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The 2021 "Once Upon A Time In LA" festival is set for this December and will be headlined by such old-school favorites as Al Green, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, The Isley Brothers, War, The Stylistics and The Chi Lites alongside such modern rap and hip-hop greats as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, YG and Ice Cube. Spread across three stages, the all-ages festival is set for Dec. 18 at the city's Banc Of California & Exposition Park. More info can be found at OnceUponATimeInLAFest.com. - NME, 6/23/21...... David Byrne's "Amercan Utopia" Broadway show will be celebrated with a special award at the 2021 Tony Awards show, it was announced on June 24. "American Utopia" features the Talking Heads frontma 11 musicians performing many of the rock star's hits and a cover of Janelle Monae's "Hell You Talmbout." A filmed version of the show, directed by Spike Lee, also aired on U.S. cable channel HBO. The Broadway show closed its doors in the spring of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and is scheduled to reopen this autumn. The 74th Tony Awards will be held on Sept. 26. - Music-News.com, 6/24/21...... Cher has become the popular social media site TikTok's latest celebrity user, introducing herself to TikTok users on June 23 with a variety of messages while donning an assortment of color wigs. "Hi, it's me, the great and powerful Cher. And I'm on TikTok," a blonde-haired Cher wearing a white fur-lined jacket and black pants posted in her first take. The diva then sported a brunette wig and black-and-white striped jacket for the message, "Hi, it's me, Cher, on TikTok." Cher then became a blonde again for her third take, "Guess who I am? I'm on TikTok," before her final take in which she wore the brunette wig." "Hi, of course you know who I am. I was gonna introduce myself, but no," she says, before sharing a PSA for Gay Pride Month. "Happy Pride Month to everybody in the community that I love, and that means you," she said. Meanwhile, in an interview with the Just for Variety podcast on June 23, Cher revealed she's keen on casting an unknown actress to play herself in a planned Cher biopic. "We (she and the film's producers) were talking about it yesterday, and we're just trying to think of (actors). I said, 'I don't think we know her yet,'" Cher noted. The "Believe" singer announced plans to turn her life story into a major movie project as she celebrated her 75th birthday in May, and although the casting process has yet to begin. Universal Pictures execs have recruited Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth to pen the script for the biopic, which will be produced by Judy Craymer -- the brains behind the ABBA musical and movie "Mamma Mia!" -- and Gary Goetzman. Cher has a working relationship with each of the creatives involved -- she previously starred in Roth's film Suspect, and featured in Craymer and Goetzman's 2018 Mamma Mia! film sequel. However, Cher says she has no idea how much of a say she'll actually have in the finished product. "I know the people so I'm sure they'll... listen to things I have to say. But it doesn't mean I'm going to get the final cut," she insisted. A projected release date for the biopic has yet to be set. - New Musical Express/Music-News.com, 6/25/21...... On June 23 Elton John announced a final run of dates for his 2022 "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" swansong tour. "It is with great excitement that I announced the final dates for my Award-winning Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour in North America and Europe," the Rocketman posted to his official Twitter page. "I'm going to go out in the biggest possible way, performing at my very best, with the most spectacular production I've ever had, playing in places that have meant so much to me throughout my career," Elton added. John's new run of dates marks the final time the pop/rock icon will hit the road, commencing at Frankfurt's Deutsche Bank Park on May 27, 2022, followed by a run of European shows including Norwich's Carrow Road on June 15, Liverpool's Anfield Stadium on June 17, and Sunderland's Stadium of Light on June 19. Many UK fans noticed a gap in his touring schedule around the time of the legendary Glastonbury Festival, leading to speculation he may be the headliner for the 2022 version. North American dates will kick off with a show at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 15, 2022, then visit 19 major markets including Cleveland (7/30), Chicago (8/5), Toronto (9/7), Atlanta (9/22), Washington, D.C. (9/22), and Houston (11/12) before wrapping with a two-night stand at L.A.'s Dodger Stadium on Nov. 19 and 20. Elton isn't forgetting his fans Down Under either, saying "We'll be seeing you too. