• Andrew Lloyd Webber: UK government wants musicals ‘without any singing’

    Andrew Lloyd Webber: UK government wants musicals ‘without any singing’

    Next time you go see “The Phantom of the Opera,” if British officials have their way, you might listen to the small-talk of the night. Andrew Lloyd Webber told BBC Radio 4 Friday that a government official bizarrely suggested that West End musicals come back “without any singing” to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. …
  • Netflix plans Juneteenth musical by Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams

    Netflix plans Juneteenth musical by Kenya Barris and Pharrell Williams

    EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in talks with “Black-ish” and “BlackAF” creator Kenya Barris and “Happy” singer Pharrell Williams to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth – the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Deadline understands that the streamer and the pair are in the early stages of working up a plan for …
  • ‘Sister, Sister’ actor Marques Houston defends engagement to 19-year-old

    ‘Sister, Sister’ actor Marques Houston defends engagement to 19-year-old

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  • Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison announce 2021 makeup tour dates

    Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison announce 2021 makeup tour dates

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  • ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ film heads to HBO with director Spike Lee

    ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia’ film heads to HBO with director Spike Lee

    HBO has landed the Spike Lee-directed version of Broadway show “David Byrne’s American Utopia.” The film will launch on the premium cable network later this year and comes after Deadline revealed the filmed version of the show in January. The Broadway production, which opened October 2019 and ran through February 16 at the Hudson Theatre, …
  • Teyana Taylor is pregnant, expecting second child with Iman Shumpert

    Teyana Taylor is pregnant, expecting second child with Iman Shumpert

    Teyana Taylor and husband Iman Shumpert are expecting their second child — a baby girl — with Taylor debuting her baby bump in her new music video for “Wake Up Love.” The romantic video captures Taylor, 29, in bed singing to Shumpert, who raps a verse on the track. By the song’s end, the couple’s …
  • China’s Tencent reveals 5 percent stake in Warner Music

    China’s Tencent reveals 5 percent stake in Warner Music

    China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group on Friday reported a 5.2 percent passive stake in Warner Music Group Corp., about a week after the world’s third-largest recording label’s debut on the Nasdaq. Tencent Music is controlled by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. The listing by Warner, home to artists including Cardi B, Ed Sheeran and …
  • Tom Morello responds to fan just realizing Rage Against the Machine is political

    Tom Morello responds to fan just realizing Rage Against the Machine is political

    Guitarist Tom Morello joined the rest of Twitter in piling on a fan who claimed he no longer liked Rage Against the Machine since they’ve become political. The fan, Scott Casteneda, seemingly just realized he had been listening to one of the most popular political rock groups all along when he tweeted at Morello Tuesday …
  • New York Philharmonic cancels fall season due to the coronavirus

    New York Philharmonic cancels fall season due to the coronavirus

    The New York Philharmonic has canceled its fall season over the coronavirus pandemic. The Lincoln Center symphony orchestra announced Wednesday all concerts through Jan. 5, 2021 will not happen, a decision made to ensure the safety of both fans and artists. “While the New York Philharmonic deeply regrets having to cancel our fall concerts, we …
  • Nicki Minaj and Tekashi 6ix9ine donating ‘Trollz’ merch proceeds to charity

    Nicki Minaj and Tekashi 6ix9ine donating ‘Trollz’ merch proceeds to charity

    Nicki Minaj and Tekashi 6ix9ine are once again teaming up — this time for charity. On Wednesday, the 37-year-old rapper announced her upcoming song “Trollz” in collaboration with Tekashi, 24, and released an accompanying collection of rainbow-colored merchandise. An undisclosed portion of all merch proceeds will go to The Bail Project, which provides free bail …