"Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda has been among the most vocal agitators raising awareness about the devastation Hurricane Maria has wreaked upon Puerto Rico. He's been outspoken in …
While his "boss," Bruce Springsteen is lighting up Broadway with an acclaimed one-man show, E-Street Band guitarist/consigliere Little Steven Van Zandt is rocking the Sunset Strip 3,000 mile…
Evanescence lead singer Amy Lee made the leap from goth-rocker to opera diva last night, as she and the band led a 20-piece orchestra through a sold-out performance at the Greek Theater Sund…
As Bruce Springsteen began the last verse of "The Promised Land" on Tuesday night, he wandered away from the microphone but kept singing, and his voice carried, purely under its own power, t…
Walking in to this most iconic of music venues, under a full harvest moon, concert-goers were greeted by a digital billboard of Tom Petty and the stark message, “1950-2017.” So i…
"Hamilton" mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda has collaborated with an all-star lineup of artists to release "Almost Like Praying," a hurricane relief single in support of Puerto Rico. Proceeds f…
During the course of Variety's cover-story interview with Bruce Springsteen, we asked who some of his favorite contemporary songwriters are. "Let me get my computer and get it for ya," he re…
While they were unquestionably kindred spirits, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen never really collaborated, apart from sharing stages at events like the 1979 “No Nukes” concert, a…
This is part one of Variety’s two-part cover story with Bruce Springsteen. For part two, click here. The woodsy rolling hills and vivid green pastures of central New Jerse…
This is part two of Variety’s two-part cover story with Bruce Springsteen. For part one, click here. If you ran for governor of New Jersey, you'd win " is that ever a temp…
Things got a little reckless at the Invictus Games in Toronto when Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams got together for an onstage jam Saturday night (Sept. 30). Springsteen " who performed hi…
The Laid Back Fest in New Jersey was anything but mellow Thursday night when Bruce Springsteen jumped onstage to jam with headliners Jacksone Browne and Little Steven and the Disciples of So…
In response to the racial-related violence in their hometown of Charlottesville, VA, Dave Matthews Band will host an evening of music that will be free for members of the Charlottesvil…
The 12th season of 'Live From the Artists Den' premieres this week, and Variety is exclusively premiering John Legend's performance of "Penthouse Floor" (from his most recent album, "Darknes…
Tickets for Bruce Springsteen’s eight-week run of Broadway shows went on sale at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday (Aug.30), and despite the efforts of Ticketmaster's "Verified Fan" program, the…
The loss of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in a Southern California coastal community, leaves a hole in the hearts of family, friends…
Just days before the first date of her second Bud Light-sponsored Dive Bar Tour, Lady Gaga has postponed it, a source tells Variety. The tour was scheduled to begin Thursday in Las Vegas at …
SiriusXM announced Wednesday that Guns N' Roses will perform at Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater for a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers on Thursday, July 20…
Move over, “Dear Evan Hansen”: Bruce Springsteen may be heading to the Great White Way this fall. The New York Post reports Springsteen is set to play an eight-week run at the…
Warner Music Group on Tuesday announced the creation of a new division called Arts Music, a repertoire center that will focus on signing, developing and marketing artists and releases …
Ariana Grande will return to Manchester to headline a special “One Love Manchester” benefit concert on Sunday to honor and raise vital funds for the victims and families who were…
Late Wednesday, two days after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 59 outside Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester, her manager Scooter Braun posted a series of emotional notes on…
A label rep tells Variety that Ariana Grande is “okay” after two “loud bangs,” reported in some social media accounts as “explosions,” took place at he…
Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz received the Founders Award of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) at its annual Screen Music Awards Tuesday night a…
Throughout history, musicals have come with some pretty outrageous premises. But it's safe to say that none before REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER -- a rock mus…