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in your town." - NME, 6/23/21...... Journey has released its first new song in a decade, "The Way We Used To Be," which features the band's revamped lineup of veteran members Neal Schon (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jonathan Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Arnel Pineda (lead vocals) and Randy Jackson (bass), and new members Narada Michael Walden (drums) and Jason Derlatka (keyboards, backing vocals). The wistful track has been accompanied by an animated video which has been shared on YouTube featuring a cartoon couple dealing with the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic. "Not seeing your face I miss being close/ But it's your touch, babe I miss the most/ Feeling the distance In our sacred space/ Baby never thought we'd be We'd be in this place," frontman Pineda sings over the mid-tempo track before bursting into the urgent chorus, "Can we ever get back?/ To the way we were doing it/ To the way we were livin' it/ Back to the way we used to be." "The Way We Used To Be" is Journey's first new music since their 2011 studio album Eclipse, and the first Journey track to feature acclaimed songwriter-producer Narada Michael Walden and marks former American Idol judge Randy Jackson's first studio recording with the band since 1986's Raised On Radio. Neal Schon dubbed the song a "complete new beginning chapter for Journey" that set off a burst creativity that produced more than 26 songs that they are narrowing down to 10-12 for their next album. Meanwhile, Journey is set to headline Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 31, and will play "An Evening with Journey: Official Lollapalooza Aftershow" at the Aragon Ballroom on July 29. - Billboard, 6/24/21...... In an interview with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt's Rockonteurs podcast, founding Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood said he's eager to get back on stage with former Mac member Lindsey Buckingham before they "knock it all on the head." "The thought of walking on stage and Lindsey being part of that would be very healing," the 73-year-old drummer said. "That's not saying goodbye to [new Fleetwood Mac members] Mike [Campbell] or Neil [Finn], we don't behave like that, but something connective. "I believe that me and Lindsey will make some music together like he did with Christine [McVie], and I would love that, no matter what unbridged feels there are that aren't healed for all their own personal reasons. I would hope to be the instigator of making all that happen before we knock it all on the head." Fleetwood's comments come after he revealed earlier this year he has reconciled with his former bandmate, who was fired by the band in 2018 when Mick insisted the guitarist would never be allowed to rejoin the band. Admitting the pair had put the past behind them, Mick said: "I've really enjoyed being re-connected with Lindsey, which has been gracious and open. And both of us have been beautifully honest about who we are and how we got to where we were." - Music-News.com, 6/23/21...... Paul McCartney will be among the musicians appearing in Mark Ronson's upcoming Watch the Sound on Apple TV+. The six-part docuseries examines "sound creation and the revolutionary technology that has shaped music as we know it," according to a statement about the show from Oscar-winning producer Morgan Neville. The series will make its debut on July 30, with each episode following host Ronson as he digs into the untold stories behind some of your favorite songs and the relentless search for the perfect sound. Other musicians slated to appear include Sean Ono Lennon, Dave Grohl, Gary Numan, Questlove and the Beastie Boys. A trailer for the new series can be viewed on YouTube. - Billboard, 6/24/21...... In other Beatles-related news, Ringo Starr has dropped his legal battle against the makers of a sex toy called "Ring O." The famous drummer had challenged the toy's trademark and argued the similarity to his name could cause confusion, arguing that his reputation could be damaged if the name was registered as a US trademark. Starr has now withdrawn the complaint after an agreement was reached with Ring O manufacturers. His lawyers initially argued that the brand was "identical in appearance, sound, connotation and pronunciation" to his own name, which he had previously trademarked. Documents filed by his legal team in 2019 said: "Consumers will likely believe that Opposer's [Starr's] newest venture is sex toys -- and this is an association that Opposer does not want." Having argued that the connection would tarnish his "name, likeness and brand," a new settlement has now seen Pacific Holdings and Momentum Management agree to "avoid any activity likely to lead to confusion" between their product and Starr. The deal states that the firms can only use the name for adult sex toys and sprays, and there must be a space between the "Ring" and "O." They have also promised not to "degrade, tarnish or deprecate or disparage" Starr's name or image and confirmed they will avoid