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Watch: Justin Timberlake's 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Performance

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Multiple GRAMMY winner lights up Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII Halftime Show
GRAMMYs
Feb 5, 2018 - 3:06 pm

Justin Timberlake held the attention of television audiences worldwide at the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show in Minneapolis, Minn. on Feb. 4.

Timberlake began his performance by singing his new hit "Filthy" in an intimate club environment. Dancing up a flight of stairs to the top of the stage surrounded by more than 66,000 fans, JT launched into "Rock Your Body" and the lively medley continued through more fun hits, dancing, and special guest performers.

Timberlake's tribute to Minneapolis' own Prince, singing "I Would Die 4 U," was both a key sentimental moment and a perfect example of the challenging comparisons Super Bowl halftime performers face being compared with previous years. Prince himself took the halftime challenge in 2007, dazzling the crowd with "Purple Rain" in the rain, and for many, the excitement of last year's Lady Gaga drone-heavy halftime is still intense.

Closing with his GRAMMY-winning composition "Can't Stop That Feeling!" from the soundtrack to the movie Trolls, JT embodied his own many artistic dimensions as he converted yet another generation of youth to the notion that maybe they should be dancing. Social media trolls have had football fun too, piling on what was a superb professional performance of compelling pop-R&B for a television audience of more than 100 million.

Timberlake's "Filthy" video went up on YouTube about a month ago and now has more than 43 million views. JT begins touring for his Man Of The Woods new album next month.  

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Justin Timberlake photographed in 2017

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Justin Timberlake Releases "Filthy" Music Video

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Get a first listen to new music from the GRAMMY winner with this futuristic video
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
Jan 5, 2018 - 5:52 pm

Looking like a young Steve Jobs appearing at a futuristic technology conference, GRAMMY winner Justin Timberlake staged a proof-of-concept demo for a dancing robot in the first release from his upcoming Feb. 2 album, Man Of The Woods, "Filthy."

As if "Filthy" wasn't enough, JT also released the 16-song track list for the full album, revealing other titles such as "Midnight Summer Jam," "High, Higher" and "The Hard Stuff." The list, posted via Instagram includes some mysterious initials — A.K., who will feature on "Morning Light" and C.S., who will feature on "Say Something."

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Billboard reports three more videos will drop weekly beginning Jan. 18, followed by the album drop just two days before Timberlake performs half time at the Super Bowl. Sounds like robot-assisted science fiction in itself. How much of his mechanically "Filthy" video stage show will he perform live?

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Alicia Keys

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EMI Music Publishing To Become Sony Subsidiary In $2.3 Billion Deal

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Mubadala Investment Company will transfer all of its holdings to Sony Corporation
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
May 22, 2018 - 3:32 pm

EMI Music Publishing has had a complicated story in some ways —  for example, its rights are now administered by Sony/ATV. But one thing that is simple is the scale of its high-quality catalog. It publishes over 2 million songs with classics including Carole King, Motown and Queen as well as contemporary repertoire including works by Drake, Alicia Keys, Pink, Sia, Sam Smith, Kanye West, and Pharrell Williams.

As announced on May 22, Sony Corporation will acquire the stake in EMI Music Publishing currently held by Mubadala Investment Company with the expectation of eventual cash outlay at close-of-deal to equal $2.3 billion. It also equals a strong statement of belief in the business of songwriting.

"The music business has enjoyed a resurgence over the past couple of years, driven largely by the rise of paid subscription-based streaming services," said Sony Corporation President/CEO Kenichiro Yoshida. "In the entertainment space, we are focusing on building a strong IP portfolio, and I believe this acquisition will be a particularly significant milestone for our long-term growth."

Who owns what, and how, after the deal won't alter Sony/ATV administering the rights catalog and will result in Sony's indirect ownership of 90 percent of EMI Music Publishing, making it into a consolidated subsidiary.

Consolidation is the theme in this switch and a case of the biggest getting bigger. However, new song publishers are born frequently and, with Sony's market leadership, the business could grow more efficient and remunerative.

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Maggie Rogers

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Carly Rae Jepsen, Maggie Rogers To Headline All Things Go 2018 Fall Classic

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BØRNS and Billie Eilish also set to headline the Washington, D.C., fall music fest
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
May 22, 2018 - 1:30 pm

Less than a year ago singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers told GRAMMY.com that her perfect quiet night had become "room service and 'The West Wing.'" This fall, however, will be anything but quiet for her. She'll be headlining the All Things Go 2018 Fall Classic that runs Oct. 6–7 at Union Market in Washington, D.C., leading an all-female lineup she curated herself.

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The festival's Saturday lineup, in addition to a performance by Rogers, will also include Alma, Billie Eilish, Kaye, Ravyn Lenae, LPX, Oshun, and Jessie Reyez.  The Sunday schedule features BØRNS and Carly Rae Jepsen headlining along with the Aces, Betty Who, Cautious Clay, Footsxcoles, Snny, and Two Feet.

Gender equality at music festivals has been an urgent topic this year, and it was certainly on Rogers' mind as she curated the festival's lineup.

"Almost a year ago, [we] dreamed of creating a more diverse music festival culture that celebrates the artistry, individuality and vision of our peers," Rogers said in a statement. "Amplifying the voices of female and non-binary artists is the first step towards permanently changing a culture that for so long has under-represented these essential members of the global artistic community. I'm so proud to be a part of All Things Go and to share a stage with these artists I so deeply believe in."

In another nod to gender equality, All Things Go — now in its fifth year — will partner with the Women's March and their voter registration and advocacy initiative Power to the Polls.

Tickets will be available starting May 23 via the All Things Go 2018 Fall Classic website.

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Bob Seger

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Bob Seger Reschedules Postponed Shows After Delay For Surgery

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All tickets for canceled shows to be honored at new dates, starting this fall
Philip Merrill
GRAMMYs
May 21, 2018 - 3:19 pm

Seven months was a long wait but at long last, Bob Seger has recovered sufficiently from the cervical laminectomy surgery he underwent last October and has rescheduled tour dates he was forced to postpone in 2017.

Beginning this November, the 73-year-old rocker and his Silver Bullet Band will be keeping faith with their fans with 13 rescheduled dates, and more are expected soon.

Many engagements were rescheduled for similar days of the week to make it easier for the previous ticketholders to attend. Although this is not an official farewell tour and Seger's drive is toward performing, not retirement, it could be the "Night Moves" singer's last stop at many of these venues and cities.

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band won Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Against The Wind" at the 23rd GRAMMY Awards.

Seger's latest album, 2017's I Knew You When, was released last November and was dedicated to the memory of the Eagles' Glenn Frey who passed in 2016.

Tickets for the rescheduled tour stops are now available at Live Nation.

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