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Music Festivals 2018: All Points East Is London's Brand-New Fest

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Goldenvoice preps new three-day festival and 10-day conference next summer in London's Victoria Park
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Oct 31, 2017 - 5:58 pm

Mark your calendars now for a brand new music festival hitting London early next summer, All Points East. Produced by Goldenvoice, the company behind Coachella, FYF, Panorama, and more, the three-day festival and 10-day conference will take place in Victoia Park May 23 through June 3, 2018.

While full details for All Points East are scheduled to be released in early November, we do know the festival will present music across six stages during the main festival portion, Friday, May 25 to Sunday, May 27, plus additional stand-alone shows.

If the artists already announced are any indication, this lineup will be worth the trip. The bill already includes Björk  LCD Soundsystem, the xx, The War On Drugs, the National, Warpaint, and Future Islands, with more to be announced.

Tickets for All Points East's main festival and the first additional show are on sale now the festival's website.

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Paul McCartney Teams Up With Emma Stone For "Who Cares" Short Music Film

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The former Beatle's new short musical film takes on an anti-bullying theme with a little help from his Academy award-winning friend
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Dec 17, 2018 - 11:38 am

Some of the best of the best in the world of music, acting and filmmaking collide in Paul McCartney's new short music film for "Who Cares," the newest single from his chart-topping album Egypt Station. The song and video take on the tough topic of bullying and stars McCartney and Emma Stone, Academy award-winning actress from La La Land. This is music—and film—with a positive, uplifting message.

“My hope is that if there are kids being bullied—and there are," McCartney said in a statement.  "Maybe by listening to this song and watching this video, they might just think it’s not as bad… that it’s the kind of thing you can just stand up to and laugh off and get through.”

The colorful and stark video is the vehicle for McCartney's partnership with Creative Visions, a global nonprofit organization that uses the power of media and the arts to ignite positive social change. The song and video come complete with the launch of the #WhoCaresIDo campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the issues tackled in the video and empowering people to treat each other with support and kindness.

More than mere positive suggestion, with partners Facebook, Enso, Aremis Rising Foundation, the Blue Chip Foundation and Subtractive Inc., the latter being the video's producers and creative force behind the videos unique look shot on 65mm Kodak Film with Panavision Cameras, the campaign hopes to reach millions and actually provide tools to take action through a network of experts and partners. In short, to help those affected by bullying get by with a little help from their friends.

“Millions of people around the world feel silenced, subjugated—bullied—and believe that no one cares,” Creative Visions Founder Kathy Eldon said in a statement. “Our intention with this campaign is to put the power of the song to work and inspire us to show up and care—and let others know that we do care.”

The video is viewable exclusively on Apple Music for the first 24 hours.

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Martin Garrix, G-Eazy, Machine Gun Kelly & More To Play Snowfest 2019

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As the annual Sundance Film Festival kicks off on Jan. 24, special performances at Park City Live will keep Utah dancing
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Dec 14, 2018 - 4:37 pm

Every winter, Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah draws tens of thousands of industry professionals and film buffs alike to the snowy mountain town. Meanwhile, over on Main Street, the Park City Live music venue hosts Snowfest, and this year’s lineup doesn't disappoint, with three nights of DJs ready to get you dancing: GRAMMY winner Diplo, GRAMMY nominee Kaskade and Martin Garrix, and performances by rappers G-Eazy and Machine Gun Kelly.

Diplo will kick -off the fun as Sundance opens on Jan. 24, with G-Eazy performing the next night, followed by Kelly on Jan. 28. Garrix will perform on Feb. 1, for what the venue says is the Dutch DJ/producer's "first-ever Utah appearance." Finally, Utah's own Kaskade closes the fest on Feb. 2.

Tickets for all five shows are on sale now on Park City Live's website.

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Nancy Wilson, Legendary Vocalist And Jazz Icon, Dies At 81

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The three-time GRAMMY winner’s lasting influence touched several genres
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Dec 14, 2018 - 11:09 am

Legendary vocalist, actor, and pillar of the jazz community Nancy Wilson died on Dec. 13 at her home in Pioneertown, Calif., after a long battle with illness. She was 81.

Dec 14, 2018 – 11:09 am

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In her nearly six-decade career, Wilson touched many musical genres. Known for her unique vocal phrasing, sultry tone and prowess for turning songs into stories, her catalog weaved through jazz, R&B and pop. She worked with the likes of Cannonball Adderley and George Shearing and toured with Sarah Vaughan, Ruth Brown, Nat “King” Cole and more.

Born on Feb. 27, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio, Wilson arrived on the scene in 1961 with her debut single, “Guess Who I Saw Today.” Three years later, her breakout moment came with “(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am,” which earned Wilson her first GRAMMY Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording for the 7th GRAMMY Awards. The song also climbed to No. 11 on Billboard’s Hot 100, giving Wilson the biggest chart hit of her career. 

Wilson went on to win two additional GRAMMYs in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for her 2004 album R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) at the 47th GRAMMY Awards and the follow-up, 2006’s Turned To Blue at the 49th GRAMMY Awards, the title track of which came from a Maya Angelou poem.

From 1996 through 2005, Nancy Wilson hosted NPR’s “Jazz Profiles,” a documentary series profiling the legends and legacy of jazz.

“Nancy was a self-described "song stylist" whose refined vocals contributed to her success as a versatile artist who was able to create unique interpretations of songs that extended beyond the jazz genre, says Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow. “Nancy's musical talent and sophisticated style will inspire audiences for years to come. She will be dearly missed, and our sincerest condolences go out to her loved ones at this difficult time.”

Wilson is survived by her three children and five grandchildren. In accordance with Wilson’s last wishes, a celebration of her life will be held in lieu of a funeral service. Details are forthcoming.

Wilson’s legacy lives on in the recordings she leaves behind for posterity as well as in the immeasurable influence she’s had on the countless artists who have followed the guidance of her light and the generations to come.

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Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin Donate Tour Proceeds To Charity

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The $60,000 donations from two of music's most intense bands push their 2018 charity donation total past $250,000
Nate Hertweck
GRAMMYs
Dec 13, 2018 - 5:08 pm

Co-headliners Five Finger Death Punch and Breaking Benjamin certainly made the most out of their sprawling 2018 arena tour, which wrapped earlier this week. The bands have announced they will donate a portion of the ticket sales from their fall shows to two charity organizations close to their hearts.

Five Finger Death Punch chose VETPAW, an organization devoted to ending illegal poaching of Rhinos in Africa, while Breaking Benjamin selected St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital as their charity of choice. Each organization received $30,000, sending the bands combined annual total donation amount north of $250,000—a generous sum, indeed.

The tour, which began in outdoor amphitheaters earlier in the year before graduating to arenas in the fall, also featured appearances by GRAMMY nominees Nothing More as well as Bad Wolves, In Flames and From Ashes To New. The tour turned out to be a who's who of rock-radio giants, as year-end radio play reports placed Five Finger Death Punch at No. 1 as the most-played artist on U.S. rock radio, with Bad Wolves at No. 3 and Breaking Benjamin at No. 9.

FFDP’s latest single, "Sham Pain," from their seventh studio album, And Justice For None, earned the band its fifth No.1 on Billboard's mainstream rock songs chart, putting them back on top of that chart for the first time since 2016.

Breaking Benjamin have also enjoyed a big year, releasing their self-produced sixth album, EMBER, in late April. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

With these sizable charity donations the bands have no doubt paired their commercial success with philanthropy in a remarkable way in 2018.

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