making any reference or innuendo to associate the product with him. Starr is yet to directly comment on the settlement. - NME, 6/25/21...... A previously unreleased Johnny Cash live album that was recorded in 1968 by the late Owsley Stanley at the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco on Apr. 24, 1968, Bear's Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968 is set for release on Sept. 24 via the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG, and is the latest entry in the Owsley Stanley Foundation's Bear's Sonic Journals series. The 28-track album has been previewed with Cash's rendition of "Going to Memphis," which has been shared on YouTube. The record, which will be released digitally, on CD and on 2xLP, includes two Bob Dylan covers and also features new essays by Johnny and June Carter Cash's son John Carter Cash. - NME, 6/24/21...... Sony Entertainment has announced a new Bob Dylan compilation film of promotional material, footage from other documentaries left on the cutting-room floor and assorted demos and alternate takes from the singer-songwriter's six-decade career. Dubbed Odds and Ends, the roughly two-hour compilation is being distributed as a digital download or rental beginning June 22, and focuses primarily on Dylan's first two decades with Sony-owned Columbia Records, a label he has called home since 1961, save for a brief detour with Asylum Records in 1973. Odds and Ends will showcase a mix of material previously released piecemeal, with interviews ranging from the likes of Dylan's first manager Roy Silver lamenting about how the pop/rock legend got away, to John Hammond in an in-house sales video for Blood on the Tracks (1974) boasting about how Dylan recorded the acclaimed rock masterpiece in a mere five days, and mixed it in two. Dylan completists have seen much of this material in other forms but for the less indoctrinated, there are nuggets to be mined, such as from Paris in 1966 when Dylan faces a hostile audience that feels he's betrayed his folk roots by going electric, spending an inordinate amount of time tuning his guitar during the acoustic half of the show. - The Hollywood Reporter, 6/22/21...... In other Dylan-related news, the Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has announced a UK tour where she will sing songs from Dylan's extensive back catalogue, as well as some other favourites. The June 22 tour announcement comes weeks after Hynde released Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan in the UK, made up of nine covers of Dylan's songs including "Murder Most Foul" and "Every Grain of Sand." The album is scheduled to drop in the US on Aug. 20. Hynde's UK tour will be spread across July and August, kicking off at the Royal Opera House in London on July 29 and July 30, and include her first-ever appearance at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, over four nights from Aug. 22-25. - NME, 6/22/21...... Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has announced he is regrettably being forced to close his London restaurant dubbed Sticky Fingers after 32 years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "My heart goes out to all those affected by Covid. I also have the sad news to report that my beloved Sticky Fingers restaurant has closed for the last time because of the pandemic," the 84-year-old Wyman posted to Twitter. "I would like to thank everyone who has support Sticky's, both customers and staff, over a wonderful 32 years of business," he added. Sticky Fingers opened its doors in May 1989 and was adorned with a wide selection of Stones memorabilia. Wyman left the Stones in 1993, and went on to form his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. - NME, 6/25/21...... Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, the daughter of Don McLean has accused her father of mentally and emotionally abusing her -- allegations that he has denied. Jackie McLean, who is also the frontwoman of the indie rock duo Roan Yellowthorn, claims her singer/songwriter dad was abusive throughout her childhood. In one example, she accuses Don of verbally abusing her after he couldn't find something in the house. At no point does Jackie accuse Don of physical abuse. "My dad couldn't find a key to a piece of furniture and he thought that I hid it and he was just screaming in my face," she said. "I couldn't leave, I couldn't move, I couldn't say anything. I didn't know where the key was and I was just trapped in that moment having to endure the fear and the trauma until it ended. That was just a normal kind of thing that there would be screaming and yelling." As she got older, Jackie said Don fostered a "strong culture of misogyny" within the home, commenting on women's appearances on the TV, and also allegedly make indirect remarks about her voice, which initially discouraged her from pursuing a music career. "Every stage of my development was met with some level of trauma," she said. "When I