Madonna has accused BBC Radio 1 of “ageism” after a programmer for the station stated they would not broadcast the singer’s new single “Living for Love” in an effort to lower the demographic of its audience. Madonna, who called the station’s decision “discriminatory and unfair,” told The Sun, “I was like,… Source: RollingStone Link: Madonna Accuses […]
Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line are among the 19 country artists who’ll bring the best of Music City to Sin City this fall, and we want to send you there to see it. The second annual Route 91 Harvest Festival is set for October 2nd through 4th… Source: RollingStone Link: Enter […]
Trace Adkins has found a new way to parlay his golden baritone onto the airwaves — this time as a host. This Sunday, March 15th, the country music star will launch The Throwback Thirty, a weekly radio show on SiriusXM’s Y2Kountry channel. He’ll count down Billboard’s Top 30 country songs… Source: RollingStone Link: Trace Adkins […]
Hailed as one of the greatest living composers, Pierre Boulez is earning worldwide praise as he approaches 90, even as he sometimes suffers in his native France from the idea that he is stern and dogmatic. Ahead of his birthday on March 26, the Philharmonie de Paris — the brand-new, ultra-modern concert hall that was […]
Looking back at Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman” is to revisit a transitional period in country music’s history. Released in March 2004, her debut single became the first by a female vocalist to top the Billboard country singles charts in over two years and the fastest-rising since Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Gretchen […]
Earlier this month, as part of a unique tour promoting her new book, Girl In A Band: A Memoir, Kim Gordon took part in an hour-long conversation with Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. In the sprawling and hilarious interview, available above, the two alt-rock veterans battle awkward… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kim […]
Percy’s & Co’s Chef Derek May tells Eater the always-packed bar will start slinging brunch on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with an hour of normal service after before getting crazy with a 4 p.m. happy hour. The live music popular on Sundays will also make an appearance, and the brunch […]
When Mo Pitney talks about the many meanings of the word “country” in his debut single, simply titled “Country,” he knows of what (and where) he speaks. A native of Cherry Valley, Illinois, Pitney’s early music education was rooted in bluegrass. But Pitney, one of Rolling Stone Country’s Artists You… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Rising […]
While producing Butch Walker’s seventh album, Afraid of Ghosts, Ryan Adams helped out his musician peer by recruiting some well-known friends, including Johnny Depp and songwriter/former Hüsker Dü guitarist Bob Mould, to record overdubs for the album. Noah Abrams captured the high-profile cameos in his behind-the-scenes short film, available above, which explores Walker’s songwriting inspiration and Adams’ spontaneous approach… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Johnny […]
“I’m just trying to count the steps behind me, and there are so many steps,” says John Popper, Blues Traveler’s harmonica-wielding frontman. Two decades after time-capsule hits like “Run-Around” and “Hook” seemed inescapable, the band that Popper once described as “transcultural” is now transcending genre: Each song on the group’s new… Source: RollingStone Link: Blues Traveler's […]