RICHARD THOMPSON: The culmination of 1000 Years Of Popular Music.

TYLER CHILDERS visits World Cafe.

COLD WAR KIDS visits The Current.

VAGABON visits WFUV.

CORNERSHOP share “St. Marie Under Canon."

THE SADIES & KING KHAN share a split single.

DEEPER shares "This Heat."

THE GRAMMYS hit a new record low in the key demo.

LANA DEL REY bought her Grammys dress at the mall.

DAVID BERMAN, known for leading the indie rock band Silver Jews, was not included in the memorial segment at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

THE HADEN TRIPLETS discuss their new album with Weekend Edition.

THE NUMBER ONES  looks at the Doobie Brothers' yacht-rock Grammy juggernaut, "What A Fool Believes."

JACK NICHOLSON mourns Kobe Bryant.

THE BURNT OARNGE HERESY, including Mick Jagger, has a trailer online.

IRINA SHAYK on Hollywood break-ups, single motherhood, and more.

McMILLIONS sounds as crazy as I thought.

THE GOOP LAB: The new Netflix show is an extension of Gwyneth Paltrow's wellness campaign-and an argument that you're not doing enough mushrooms.

ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD: A nearly 30-minute featurette diving into the making of the movie is online.

A DOG found in hurricane rubble has the best reaction to his new life.

A GUY finds a dog swimming 135 miles offshore and becomes his dad.

A REVOLTING VIDEO shows a woman devouring a bat amid the coronavirus outbreak.

DOBIE GRAY is in with "The In Crowd."

NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork points you to Andy Schauf, Wire, Sarah Mary Chadwick, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT will point you to Nicolas Godin, En Attendant Ana, Rowland S. Howard, and more.

SAMANTHA FISH plays World Cafe.

WAXAHATCHEE shares "Fire."

THE GRAMMYS went to these folks. Congrats.

THE CLOUD OVER THE GRAMMYS: Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct, Vote Rigging.

AEROSMITH was honored at Friday's pre-Grammys MusiCares event.

PHIL COLLINS talks about Genesis, Led Zeppelin, George Harrison and the unexplained paint pot on Top Of The Tops.

HUEY LEWIS speaks candidly on his hearing loss.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Bad Boys For Life repeats atop the chart with 34MM on a mere 46 percent drop, charging thru the 100MM mark domestic.  1917 places with 15.8mm on an awards-season leggy 28 percent drop; it too crosses the 100MM mark domestic.  Dolittle shows with 12.5MM on a 43 percent drop, but 44.7MM domestic against a 175MM+ budget adds up to a bomb probably bigger than Cats (also a Universal release).  The Gentlemen opened in the fourth slot with 11MM.  Jumanji: The Next Level rounds out the Top Five with another 7.9MM; it stands at 293.4MM domestic and could fallshort of three spins.

KOBE BRYANT, the retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball star who was one of the greatest to play the game, and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday outside Los Angeles.

MEGXIT: On Saturday, Queen Elizabeth appointed Prince William as the new Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

NO, BRAD PITT is not really on Tinder.

CHANNING TATUM & JESSIE J were back together after about a month apart.

BAMBI is getting shot again.

THE REAL WOLF OF WALL STREET is suing the movie's producer's for 300MM.

HUGH GRANT: Master of Discomfort.

STAR WARS: All-Star Edition.

STROLLING SHARKS: Four new species of tropical shark that use their fins to walk have been discovered off the coasts of northern Australia and New Guinea.

THE CAT CANNON: Use With Care.

IT IS I!

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with NEIL DIAMOND! There are two types of people, you know.  But here's Neil on the Beeb in 1971.  Your set list: "Sweet Caroline," "Solitary Man," "Cracklin' Rosie," "Done Too Soon," "A Modern Day Version Of Love," "He Aint' Heavy (He's My Brother)," "Holly Holy," and "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show."  And "I Am I Said" is back the Tube right now.

DAVID BOWIE performs songs from Station to Station in March 1976.

PIXIES visits Morning Becomes Eclectic.

HALF MOON RUN visits The Current.

KAREN O & DANGER MOUSE cover Lou Reed's "Perfect Day."

STEPHEN MALKMUS returns with “Xian Man.”

ANDY SCHAUF shres "Neon Skyline."

M WARD shares "Unreal City."

JOHN FOGERTY, because it is. 

A SONGWRITING MYSTERY SOLVED: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life.'

CUE FAKE DRUMS: Dan Bejar On Destroyer's Have We Met.

THE GO-GOs retired from touring, so don't call this a reunion tour.

THE GRAMMYS: 30 Legendary Artists Who Never Won a Grammy. Plus, Stereogum's picks.

NOW SHOWING:  This weekend's wide releases include The Gentlemen, which is currently scoring 71 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; The Turning, which is scoring 26 percent; and The Last Full Measure, scoring 67 percent.

QUENTIN TARANTINO has given his opinion on Marvel movies and the Star Wars franchise in a fiery new interview.

JOKER director Todd Phillips has said that he was "not prepared" for the controversy that followed the film's release.

BILL MURRAY confirmed after much speculation that he is set to appear in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

STAR WARS: Obi-Wan is in trouble.

TERRY GILLIAM on Terry Jones, Brexit, and more.

ROBERT DOWNEY, JR has no regrets about Tropic Thunder.

NICOLAS CAGE: The New Vincent Price?

ANNABELLA SCIORRA testified in a New York City court Thursday about the night Harvey Weinstein allegedly raped her.

THIS BUNNY is ginormous.

ROGUE WOMBAT, Relocated.

AN ENORMOUS PYTHON devours a goanna while hanging from a roof.

THE CLOTHES LINE SAGA CONTINUES. (Have you heard the news?)

ARCTIC MONKEYS: "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor." Their ferocious (Domino) debut.

AEROSMITH: A judge ruled against Joey Kramer rejoining the band for its upcoming Grammy performance.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Gloria Gaynor's indestructible disco anthem "I Will Survive."

TERRY JONES, who earned a spot in comedic lore as a member of the British troupe Monty Python and also had success as a director, screenwriter and author, died on Tuesday night at his home in the Highgate neighborhood of North London. He was 77.

MEGXIT: Meghan Markle has been adjusting quite well to her new life outside of the royal family. My shocked face.

JESSICA SIMPSON was sexually abused as a young girl and later was killing herself with booze and pills.

CAPTAIN MARVEL 2 is officially in the works.

LORI LAUGHLIN's daughters will be called to testify in the Varsity Blues case.

ANTONIO BROWN now has an outstanding arrest warrant.

JARED HARRIS is in Marvel's Morbius, but he's not talking about it.

THE LODGE has a trailer online.

LION THE DOG is battling cancer but still going strong and enjoying life.

More tomorrow, I hope. But almost certainly by next week, he wrote, jinxing himself.

THE HOLLIES: "I Can't Let Go."

PRINCE HARRY touched down in Canada on Monday night to join Meghan Markle.

TAYLOR SWIFT is no longer polite at all costs, incymi.

PAMELA ANDERSON married movie mogul Jon Peters in a secret ceremony.

HUGO WEAVING explains why he wasn't in The Avengers and won't be in The Matrix 4.

OZZY OSBOURNE talks about his Parkinson's disease.

AEROSMITH invited Joey Kramer to the Grammys, but he can't perform with them.

More (and better) news tomoorow, I hope.