started shaving my legs, he got mad at me 'cause he noticed the razor in my room... When I got my first bra, he got mad about it." Don McLean has denied all claims of emotional and mental abuse when asked to respond to Jackie's comments. Having grown up in a physically abusive household himself, the "American Pie"singer said he would never do that to a child or partner, though he admitted that he "did have a temper." "I don't understand what mental and emotional abuse is," he said. "There would never be any paralyzing attacks 'cause her mother was always around. I would never attack her anyway; I would never attack anybody," he said. "If I yelled at you for five minutes you'd think I yelled at you for an hour because it's shocking. I would snap sometimes; I did have a temper." - NME, 6/24/21...... Joni Mitchell is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her acclaimed 1971 album Blue with a new EP of demos and outtakes from the Blue sessions. Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) is a digital EP that debuts five unreleased recordings from the making of the original LP that will also appear on an upcoming Joni Mitchell archives collection Joni Mitchell Archives - Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971), which is set to drop on Oct. 29. The album's new tracks include demos for "California" and an early version of "A Case Of You" that features different lyrics from those heard on the final album. Archives Vol. 2 serves as a companion to the upcoming boxset The Reprise Albums (1968-1971), which arrives on July 2 in 4-CD, 4-LP, and digital versions. The Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) EP can be previewed on Spotify.com. Released on June 22, 1971, Blue is widely regarded as one of the greatest folk rock albums of all time. It explores various facets of relationships following the iconic musician's breakup with Graham Nash. Mitchell recently shared a rare video message on Twitter in which she reflected on the 50th anniversary of Blue. "I'm so pleased with all of the positive attention that 'Blue' is receiving these days," Mitchell said while sitting at a table outside. "When it was first released it fell heir to a lot of criticism. So 50 years later people finally get it [Laughs], and that pleases me. Thank you." - NME, 6/21/21...... A forgotten David Bowie of the '70s, Just a Gigolo, is finally being released on DVD and Blu-ray this summer. The 1978 film was directed by David Hemmings, and has now been digitally remastered for release alongside a 54-page booklet and other bonus features. A synopsis for Just a Gigolo reads: "Paul von Przygodski (David Bowie), a young Prussian gentleman, arrives in the trenches in time to be caught in the final explosion of the Great War. After recuperating in a military hospital, where he is mistaken for a French hero, he returns to Berlin. His family home has been turned into a boarding house, his father (Rudolf Schndler) is paralysed, and his mother (Maria Schell) is working in the Turkish baths. "Attempting to find a new purpose, his childhood friend, Cilly (Sydne Rome), abandons him for fame and fortune; his former commanding officer, Captain Kraft (David Hemmings), tries to persuade him to join his right-wing movement and a widow, Helga von Kaiserling (Kim Novak), briefly seduces him with the finer things in life." Bowie stars alongside Hollywood icons Novak and Marlena Dietrich in what was his first film role after Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth in 1976. In other Bowie news, a new global auction record for a David Bowie work has been set at a Toronto auction. A rare Bowie painting named "D Head XLVI," found at northern Ontario donation centre that sold for just $5, went on to fetch $108,120 at an online auction on June 25 staged by Toronto fine art dealers Cowley Abbott. The painting, part of a series of about 45 works on canvas that Bowie titled "Dead Heads" or "D Heads," sold to a private collector in the U.S. for more than 10 times the low-end of the auction estimate. The sale marks a new global auction record for a Bowie work, more than doubling the 2016 sale of a "D Head" series artwork for $39,000 in the U.K. - NME/Canoe.com, 6/22/21...... Hall & Oates have announced plans for a 2021 25-date summer tour of North America, getting underway on Aug. 7 in Mansfield, Mass., and including the HoagieNation Festival two nights later in Philadelphia, where Daryl Hall and John Oates first partnered in 1970. "Excitement is too easy a word," Hall says about the prospect of getting back on the road. "I'm many things. I'm excited about it. I'm apprehensive. I'm nervous. I'm confident. I'm paranoid. I'm everything at once -- and when I hit the stage I think it'll probably be as if I never left." Daryl predicts fans will feel the same way in short order. "I actually would use the word rejoicing, like 'We're here! We're back in this again! We can do this!' I think it'll be that kind of positive feeling and ecstatic feeling. I think once it starts happening, it's gonna be great." The duo will wrap their trek with two nights at the Foxwoods venue in Mashantucket, CT, on Dec. 3 and 4. The UK act Squeeze will be opening for Hall & Oates through Oct. 1, with KT Tunstall on board for most of the shows. Hall & Oates last performed in concert on Feb. 28, 2020, at New York's Madison Square Garden. - Billboard, 6/24/21...... Queen's Brian May has announced the reissue of his debut solo album Back to the Light as part of his new retrospective "Brian May Gold Series." May originally released the record, which featured the singles "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and 'Driven By You," in Sept. 1992. The reissue of Back to the Light, which was remastered by Bob Ludwig, will be released on CD, vinyl, picture disc vinyl, cassette, digital download and on streaming services on Aug. 6. A number of bonus tracks will also be released on a second disc, Out of the Light. - NME, 6/22/21...... The estate of Prince has announced the upcoming new season of the official Prince Podcast, with the new episodes set to explore the late artist's "lost" album Welcome 2 America. Welcome 2 America was recorded by Prince in 2010, but he later decided to archive it. The record is now finally set for release on July 30 via Legacy Recordings. The new season of the Prince Podcast, titled "The Story of 'Welcome 2 America," will take a deep dive into Prince's career between 2010 and 2011 to uncover the story behind the making of the record. A trailer for the upcoming season of the Prince Podcast has bee shared on YouTube. The first episode of "The Story of 'Welcome 2 America" will be available on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. - NME, 6/24/21.

Veteran hard rockers Foreigner announced on June 17 they'll launch an ambitious 121-date 2021/2022 world tour on June 24 in Ottumwa, Iowa. After a 15-month coronavirus hiatus, the trek will take the band to 72 U.S. cities in 2021 -- including a short run of shows with orchestras during October -- with concerts in 15 more countries during 2022. Dates for the latter will be announced during November. Foreigner plans to be cautious in its return, however, with current frontman Kelly Hansen saying the band will have a "backstage bubble" that will include mask requirements and other measures to keep band and crew members safe. "We want to make sure we do the most safe and protective things we can to make sure all these shows go off and happen the way they should," says Hansen, who got married during the lockdown. He plans to eschew his usual romps into the audience during the shows for now, and the band plans to alter its usual meet and greets with fans before the concerts. Foreigner's shows will, as usual, rest on the best-known material from the band's catalog, and introduce a new member, multi-instrumentalist Luis Maldonado, after the amicable departure of Thom Gimbel earlier in 2021. - Billboard, 6/17/21...... Carole King has teamed up with rising singer Jennifer Hudson to write "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)," a new song for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. The song will be the only original composition to feature on the film's soundtrack -- 54 years after Franklin famously covered King and her former songwriting partner/husband Gerry Goffin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" into one of her signature tunes. "Here I Am" was co-written by Jamie Hartman and produced by Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am. "The process of creating this song was like constructing the greatest tribute I could possibly offer to her spirit," Hudson says. "It was the final exhale of this extraordinary project and one that I let out with complete fulfillment. Being able to do so with Carole and Jamie was an incredible privilege." She continued, "Carole is one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and whether we were trading stories, playing piano together over video conference, or working through lyrics, it was always a masterclass -- both in life and music." "Here I Am" became available on June 18, and the full Respect soundtrack will drop on Aug. 13 -- the same day Respect opens in theaters across the U.S. Franklin died from pancreatic cancer in 2018, aged 76. - Music-News.com, 6/17/21...... Warner Bros. announced on June 18 it has acquired the rights to the upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic What's Going On. The film, directed and co-produced by Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents), is described by Hughes as a "personal" project. "When I made my first film with my brother [Albert Hughes], we were fortunate to get 'What's Going On' into the trailer for Menace II Society, and it was a game changer in elevating the marketing of that film," Allen says. "Every film of mine but the period film From Hell had some Marvin Gaye in it, and I've just always