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This year has definitely been a good one for Taylor Swift, or better yet, a whole decade has been great for her.

After winning the Artist of the Year trophy at the American Music Awards last month, this country singer turned pop superstar was also named Woman of the Decade by Billboard.

On receiving that honor, in her speech Swift she brought the attention to the sexism she witnessed in the industry over the last decade and publicly called out Scooter Braun who bought her music without her say in it.

“When this decade began I was 20 years old and I had put out my self-titled debut album when I was 16, and then the album that would become my breakthrough album, which was called Fearless. And I saw that there was a world of music and experience beyond country music that I was really curious about…I saw that as a female in this industry, some people will always have slight reservations about you. Whether you deserve to be there, whether your male producer or co-writer is the reason for your success, or whether it was a savvy record label. It wasn’t,” Swift said.

She feels that “there is a potentially harmful force in our industry. And that is the unregulated world of private equity coming in and buying up our music as if it is real estate. As if it’s an app or a shoe line.

This just happened to me without my approval, consultation, or consent,” Swift addressed one of the problems in the music industry.

Swift is one of the most accomplished musical acts of all time – She has won 10 Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and is the most-awarded act at the American Music Awards and most-awarded woman at the Billboard Music Awards. Her Reputation Stadium Tour broke the record for the highest-grossing U.S. tour late last year.

In 2020, Swift will be slowing down on the busy tour life, to focus more on the family. This decision is most likely related to her mother’s cancer diagnosis, which inspired a heart-wrenching song “Soon You’ll Get Better” on her latest album Lover.

She will still embark on festival-style tour Lover Fest, scheduled to kick off in June next year.

You can purchase the tickets for it at this link here, as well as tickets for other Taylor Swift performances.

Mariah Carey Merry Christmas Album, the best-selling Christmas album of all time, is back on Billboard 200 Albums Charts.

According to Billboard, with 37,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending December 5^th, this puts the album on No. 9 spot.

Holiday anthem “All I Want for Christmas Is You” also made its annual return to several Billboard charts. This includes this year’s Billboard Hot 100, on which it appears every year around Christmas, though this time it has appeared earlier than it ever has since 2012 – during the week ending November 14^th.

The legendary vocalist’s most successful Christmas single has achieved the Guinness World Record for the highest-charting holiday song for a solo artist in history.

Her now-iconic tune is getting a documentary “Mariah Carey is Christmas.”

In a trailer for this holiday special music producer and former American Idol judge Randy Jackson, Variety music editor Shirley Halperin, Billboard charts director Gary Trust, and Carey’s backup singer Trey Lorenz comment on how her single “All I Want For Christmas is You” became a the greatest hit.

The documentary will premiere later this month on Amazon.

Currently, The Queen of Christmas music is on a tour which celebrates the 25th anniversary of her debut Christmas record, Merry Christmas.

She hit the road on November 1^st when she also re-released Merry Christmas as a 2-CD deluxe anniversary edition. This was exactly 25 years to the day since the original album’s release and it features unreleased live tracks and rare remixes.

In December, Carey’s tour stops included cities like Washington D.C., Atlantic City, Uncasville, Oxon Hill and Boston. There are 5 shows left on this tour before it’s wrapped in New York. And after that Carey will be returning to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as part of her “The Butterfly Returns” concert residency.

If you want to join in on the Christmas fun and see Mariah Carey performing her greatest hits live, do so by checking out this link, where you can get the tickets and more info.

Mariah Carey: All I Want For Christmas

Show Date and Time: November 22^nd – December 15^th, 2019

Show Location: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV — Madison Square Garden New York, NY

Alanis Morissette has announced a big 2020 North American tour, that will celebrate the 25^th anniversary of her breakthrough album “Jagged Little Pill”.

The tour kicks off on June 2^nd, 2020 and will consist of 31 dates. Starting in Portland, and visiting major cities like Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas, Tampa, Columbia, Cincinnati, Nashville and Toronto, the tour will end on July 25^th, 2020. Special guests singer-songwriter Liz Phair and rock band Garbage will be serving as support on tour.

Morissette’s third studio album “Jagged Little Pill” was released on June 13th, 1995 and it features the hit singles such as break-up song “You Oughta Know”, “Hand in My Pocket”, “Ironic” and “All I Really Want,” among others. The album instantly achieved huge success and became her most critically acclaimed work. The LP album reached #1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than 33 million copies globally. It also won 5 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album.

