Today visionary recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur, Pharrell Williams announced the music lineup for the second year of his acclaimed SOMETHING IN THE WATER, a multi-day music festival and cultural experience in his hometown of Virginia Beach.

A$AP Rocky, Baby Rose, Bae Worldwide, BANKS, Beck, Brittany Howard, Buddy, Chad Hugo, Chance the Rapper, Clipse, EarthGang, Foo Fighters, FriendsWithYou, Global Citizen, Gunna, H.E.R., Jaden Smith, Jozzy, JR, Kali Uchis, KAWS, KP The Great, LANY, Lauren Jauregui, Leon Bridges, Lil Tecca, Lil Tjay, Love Mansuy, Mahalia, Major Lazer, Mereba, Metro Boomin, Migos, Nelly, Nickelus F, Noodles, Pharrell & Friends, Playboi Carti, Pop Smoke, Pop-Up Church Service, Post Malone, Quinn XCII, Rema, Rico Nasty, Sabrina Claudio, Snoh Aalegra, SOSUPERSAM, Tank and the Bangas, The Head and the Heart, Tierra Whack, Trey Songz, Turnover, Tyler, the Creator, Usher, VENUS X, Wale and the Backyard Band, 070 Shake, 6LACK and 99 Neighbors will descend upon Virginia Beach Friday, April 24th through Sunday, April 26th to perform at the expanded festival, now with three beachfront stages. Additional names to be announced soon!!!

Tickets for SOMETHING IN THE WATER go on sale to the general public Saturday, December 14th at 12pm ET at SOMETHINGINTHEWATER.COM. The public on sale follows the sold out special “Locals Only” presale earlier this fall. SOMETHING IN THE WATER is produced by Live Nation and Redrock Entertainment Services.
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Making its grand return to downtown Atlanta since 2015, Shaky Boots Festival will take place at Central Park, May 8-9, 2020. A Southern country festival true to its roots with a modern edge, Shaky Boots will feature over 20 bands across two stages with no overlapping sets.

On Friday, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Alison Krauss, Gary Allan, Tanya Tucker and more take the stage, while Dierks Bentley, Dwight Yoakam, Jamey Johnson, Morgan Wallen, Clint Black and more will close out the festival on Saturday! To check out the full lineup, visit www.shakyboots.com/lineup.

“I’m thrilled to be bringing back Shaky Boots Festival in 2020. I have always felt that Georgia needed a music festival that spans across the multiple genres embedded within Country music, and Shaky Boots aims to do just that. There will definitely be something for everyone,” says Shaky Boots founder, Tim Sweetwood.

In addition to two full days of music, fans can expect food options from the region with local Atlanta flavor as well as interactive on-site activities to explore in between sets from your favorite artists. Fans may also bring festival-compliant chairs to sit back, relax, and enjoy the music in a designated chair zone.
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The second annual Lollapalooza Stockholm has revealed its 2020 lineup which features Post Malone, Ellie Goulding, Zara Larsson performing on Friday, Pearl Jam, The Killers, and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals taking the stage on Saturday, while Kendrick Lamar, Camila Cabello, and Kacey Musgraves will close out the festival on Sunday.

The lineup features more than 55 artists including Galantis, Of Monsters and Men, Rival Sons, Rex Orange County and many more performing on four stages on June 26-28, 2020 at Gärdet, a beautiful park in the heart of Stockholm, Sweden. Tickets are on sale now at www.LollaStockholm.com.

Lollapalooza Stockholm is produced by Perry Farrell, WME, C3 Presents and Live Nation Sweden with their subsidiary company Luger.
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TrailBlazer Country Music and Camping Festival, formerly known as Taste of Country Music Festival, announced the megastar 2020 lineup for the eighth-annual event returning to Hunter, NY at Hunter Mountain Resort on June 12-14. Headliners Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett will take the main stage nestled just 100 miles North of New York City.

Additional artists including Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Blanco Brown, Clare Dunn, HARDY, Jon Langston, Dylan Scott, Matt Stell, Cole Swindell, The Cadillac Three, with more to be revealed in the coming weeks, will also perform at the picturesque and mountainous festival.

