L.A. Times - Entertainment — Annie Lennox will perform at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s annual Art+Film Gala. The Nov. 4 event, which will honor artist Mark Bradford and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, is typically filled with art world and fashion ... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Holy BoyFrom : Los Angeles, United StatesHoly Boy (featured on the blog last month, New Sights To Delight Your Eyes 9th July 2017) is the new project from Norwegian-born, LA based Helene Alexandra Jaeger who was showered with critical acclaim under ... more info

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E! Online — Ariana Grande just announced a star-studded benefit concert June 4 to raise money for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack last week. The benefit concert, One Love Manchester, will... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If you criticize a musician in front of James Corden, be prepared for him to push back. On a recent morning in his office at CBS Television City, the host of “The Late Late Show” was describing his favorite Grammy Awards performances when... more info

Stereogum — Sting received the American Music Award Of Merit at the AMAs tonight, making him the first honoree of the decade and the first since Annie Lennox in 2008. After being introduced by Robert Downey Jr., Sting took the stage to perform a medley of Police... more info

Yahoo! Music — Sting joins the ranks of Annie Lennox, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson in receiving The American Music Award of Merit at the awards show next month. In addition to releasing five studio albums with his band The Police, Sting went ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Toronto's DIANA shares another classy-as-fuck jam from their forthcoming sophomore LP. Listen to "Confession" -- which the group describes as sounding like an imaginary Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Annie Lennox collab -- and look for the new reco... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has explained the inspiration for the title of her forthcoming heavy rock album, "The Shadow Self", which will be issued on August 5 via earMUSIC. Said Tarja: "I [came across] an Annie Lennox interview some time... more info

Allmusic Blog — ​The bassist describes the sessions that led to the recording of the hit single, which saw the band turning in a more soul-influenced direction, and how he formed lasting friendships with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. more info