The Grammy-winning singer has recently released the lead single “Reasons I Drink” for her upcoming album called “Such Pretty Forks in the Road”. This is her ninth album and it is due for release on May 1^st, 2020.  The new album comes after “Havoc and Bright Lights,” released in 2012.

The Canadian singer will get the Broadway adaptation of “Jagged Little Pill.”

The show that was inspired by Morissette’s third studio album and features her lyrics by her debuted today, December 4^th, at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York. The Broadway musical was written by Diablo Cody, directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus, and will feature choreography from frequent Beyoncé collaborator Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

The tickets for Jagged Little Pill anniversary tour will go on sale soon, and when they become available you can get them via this link here.

2020 Jagged Little Pill Tour

Show Date and Time: June 2^nd, 2020 – July 25^th, 2020

Show Location: The Grand Theater at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT– Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Stage veteran Jessica Phillips joined the company of the Tony-winning Broadway production of “Dear Evan Hansen,” at the Music Box Theatre on November 26th.

Phillips has replaced Lisa Brescia in her role as Heidi Hansen and will repeat her national touring performance on the upcoming tour. The Broadway alum will begin performances in December 2019.

Jessica Phillips is best known for her role as Sheriff Marla in Alan Menken’s “Leap Of Faith”. She has also appeared on Broadway as Marion in “Priscilla”, as well as “Queen of the Desert”, “Next To Normal” (OBC), “Jesus Christ Superstar”, and “The Scarlet Pimpernel”.

Between 2013 and 2016, Phillips played attorney Pippa Cox in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” on NBC and was nominated for Emmy Awards in the category of the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Her other TV appearances include television series “Unforgettable”, “Royal Pains”, and “Elementary”.

In addition to Phillips, Dear Evan Hansen production will welcome more new company members from the show’s first national tour.  This includes Tony nominee Christiane Noll, who will play Cynthia Murphy, Jared Goldsmith as Jared Kleinman, and Phoebe Koyabe as Alana Beck.

Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Michael Greif, is the winner of 6 TONY Awards, including Best Musical and critically acclaimed as “One of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history.” It features a music and lyrics by Academy Award, and Tony & Grammy Award-winning composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

When asked why the people should come see “Dear Evan Hansen” on tour, Jessica Phillips said:

“This group is so very special, the performances so incredibly potent, the magic inside the relationships so palpable. Even if you’ve seen the show before, you haven’t taken the ride with us and we’re so proud to bring it to your city!”

So, take it from her, and check out the show in your city. Tickets for all the upcoming performances can be purchased here.

Dear Evan Hansen

Show Date and Time: December 3^rd, 2019 – April 11^th, 2020

Show Location: Music Box Theatre, New York, NY – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, Greensboro, NC

The legendary heavy metal band Metallica has just been confirmed as Epicenter headliner. The festival will take place on May 1-3, the following year.

Metallica will headline the Friday and Sunday night events, and they will be playing two completely different sets. Multi-platinum band Disturbed will take the Saturday headline slot, on May 2^nd.

On the event, the organizer said: “Metallica isn’t just another headliner. When Metallica takes the stage, it’s an event. It’s an experience…

“I can’t wait to bring the biggest band in the world to the biggest rock festivals in America. Metallica paved this road that we travel. How many artists on the bill at these five festivals first picked up an instrument, or first started a band, because of Metallica?”

Lynyrd Skynyrd, who are currently on their farewell tour, will also play at the festival. The festival will also feature performances by Godsmack, Papa Roach, David Lee Roth, Royal Blood, I Prevail, Deftones, Staind, Gojira, Chevelle, Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Rancid and many more.

Two months ago Metallica announced that their Australia and New Zealand tour dates had been cancelled so that the frontman James Hetfield could re-enter a recovery program to deal with his “struggles with addiction”. Since the cancellation of the Australian and New Zealand shows, the band has announced many 2020 dates.

The band has a South American tour with Greta Van Fleet that kicks off in April. The South American tour is followed by many U.S. performances. One of these is Epicenter, but they are also playing four other festivals in the US in 2020. These festivals are Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple Music + Arts, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock. And they will be performing two nights at each festival, with different setlists.

You can get the tickets for any if the previously mentioned events by following this link.

Epicenter Festival 2020

Show Date and Time: May 1^st – 3^rd, 2020

Show Location: Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC