Idina Menzel: Broadway Superstar (StageStars Book 2)

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A proud Angeleno, Christine Dzidrums was born raised and lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, two sons and daughter. Well, Friends is also one of those shows that you can always find on television. From start to finish. Thank you guys very much for taking the time to speak to me today.

Have a blast on your tour! Yeah, it was cool talking with you! You can find out where to catch them on tour on their website. Ruby Dee , an Oscar nominated actress whose career in film and theater spanned five decades, died on Wednesday, her agent Michael Livingston confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. Dee passed away peacefully at her New Rochelle, New York home from age-related causes, Livingston said.

She had an impressive stage career, including a highly praised performance in Purlie Victorious They were the second couple to receive that honor, with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward tributed in She later triumphed in Taming of the Shrew on Broadway. The couple co-hosted, performed and co-produced 26 half-hour programs. In film, she starred most notably in Buck and the Preacher , which featured Sidney Poitier 's directorial debut. She also performed in such movies as St. She also performed in two other Spike Lee films: Get off the Bus and Jungle Fever She also played on Peyton Place.

She directed and starred in Zora is My Name! She was born Ruby Ann Wallace on Oct. She graduated from Hunter College. She first performed professionally in at the American Negro Theatre, where her classmates included Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte. The three starred in Buck and the Preacher , with Dee playing a no-nonsense pioneer woman. Dee made her Broadway debut in with a rave performance in Anna Lucasta. She made her film debut in No Way Out in Forty years later, she played Robinson's mother in a TV biopic. Dee's talents included writing: She penned a column for the Amsterdam News and served as a contributing editor on Freedomways Magazine.

She also co-wrote a film, Uptight. She made many recordings of poems and stories and regularly gave concert readings, primarily from the works of black writers. The couple had three children: Nora, Guy and Hasna. Madonna is one of the artists whose music is included in Amazon's Prime Music service. Spike Lee on location in Brazil. The Honda Civic Tour is taking a new turn in its 13th year - with three successive tours and three distinct genres of music for what is intended as the "pillar" of the new Honda Stage music platform.

Alternative rock bands Grouplove and Portugal. Tickets for the Grouplove and Portugal. As they have in the past, headlining bands will once again design their very own custom Honda Civic. Honda's commitment to music includes, aside from the annual tour, hosting Honda Stages at leadingU. Portland-via-Wasilla, AK-based band Portugal. Most recently, the band partnered with the Smithsonian Institute to raise awareness of the endangered Sumatran Tiger, by releasing a new song, "Sumatran Tiger," on custom polycarbonate records which degraded after a certain amount of plays.

American Authors recently scored a platinum, No. As one of the most important representatives of "La Generacion Tribal" The Tribal Generation , the trio has broken cultural, generational and language barriers. Their debut album, Interntalo , went platinum in the U. The names of luminaries like Hope Sandoval and Elizabeth Fraser have been mentioned in reference to her elegiac, searing vocal talents — proof if any were needed that this is an artist to get excited about.

What kind of musical background do you have? I grew up playing piano and singing with my father. I loved that and when I got older I started sitting by the piano by myself, making up small songs. Then I started playing with a good friend of mine. We taught ourselves to record. What kind of music do you find most inspiring? Where do you fall on that spectrum? There have been a lot of reviews that compare you to a lot of artists ie. Do you find those comparisons to be complimentary or unnecessary pressure or both?

I understand why people do it — especially when something is new to them. Then I take it as a compliment! Was it an easy ride? Can you tell us a bit about how you work in the studio? Like do you have any set routine? I worked in different studios and at home, trying to combine both processes, so there was no set routine. I honestly never think about it that way. If I convey anything or not. I try to just write.

Do you find it easier to compose something in the studio or to play live? How well does the live medium allow you to convey the meaning of your songs? I stumbled upon the song at some point and instantly loved the title. I also really love his version, but figured that if I did it, I would do something completely different with it. I mean, I could never deliver a slightly out of tune vocal the way he did it! Oh yes, there are many. For instance the Tim Hardin song: Have you heard of any of those guys? If you have, what do you think of them? Are you excited to be playing the festival?

Your appearance has got a lot of people interested. Chorus Grant has released a very fine record! Irma with "Faces" becomes the new face of French music. Why have called this album "Faces"? Because they are real faces "faces" in English , real experiences, real-life people who inspired me songs. Both those that I met in New York in the year j ' I wrote and recorded this album all those I met six years since I saw all this crazy adventure.

