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08/05/2026

opens up to about the unexpected moment that inspired —and his lifelong commitment to supporting veterans’ health.

John was honored as Philanthropist of the Year at the 2026 , presented by and . has helped generate more than $13 million in scientific research supporting veterans.

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John Mayer Recalled the Moment that ‘Caught Me Off Guard’ and Inspired His Heart and Armor Foundation (Exclusive)

The Grammy winner was honored with the Philanthropist of the Year Award for the work he’s done with the Heart and Armor Foundation for Veterans Health at the 2026 Social Impact Summit

By Yamillah Hurtado
Published on July 27, 2026

The idea for John Mayer‘s foundation was planted after an unexpected moment.

On July 22, the Grammy winner was honored with the Philanthropist of the Year Award for his dedication to the Heart and Armor Foundation for Veterans Health at The Hollywood Reporter‘s 2026 Social Impact Summit in Los Angeles.

Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the event, Mayer recalled the moment that inspired him to found Heart and Armor.

“I visited Camp Lejeune with a friend of mine who was there on official business,” he said. “And so I met wounded veterans without knowing I would. And they met me without knowing they would. There were no cameras. There was no celebrity run of show. And we just talked to each other.”

“It caught me off guard,” the “Gravity” singer, 48, continued. “I wasn’t prepared, and their stories really changed my life. I knew that that was gonna be my thing for the rest of my life.”

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:
https://people.com/john-mayer-recalled-moment-that-inspired-his-heart-and-armor-foundation-exclusive-12026779

07/31/2026

FULL STORY HERE:
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-industry-40-under-40-list-2026/?bt_ee=KO2vDjJ%2FSJXoX382PHa0cXwneyoyMonLlEjQ77Vg%2F9ppCkdORyLswL1hsH1FpkPV

Billboard’s 2026 40 Under 40 List Revealed

By Eric Renner Brown




Unlike many of Billboard‘s annual power lists, the yearly 40 Under 40 requires that honorees only appear on it once. Despite that limitation, Billboard receives hundreds of nominations of qualified young executives — which of course poses a challenge to our editors, but is also a heartening reminder of the constant influx and ascent of new talent in the business.

Blayke Ujihara
Senior vp of investments, Iconic Artists Group

After starting his career in finance and entering the music business by way of Global Music Rights’ revenue strategy team, Ujihara now helps drive acquisitions — from evaluating new opportunities to executing deals — at Iconic Artists Group, which works with acts including The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Cher and Rod Stewart and the estates of Nat “King” Cole and Dean Martin, among others. When asked for the highlight of his past work year, the 38-year-old is unequivocal: “The legendary Frank Sinatra is now part of the Iconic roster!”

If I wasn’t working in the music business, I would be… “Chasing a front office role with an NBA team, or more realistically, just playing a lot more golf.”

Courtney Worrell
Artist manager, Full Stop Management

What’s Worrell’s day-to-day work like? “Have you ever seen Get Him to the Greek?” jokes Cardi B’s 35-year-old manager. “In all seriousness, an artist manager is the backbone of an artist’s career.” Over the last year, that entailed guiding Cardi’s Am I the Drama? to the top of the Billboard 200 and helping to orchestrate her Little Miss Drama Tour. “We wear many hats: part business strategist, part therapist, part publicist … to ensure the artist can focus on what they do best — making music.”

The best concert I’ve seen is… “Backstreet Boys at Sphere, for sheer awe factor and nostalgia.”

07/30/2026

Watch the Grateful Dead Tear Through ‘Brown-Eyed Women’ in 1991

The 6/17/1991 show at Giants Stadium is the subject of the annual 'Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies'

By Angie Martoccio

July 30, 2026

The annual “Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies” is upon us, and this year Deadheads can enjoy special screenings of the band’s June 17, 1991 show, when they played a killer set at Giants Stadium.

In an exclusive clip, the band — Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, with Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick on keys — tear through “Brown-Eyed Women.” Check it out below.

The gig is notable for the fact that “Dark Star” was woven in and out of the set, making six appearances across the show that also included “Eyes of the World” (opener), “Ship of Fools,” “China Doll,” and a closer of their rendition of the Band’s “The Weight.” The show was recorded on 48-track analog tape, and mixed by Jeffrey Norman.

“The Summer Tour of 1991 was widely considered one of the best of the 1990s, and the June 17, 1991 show at Giants Stadium was nearly universally acclaimed as the best of the tour,” said David Lemieux, the Dead’s legacy manager and archivist. “From the ‘Eyes of the World’ opener to the six-pack of ‘Dark Star’ teases woven throughout the night, the one show from 1991 whose reputation grew as time went on was this concert.”

