Country music isn’t what it used to be. That’s the lament of longtime fans who can still remember when steel guitars trumped slide guitars and male artists wore spangly suits instead of ripped jeans and t-shirts. And that’s the message underlying the songs of Country Music of Your Life. Presented by… Source: RollingStone Link: Charley […]

Green Day were midway through a year of downtime when they learned they’d been selected to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The group could have easily showed up, played a few hits and called it a day, but it was determined to find a way to make the event truly special for longtime fans. So… Source: RollingStone Link: Billie Joe […]

Paramore will once again lift anchors when they embark on their second Parahoy! Festival at Sea next year. The floating concert will take place March 5th – 9th and travel round-trip from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico. Paramore will perform twice during the fest, which has yet to announce the rest… Source: RollingStone Link: Paramore to […]

My Morning Jacket will release their new album The Waterfall on May 4th, and with Jim James and company’s latest LP comes a new philanthropic effort called The Waterfall Project. “We’re honored to announce The Waterfall Project – a fund that supports & promotes engagement around causes we hold dear,” the… Source: RollingStone Link: My Morning […]

Kenny Chesney has taken the David Lee Murphy-penned hits “Pirate Flag,” “Livin’ in Fast Forward” and “‘Til It’s Gone” into the upper reaches of the country charts, and now he’s returning the favor by working on a brand-new album with the prolific tunesmith. Chesney made the announcement at the offices… Source: RollingStone Link: Kenny Chesney, […]

Alabama Shakes scored their first Number One album on the Billboard 200 as their new LP Sound & Color locked up the top spot in its debut week. The band’s second album, which took advantage of an industry-wide slow sales week, sold 96,000 total albums in finishing atop the charts. Alabama Shakes’… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]

After kicking off this year’s Sundance Film Festival, What Happened, Miss Simone?, a new documentary on Nina Simone, will premiere on Netflix and in select theatres June 26th. Watch the stirring trailer for the intimate film above. Composed of archival footage, rare recordings and the vocalist’s own hits, the Liz Garbus-directed doc… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

When Ted Russell met Bob Dylan, the rising folk singer was gigging across New York’s Greenwich Village. The New York Times had published a positive review of one of his sets and Columbia had recently signed him to a recording contract, but those outside the city had yet to hear his… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob Dylan […]

The Lonesome Trio, an acoustic group featuring actor Ed Helms with longtime friends Ian Riggs and Jacob Tilove, have set the release of their self-titled debut album for June 16th on Sugar Hill Records, Rolling Stone Country can exclusively report. Helms — famous for comedic roles in The Office, The Hangover… Source: RollingStone Link: Ed […]

Courtney Love’s co-writer, Anthony Bozza, has sued the singer for breach of contract with regard to her highly anticipated memoir, tentatively titled The Girl With the Most Cake. The author – who was previously a Rolling Stone editor and has co-written books with Slash, Tommy Lee and Tracy Morgan, among… Source: RollingStone Link: Courtney Love […]