A seven-day celebration
Independent Venue Week describes itself as “a seven-day celebration of music venues around the country and a nod to the people that own, run and work in them, week in, week out” and says that it is, uniquely, “a nationwide initiative with a completely local feel.”
Says Gruff Rhys: “As a touring musician, my work is completely connected to having independent venues exist. It’s about people, not the actual buildings. It’s about the energy and enthusiasm that music fans have created in towns and cities and villages and so, we need to give a voice for those people to be heard.
Radio Hauraki s Top 20 albums of 2020
Publish Date Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 1:06PM
We all know 2020 has been a real shitter. But at least there has been some wicked music released in 2020.
Here is our list of the Top 20 albums from 2020.
AC/DC - Power Up
Pearl Jam - Gigaton
The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers
Gramsci - Inheritance
LAB - IV
Green Day - Father Of All…
The Phoenix Foundation - Friend Ship
Fly My Pretties - The Studio Recordings pt2
Ozzy Osbourne - Ordinary Man
It was previously announced that
Demi Lovato would be making an appearance at the event. The full line-up announcement brings news of the participation of Yungblud, Finneas, Zara Larsson, J Balvin, and more in exclusive live performances.
Other musicians to appear at the virtual event include Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, Ne-Yo, Karol G, Kane Brown, YG, Hunter Hayes, and James Blunt, among others.
“With the world ready to move past an extremely challenging year, YouTube will use its global reach to celebrate the hope and promise of 2021,” YouTube Global Head of Original Content Susanne Daniels said in a statement. “We look forward to closing the book on 2020 and throwing a worldwide celebration that our YouTube community can safely enjoy from home.”
Review: The late Chris Cornell shines on an album of covers
This cover image released by UMe shows No One Sings Like You Anymore by Chris Cornell. (UMe via AP)
Published December 23. 2020 6:59AM
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Chris Cornell, “No One Sings Like You Anymore (UMe)
No disrespect to Sinead O’Connor, but there s another version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” that might be even better than the one the Irish singer delivered. That would be the cover by Chris Cornell, which is ragged with heartbreak.
It s the highlight of “No One Sings Like You Anymore,” a batch of 10 covers that the leader of Soundgarden and Audioslave recorded in 2016, a year before his death. Included are tunes originally made famous by giants like Janis Joplin and John Lennon.