Tim McGraw has some big shoes to fill on February 22nd. The country superstar has been tapped to perform Glen Campbell’s Oscar-nominated “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” at the 87th annual Academy Awards. Campbell, a nominee for Best Original Song, is unable to attend the Oscars, as his Alzheimer’s disease continues…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tim […]

A little less than two years ago, Andrew Hozier-Byrne sat down at the piano in his parents’ home near Dublin to work on a song called “Take Me to Church.” Hozier-Byrne was a struggling musician, often seen at open mics around town. In front of him was a notebook full…… Source: RollingStone Link: Behind Hozier's […]

Years ago — before their raw, rowdy reboot of old-timey folk music landed them tours with Americana heavyweights like Levon Helm and the Alabama Shakes — Spirit Family Reunion played their earliest gigs on street corners, subway platforms and farmer’s market stands across New York City. The point was to avoid…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Spirit […]

Less than a week after it was revealed that Sam Smith had agreed to give co-writing credit of his Grammy-nominated single “Stay With Me” to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne (whose “I Won’t Back Down” shared a similar chorus with the Smith track), Petty has released an amicable statement on his official site clarifying the situation. “About the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tom […]

“Are we in this together, Nashville?” Jack White asked the crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at the start of a sprawling, surprise-filled concert. The show, part of White’s tour in support of new album Lazaretto, was a homecoming for the guitarist, who further reinforced his love of his adopted city by…… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack White […]

Justin Bieber came clean about the bad behavior that’s marred his recent career in a video posted to Facebook following an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I didn’t want to come off arrogant or conceited, or basically how I’ve been acting the past year, year and a half,” Bieber confessed in the clip……. Source: RollingStone Link: Justin Bieber […]

Kanye West visited Ellen Thursday to premiere the music video for “Only One,” his first Paul McCartney collaboration and a song inspired by his daughter North West. The video, directed by Spike Jonze, opens up with West singing “Only One” in a soggy field obscured and silhouetted by fog, a frame that’s visually…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kanye […]

Bob Dylan, "Shadows in the Night" (Columbia) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Bob Dylan's late-night disc

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Punk rock, Bitcoin, '90s hip-hop, BMX bikes, street thugs and Harvard come together in "Dope," a wonderfully fresh, thoughtful and music-filled coming-of-age story. Source: Yahoo Music Link: First Look: 'Dope' is fresh, funny and music-filled

2015 HAS BEGUN — NEW ALBUMS ARE ACTUALLY COMING OUT!: Fall Out Boy’s American Beauty/American Psycho makes its debut this week at Number One, selling 192,000 copies and moving 218,000 “units,” a new chart formula based on album and track sales and streaming. That’s a week after Meghan Trainor’s 195,000-selling…… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]