Music Biz Headlines, May 9, 2018
Fleetwood Mac's new guitar team at work, Jessica Mitchell opens up, and a ranking of all the artists in the Rock Hall of Fame. Also in the headlines are Feist, R Kelly, Grimes, Jay-Z, Ticketmaster, CMW, Paul Shaffer, Guns N' Roses, Paul Simon, music downloads, and the Canadian Opera Company.
By Kerry Doole
Fleetwood Mac’s new guitar team debuts as a fiery duo at Neil Finn show in L.A.
The Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell sat in, turning the Largo pop-up into a mini-preview of fireworks fans can expect on tour – Chris Willman, Variety
Singer-songwriter Jessica Mitchell breaks open her 'heart of glass'
Most people would be flattered to be described as the Adele of country music. London native Jessica Mitchell does view it as a compliment but Adele, the British megastar, is not who she wants to be – Joe Belanger, London Free Press
All 214 artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ranked from best to worst
The idea of a bunch of self-satisfied music-industry fat cats in tuxedos having rock stars assemble for a command performance in the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom once a year is precisely the sort of thing rock was created to be the antidote to – Bill Wyman, Vulture
Feist on her new ‘zeitgeist awareness,’ women’s marches and Leonard Cohen
The Canadian chanteuse heading out on the road talks about the recent influence that the book Women & Power: A Manifesto has had on her – David Friend, CP
The problem with R Kelly: how the star is finally facing the music
Years of allegations of sexual misconduct from underage women haven’t affected his standing in the industry but is the tide about to turn? – Katie Bain, The Guardian
Ticketmaster hopes to speed up event access by scanning your face
By partnering with a face recognition maker, it could eventually allow you to enter venues without a ticket – Mariella Moon, Engadget
Vancouver's Juno-winning environmentalist Grimes walks the red carpet in New York City with Elon Musk
Grimes (born in Vancouver as Claire Elise Boucher) walked along a red carpet recently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with the Tesla and Space X billionaire. According to the New York Post, they have become an "item" – Charlie Wilson, Georgia Straight
Jay-Z lawyers: SEC probe has become a 'celebrity hunt'
The SEC is demanding the music mogul submit to questioning about his various businesses – Larry Neumeister, AP
CMW 2018: 12 hidden gems on the music fest's lineup
There are some underlooked best bets hiding in this year's schedule of the Toronto event – Richard Trapunski, NOW
Q's With Paul Shaffer On The Best Of What Canada Has To Offer
When it comes to Canada’s exports to American music and culture, Shaffer may be among the most iconic Canucks in popular culture – Ron Camacho, Pollstar
The short, unhappy life of music downloads
The numbers say that the download era is likely to go down in history as a brief glitch — a transitional phase between physical products and cloud-based music that did the industry no favors at all – Bill Rosenblatt, Forbes
Guns N' Roses remove song with homophobic and racist language from reissued album
One In a Million, from the band’s 1988 G N’ R Lies EP, has been cut from a reissue of the album Appetite for Destruction thanks to lyrics such as: ‘Immigrants and faggots, they make no sense to me’ – Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian
Q&A: Former Times critic Robert Hilburn on writing about Paul Simon and the struggle to protect art
Pop music writer Randy Lewis and music critic Robert Hilburn sat down recently to talk about Hilburn’s latest book, "Paul Simon --The Life', published by Simon & Schuster – Los Angeles Times
Star Sondra Radvanovsky’s vocals lead Canadian Opera Company to triumph with Anna Bolena
Strong singing is the backbone of compelling Canadian Opera Company production, bringing the doomed story of Anne Boleyn to dramatic life – John Terauds, Toronto Star