The screenings will also include a sneak preview of “Shakedown Street,” off the upcoming Merriweather 6/30/85 release, which is also part of the massive Summer Magic 1985 box set (out Sept. 18). According to Lemieux, that “Shakedown” is “widely considered one of the greatest single performances of any song by the Grateful Dead, up there with the ‘Dew’ from Europe ’72, ‘Viola Lee Blues’ from Harpur College, and ‘Eyes of the World’ from 3/29/90. Yes, it’s that good.”

READ THE FULLL STORY HERE:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grateful-dead-brown-eyed-women-1991-1235599772/

07/29/2026

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07/16/2026

Hollywood Minute: A look inside a record pressing plant at MoFi's Fidelity Record Pressing

Rick Damigella talks with Jim and Bridget David from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab about the business and their Oxnard, CA pressing plant.

06/25/2026

‘Never Say Never’: Glen Matlock Talks New Music, Touring and Doc ‘I Was a Teenage S*x Pistol’

"I Was a Teenage S*x Pistol" begins streaming May 26 on Apple TV and Prime Video.

By Gary Graff
Billboard
5/26/2026

When Glen Matlock published his memoir I Was A Teenage S*x Pistol in 1996. he “thought I’d never have to talk about (the story) again.”

But 30 years later, he’s doing it again.

The S*x Pistols‘ founding bassist — who co-wrote 10 of the 12 songs on 1977’s seminal Never Mind the Bo****ks, Here’s the S*x Pistols before parting ways with the band that year — is now the subject of a documentary also titled, wait for it… I Was a Teenage S*x Pistol. Based on the book, of course, the 94-minute film begins streaming May 26 on Apple TV and Prime Video. It’s directed by Andre Relis (Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon) and Nick Mead (Who Do I Think I Am? ).

Amidst its reams of vintage footage and images is commentary from Matlock and a wealth of friends and associates, including Billy Idol; Blondie members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and the late Clem Burke (Matlock’s been touring with the band since 2022); the late Wayne Kramer of the MC5; Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp; Rat Scabies of the Damned; Slim Jim Phantom of Stray Cats; Kenney Jones (the Faces, the Who); Cheetah Chrome (the Dead Boys, Rocket from the Tombs; L.A. Guns’ Tracii Guns; and members of the Vandals, Bazooka Joe, Doctors of Madness and more.

S*x Pistols frontman John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), the band’s late manager Malcolm McLaren, and the late Sid Vicious, who replaced Matlock during February of 1977, are represented via archival footage and audio clips.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/glen-matlock-interview-i-was-a-teenage-sex-pistol-1236257740/

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05/07/2026

Iron Maiden’s story hits the screen in Burning Ambition. takes a look at the new documentary and the band’s legacy.

The heavy metal legends are the subject of a new documentary chronicling the band’s five-decade-plus career. Rick Damigella reports.

05/04/2026

ROLLING STONE

His Way

Glen Matlock’s ‘I Was a Teenage S*x Pistol’ Documentary Tells His Side of the Punk Saga

“For anybody interested in the birth of British punk and its effect on the then-wider music scene, I’d suggest it’s essential viewing, but then I would say that!” says the S*x Pistols bassist

By Andy Greene

May 4, 2026

Four years after guitarist Steve Jones teamed up with director Danny Boyle to tell the saga of the S*x Pistols from his perspective in the FX miniseries Pistol, which took a somewhat loose approach to facts, founding bassist Glen Matlock has joined forces with directors Andre Relis and Nick Mead to tell the band’s story as he saw it in the new documentary I Was a Teenage S*x Pistol.

The film features new interviews with Matlock, Jones, S*x Pistols drummer Paul Cook, Bill Idol, Debbie Harry, and many other key figures from the punk scene. It will be available to buy or rent on digital streaming platforms on May 26. Pre-orders begin May 12 on Apple TV. In this exclusive clip, Matlock talks about co-writing “God Save The Queen.”

I Was a Teenage S*x Pistol is loosely based on Matlock’s 1996 memoir of the same name. “It was written as a way of me dealing with the aftermath of the initial S*x Pistols brush with fame and was a way of dealing with the manner I felt I’d been passed over in musical folklore, telling the tale of my contribution to the band — which I think without which the group wouldn’t have had the success it did,” he says in a statement. “It speaks of behind-the-scenes tales of internal politics and subterfuge and the battle to have a young man’s voice heard in the maelstrom that was about to ensue.”

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/glen-matlock-i-was-a-teenage-sex-pistol-documentary-1235556173/

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04/09/2026

strengthens its leadership bench as Becky Colwell is appointed President of Programming & Content and Mark Shulman is promoted to EVP, Programming & Content (OVG East).
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04/07/2026

India’s live entertainment market is accelerating fast — and
is at the center of it. breaks down how the team is helping shape a global touring destination. https://shorturl.at/JNui1