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U2 is being added to the list of performers for the 2024 Grammys. They'll be performing from the Sphere in Las Vegas and will mark the first ever broadcast performance from that location. U2 joins a stacked line up for the 2024 Grammys, which includes Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and Luke Combs, among others. The 66th Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
https://variety.com/2024/music/news/u2-added-grammys-performance-sphere-las-vegas-1235889231/
A country superstar will hit the road next month. Chris Stapleton's 2024 All-American Road Show Tour will visit over 20 cities across the country, including three dates in Florida. He'll be in West Palm Beach at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre on May 9th, in Tampa at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre on May 10th and in Jacksonville at EverBank Stadium on May 11th. Stapleton will bring several acts along with him for various dates, including Willie Nelson, Turnpike Troubadours, Lainey Wilson, and Elle King, assuming she's sobered up from her recent appearance at a Dolly Parton tribute. Tickets are on sale now.
https://www.chrisstapleton.com/tour/
It's French highwire artist Philippe Petit! He's the guy who walked between the Twin Towers in 1974 and, 50 years later, he is doing another rope walk this evening in New York City. Petit became famous for that heart-stopping Twin Towers wire walk when he was 24. Now, at the age of 74, he'll go airborne this evening at the Church of St. John the Divine, navigating 11-hundred floating ribbons. It's a special art installation made for the church. Petit says they asked and he didn't hesitate for a second, despite his age. He says he's never felt more secure on the highwire and has no plans to retire.
https://www.chronogram.com/arts/philippe-petit-to-walk-the-high-wire-again-19947413
Taylor Swift is at the top of Billboard's annual Power 100 list for the first time. The Power 100 list ranks the most powerful people in the music business. It looks at masterminds behind the top-grossing tours, highest selling albums, top deals, cultural moments and more. Swift made history in 2023 at stadiums, movie theaters and on the Billboard charts. While this is her first time at the top of the list, this is just the second time an artist has done so. Jay Z and Beyonce topped the Billboard Power 100 list in 2014.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-power-100-list-2024-number-one-1235593526/
An album by the late Glen Campbell is being made into a posthumous "duets" album and features superstars such as Eric Clapton, Elton John and Carole King. Campbell released the album "Ghost On The Canvas" in 2011 after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The new project is called "Glen Campbell Duets - Ghost On The Canvas Sessions" and mixes in additional contributing vocals. Dolly Parton, Brian Setzer and Sting are also included in the duets, while Daryl Hall and Dave Stewart help form a "trio" for the song "It's Your Amazing Grace." The new album is set for release on April 19th.
https://www.loudersound.com/news/glen-campbell-duets-album
We're nine days away from the Big Game and we're getting previews on social media of the commercials we'll see during Super Bowl 58. One ad for Uber Eats stars country, rock and pop star Jelly Roll, who seems to have forgotten about his collection of face tattoos. Toward the end, the commercial reads, "Whatever you forget this Sunday, remember Uber Eats." The 2024 Super Bowl happens Sunday, February 11th.