Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver, in 2011

Justin Vernon, of Bon Iver

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Bon Iver Announce 'For Emma, Forever Ago' Deluxe Reissue, Anniversary Show

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The reissue will be available exclusively at the band's upcoming anniversary show and via their official website
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Oct 30, 2017 - 4:30 pm

With the official 10-year anniversary of the release of Bon Iver's hugely acclaimed self-distributed debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, still close in the rearview mirror, the group's frontman, songwriter and overall mastermind Justin Vernon has announced the album will receive a vinyl reissue treatment in conjunction with a special one-night-only anniversary performance set for February 2018.

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Billed as "For Emma, Ten Year," with the subtly mysterious tagline "A One-Of-A-Kind Smoke-Free Show," the anniversary show is slated for Feb. 17, 2018, at Milwaukee's Bradley Center.

The reissue will be available on CD and vinyl, packaged with new artwork and an essay by Vernon's frequent collaborator Trever Hagen. The reissue will be exclusively available from Bon Iver's live show merch table and via the band's official website.

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Fall Tours 2017: Bon Iver Announce Southeast U.S. Shows

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Justin Vernon's GRAMMY-winning project hits the road this fall in support of his 2016 album, '22, A Million'
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Aug 22, 2017 - 11:17 am

Justin Vernon, the two-time GRAMMY winner behind Bon Iver, has made the surprise announcement that he will return to stages around the country this fall for a small tour in support of his 2016 Best Alternative Music Album-nominated 22, A Million.

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The tour will take the 2011 Best New Artist GRAMMY winner on an excursion through the southern states, kicking off in Nashville on 10/29, and wrapping up in Durham, N.C., on 11/13.  Tickets will go on sale for the general public Friday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. ET..

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Eagles in 1976

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Eagles: 'Hotel California' Gets 40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue

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The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame-inducted album is slated for a deluxe-reissue treatment to honor its 40th anniversary
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Oct 20, 2017 - 12:59 pm

Six-time GRAMMY-winning classic-rock band the Eagles may have countless hits to their name, but they are arguably most universally known for the title track to their hugely successful 1976 album, Hotel California.

The album (GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, 2008) is set to receive a 40th-anniversary reissue next month, and will come packaged along with a suite of 10 additional tracks recorded live at a 1976 show at The Forum in Los Angeles. A deluxe edition package will also be available, containing additional high-resolution stereo and 5.1 remasters of the LP, along with a book of previously unpublished photos.

The album's second track, "New Kid In Town," sung by the late Glenn Frey, earned Best Arrangement For Voices honors at the 20th GRAMMY Awards. The now-iconic title track (GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, 2003) won the band the GRAMMY for Record Of The Year and the album snagged nominations for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance. However, the band famously no-showed because they didn't think they had a chance of winning, as The Hollywood Reporter revealed in 2016.

Following a touching tribute to the late Frey at the 58th GRAMMY Awards, show producer Ken Ehrlich and Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow stopped the band from leaving the stage in order to present them their Record Of The Year GRAMMY statuettes, which had gone unclaimed since 1977.

The Hotel California 40th-anniversary package will be available on Nov. 24.

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Janet Jackson, 2017

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Female Artists Top The Lineup For Outside Lands 2018

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The San Francisco music festival will feature two female headliners for the first time ever in 2018
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Apr 3, 2018 - 2:44 pm

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival has officially announced its lineup of performers for 2018, and in a welcome departure from the traditionally male-heavy booking practices of most major festivals, the late-summer celebration of music and culture will play host to female headliners on its largest stage for two of its three nights – a first in the festival's eleven-year history.

Topping the lineup this year are GRAMMY-winning pop icon Janet Jackson and GRAMMY-nominated British indie rock band Florence + The Machine. GRAMMY-winning darkpop/alternative R&B superstar The Weeknd rounds out the lineup as the third headliner.

Both Jackson's and Florence + The Machine's music catalogues are clearly at top-of-mind for talent bookers this summer, as both were also announced as the forthcoming headliners for Los Angeles' annual two-day FYF Festival.

Along with the expected appearances from top-tier artists such as Future, Beck, Portugal. The Man, Bon Iver, DJ Snake, N.E.R.D., and many others who are generally must-have bookings for any contemporary music festival looking to compete on the U.S. summer circuit, the festival's middle and upper cards are also packed deep with rising and established female and female-fronted talent.

Acts like CHVRCHES, Carly Rae Jepsen and Jessie Ware are obvious and anticipated additions to the billing of early-evening sets, but it's equally exciting to see so many newer names like Tash Sultana, Sabrina Claudio, Jessie Reyez, Margo Price, Lizzo, and others featured so prominently, bringing a welcome diversity of genre, vibe, and national origin in rising female talent to the festival's slate of offerings.

"We wanted to create a lineup that is really well-rounded and speaks to what people are listening to now. We didn’t just want three big names on the top," said Allen Scott, VP of the festival's co-producer Another Planet Entertainment, to SF Gate. "We look at it from every level and always strive to build a unique festival."

Outside Lands 2018 will take place in San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Park on Aug. 10–12. Tickets will go on-sale at 10 a.m. PT on Thursday, April 5 via the festival's official website.

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Jon Batiste, 2017

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GRAMMY Week 2018: Jon Batiste To Perform With GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session Students

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The performance will take place in New York City during the annual "GRAMMYs In The Schools Live!" event just days before the 60th GRAMMY Awards
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 21, 2017 - 4:24 pm

Select students from the GRAMMY Camp—Jazz Session program will gather at the John L. Tishman Auditorium in New York City during GRAMMY Week to participate in the ninth annual "GRAMMY In The Schools Live!" performance and alumni reception.

Special guest and past GRAMMY Camp — Jazz Session participant Jon Batiste will join the student band during the performance. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Batiste is the current musical director for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Additional guests of honor will include Pamela Alexander, director of community development for Ford Motor Company Fund, which provides funding and support for the GRAMMY Camp program, Recording Academy President/CEO and Board Chair of the GRAMMY Museum Neil Portnow, as well as the recipient of the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum's fifth annual Music Educator Award.

GRAMMY Camp is one of several flagship music education programs the comprise the GRAMMY Museum's GRAMMY in the Schools initiative, alongside GRAMMY Signature Schools and the Jane Ortner Education Award. GRAMMY Camp offers selected high school students an interactive nonresidential summer music experience focusing on all aspects of commercial music. 

High school instrumentalists can audition for the GRAMMY Camp—Jazz Session, and selectees will travel to the host city for the annual GRAMMY Awards, and participate in high-profile GRAMMY Week performances, recording sessions and attend the GRAMMY telecast.

"GRAMMY In The Schools Live!" will take place on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are on sale now.

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