Singer Joni Mitchell was feted with a 75th birthday celebration by friends and admirers including Seal, James Taylor and Tom Hanks, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles Nov. 7. The festive JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration was reported on by Chris Willman of Variety. Diana Krall and Kris Kristofferson were among those performing. Friends including […]
It’s a big show. The 2017 Grammy Awards sucked in 26 million viewers. Second only to the Oscars (32.9 million viewers), the Emmys (11.4 million-wide) and Tonys (6 million in a post-Hamilton slump). Meanwhile, The 4th Annual Game Awards shook things up, an audience of 18.7 million via 10 live streaming platforms, including YouTube, Facebook […]
Stevie Wonder intrigued fans with his political views — including a tentative bid for presidency — even as he delighted them with musical reminiscence and impromptu performances at his keynote address at the ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo, Saturday, April 16, 2017. The ASCAP meet was at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, while Wonder held forth next door […]