Does it work differently for a second album for a first? At first I was a bad start because I thought so! In fact I think it should not. Even if you work differently with the experience we have gained. During these six years I was in the studio, on the road, concerts So the design of the songs is not the same, there are more mature, especially technically. But cons I really tried to work and dial the second album to be in the same spirit as the first. Precisely because I realized that it was a handicap to ask too many questions. To say that as this is the second must do this and must do that.

How has he influenced your music? It has greatly influenced my music. Themes that I discuss in the album, and then, in purely musical terms, work in New York studios that already is a crazy experience that many artists dream of living and many French artists will live. Because the sound is really a science for New Yorkers. It's crazy how it worked! See work greatly influenced the way I worked on the album. There has occasionally occur songs that are produced enough, heavy enough, provided more than the first album. The first single from this album, "Hear Me Out", talks about child maltreatment.

You consider yourself a committed artist? This song I illustrated by children because for me the form most odious of these sufferings are those inflicted on them to them. But in fact she talks about all forms of suffering, whatever. This song was inspired in New York. I was walking down the street early in the morning and I saw a couple of homeless when they woke up.

They were face to face, they looked and they smiled. This moment was an absolute grace, because there was really a contrast between the fact that they are on the street and that kind of happiness that was in their eyes. I sat down and I started chatting with them. And I thought we did not open his eyes, it was commonplace to meet people who live in the street. We say we can not do anything, the world is like that So we can not claim to change the world, as the mere awareness of all these sufferings that are completely unmarked, it is already lot.

I do not think we should be engaged, I think we should show things. Should be given to see all those things that have become commonplace, whether beautiful things as less beautiful things. This is also the role of the artist, not necessarily to denounce, but to show. Pete Wentz Relaunches Decaydance Records. Signs Lolo Lauren Pritchard. June 12, 9: I will forever love and miss you On a chilly night in April, 20 years to the month since the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain , Dave Grohl did what many people thought was unimaginable.

Taking the stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at New York's Barclays Center, the year-old rocker embraced Courtney Love , his friend and bandmate's widow with whom he'd had a long acrimonious relationship. It was the hug felt around the world. Airing May 31 on HBO, the Rock Hall promises the rare real TV moment -- one that will no doubt spur a surge of emotion and an unlikely bond both for those watching and those experiencing what looked like a magical coming-together: The showing was accompanied by an unforgettable performance -- Nirvana songs delivered by Grohl, Novoselic and a slate of fierce female singers including Lorde and Joan Jett.

You know, the wonderful thing about that night was the personal side of it. It was the Hall of Fame ceremony, but it meant so much to all of us personally that sometimes you forgot about the other stuff -- like the arena and the trophy -- and focused on real, personal things.

I saw Courtney walking past [earlier in the night], and I just tapped her on the shoulder and we looked at each other in the eyes and that was it -- we're just family. We've had a rocky road. We've had a bumpy past, but at the end of the day we're a big family and when we hugged each other it was a real hug. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony So you saw each other earlier … Yeah, that was not on camera -- that was just the two of us in the hallway.

OK, let's do this. And after we walked off stage, we just walked down the hallway together, it was almost like no time had passed at all. Those things are real and no matter what it looks like in a magazine or on a website. That's real shit and I was very, very happy that we had those moments. Tell us about how that came together. When we started thinking about how we were going to choose performers, that was heavy. It was more complicated than just jumping up onstage and playing music.

It was emotional, there's a legacy to preserve, there's so much to take into consideration. And Joan Jett was the first name to come up and there was no question that she should be there. I mean she is the queen of rock and roll. Kurt and Nirvana had always tried to promote women in music. And I think we just felt like this is perfect. Then a few names bounced around that didn't seem to pan out and we finally decided that we wanted all of our performers to be these incredibly talented and powerful women.

We had fashioned the sequence of songs in chronological order. So we had Joan Jett first, because she's the queen, then we had Kim Gordon, who is an iconic hero to us, and then Annie St. We didn't only want to focus on the past. We wanted to emphasize the future and that music is moving forward. Because Annie is surely doing that.

