iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending March 9, 2015: Source: Yahoo Music Link: The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

The Roots have lined up the Weeknd, ASAP Rocky and a special set by Erykah Badu, for whom they’ll serve as backing band, to join them on May 30th for their annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Other performers will include Phantogram, DJ Mustard, Hiatus Kaiyote, Rae Sremmurd, Afrika Bambaataa, Hudson… Source: RollingStone Link: Roots Picnic: […]

In March 1979, Godfather of Soul James Brown was in a Nashville recording studio to put the finishes touches on a disco-tinged tune called “It’s Too Funky in Here.” Those words, while not expressly spoken by anyone involved (that we know of), could also have applied to the other stop… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: James […]

After forays into the worlds of reggae and funk as Snoop Lion and Snoopzilla, Snoop Dogg has reclaimed his original name and returned to his hip-hop roots with the release of “Peaches N Cream,” the first single from his new album, Bush. Pharrell Williams produced the entire LP, with “Peaches” boasting yet another sultry, neo-disco beat… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Songwriter and recording artist Wayne Kemp, who penned hit tunes for George Strait, George Jones and Johnny Cash, among many others, died March 9th at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette, Tennessee. According to Music Row, he was suffering from multiple ailments and was on kidney dialysis when he passed… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Love Bug' […]

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending March 9, 2015: Source: Yahoo Music Link: The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store

US country legend Emmylou Harris and Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie have won Sweden's Polar Music Prize, organisers said Wednesday. The musicians were seen as fringe picks for an award founded by Swedish super pop group ABBA's late manager Stig Anderson and previously won by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney. "As […]

David Bowie was in desperate need of a break by the the time 2005 rolled around. He’d spent the previous couple of years on a grueling world tour that was cut short when he suffered a heart attack in Germany, which hit not long after a lightning technician fell to… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: David […]

Tobias Jesso Jr. has been experiencing a lot of firsts lately. Not long ago, the 29-year-old was about to give up on music, having moved back to Vancouver after a disappointing – and briefly disastrous – stint in Los Angeles. But fast forward three years and his debut album, Goon… Source: RollingStone Link: Tobias Jesso […]

Where’s Cookie when you need her? This soundtrack for the hottest show on TV could use more of the beat-you-with-a-broomstick fire of Taraji P. Henson’s character. Instead, stars Jussie Smollett (Jamal) and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray (Hakeem) headline a spotty set of original tracks with production by music supervisor Timbaland and… Source: RollingStone Link: Original Soundtrack […]