Music

Daryl Hall is finally taking a stand against yacht rock. In a recent interview with Justin Richmond and Rick Rubin’s “Broken Record” podcast, the Hall & Oats singer railed against the concept of dad-oriented boat music, saying he resents his inclusion in the pseudo-easy listening genre. “This is something I don’t understand,” said Hall. “First of all, yacht rock was a fucking joke by two jerk-offs in California, and suddenly it became a genre. I don’t even understand it. I never understood it… It’s just R&B, with maybe some jazz...

Summer concert season begins in grand fashion this weekend as the reigning king and queen of hip-hop and R&B bring one of the most anticipated tours of the year to our local NFL stadium. it’s hardly the only big-time tour coming to town in the next few weeks as some of Washington’s favorite outdoor venues reopen their gates. These are some of the highest profile tours hitting the Seattle area. Colombia’s electro-charged reggaetonero returns to the U.S. three years after scrapping a 2022 tour just days before opening night, citing...

The Jonas Brothers and Boyz II Men are among the artists that will be featured on Music From Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration. The album, created in honor of the theme park’s 70th anniversary, will be released Tuesday. “Celebrate Happy” is performed by the Jonas Brothers and will be heard throughout the celebration across various entertainment experiences. The album also includes music offerings from the new “World Of Color Happiness” show, featuring classic Disney songs and iconic favorites. Boyz II Men will feature in a rendition of “Rainbow Connection.” Fitz, frontman...

Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global (“BLG”) and its family of imprints, Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts and Stage Rights. These will now become part of Concord Theatricals. Established in 2018, Concord Theatricals is comprised of catalogs from Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection. This latest acquisition does not include BLG’s Stageworks or its Broadway On Demand streaming service.

The 33 ⅓ audiobook series is coming to Spotify. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the streaming platform will add more than 50 music books to the platform from the series, with some featuring additional commentary and introductions from Spotify editors. The titles arrive tomorrow, May 13. Among the books to be added to the platform are ones on the Beatles’ Let It Be, AC/DC’s Highway to Hell, Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Nirvana’s In Utero, and Radiohead’s OK Computer, as well as titles about Janet...

Beth Gibbons is celebrating the first anniversary of her debut solo album of original music, Lives Outgrown. On Monday, NPR released the singer’s performance for Tiny Desk, featuring songs from the studio album. Gibbons opened her set with a haunting rendition of “Tell Me Who You Are Today,” surrounded by a full orchestra that included a viola, violin, bass, a metal bassoon, and a piano. The singer continued right into “Floating on a Moment,” as her band helped her with the backing ad libs. The singer continued with the haunting...

A Netflix limited series about music icon Madonna is in early development, Variety has confirmed.

The singer is partnering with Netflix and director Shawn Levy to develop a limited series about her life and music. The show is unrelated to the previous Madonna feature film that was set at Universal Pictures, with Julia Garner attached to star as the singer, before being scrapped in January 2023. It’s unclear which part of Madonna’s life the limited series would portray or who would play the musical legend.

CBGB, the legendary birthplace of punk rock, may have closed in 2006 but its spirit is getting a jump-start with the CBGB Festival, presented in partnership with Bowery Presents, taking place September 27 at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY. The one-day event’s lineup is very on-brand, with Jack White, Iggy Pop and the Sex Pistols (minus John Lydon, with Frank Carter singing) as the top-billed acts, with 18 others performing across three stages, many of them veterans of the original club’s battered stage: Johnny Marr, Lunachicks, Marky...

Robert Fripp recently underwent two surgeries after suffering a heart attack he didn’t even know he’d had. The King Crimson guitarist shared the story in a new video posted over the weekend alongside wife/collaborator, Toyah Wilcox. “He had a heart attack two weeks ago,” Wilcox said in the clip. “And you were in the right place, in the right time, and I am so grateful, because you’ve been through a lot.” Fripp then explained the surreal sequence of events. Last month, the musician said he’d been dealing with what he...