And Ella [Lorde] is a great example of what we have to look forward to. She is able to have the biggest song of the year be something deep and meaningful and real -- that's what I hear when I listen to that song. So once we had that locked we knew that it was gonna be something special and it was just a matter of rehearsing and getting it together.

And it's still hard to believe that it happened but it did and I loved it. Any plans to use that footage on your forthcoming HBO show or elsewhere? I don't know what we'll do. We did film it and it's fin' amazing. People I've known for 20 years bouncing around, moshing. I did not expect that to happen. Vincent, going fin' bananas the whole time. You guys like it that much? Rock and Roll Hall Tell us about the genesis of that idea. I've been working on this for a year and a half. After making the Sound City movie, I realized that the pairing of music and documentary worked so well because the stories give substance and depth to the song, which makes a stronger emotional connection to it.

If you know the story behind the artist, or the story behind the studio, or the song, it widens your appreciation for the music. The four-minute long video is a blessed thing but sometimes it can be just an image. And these stories and these people give so much more depth to the music. I love music, I know music, I understand music, so I wanna stay in this world. But instead of just walking into a studio and telling its story, I want to travel across America and tell its story.

So it became a deeper project. We're coming up on our 20th anniversary, we're an American band. Each one of these cities have had artists and music that have influenced us directly, so let's go there. Yeah, and that was the idea. And that was just a matter of actually making it happen. Watch a teaser for Sonic Highways below: What was the criteria to pick the cities or the studios? At first, we wanted to go all over the world.

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But that seemed logistically impossible so we zeroed in on eight cities. Some of them we have personal connections with -- the studio in Washington, D. Then there are some we've never been to. Preservation Hall in New Orleans is a great example. It's one of the great things about this project -- that we get to spend a week in each city, and by the time we leave each place, I feel like I know the people, I know the food, the music.

Seven days is enough to get a little bit of each city under your skin. And New Orleans is just so deep -- there's not only a musical community but it's a community of families where generations of musicians have been playing music in the city for hundreds of years. Were certain songs earmarked for certain studios? Or did you get to the studio and start writing? Each city has a theme. As we're telling the story of not only the music but the history of the city, I had to find the theme first and then match it to the music.

The lyrics I don't write until the night before I sing them or sometimes an hour before. So once the music and the theme of each city was set, we traveled to each place and spent a week there. I did over interviews. I take from peoples' backgrounds, anecdotes, the environment -- it's like reporting. It's musical bungee jumping. It's just fin' crazy. And so when you're sequencing the series, you're sequencing the album, so what do you sequence first? And how can you write the music before you shoot the episode? How do you know what the theme is going to be and how can you tell the story?

These things would keep me up at night. I'm not only thinking about the lyric I have to spin the next day, I'm thinking about how it fits into the overall arc of the history of American music. It's meant to be the musical equivalent of the finale of Usual Suspects. Like that scene where he's sitting there, you're going back through the whole episode.

Do you feel a sense of responsibility to tell the story? I don't know if I feel it's a responsibility but I have the opportunity and the resources. You'll recognize Foo Fighters in this record but you'll also be surprised by us. We're doing things that we've never done before. And I want to say that it's only eight songs but I think it might be our longest record because, as I was writing these songs, I had to take a cinematic approach.

Like I couldn't just write a three-and-a-half-minute long KROQ jingle and film it for the finale of an episode about the history of music in New Orleans, ya know? We really had to step up what we do. The music is a progression or an evolution for sure, but it's a Foo Fighters record. So there could there be horns on a Foos record? There could be horns on a Foos record, absolutely. We've never done that before.

Honestly, there are sections of songs that will really take you by surprise. And then there are choruses that you'll just recognize as Foo Fighters within the first three seconds.

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How is the album being recorded? We've been dragging two track tape machines around the country because we still love the sound of tape. And that's easy to do when you just open up the laptop. It's not easy to do when you're dragging two pound two inch tape machines across the country, but we've done it everywhere we've went. That sounds a little crazy. I don't know, man. I mean, I already know what we're doing for the next Foo Fighters record and that's even fin' crazier! What the f are you talkin' about? I came up with this idea a month and a half ago.

Now, in addition to drummer, frontman and guitar great you can add director, TV producer, talent booker. Is a feature film in your future? It's all pretty complicated. I'm used to making records on my label with the Foo Fighters in my studio, doing what we've done. This is a whole new ballgame for me. But if there's a story to tell, f, I'll tell it. I don't really know what it means to be a director. I don't really know my way around the film industry, but I can gather a team of people and fire 'em up to make something great. I know that because we've done it.

