There’s a one-liner that Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry is fond of delivering onstage — at the core, musicians are really just glorified beer salesmen. “We’re basically the service industry. We’re symbiotically tied to the club business. Beer sales and tips, you know?” McMurtry tells Rolling Stone Country. “I’ve seen a lot of… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Last September, EDM all-stars Diplo and Skrillex shared “Take Ü There,” the first official recording from their collaborative side project, Jack Ü. Now the funky, pulsating track has even more star power thanks to Missy Elliott, who adds scene-stealing rhymes in a new remix. “I’m the main chick, not a substitute,” the rapper flows… Source: RollingStone Link: Missy Elliott […]
ACM Lifting Lives, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music, has set April 17th as the date of its first-ever fundraising gala, which takes place just two days before the 50th annual ACM Awards celebration. Dubbed “One Night, Two Cities, All Music,” the gala, hosted by Garth Brooks… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth Brooks, […]
The Songwriters Hall of Fame have announced the diverse group of artists that will be enshrined as their Class of 2015: The Grateful Dead duo of Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, blues legend Willie Dixon, Cyndi Lauper, Linda Perry, Toby Keith and Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Braddock. The… Source: RollingStone Link: Songwriters Hall […]
Taylor Swift and Jimmy Fallon have been late night BFFs ever since the host took over The Tonight Show, appearing in a number of sketches together (like Fallon’s ubiquitous “Ew!”). But as they proved in a goofy bit during Tuesday’s episode, their friendship also extends to an extracurricular activity: Jumbotron dancing… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Taylor […]
Much like the mesmerizing collection presented by the label’s new creative director Peter Copping, the show’s accompanying playlist left us enchanted. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Runway Rock: Oscar de la Renta's Dreamy Debut Music
The Universal Music Group chairman spoke at the Code Media conference in Dana Point, Calif. Source: Yahoo Music Link: UMG Head Lucian Grainge: Music Business Is on the Mend
The members of the band Mates of State star in the comedy about a music duo that finds unexpected success on a children’s TV show. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music-Themed 'Rumperbutts' Sells to Mance Media (Exclusive)
More than four decades after Yoko Ono staged an unofficial Museum of Modern Art exhibition — a 1971 takeover titled Museum of Modern [F]art, in which she claimed to have let flies loose on the museum campus and asked visitors to find them around the city — the museum is officially welcoming… Source: RollingStone Link: Yoko Ono […]
Our guide to this week's album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Florence + The Machine, Hot Chip, and Death Cab for Cutie, plus brand new streaming music from the likes of Dan Deacon, Kendrick Lamar, and Modest Mouse. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at […]