Slipknot recently wrapped up their joint Prepare for Hell tour with Korn but the masked metal act will continue to support their “devastating” new record .5: The Gray Chapter with a North American trek called Summer’s Last Stand, where Corey Taylor and company will hit the nation’s amphitheaters with Lamb of God and Bullet…… Source: RollingStone Link: Slipknot Mark […]

Damon Albarn revealed in October 2014 that, following the release of his solo LP Everyday Robots, he was next setting his sights on a variety of projects, including a new Gorillaz record that he had earmarked for 2016. On Friday, artist Jamie Hewlett, Albarn’s other half in the cartoon troupe, confirmed on…… Source: RollingStone Link: Gorillaz Artist […]

Even amid the current wave of limited-run reunion tours and one-night-only performances, last night’s resurrection of the grunge supergroup Mad Season seemed particularly inexplicable. On top of that, what could have been little more than another rock reformation gig turned out to be a genuinely special, surprising show that both exceeded its own hype and outdid its own…… Source: RollingStone Link: Mad Season, […]

Jack White’s sold-out gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden Friday night turned into an all-star affair as the Lazaretto rocker brought out A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip during the encore. On top of that, Run the Jewels, White’s opening act and the duo behind Rolling Stone’s Best Rap Album of…… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack White […]

A week after Rihanna dropped her surprise “FourFiveSeconds” collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, the Unapologetic singer unveiled a two-minute, behind-the-scenes look at the track’s music video shoot. In the sneak peek, Rihanna firmly lays claim to “FourFiveSeconds,” calling it “the first song my fans are going to hear from the new…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Rihanna, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marion "Suge" Knight, the impresario of gangster rap, has long been a perpetrator and victim of the violent life he promoted in song. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Rap music mogul 'Suge' Knight arrested in fatal hit-and-run

The Coal Miner’s Daughter, a Western Swing supergroup, a Tex-Mex accordion legend and two iconic songwriters are the latest inductees into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. Austin City Limits executive producer Terry Lickona announced Loretta Lynn, Asleep at the Wheel, Flaco Jiménez, Guy Clark and the late Townes Van…… Source: RollingStone Link: Townes Van […]

With their debut single “Smoke” lighting a fire at radio, country-rock outfit A Thousand Horses have released a video for the woozy ballad. And it takes a page right out of Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls,” with a stripper working it in a way you don’t often see in country…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch a […]

There’s a lot to be excited about in this winter edition of our quarterly new-artist round-up. A Carrie Underwood-like power vocalist is on the horizon, a dusty southern country-rock band is galloping onto radio and an irreverent acoustic-based duo is infusing country with a much-needed sense of spontaneity. There’s also…… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 New […]

Mom-to-be Carrie Underwood delivers a strong message about parenting in her brand-new video for “Little Toy Guns,” which premiered Friday on her Facebook page. (Watch it below.) “This little girl hears her parents fighting, and it really affects her,” the country superstar shares of the song’s storyline, about a child who wishes…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]