The 2020 edition of the festival joins Live Nation’s premiere family of country music festivals which includes Watershed in George, WA; Faster Horses in Brooklyn, MI; Seven Peaks in Buena Vista, CO and Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale. FL. Passes for TrailBlazer Festival go on-sale December 13 at 10am ET at TrailBlazerFest.com.

“We are beyond thrilled to welcome TrailBlazer into our family of world class Country music festivals in 2020,” said Brian O’Connell, President of Live Nation Country Touring. “Our team has been working for months getting to know this festival, and we are looking forward to showing the great Country music fans in New York what we have up our sleeves!”

Fans can look forward to an enhanced VIP festival experience at Trailblazer, a new glamping option and the addition of the festival’s second stage dubbed “Next From Nashville,” a platform established by Live Nation’s sister festivals and known for “shining the spotlight on new talent” (Rolling Stone) and propelling Nashville’s hottest acts. The “Next From Nashville” stage lineup will be announced in the coming months.

TrailBlazer Festival’s destination-worthy setting at Hunter Mountain Resort “showcases the commanding authority of the Catskill Mountains; lets music lovers bask in warm days and crisp nights; and reminds us all just how far the region’s artistic legacy extends” (Poughkeepsie Journal). Continuing to establish itself as a summer-staple “mecca” (The Journal News), fans traveling from all over can expect an abundance of onsite interactive activities, thoughtfully-selected food vendors, a lineup that offers the genre’s best entertainers and more in 2020.

4x Platinum, 6x Gold record selling rock juggernaut FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have announced that they will kick off the 2nd leg of their current U.S. arena headline tour in April, featuring special guests Papa Roach, I Prevail, as well as highly acclaimed newcomer Ice Nine Kills.The tour is co-produced by FRANK PRODUCTIONS and LIVE NATION. See all dates below.

VIP presale, artist fanclub presale, and cyber monday presale begins today at 10:00 AM (local time). Citi is the official presale credit card of the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 3rd at 10:00 AM (local time) until Thursday, December 5th at 10:00 PM through Citi’s Entertainment program. Local promoter venue and radio presales will kick off on Thursday, December 5th at 10:00 AM (local time). Tickets will go on-sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 6th at 10:00 AM (local time).

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are currently touring US arenas before heading to Europe right after the holidays for their nearly sold out European arena run with very special guests Megadeth and global breakout rock sensation Bad Wolves. Information on all tour dates including links to tickets and VIP packages can be found HERE.

Coinciding with the unveiling of their next massive tour, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have announced their long awaited eighth studio album, titled “F8”. The album will be released globally on February 28th, 2020 and is available for pre-order now.
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Today, seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette announced that she will be embarking on a 31-date North American tour which kicks off June 2nd, 2020 in Portland, OR. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will celebrate 25 years of JAGGED LITTLE PILL. It will hit cities like Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, and Chicago before wrapping in Nashville, TN on July 25th, 2020 an she’ll be playing all her biggest hits along the way. Alanis will be joined by special guest Garbage and also appearing Liz Phair.

Presales for the tour will begin on December 10 at 11 AM local time and tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 13th at 11 AM local time at LiveNation.com. VIP packages will be available starting with the presale. With each transaction, fans will receive an instant grat download of “Reasons I Drink” and a digital download of Alanis’ new album SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD, upon its release on May 1st. For tickets and more information, please visit https://alanis.com/.

Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Wednesday, December 11th at 11 AM local time until Thursday, December 12th at 12 PM local time through Citi’s Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Alanis also released her new song, “Reasons I Drink” today via Epiphany Music. Get it here! “Reasons I Drink” was co-written by Alanis and Michael Farrell (Morrissey, Macy Gray) and produced by Alex Hope (Troye Sivan, Ben Platt, Tove Lo). The track comes off Alanis’ highly anticipated ninth album, SUCH PRETTY FORKS IN THE ROAD, due out May 1st. This will be Alanis’ first original album since 2012’s HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS. On December 4th, catch Alanis’ debut television performance of “Reasons I Drink” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Alanis is also being honored with the 2019 Billboard Women In Music Icon Award at their ceremony on December 12th in Los Angeles.
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Today the legendary rock & roll band with horns Chicago announced a North American summer amphitheater tour with music icon Rick Springfield. Revered for their dynamic vocals and rich instrumentals, Chicago and Springfield will bring their hits to fans in venues across the U.S. and Canada.

