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Morrissey performs in 2014

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Morrissey Talks New Album, Future Of Etienne Records

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The singer previews his new studio album, 'Low In High School,' which is due out Nov. 17 via his Etienne Records imprint
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Nov 14, 2017 - 12:42 pm

Fresh off a hero's welcome in Los Angeles this past weekend, GRAMMY nominated alt-pop songsmith Morrissey is making ready to drop his 11th solo album, Low In High School, this week.

"It's a bit like a dating agency where two people might seem right for each other, and so it is with music and words," Morrissey told Billboard about his approach to songwriting for his new album. "As long as words behave on the page, then the song works. I don't ever feel that it's time to be different or new because I feel that I've always had so much to say."

The English singer built his own record label, Etienne, to release and distribute Low In High School, in part to avoid the sort of public meltdown that plagued his previous relationship with Harvest Records, ultimately resulting in his 2014 LP, World Peace Is None Of Your Business, being dropped by the label just three weeks after its release.

Speaking on the future plans for his new label, Morrissey explained, "Whatever happens in the world, music is for eternity. It's a great pleasure and very healthy to produce and create, and I'd love to expand Etienne and sign up music that counts."

Low In High School is slated for release on Friday, Nov. 17.  Morrissey's 2017 U.S. tour will continue through Dec. 10, and tickets are still available from some shows from his website.

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Morrissey performs in 2014

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Morrissey Adds 2018 U.K., Ireland Dates To World Tour

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The former Smiths frontman has added nine dates in U.K. and Ireland to his 2017/2018 world tour
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Oct 30, 2017 - 11:33 am

GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Morrissey, former frontman for the profoundly influential '80s indie/alternative group the Smiths, has announced plans to add a nine-show tour of U.K. and Ireland to his 2017–2018 world tour, which kicked off in Berlin on Aug. 16.

The tour is in support of Morrissey's forthcoming 11th solo LP, Low In High School, due out Nov. 17. The added dates in U.K. and Ireland will open on Feb. 16, 2018, in Aberdeen, Scotland, before wrapping up on March 9 in London.

The U.S. leg of Morrissey's world tour kicks off tomorrow, Oct. 31, in Portland, Ore., and will run through Dec. 10, with the singer's appearance at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas 2017.

Tickets and additional information for Morrissey's 2017/2018 world tour can be found on his website.

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Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba

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Dashboard Confessional Return With Anthemic New Single, "We Fight"

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The heartfelt emo stylings that helped Chris Carrabba & Co. build the indie scene of the early aughts mature toward more anthemic songwriting on new single
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Nov 15, 2017 - 1:16 pm

Open your heart up and pull your feelings back down off that dark corner shelf, Dashboard Confessional are back in business. Today, the soul-baring emo rockers dropped a brand-new single and announced their first studio LP since 2009.

"We Fight," the lead single from Dashboard's forthcoming Crooked Shadows, sees a turn toward a more anthemic, universal brand of songwriting than we've previously seen from frontman/chief songwriter Chris Carrabba.

"Every album is personal, but as this album was coming together I realized, especially as the world’s political climate was rapidly changing, that 'personal' did not necessarily mean 'mine,'" said Carrabba via a press release.  "Suddenly, 'Me' became 'We' and that realization was empowering, comforting and terrifying all at once."

Album artwork for Dashboard Confessional's 'Crooked Shadows'

On the topic of the band's new single, Carrabba revealed that the song's meaning has evolved in his own mind since first penning the track.

"I thought it was just about the music scene that I came up in — a place where people who’d never quite fit in anywhere felt they actually belonged," he revealed.  "When we began playing the song live on our summer tour, I realized … it’s a song for people who, in spite of their differences, can find common ground in their convictions and foster those into something bigger than themselves. That, to me, is something worth fighting for."

Dashboard Confessional's Crooked Shadows is due out on Feb. 9, 2018. The band will embark on a radio tour of the U.S. starting Nov. 16. The tour will kick off with a free "No Dough" show in Chicago, and will run through early 2018, wrapping in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on Jan. 28. Tickets are available now.

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Slayer's Kerry King, 2018

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Slayer Announce Final U.K. Tour Dates With Anthrax, Lamb Of God

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The legends of thrash metal have revealed the dates for their final run of U.K. shows
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
May 11, 2018 - 6:11 pm

GRAMMY-winning gods of thrash metal Slayer are finally hanging up their guitar straps and retiring from life on the road.

Amid their previously announced European farewell tour, the band have now revealed their final shows in the U.K., with a planned run of six dates across England, Scotland and Ireland.

Along for the ride are Anthrax — GRAMMY-nominated icons of thrash in their own right — and GRAMMY-nominated metalcore rockers Lamb Of God, with additional tour support from death metal pioneers Obituary.

In a 2016 Loudwire interview, bassist Tom Araya joked, "After 35 years, it's time to like, collect my pension."

Slayer's final sonic assault on the European territories will kick off on Nov. 1 in Dublin, Ireland, and run through Dec. 8, where it will sow its final seeds of mayhem in Helsinki, Finland.

Tickets to all shows will go on sale on May 18.

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LiveNation President/CEO Michael Rapino in 2009

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LiveNation Executive Michael Rapino Renews Contract

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An SEC filing has revealed the complete details of LiveNation president/CEO's new contract renewal
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 18, 2017 - 1:06 pm

Alongside this morning's announcement of a new joint venture with Bowery Ballroom founders to launch the New York-centric promotion and live event booking firm Mercury East Presents, an SEC filing by LiveNation has revealed that President/CEO Michael Rapino has just inked a five-year contract renewal to stay with the company that will see him potentially earning $9 million a year, plus vested stock, through 2022.

Rapino first joined LiveNation in 2005, and around that time the company launched its initial public offering at $10.75, and as of market close last week, LiveNation's stock value sits at $42.63 a share — a four-fold increase under his leadership.

Rapino's renewed contract, which will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2022, promises 289,505 shares of common stock, 700,000 shares of performance equity, and a base salary of $3 million per year with eligibility for a performance-based bonus of $6 million. He will also receive an additional one-time bonus of $1 million for 2017, thanks in part to his securing several high-profile acquisitions including the purchase of the Napa, Calif.-based BottleRock Festival, Israel's Blue Note Entertainment, and today's Mercury East Presents launch.

Should Rapino be terminated by LiveNation "without cause" or if he terminates his own employment "for good reason" at any point during the contract period, he will receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of his base salary and his most recent performance bonus, multiplied by two, and the immediate acceleration of all unvested equity.

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