Dave Grohl News

Guitar Center and DIRECTV announced a two-part documentary and live concert event examining the life and music of GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist SLASH.

THE CONCERT FOR VALOR, a first-of-its kind concert on Veterans Day to honor the courage and sacrifice of American's veterans and their families, will be delivered to a broad audience via multiple distribution channels, it was announced today.

Jennifer Hudson has joined the music lineup of THE CONCERT FOR VALOR, the free concert to honor the courage and sacrifice of America's veterans and their families.

America's most-watched news program landed on Nielsen's Top 10 list for the second time in four weeks. 60 MINUTES finished at #7 for the week, drawing 13.23 million viewers – the largest primetime non-sports broadcast audience on Sunday.

New additions to the live music lineup include The Black Keys and Jessie J. They will join previously announced performers Eminem, Dave Grohl, Metallica, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band on stage on the National Mall.

Chase announced today it is joining HBO and Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) as a presenting sponsor of THE CONCERT FOR VALOR

HBO has confirmed the debut date of FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS, with the series to launch its eight-episode season TONIGHT, OCT. 17 (11:00 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), followed by other episodes debuting subsequent Fridays at the same time.

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Foo Fighters will take up residence at the Ed Sullivan Theater for one week when they and special guests perform songs that inspired the creation of their forthcoming album, Sonic Highways, on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, tonight, Oct. 13-Friday, Oct. 17 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will sit down for an interview with Letterman tonight, Oct. 13.

As the 11-time Grammy-winning, 25-million-plus-selling Foo Fighters ready their eighth album for release on Nov. 10, Dave Grohl, the band's frontman - and accomplished director of the acclaimed feature-film documentary "Sound City" - delivers FOO FIGHTERS: SONIC HIGHWAYS

Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Foo Fighters will take up residence at the Ed Sullivan Theater for one week when they and special guests perform songs that inspired the creation of their forthcoming album, Sonic Highways

HBO and Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced today they will host THE CONCERT FOR VALOR (www.theconcertforvalor.com), a first-of-its-kind concert to honor the courage and sacrifice of America's veterans and their families on the National Mall in Washington

Filmmakers, Scott Crawford and Jim Saah will be screening a portion of their documentary “Salad Days: A Decade of Punk In Washington, DC (1980-90)” at this year's CBGB's Film Festival on October 11th.

DJ Lance Rock and the colorful cast of characters from Yo Gabba Gabba! will join REVERB at the Westside Global Awareness Magnet School on September 30th to help students with projects to improve their school garden program.

DHX Media, a key player internationally in the creation of content for families and children, announced today that Yo Gabba Gabba! will take the stage this Fall with Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE! Music is Awesome!. The Music is Awesome! Tour will stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Wednesday, November 12 at 6 p.m.

DHX Media, a key player internationally in the creation of content for families and children, announced today that Yo Gabba Gabba! will take the stage this Fall with Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE! Music is Awesome!. The new live stage show marks the 5th anniversary of the live tour. Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE! Music is Awesome! will be directed by Yo Gabba Gabba! creators Christian Jacobs (The Aquabats) and Scott Schultz (Majestic). DJ Lance Rock, (Lance Robertson, St. Louis native and founding member of psychedelic electronic pop band The Ray Makers), the colorful cast of Yo Gabba Gabba! characters, fan favorite Leslie Hall and beat boxing legend Biz Markie will return to the road together to perform for more than 200,000 enthusiastic fans on a 30-city tour that will begin on Tuesday, October 14 and will run through Sunday, December 7. The Yo Gabba Gabba! LIVE! Music is Awesome! tour is produced by S2BN Entertainment in association with DHX Media.

This Friday, September 5 th (8:00 9:00 PM ET/PT) Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will stage its fourth biennial fundraising event.

