LOS ANGELES — Mister Cee, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in the Notorious B.I.G.‘s debut album, has died. He was 57. The famed disk jockey’s death was confirmed Wednesday by Skip Dillard, the brand manager at 94.7 The Block NYC, where Cee had … Read more
LAS VEGAS — The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil’s long-running show “The Beatles Love,” a cultural icon on the Las Vegas Strip that brought band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr back together for public appearances throughout its 18-year run. Cirque announced on Tuesday that the show housed at … Read more
More than one third of Australian music festivals are losing money as operational costs skyrocket, red tape becomes harder to wade through and people in their late teens and early 20s ditch events. That’s the finding from Creative Australia’s first Soundcheck report, which revealed it cost an average of $3.9 million to run a music … Read more
Luke Combs leads the nominees for the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to his name, it was announced Tuesday. For a fifth year in a row, he’s up for both male artist of the year and the top prize, entertainer of the year. The 59th annual ACM Awards will take place … Read more
Musical duo Tegan and Sara wordlessly called out JoJo Siwa for saying she wants to create a new genre of music called “gay pop.” In a TikTok posted Sunday, Tegan and Sara, twin sisters who are both gay, offered a silent reaction shot to the camera following a clip of Siwa’s recent interview with Billboard … Read more
LOS ANGELES — At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a tour no one saw coming. This summer, the trio — along with legendary producer Timbaland — will hit the road for Elliott’s first headlining arena tour, appropriately titled “Out … Read more
A concert venue built into a natural rock formation outside of Denver, CO Amy Sparwasser | iStock Editorial | Getty Images This story is part of CNBC’s quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. Two cities in … Read more
An Australian music industry legend has died at the age of 82, prompting a rush of tributes from those who knew him. Music promoter Garry Van Egmond’s death was announced by touring giant TEG. The company revealed he died on Saturday. “Today the entire TEG family expresses our sadness and mourns the loss of Garry … Read more
A country music singer’s mention of Taylor Swift had a stadium of fans erupting into loud boos at a concert in the US. Morgan Wallen was playing in Indianapolis on Friday night when he stopped to tell the Lucas Oil Stadium crowd it was the biggest two-night audience the venue had ever seen. WATCH THE … Read more
Former The Wallflowers guitarist Michael Ward has died aged 57 after complications from diabetes. The musician died in Los Angeles on April 1, confirmed by his sister Tracy Ward Hartfiel in a Facebook tribute. He was best known for performing in the rock band The Wallflowers, founded by Bob Dylan’s son Jakob Dylan in 1989. … Read more