connected to him. He's the artist's artist, with this ethereal voice that just comes out of the heavens. There have been plenty of great artists, and then Marvin, in his own lane," Hughes adds. There have been many previous attempts by different filmmakers to make a Marvin Gaye biopic, but they have either stalled or fell short of the rights needed. However this time Hughes & co. have the consent of Gaye's estate as well as Motown Records so there will be rights to use all of the legendary singer's signature songs. What's Going On is described as "a musical odyssey and theatrical experience focusing on the life of one of America's greatest singers and musicians." The film, penned by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine also co-producing, will thread the story of Gaye's past with events that helped shape his infamous last tour. - New Musical Express, 6/19/21...... Peter Gabriel has told BBC Radio 4's Today that his WOMAD festival may have to be cancelled in 2021 unless the UK government offers an insurance program. All limits on social distancing and crowd capacities were due to be lifted on June 21, however Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on June 14 that this will now not occur until July 19 due to the spread of new Covid-19 variants. WOMAD is set to begin just three days later on July 22, with Anoushka Shankar, Jordan Rakei, Nitin Sawhney and The Comet Is Coming due to headline. Gabriel said that commercial insurance has risen substantially "and you can understand why." "So if we're trying to restore cultural life and normality we need a bit of help here. There's too much uncertainty for most festival promoters to take the risk," he added. The lack of festival insurance has already sparked several other festival cancellations in the UK this summer. - NME, 6/17/21...... In related news, a new documentary on funkmeister Rick James from Showtime will take an "intimate yet propulsive look at one of rock, funk and R&B's most legendary and often under-appreciated figures." Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James pulls back the curtain on James' life and wild times and will be available to stream after premiering recently at the TriBeCa Film Festival. James, a native of Buffalo, NY, died at the relatively young age of 56 in 2004 from cardiac and pulmonary failure. An autopsy revealed he had nine different drugs in his system. Earlier in his career, he fled to Toronto to escape his U.S. Navy service at the height of the Vietnam War. In Canada James hooked up with Neil Young and they formed a group called the Mynah Birds but, according to the documentary, the band's manager ratted him out to the authorities for desertion and he was booted from Canada. The "Super Freak" singer finally found fame in the late 1970's when he pulled together his Stone City Band featuring some of his favourite Buffalo musicians. - WENN/Canoe.com, 6/19/21...... On June 18 Blondie shared two new live versions of their hits "Rapture" and "Long Time" on YouTube. Both tracks are set to feature on Blondie's forthcoming six-soundtrack EP, Blondie: Vivir En La Habana which is due to arrive on July 16 via BMG. The soundtrack is from a new short film of the same title capturing the group's 2019 live debut performance in Havana, Cuba. Directed by Rob Roth, the film was premiered at the Sheffield Doc/Fest earlier in June and its trailer can be viewed on YouTube. The EP will feature special guests from Cuban players Carlos Alfonso, Ele Valds and Mar'a del Carmen and also includes performances of "Heart Of Glass," "The Tide is High" and "Wipe Off My Sweat." "We had wonderful Cuban musicians join us for the performances --vocalists, percussionists, horn players -- they added a terrific level of excitement to our songs," Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry said of the live performances. "Latin music has always been part of the feel of New York, so it was amazing to finally be able to put a very personal touch on the heartbeat of Cuba. VIVA!," she added. - NME, 6/18/21...... Speaking of New York, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne's acclamed Broadway show "American Utopia" is returning to the Great White Way later in 2021 after an initial 17-week return schedule was postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis. Based on Byrne's 2018 album of the same name, "American Utopia" will this time see a longer, six-month run in New York City's theatre district, moving from The Hudson to the larger St. James Theatre on 44th street. Byrne is joined by an 11-piece mobile ensemble playing songs from the production as well as other tracks from his solo catalog and Talking Heads material. "It is with great pleasure that finally, after a year+ like no other, I can announce that our show is coming back to Broadway," Byrne told Consequence Of Sound. "You who kept the faith, who held on to your tickets, well, you knew this would happen eventually! September 17 -- remount previews begin. We're moving to the St. James Theatre -- just down 44th Street from the Hudson, where we were before. The stage is a little wider and the capacity is a little bigger -- I guess we did alright!," he added. Ticketholders of dates from the original, cancelled run will be emailed with details about how to proceed. Elsewhere, fans can buy tickets from the show's official website. - NME, 6/18/21...... The Walt Disney Studios, Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Productions Ltd announced on June 17 that director Peter Jackson's highly anticipated Beatles documentary The Beatles: Get Back will debut in a streaming format on Disney+ over the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday. The three-episode, six-hour series had previously been scheduled to hit theaters this August, but now the film will roll out online on Nov. 25, 26 and 27 exclusively on Disney+. "As a huge Beatles fan myself, I am absolutely thrilled that Disney+ will be the home for this extraordinary documentary series by the legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson, Disney chief Bob Iger said in a statement. The rockumentary promises never-before-seen footage to illustrate the camaraderie, genius songwriting and musical world impact of the Beatles, drawing from material originally shot by Michael Lindsay-Hogg while the band was recording the 1970 album Let It Be, the band's final LP release that had the working title of "Get Back." Lindsay-Hogg's Let It Be film was shot in 1969 but not released until 1970, after the band had officially broken up. Ahead of the doc series Disney+ debut, Apple Corps Ltd./Callaway Arts & Entertainment will release a companion The Beatles: Get Back book on Oct. 12. - The Hollywood Reporter, 6/17/21...... In other Beatles-related news, Paul McCartney is among some England's top musicians who are donating prizes to a new campaign to help London's homeless. Streets Of London, the registered charity which funds specialist support for people who are homeless in the capital, has kickstarted its #comeonhome campaign with a unique prize draw. Prizes in the draw include a signed gift box from McCartney, a meet and greet opportunity with The 1975, a Fender Stratocaster signed by Mark Knopfler, tickets and an overnight stay for Craig David's upcoming O2 Arena gig, as well as gift boxes from Liam Gallagher, Jorja Smith and many more. Other prizes include items from Foals, Coldplay, Eric Clapton, Jessie Ware and The Chemical Brothers. Tickets for the #comeonhome charity prize draw, which closes on June 25, cost £5.00. - NME, 6/17/21...... Chic frontman and famed music producer Nile Rodgers has been re-elected as the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Rodgers, 68,w as unanimously voted in by the board of directors to serve a second three-year term as chairman earlier in June. "Nile is tremendously respected and admired by his peers and fans of all generations for being a musical pioneer with his multi/cross-genre music," says SHOF President/CEO Linda Moran. "With an ever-expanding list of credits and accomplishments, having him as a partner has been a very special and rewarding experience and the Songwriters Hall of Fame can ask for no better representative, both to the songwriting community and to the world at large," she added. For his part Rodgers says the SHOF position "has been one of the most important experiences of my life to represent and advocate for the songwriting community... We've done great work in the first three years despite the pandemic but we are just getting started. There is no music industry without the song and I'm delighted to serve the songwriters that have delivered the most iconic songs of all time." - Music-News.com, 6/19/21...... Bob Dylan has announced he'll perform an exclusive livestream concert on the Veeps platform on July 18, some 56 years since he famously "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival. The event, named "Shadow Kingdom," will showcase folk-rock icon in an intimate setting as he presents songs from his extensive body of original works, created especially for this event. Tickets for the show, which cost $25, are available at BobDylan.veeps.com, and access to this concert footage will remain viewable to ticket buyers for 48 hours after the initial airing. "Shadow Kingdom" will mark the artist's first concert performance since Dec. 2019, with his planned tours in 2020 canceled due to the shutdown of global touring that followed the Covid-19 pandemic. The upcoming performance will be his first since the release of his 2020 acclaimed No. 1 album, Rough And Rowdy Ways. - Billboard, 6/16/21...... "Dustland," a new collaboration from Bruce Springsteen and the Las Vegas-based band The Killers, was released at midnight on June 16 ahead of an exclusive performance of the song by the musicians on The Today Show. Available for streaming on Spotify.com, "Dustland" is said to be The Boss' favorite