Gravitas (US and International) and Phase 4 Films (Canada) announced today that they have acquired VOD rights to JACKHAMMER, a male stripper comedy from writer/director/star Michael Hanus, co-writers Guy Christie, Duncan MacLellan, Julian Paul and Jason Burkart. The film features Jamie Kennedy, Jason Burkart, Peter Shinkoda, Robb Wells, Nicole Sullivan and a cameo appearance from Pamela Anderson. The film is slated for a VOD release with numerous cable operators, online platforms and Reelhouse.org online partnerships, worldwide on September 2nd, 2014.

To commenorate the final episode of Chelsea Handler's nightly E! Talk Show CHELSEA LATELY, Handler invited a number of famous faces to say goodbye in song. Joining Handler were stars Gwen Stefani, Dave Grohl, Fergie, Avril Lavigne, Melissa McCarthy, Selena Gomez, Sandra Bullock, and more.

Warner/Chappell Music (WCM), the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, was named Publisher of the Year at last night's BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. In addition, WCM songwriters took home a collective 19 Most Performed Song of the Year Awards, eight of which went to Dwayne Carter AKA Lil Wayne, who was named Songwriter of the Year. 'To win Publisher of the Year at the BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards is an enormous accomplishment for WCM, and we couldn't be more proud of our incredibly talented songwriters. I'd also like to thank our dedicated team for their tireless hard work, and BMI for this wonderful recognition,' said Jon Platt, President, North America, Warner/Chappell Music. 'We are all humbled by what we've achieved together in the past couple of years. It's been amazing to be part of our songwriters' extraordinary creativity and success.' Cameron Strang, Chairman & CEO, Warner/Chappell Music, added, 'Our songwriters continue to deliver hit after hit in all genres, and the acknowledgements that WCM has received is a tribute to the great talent we have been cultivating throughout WCM, artists and executives alike. Congratulations to all of our winners.' Following is the complete list of Most Performed Song Awards presented to WCM songwriters last night by BMI: • 'Ball' - Dwayne Carter • 'Bandz A Make Her Dance' - Dwayne Carter, Justin Garner • 'Beware'- Dwayne Carter, Dwane Weir • 'Body Party'- Pierre Slaughter • 'Bugatti'- Justin Garner • 'Holy Grail' - Jerome Harmon, Dave Grohl • 'Love Me' - Dwayne Carter, Asheton Hogan • 'No New Friends (SFTB Remix)' - Dwayne Carter • 'No Worries' - Dwayne Carter, Rasool Diaz, Andre Proctor, Brian Soko • 'Pop That'- Dwayne Carter • 'Pour It Up' - Justin Garner • 'Rich as f**k' - Dwayne Carter, Tyler Williams • 'Suit & Tie' - Jerome Harmon, Charles Still, Johnny Wilson, Terrence Stubbs • 'Swimming Pools Drank' - Tyler Williams • 'Take Back the Night' - Jerome Harmon • 'Timber' - Breyan Isaac • 'TKO' - Jerome Harmon, Barry White • 'Tom Ford' - Jerome Harmon • 'Turn on the Lights'- Marquel Middlebrooks These accolades follow closely on the heels of WCM being named Publisher of the Year at three of ASCAP's most prestigious ceremonies-the Pop, Country, and Rhythm & Soul Awards. 2014 marks the first year WCM has ever been named Publisher of the Year at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards, also making it the first year in which WCM has won the title at both BMI and ASCAP's urban music award ceremonies. About Warner/Chappell Warner/Chappell Music, the global music publishing company of Warner Music Group, is home to a wide array of legendary songwriters and a rich catalog of contemporary hits and influential standards. With offices in more than 40 countries, Warner/Chappell provides deep expertise across a range of creative services and the most innovative opportunities for songwriters and copyright holders. With a history dating back more than 200 years, Warner/Chappell currently publishes and administers music from Barry Gibb, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Eric Clapton, fun., Gamble & Huff, Green Day, Jay Z, Katy Perry, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Miramax Films, Muse, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M, Roc Nation, Stephen Sondheim, T.I., Timbaland, and Kacey Musgraves, among many others.