I feel more comfortable on this side of the camera than the other side, that's for fing sure. Katy Perry is living a global dream. The year-old pop star is featured as Cosmopolitan Perry marks the first person ever to receive this top honor from the women's mag. Her music is soulful and empowering in equal measure. She's the first Cosmo global icon. Then you broke up and started dating John Mayer. That wasn't the only controversial topic the funny gal brought up during the interview. She also gets straight to the point by asking about the "Birthday" singer's sex life and the juiciest aspects of her successful career.

Perry made sure to send her Katy cats a personal message about the magazine while talking to Handler. EDT May 31, Photo: Lee is directing Williams' Tuesday concert, which will be presented live 9 p. Ahead of the performance, fans can watch a conversation between the two artists at the website.

The concert represents the 14 th pairing in the series. This is Lee's second directorial effort in the project. His first was a partnership with John Legend and The Roots in To participate, fans 18 and older can go to amexunstaged. The New Jersey home of Whitney Houston now belongs to a longtime fan. Along with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the creation and site of Houston's wedding to Bobby Brown also includes a large swimming pool, two Jacuzzis and a tennis court, among other amenities. Selling agent Greg Taylor , who represented the investment company, said renovations were considered before putting the property back on the market, since it had been vacant for so long, but Krauthamer -- who lived just a few blocks away -- quickly purchased the home.

Krauthamer said he has turned down filmmakers and fans who have contacted him to view the property, and he told the late singer's family that he does not plan to exploit Houston's fame. Betts June 4, 8: Eric Church and Miranda Lambert: In years past, producers have utilized Bell's singing talents to the smallest degree and often for comedic effect. Although she remains tight-lipped on what this year has in store, it's natural to assume that being so closely associated with what has become an iconic musical film will work its way into the show somehow.

Still, she's not about to bite off more than she can chew. There are so many talented singers and musical acts and groups that I am more than happy taking a musical backseat to their talent. Despite whether or not I can hold a tune I don't think I'm about to jump on stage with some of the acts that we have performing this year. I remember that being one of my favorite moments. And also last year they had Journey perform. That was such a wonderful curveball. Especially this year I feel like they're focusing on having really strong musical acts and having a lot of them.

It's an amazing concert. It's one of the better songs I've ever heard. It just tickles me to hear that song. Mom is a fan of all genres, but country blares from her speakers when she needs an escape. Each country song is really a story from start to finish, more so than other musical genres, and I think people appreciate that.

The stories tend to be very relatable and they focus a little more on the comedy or heartbreak or happiness or angst in day-to-day life, as opposed to the glamour. I immediately had to memorize all the words because I liked the song so much. One notable work going to auction is a drawing of a boy with six birds that appeared in the book A Spaniard in the Works. Lennon released In His Own Write , which contained 31 short stories and poems, in He put out A Spaniard in the Works — whose title puns on the British idiom "a spanner in the works," similar to "a wrench in the works," AP points out — the following year.

Lennon discussed the books in a lengthy interview with Rolling Stone , saying they were an extension of exploring his emotion in songs like "I'm a Loser" and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away. He also mixed "Lose Yourself" from the "8 Mile" film soundtrack. Eminem is among the many in the music and recording worlds mourning the death of Steve King , the engineer who won a Grammy in for The Eminem Show and also mixed the rapper's award-winning "Lose Yourself" from the 8 Mile film soundtrack.

He died on Tuesday in a suburban Detroit hospital at the age of 56, not long after being diagnosed with liver disease. In a statement, Eminem said that, "I'm very sad to hear about Steve King's passing. I had the honor and pleasure of working with Steve on many projects in my earlier years and he was a greatly talented engineer, musician and friend.

I will miss Steve's friendly way and sense of humor the most. My condolences go out to his family and all that knew Steve. He went on to work with Kem, the Winans, the Romantics, Juan Atkins and scores of others, and also shared his craft and insights via monthly forums at a suburban Detroit bar and at schools and youth centers. His work made a major contribution towards defining the Detroit Sound over the last quarter century. Steve was a wonderful and irreplaceable cat and will be profoundly missed.

