine reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange.
Something goes wrong with the machine meant to suck out The Weeknd’s nightmares, leaving the audience to “face all of those things and dark places he went to in creating the album,” says Murdy.
Thrill seekers will also encounter “a horrific toad creature unlike anything you’ve ever seen before,” he added. There will also be moments that will “make you think you’re getting hit in the face with blood.”
The attraction opens September 2 in Orlando and September 8 in Hollywood.
Details have been unveiled about the 2022 Farm Aid festival, which will take place on Saturday, September 24 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As usual, the event will be headlined by Farm Aid board members John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Dave Matthews, who’ll be playing with his longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds.
Co-founding Farm Aid board member Neil Young, who missed the 2021 concert because of COVID-19-related concerns, is also skipping this year’s festival.
“I don’t think it is safe in the pandemic,” he wrote in a post on his official website. “I miss it very much.”
Other performers confirmed for the 2022 Farm Aid event include Sheryl Crow, Chris Stapleton, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and Margo Price.
Farm Aid 2022 will take place at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. This year’s festival will showcase how farmers are working to alleviate climate change.
“Farmers in North Carolina, across the Southeast, and all over the country are growing solutions to our toughest challenges, including climate change,” says Farm Aid President Willie Nelson. “We’re bringing Farm Aid here to highlight their hard work and celebrate the ways we can all join farmers to help.”
Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, July 30 at 10 a.m. ET via LiveNation.com, while a limited amount of pre-sale tickets will be available starting this Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. at FarmAid.org/Festival. In addition, a Live Nation pre-sale will begin Thursday, July 28 at 10 a.m. ET.
Farm Aid 2022 will be viewable at FarmAid.org and Farm Aid’s YouTube channel as well as live on the Circle network and on its social media sites.
The Linda Lindas have released a cover of the Go-Go’s track “Tonite.”
The rising punk rockers often include a rendition of the Beauty and the Beat cut in their live shows and have now decided to release a studio version, which you can listen to now via digital outlets.
“We started out as a cover band, and we’ve played more songs by [The Go-Go’s] than anyone else,” The Linda Lindas write in an Instagram post. “And even after we started to write our own songs, we never stopped playing ‘Tonite.'”
They add, “Because the cover is such a hit at shows, we decided to record a studio version to pay tribute to the greatest all-female rock band of all time, a crucial part of the L.A. punk scene, and our heroes.”
The “Tonite” cover follows The Linda Lindas’ debut album, Growing Up, which dropped in April.
Usher has signed on to executive produce Storyville, a series that explores the roots of the Jazz Age.
Varietyreports the upcoming show follows a group of five brothel madams fighting for control of New Orleans’ red light district. Usher will work alongside show creators Bill Macdonald and Walt Becker.
“Storyville is an epic tale sparked by the origins of the sound that inspired my career,” the eight-time Grammy winner said in a statement, “a story that touches the nerve of social and cultural relevance today.”
The show marks Usher’s first time serving as an executive producer of a drama series. The “OMG” singer previously served as EP for Quibi’s series short The Sauce in addition to the 2005 movie In The Mix.
Storyville is being developed by Starlings Television and company president-slash-EP Chris Philip said of the forthcoming series, “Usher’s massive global appeal, musical and acting genius will propel this unique and compelling original series into must-see viewing worldwide.”
“His invaluable creative and musical contributions to Storyville fulfill our vision of contrasting the gritty, sometimes brutal sides of New Orleans life with it giving birth to a beautiful, diverse and defining new artform,” the statement continued.
It is unknown what network will air the forthcoming series, as it is currently being shopped to broadcasters.
Storyville was New Orleans’ red light district, which ran between 1897 and 1917. It is believed to be the birthplace of jazz music.
Myles and Layne Ulrich, the sons of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, have released their debut single with their band Taipei Houston.
The track is called “As the Sun Sets” and is available now via digital outlets. You can also watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.
The Ulrich brothers first announced Taipei Houston last year. The Royal Blood-esque duo features Layne on vocals and bass and Myles on drums. Myles also plays guitar.
Taipei Houston will be playing a number of festivals over the next few months, including Lollapalooza, Reading & Leeds and Austin City Limits. They’ll also be playing a run of West Coast dates, opening for The Melvins.
Along with the Ulrichs, James Hetfield‘s son Castor plays in a band called Bastardane, while Robert Trujillo‘s kid Tye is the bassist in the group OTTTO.
Wet Leg‘s self-titled debut album has made the shortlist for the 2022 Mercury Prize, the prestigious honor given to the best British or Irish album of the past year.
“We’re so freakin lucky that we got to make the album that we made,” the “Chaise Longue” duo writes in a tweet reacting to the news.
“These past couple of years have been full of surprises and unexpected adventures,” they add. “Here’s perhaps one of our fave surprises so far…Our debut album has been shortlisted for a @MercuryPrize!?”
Among the other records that made the shortlist include Sam Fender‘s Seventeen Going Under, Nova Twins‘ Supernova and Harry Styles‘ Harry’s House.
The 2022 Mercury Prize winner will be revealed during a London ceremony held September 8.
After a mysterious tease earlier this week, Green Day has indeed announced an intimate Lollapalooza aftershow.
The punk rockers will play Chicago’s Metro concert hall this Friday, July 29. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 27 at 11 a.m. CT.
The 1,100-capacity Metro is a much smaller venue than the one Green Day played when they last hit the Windy City: A little place called Wrigley Field. Billie Joe Armstrong and company headlined stadiums across the U.S. last summer on their Hella Mega tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer.
Lollapalooza takes place July 28-31 in Chicago’s Grant Park, with Green Day scheduled to headline the final day. The lineup also includes Metallica, Machine Gun Kelly, Måneskin, Porno for Pyros, Glass Animals, Turnstile and Wallows.
Kate Bush‘s “Running Up That Hill” keeps on running up that chart. Specifically, the Billboard Hot 100.
The English artist’s 1985 single, which has seen a massive resurgence over the past two months thanks to its inclusion in the latest season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, has now reached #3 on the all-genre ranking, previously beating its previous peak of #4.
The latest jump gives Bush the highest-charting Hot 100 single of her career, after “Running Up That Hill” previously became her first top-10 and top-five hit on the tally.
In Bush’s home country, “Running Up That Hill” hit #1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, breaking several records along the way.
The newfound success of ”Running Up That Hill” led the normally press-shy Bush to publish several public statements and even give a rare interview.
