Biz Markie

"He is receiving the best care from an amazing team of medical professionals and we remain positive about the outcome," Biz's rep says.

You can also read tributes to Morricone from Portishead's Geoff Barrow, Edgar Wright, Steven Van Zandt, Chance the Rapper, New Order, Duran Duran, Biz Markie, The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd, Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, Jean Michel Jarre, and more.

Plus Fab 5 Freddy, Mike Epps, Naughty by Nature, Ja Rule, Biz Markie, and more.

Over a three-week span, tons of B-sides, remixes, live versions, and more will see digital releases for the very first time.

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Wu-Tang Clan, Mavis Staples, DaBaby, Chokehold, Suffocations, James Chance & The Contortions, and more.

Plus: Hammer's House Party Tour, Reptaliens, Gogol Bordello, Sinkane, Foxwarren, and more tour-related news.

Nas will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'Illmatic,' Mary J Blige will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of 'My Life,' and the lineup also includes Teyana Taylor, Timbaland, Tweet, Scarface, and much more.

Plus: Ryan Adams plays the Rolling Stones, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison/Willie Nelson, Young Galaxy, Eternal Summers, Gold Dime, Built to Spill, Mercury Rev, Combo Chimbita, and more just-announced tours.

Plus: Ethan Hawke, Darren Aronofsky, VR, Superchunk, Todd Rundgren, ’This is Us,' free beer koozies, and more.

Biz Markie brought his "Decades Collide 80’s vs. 90’s" tour to Irving Plaza on St. Patrick's Day (3/17) and as you can imagine, the crowd was not only ready to party but many had already been partying all day...