He had every reason to have a huge But he was so unassuming and so genuine in his love for recording and music, it was just disarming to not run into an ego. Those Eminem records could not have been made without him.

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Memorial contributions can be made to the Deaf Performing Artists Network at www. A date is currently being dete r mined. Doc Neeson dies of brain tumour at 67 Family announces on Facebook that Angels frontman has died in his sleep after month illness Tuesday 3 June Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett paid tribute to Neeson as a "big man with a huge heart" as Angels fans flooded social media with condolences. You couldn't have made any of your sons more proud of you if you tried," his sons wrote in a Facebook post confirming the singer's death.

You showed us how," Garrett tweeted. Angels drummer Buzz Bidstrup posted on Facebook on Wednesday morning: He left this world early this morning and I join music lovers everywhere in mourning this great man. Woseen said his favourite memory of Neeson was a classic pose of holding a towel above his head with sweat pouring off him during a gig. But away from the stage Neeson was a different person, he said. Some musical contemporaries of Neeson were too distressed to comment after they heard the news on Wednesday.

Fans hailed the Irish-born performer as a true showman and a member of Australian rock royalty. Others fondly remembered listening to the band's string of hits in the late s and '80s. Common Signs to No I. The album marks a creative reunion between the hip-hop icon and No I. Executive produced by No I. It's particularly significant that he's coming under our roof for his 10th album as a matured artist and cultural ambassador.

It's a tremendous boost for the spirit of Def Jam as well as the world of hip-hop. Creating this album and signing to Def Jam feels like a new beginning for me. I feel like a new artist because I created this album with the purpose to give back to my city and to the culture of hip-hop.

Def Jam is part of the foundation of hip-hop and being able to work with No I. The show will document how the business adapts to a different market. The agency's motto is, "Any beauty can be airbrushed but we want to have true character.

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It has been in business since The show is not Simmons' only endeavor into TV at the moment. Together with his bandmate Paul Stanley, Kiss' songwriting nucleus has teamed with AMC for a reality series about the arena football team they own, the L. The show, which is titled 4th and Loud and is set to premiere in the summer, will focus on the players, coaches and, of course, its rock-star owners, as well as Kiss manager Doc McGhee.

All of the original members were in attendance and, despite an acrimonious buildup in the press that led to them not performing, appeared onstage together peacefully. We've got a great, great legacy. Wonder, who plays an outdoor conc We work really well together. So, of course, I wanted it to be for something that meant a lot to me. Though Stipe said he "can't play an instrument to save my life", he played keyboards and percussion on the recording.

Appearing in court as part of the band's lawsuit against Monster Energy Drink , Mike D suggested the trio's two surviving members have decided to discontinue the project following Yauch's death. In the weeks after Yauch's death, Mike D told Rolling Stone that although he could foresee making music again, he wasn't sure about "a band format". However, this is the first time that surviving members Diamond or Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz have said the group may stop performing or recording.

Horovitz and Diamond are currently working on a Beastie Boys memoir, due in , and they collaborated on a Yoko Ono Plastic Band remix last year. Venue Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles Wednesday, June 4 A touching look back at his remarkable career serves as a tribute to those Gibb brothers no longer with us. Singer, Songwriter Birth Date: January 22, Death Date: December 11, Place of Birth: Clarksdale, Mississippi Place of Death: Los Angeles, California Full Name: Cooke died on December 11, , in Los Angeles, California. Cooke began performing with his family as a child.

In his teens, he formed a quintet called the Highway QCs. Cooke modeled his early work after one of his greatest inspirations, the Soul Stirrers, a popular gospel group. Not long after graduating from high school in , he got the chance of a lifetime: Career Highlights After six years with the Soul Stirrers, Cooke began to branch out into secular music. He recorded his first single, 's "Lovable," under the pseudonym "Dale Cooke. He established his own publishing company for his music in and negotiated an impressive contract with RCA in Not only did he get a substantial advance, but Cooke would also get ownership of his master recordings after 30 years.

Getting this was a remarkable feat for any recording artist at the time. He continued to be a pioneer behind the scenes, founding his own record label in the early s.

Working with other artists on his label, Cooke helped develop the careers of Bobby Womack and Billy Preston, among others. He continued to win over fans with a variety of musical styles, from the ballad "Wonderful World" to the dance track "Twistin' the Night Away.