Killers track, which was written by Killers frontman Brandon Flowers in the middle of his late mom's battle with cancer. "I'm grateful to [Bruce] for opening this door for me. He has written a lot about people like my parents and found a whole lot of beauty in otherwise invisible people's hopes and dreams," Flowers posted on social media. "Their struggles, and their losses... I'm grateful to my parents for their example to me. Now go find something new out about your dad, give your mom a big hug, and for god's sake listen to Bruce Springsteen." - Billboard, 6/16/21...... Motown legend Diana Ross has announced she'll release Thank You, her first album in 15 years, this fall as a thank you to her loyal fans. "This collection of songs is my gift to you with appreciation and love. I am eternally grateful that I had the opportunity to record this glorious music at this time," Ross said in a statement. "I dedicate this songbook of love to all of you, the listeners. As you hear my voice you hear my heart." Ross co-wrote each song with some of the industry's top songsmiths, including Jack Antanoff, Amy Wadge, Jimmy Napes, Troy Miller, Freddie Wexler and Tayla Parx. Ross's new LP will be her first collection of new material since 2006's I Love You. Ross, 77, had been due to perform the Sunday afternoon Legend's slot at the UK's Glastonbury Festival in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and also embark on the "Top Of The World Tour." The run was rescheduled for June and July 2021, but owing to the continued restrictions, Ross has pushed back the tour until 2022. - Music-News.com, 6/17/21...... The first ever world fan convention dedicated to David Bowie is set for Liverpool across multiple venues in the summer of 2022. The inaugural event will see a host of Bowie collaborators and affiliates presenting panels, live performances, and a "Bowie Ball" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the artist's classic album The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars. Former band members and musical collaborators including Carlos Alomar, Robin Clark, Gail Ann Dorsey, Donny McCaslin and "Spiders From Mars" drummer Woody Woodmansey are all confirmed for events at the convention, which is being organised by the David Bowie Glamour fanzine and Liverpool music festival producers Sound City. Fans at the June 17-19, 2022 event will also be able to get their hands on limited edition prints, memorabilia and rare releases via "The Duffy Archive," headed up by music and fashion photographer Brian Duffy, who took the iconic photo of Bowie's lightning bolt-adorned face for the Aladdin Sane album cover. More info and tickets can be purchased at Bowieconvention.com. - NME, 6/16/21...... Elton John and his husband David Furnish have been added to YouTube's impressive line-up of co-hosts for their virtual Pride celebration, which is set to take place on June 25. The couple join the growing line-up for the online Pride 2021 events, with the likes of Demi Lovato, Daniel Howell and Trixie Mattel all being confirmed to be hosting their own respective YouTube channels. Each party will include a mixture of musical performances and special guests including Tyler Oakley, Munroe Bergdorf, Kim Chi and Jackson Bird. Viewers will encouraged to donate to the likes of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Trevor Project and AKT throughout the event. - NME, 6/15/21...... Actor Frank Bonner, best known for playing the brash advertising salesman Herb Tarlek on the '70s sitcom WKRP In Cincinnati, died on June 16 at his home in Laguna Niguel, Calif., south of Los Angeles. He was 79. Bonner's daughter, Desiree Boers-Kort, said the cause was complications of Lewy body dementia, and that her father had learned he had the disease, which leads to worsening mental and physical complications, about three years ago. WKRP in Cincinnati, which ran on CBS from 1978 to 1982, was set at a struggling radio station trying to reinvent itself with a rock format. The cast included Gary Sandy as the embattled station manager and Tim Reid and Howard Hesseman as disc jockeys. Bonner's character, the station's sales manager, was known for his obnoxious behavior, his general incompetence and his garish wardrobe. Bonner played Tarlek on all four seasons of the show, and reprised the role on a sequel show a decade later. A native of Little Rock, Ark., Bonner began his Hollywood career in 1967, picking up steam in 1970 with roles in the film Equinox and on the TV series "The Young Lawyers and Nancy. He appeared on Mannix, Police Woman, Fantasy Island and other shows before landing the career-defining role of Herb Tarlek. In addition to his daughter, Bonner is survived by his wife, Gayle Hardage Bonner. Bonner's daughter said her dad got a kick out of Tarlek's wardrobe, because his style was "one of the things that people loved about him." She said he kept some of Herb's distinctive white belts when the show ended. - AP, 6/19/21.