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• President Joe Biden is celebrating five celebrities for their contributions to American culture through the arts Kennedy Center Honors.
• While the gala was held last night, the group was first welcomed at the White House - Biden addressed each of them personally, praising their individual talents.
• This year’s honorees included actor George Clooney, singers Amy Grant and Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and rock group U2.
• This year marked the 45th Kennedy Center Honors – and it’s set to air on CBS December 28^th at 8pm ET.
• Source: ABC News

• Classic artists dominate the Billboard “Top Rock Artists” chart for 2022, with four of the top ten being classic acts.
• The “Top Rock Albums” chart is also dominated by classic records, with Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” at number one.
• The charts are compiled using several things, including airplay, sales and streaming data, and social media activity.
• Source: Billboard

• Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” was the top-grossing tour in October according to Billboard.
• It’s a record fifth time the tour has been on top since the chart started in 2019.
• John has a chance to beat Ed Sheeran’s total of $776.4M and become the highest-grossing tour in Boxscore history.
• Source: Billboard

• Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac has passed away at the age of 79.
• In a statement, her family said she passed away “peacefully” after a short illness yesterday morning.
• There’s no word on what that illness was, but she was in the company of loved ones.
• While younger audiences might not know her, they do know the band – and the music? It’s ingrained in American culture.
• As for McVie, she was not only a member of the band, but she was a key contributor to the group's multi-platinum success.
• Source: CNN

• The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir talked with CBS’ John Blackstone on the network’s “Sunday Morning” show about keeping the band’s music alive.
• “My major consideration is, what are people going to say about what I’m doing in 300 years?” he told Blackstone.
• He also talked about his collaboration with the National Symphony Orchestra last month for four concerts of Dead music.
• Source: JamBase

• The B-52s have added ten more shows to the end of their farewell tour.
• The group will be playing 10 nights between May and September at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.
• Tickets for the residency shows go on sale Saturday through Ticketmaster and the Venetian’s website.
• Source: Spin

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• Ringo Starr is selling 500 life-size statues of his hand making his famous “Peace And Love” gesture.
• The statues will be sold online by Julien’s Auctions, with half of them made from stainless steel and the rest from bronze.
• Proceeds from the sale will go to The Lotus Foundation.
• Source: Bravewords

• Mariah Carey admitted in a recent interview she is, in fact, a diva
• Part of the blame, she says, lays with learning to be a diva from her opera-singer mother
• Carey admits, though, that she plays up her ‘diva-ness’ on purpose sometimes
• Source: W Magazine

• Andrew Ridgely said during a radio appearance that he and George Michael used to go Christmas caroling together.
• He says they went to “some households who couldn’t quite believe they had WHAM! singing Christmas carols there in front of them.”
• He says he tries to “look on the positives and what was life-affirming about George” during the holidays.
• Source: Music-News

• Music industry insiders says that Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart have been offered a huge amount of money to reunite.
• Insiders say a 40-date tour by the Eurythmics could gross over $100M.
• The talks are just beginning, but insiders say that “nothing is off the table, including a brand-new studio album.”
• Source: Daily Mail

• The King of Pop is still making bank, years after his passing
• According to court documents, the estate is petitioning the court to approve a new business deal - something that legally must happen for any deal to go through
• While no details are available, and the judge is yet to rule, the petition claims the new business venture would be a benefit to the beneficiaries - namely, his kids Paris, Blanket and Prince, and his mother Katherine
• Source: RadarOnline

• The lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is a holiday tradition
• This year the musical performers cover a broad spectrum including pop, country, r&b and traditional
• "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" airs November 30 at 8 ET on NBC
• Source: NBC New York

• Fans got a surprise before Elton John’s farewell concert at Dodger Stadium when they heard a message from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
• The royal couple thanked Elton for being a friend to Princess Diana, them, and their children in a video played before the show.
• Elton performed at Harry and Meghan’s wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018.
• Source: People

• Mariah Carey’s hit single “All I Want For Christmas is You” has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time this year at number 36 this week
• Carey’s song has gotten only more popular with each passing year
• “Christmas” was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in 2019, two weeks in 2020, and three weeks in 2021
• Source: Billboard

• The Rocket Man played his final U.S. show at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last night.
• Sir Elton John filled the career spanning set list and performed duets with Dua Lipa and Brandi Carlile before taking his final bow with "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."
• A number of famous names shared messages to Elton before the show, including President Biden who thanked the singer for his activism that he said "saved countless lives."
• Source: USA Today

• Bruce Springsteen has responded to criticism of the ticket prices for his upcoming tour with the E Street Band.
• Springsteen says that “most of our tickets are totally affordable.”
• He added, “If there’s any complaints on the way out, you can have your money back.”
• Source: NME

• The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set to premiere on HBO tomorrow starting at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
• The ceremony was held on Saturday, November 5^th, and ran for more than five hours.
• The show will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
• Source: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

• The 50th Annual American Music Awards happen this weekend and the entire music world will either be honored, performing or watching
• Along with tributes from P!nk and Stevie Wonder, there will be performances by Imagine Dragons, Carrie Underwood, GloRilla and many more
• We have all the nominees - and you can see it all go down live Sunday night starting at 8pm Eastern
• Source: American Music Awards

• The first song from Danny Elfman’s score for the Netflix film “White Noise” is out.
• “Duel Lecture” is the first release from the album that’s set to release tomorrow.
• The adaptation of the novel by Don DeLillo is set to premiere in theaters on November 25^th.
• Source: Pitchfork