Blues legend B.B. King has been hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment, his representative confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. The 89-year-old musician has battled Type II diabetes for more than 20 years, but it’s unknown if his condition led to his hospitalization. A request for more information was not immediately returned by… Source: RollingStone Link: B.B. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors called a music producer who once worked with stars including Kenny G and Whitney Houston a master manipulator Monday as they recommended he spend over two decades in prison for a Ponzi scheme that ripped off investors. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Prosecutors seek 22 years in prison for music producer
After debuting “American Oxygen” at the March Madness Music Festival, Rihanna dropped the patriotic music video for her new single on Tidal, the streaming music service she co-owns along with more than a dozen other music megastars. The video has a quasi-time capsule feel, juxtaposing patriotic imagery with archival footage of the United States’… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Rihanna […]
Our guide to this week's album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Morrissey, Blur, Kendrick Lamar, and Hot Chip, plus brand new streaming music from the likes of Tame Impala, Wire, Calexico, The National, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: Yahoo […]
John Legend, fresh off his Oscar win with Common for Selma original song “Glory,” will produce and curate music for an as-yet-untitled musical romantic drama starring R&B singer Miguel. According to Variety, Miguel is in negotiations to star as a “former one-hit wonder who regains his love for music when he is hired to… Source: RollingStone Link: Miguel […]
“Do I look too relaxed here?” asks Robert Earl Keen, sinking deep into a chair in a leather bomber jacket, his pink and purple striped socks peeking out as he kicks his feet up on the coffee table and rests them next to his hat. “Because I’m really sliding.” If he… Source: RollingStone Link: Robert […]
After strutting onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry during Eric Paslay’s performance last week and teasing his upcoming country album, Steven Tyler has made it official. Rolling Stone Country can exclusively confirm that the Aerosmith frontman has signed a deal with Dot Records, the legendary label that Scott… Source: RollingStone Link: Steven Tyler […]
Many of the Cuban masters who defined 1997’s Buena Vista Social Club are gone now. That fact makes these archival finds precious; the music makes them irresistible. Some are outtakes from the original sessions, like Omara Portuondo’s lancing read of “Lágrimas Negras.” Others emerged from the solo projects that followed,… Source: RollingStone Link: Lost and […]
With Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland was one of grunge’s greatest singers, crooning and growling in equal measure. His husky howls were also one of the super-ingredients in Velvet Revolver. But on most of Blaster, Weiland’s first all-new solo album since 2008, he suffers from a bad case of Generic… Source: RollingStone Link: Blaster
Pop music and cars have a long history, but the Furious 7 soundtrack goes one step further, seeking out 16 tracks thrilling enough for the biggest chase movie of the decade. T.I. and Young Thug zigzag over rave synths on “Off-Set,” bachata singer Prince Royce goes deep house on the… Source: RollingStone Link: Furious 7: […]