Kicking off June 12 in Concord, CA, the outing will visit Phoenix, Dallas, Tampa, Toronto, and more before wrapping in Rosemont, IL on August 1. Full routing can be found below.

Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, December 6th at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.

Chicago has been honored at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, and GRAMMY Hall of Fame over the course of their illustrious career. The group’s latest album Chicago Christmas spotlights their trademark sound on eight original songs, two yuletide favorites, and one timless classic.

The band appeared in this year’s Macy’s Day Parade and will perform on NBC during the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on on December 4.

Prolific singer-songwriter Rick Springfield has scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits and is behind some of the biggest songs of the 80s including “Jessie’s Girl.” Beyond his music career, he is also a lauded actor in both TV and film.

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The 17 year old singer and songwriter is set to be awarded at Billboard’s Women in Music event on Dec. 12, making her the youngest recipient of the title.

“Billie has disrupted the entertainment industry through her music and social media platforms, leaving an indelible impact on the global cultural zeitgeist,” says Hannah Karp, Billboard’s Editorial Director. “Her ability to speak to the Gen-Z population, making teens and young adults feel accepted in today’s society has quickly allowed Eilish to grow to the top of the charts, breaking the mold for this generation with her electric hair-color and sharp attitude.”

Previous honorees include Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Madonna, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, who will receive Billboard’s inaugural Woman of the Decade honor.

Earlier this year, Eilish’s debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” debuted at No. 1 Billboard’s album chart. One of the singles in the album, “Bad Guy” reached number one on Billboard Hot 100, ending the record-breaking 19-week run of “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

Eilish is set to embark on a massive world tour in 2020.

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Last night was the annual American Music Awards, live from Los Angeles, and it was Taylor Swift who dominated the event, taking home five trophies including Artist of the Year.

Taylor entered the evening already guaranteed to win one award for Artist of the Decade. She’s also previously won Artist of the Year four times previously (2009, 2011, 2013, 2018). And with that, Taylor broke the record for the most award artist at the AMAs of all time with 29 awards, beating the previous record held by Michael Jackson. Swift also took the stage to perform a medley of some of her biggest hits.

Among the night’s other big winners included Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, BTS, and Carrie Underwood.

Hosted by Ciara, the night featured performances from Swift, Eilish, Lizzo, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera & A Great Big World, Post Malone & Ozzy Osbourne, Kesha & Big Freedia, Halsey, Camila Cabello, Toni Braxton, Shawn Mendes and Shania Twain.

Green Day performed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their legendary 1994 Grammy winning album, Dookie.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Artist of the Decade
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish

Collaboration of the Year
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”

Tour of the Year
BTS
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After some of the nominees were leaked this week, the official nominations for 62nd annual Grammy Awards is finally revealed, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X leading the list.

It was a big day for Lizzo, who received eight noms, the most nominations than any other artists this year, including Album of the Year (“Cuz I Love You”), Best New Artist, Song, and Record of the Year for her chart-topping hit “Truth Hurts.”

Though 2019 is a breakout year for Lizzo, “Truth Hurts” is in fact not a 2019 song. It came out in September 19, 2017 but only recently became popular via the TikTok video sharing app.

Also having a great day is 16 year old Billie Eilish, who received six nominations including the top four categories: Record, Album, Song and New Artist.

The record-breaking song “Old Town Road” helped Lil Nas X in receiving six nominations, including Album and Record of the Year. The song, assisted by a remix version featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, stayed at number one for nineteen consecutive weeks, surpassing “One Sweet Day” (Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men) and Despacito (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft Justin Bieber).

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards is set to Jan. 26, 2020. Alicia Keys will be hosting the show.

See the full list of nominations, below:

Record of the Year
“Hey, Ma,” Bon Iver
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“7 Rings,” Ariana Grande
“Hard Place,” H.E.R.
“Talk,” Khalid
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“Truth Hurts,” Lizzo
“Sunflower,” Post Malone & Swae Lee

Album of the Year
I,I, Bon Iver
Norman F—ing Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande
I Used to Know Her, H.E.R.
7, Lil Nas X
Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Lizzo
Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend
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