Cooke had been out the night before, reportedly drinking at a Los Angeles bar where he met a woman named Elisa Boyer. The pair hit it off and eventually ended up at the Hacienda Motel. There the couple had some type of altercation in their room, and Cooke then ended up in the motel's office. He reportedly clashed with the motel's manager, and the manager shot Cooke. Cooke died from his injury, which the manager claimed was inflicted in self-defense. It was later ruled justifiable homicide.

Thousands turned out to mourn the legendary singer.

Ray Charles and Lou Rawls sang at his funeral in Los Angeles, and another service was held in his former hometown, Chicago. No matter the circumstances of his passing, Cooke left behind a tremendous musical legacy. It only takes a listen to recordings of his live shows, such as his performance at Miami's Harlem Square Club, to recognize his contributions to soul music. And as a pop icon, Cooke has endured through his songs. Otis Redding and Al Green are among the artists who have covered his work.

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He was inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in We will not bite unless you want us to. Colbie Caillat's Surprise EP: Venue Randall's Island New York City Saturday, June 7 Festivalgoers had more tough choices to make than usual with a schedule that pitted one demographic against the other. If Governors Ball opened on Friday with almost the easiest weather one could imagine, Day Two reminded attendees that the event is held in summer. Headliner Jack White , playing long after dusk, revealed his bafflement at the appeal of summer fests when he thanked listeners for "standin' in the hot sun all day long — my heart goes out to you, man.

Though he delighted a horde of younger fans, the Chicago native gave newcomers little reason to agree with critics who've been praising him since the release of last year's Acid Rap mixtape. The same went for local band Lucius, whose songs sound fine on their highly produced debut Wildewoman , but fared less well in the open air. Here, the group's performing style — with singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig wearing identical dresses and platinum wigs while pounding on snare drums — looked like a hollow gimmick compensating for pleasant, but underwhelming, repertoire.

Their musically solid set felt impersonal even when James Mercer , accompanied by silent partner Danger Mouse , was clearly singing from the heart. The title track from their second album After the Disco , which could easily have been on the soundtrack for The Breakfast Club , but wouldn't have been its hit single, was significantly less futuristic than the space-travel videos accompanying the band on the Jumbotrons.

Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover lacked nothing in the personality department, connecting easily with a large crowd who couldn't have cared less that The Strokes were playing simultaneously on the main stage. He hardly needed the massive jets of fire that shot off during set-opener "The Crawl," but nobody complained, and in fact the crowd surged forward two or three times in pushes that seemed to defy physics — had a couple hundred people in the front simply dematerialized?

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Crowds did appear and disappear here. Those who thought they needed to stake out territory early for Spoon's show were wrong — perhaps the group's audience was all catching the end of The Strokes' set, because it wasn't until a few minutes before showtime that the field filled up.

A photogenic man was hoisted over a barrier mid-show just to dance near the stage for a few minutes. The director had to coach him when his means of expressing enthusiasm was out of sync with that of the actual fans surrounding him. Concert Review Spoon frontman Britt Daniel probably wasn't thinking about competition from Jack White when he chose to play a song referencing the White Stripes — "Small Stakes," on which he admits "I don't dig the Stripes, but I'll go for Har Mar" — but fest scheduling ensured that it would be impossible to watch all of Spoon's set while getting anywhere near the stage for the night's headliner playing immediately after.

Just as Skrillex started dropping beats from a laser-shooting spaceship-like set across the field, White offered a more subtle brand of showmanship. Enormous blue curtains set a crepuscular mood and as one would expect from this design-conscious musician, the color theme extended even to the crew wardrobe in the sound booth , but this performance was no lullaby: The White Stripes number "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground," which started the show, displayed as massive a rock swagger as anything heard during the day; the drummer attacked his kit so aggressively that stagehands made multiple trips out to mend it in a single song.

The heavy mood worked perfectly for a spat-out rendition of "Sixteen Saltines," the instant classic from White's solo debut Blunderbuss , and for the Stripes' "Seven Nation Army. In between, the set ranged in mood: The moon, which had been hiding off and on, came out for good during this number, echoing the stage's hues and protecting White from the sun he worried fans might have had too much of. Music Matters is a multiplatform initiative that provides exposure for groundbreaking talent across BET and Centric, in addition to national tours and monthly showcases.

