U2 (photo:Anton Corbijn)
Kendrick Lamar, Sam Smith and U2 have all been added to the lineup of performers for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards later this month. Additionally, Miley Cyrus will perform alongside Elton John, singing one of the music superstar’s classic hits. John will be honored days later at Elton John: I’m Still Standing—A Grammy Salute, a tribute concert where John and his longtime writing partner, Bernie Taupin, will receive the Recording Academy President’s Merit Award. The Grammys will be handed out on Sunday, January 28 with the awards show airing on CBS.
The lineup for the 2018 Forecastle Festival has been revealed. Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse top the bill, with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The War on Drugs, Jimmy Eat World, Jenny Lewis, Vance Joy, Courtney Barnett and Houndmouth among the many other acts playing the event. The Forecastle Festival runs from July 13-15 in Louisville, KY.
The Decemberists will release their eighth studio record, I’ll Be Your Girl, on March 16 via Capitol Records. The band will also hit the road on a world tour later this year. North American dates kick off in Pomona, CA on March 22 and run up to June 22-23 in Troutdale, OR. The Decemberists’ own Travelers’ Rest Festival will then take place in Missoula, MT on August 4 and 5.