Cole and Marsha Ambrosius are among the artists who have been spotlighted by Music Matters. Cole and KQuick 7. But who ranks no. The edition of the Governors Ball Music Festival was a weekend punctuated by stellar performances and non-stop surprises, spread across the four stages constructed on New York's Randall's Island. With so much going on during the three-day extravaganza, it was impossible to catch every single act -- but we saw a whole lot of them, and these 10 artists elevated the city fest. When all was said and done, these were the 10 sets that highlighted Governors Ball The Scene at Coachella Sure, Madonna was one of the attendees at Disclosure's Governors Ball jamboree, but the Instagramming presence of Madge should not distract from an extremely enjoyable performance from the U.

Pumping through most of their album Latch , Guy and Howard Lawrence unfurled their house jams to a more-than-game crowd, and provided a set worthy of the Queen of Pop. Phoenix's songs have always been highlighted by lush, high-energy peaks and pretty, pensive low-energy valleys, and that dynamic was more pronounced than ever on the opening day of Governors Ball. The crowd was undeniably partial to the band's breakout album Woflgang Amadeus Phoenix , and the prettiest moment in the set came when they played their two-part opus "Love Like a Sunset" at the same time that the real-life sunset began peaking through the skyscrapers of Manhattan across the water.

During its headlining set on Sunday, Vampire Weekend effortlessly hopscotched between its three excellent full-lengths, and the selections from Vampire Weekend's LP Modern Vampires of the City were especially strong. With tracks as likable as "A-Punk" and "Diane Young," one couldn't help but get sucked into the weekend-capping dance party. Banks was just that and more at Governors Ball: Whatever the problems may have been between Outkast when they officially came back at Coachella, the pair seemed to have all the answers on Friday night, at their triumphant closing set on the first-day at Governors Ball.

The Atlanta rappers' newfound, high-energy focus was noticeable from the get-go: Once the crowd got into gear, the garage-rockers responded by crowd-surfing themselves and even climbing the lighting towers mid-riff, even , much to the chagrin of the security. Mosh pits sprung up, and even though it was early, the Diarrhea Planet devotees knew what to do. Interpol might seem a little too cool for school with their fancy suits and ties, but Paul Banks and company weren't shy about expressing their adoration for their hometown crowd on Sunday night.

With a new album on the way El Pintor , due Sept. If you wanna sing along I'm not gonna get mad at you! In front of them, pyrotechnics, lasers and steam machines blasted off, causing early leavers streaming over the overlooking RFK Bridge to stop and watch with a pang of regret. Confetti and streamers showered the crowd throughout the set. And then there was the fireworks — several rounds of it. This story originally appeared on Billboard.

Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys': At a New York screening of the Warner Bros. All but one of the members of the big-screen version of the Four Seasons previously starred in stage productions of the musical, with at least two actors even auditioning for roles in the long-gestating film when Jon Favreau was attached as the director. In particular, Piazza sings, dances and plays guitar for the first time on screen in Jersey Boys.

Miller Mobley The say-anything, foulmouthed, lightning rod rapper suddenly owns summer as she ties a Beatles chart record but she doesn't even care: In the lush garden patio, expensively dressed couples finish up elaborate dinners, while in the bar, women in this season's Louboutins are half-dancing to a steady electro throb and fielding the attentions of well-heeled bankers. Tall and pale, wearing track shorts and dirty sneakers, her blonde hair pulled back from her face, Azalea looks like a gangly teenager who has just come home from soccer practice to find a bunch of her parents' boozy friends in her living room.

I want to stay in a place where year-old rich people stay. It's not that I care who's around me - I just don't want anyone around me. And if it's an old rich lady, they're usually pretty quiet and disgusted I'm even here, which I like. I want to be at the pool and nobody is at the pool - not you and all your bridesmaids. It's tempting to say that this image - the party-hating, teetotaling, old-lady-loving shut-in - is inconsistent with Azalea's public persona, a short-short-wearing, baller-dating, expert twerker.

But as a white, year-old female Australian rapper, upending convention and defying categorization is what defines her brand, though for a while it appeared to be what would sink her career. Two years ago, Azalea was just another casualty of the record business, trying to turn a handful of accomplished mixtapes and press accolades into a label deal.

The road to the April release of her debut album, The New Classic, has been a long one, but the results have been quick: The album bowed at No. Her single, "Fancy," settles in for a second week atop the Hot , leading all three of the chart's metrics:

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