The multi-city Riot Fest has announced the first wave of artists that will invade Chicago, Denver and Toronto this summer. At the Chicago fest, No Doubt will headline alongside Faith No More, Modest Mouse, Iggy Pop, a still-unannounced act and Snoop Dogg, who will perform his classic Doggystyle in its entirety…. Source: RollingStone Link: No Doubt, […]
Fun Fun Fun Fest will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year with a lineup featuring numerous, eclectic performances. To help celebrate the lineup’s diversity, the Texas festival enlisted Bill Nye the Science Guy as spokesperson in the unique teaser video below. Jane’s Addiction will perform their 1990 LP Ritual de lo Habitual, D’Angelo… Source: RollingStone Link: Fun […]
They’ll join Mia Martina, Scott Helman and Tori Kelly on the Canadian awards-show telecast on June 21. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fall Out Boy to Perform at Much Music Video Awards
She previously served as a vice president for business and legal affairs for Telemundo Media. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Universal Hires Tanya Greig Perara as Senior VP Business Affairs, Film Music
The attorney representing B.B. King’s daughters has fired back at the bluesman’s business manager and her legal team, claiming that they are “dragging mourning daughters through the mud” over allegations that the guitarist was poisoned. King’s daughters, Karen Williams and Patty King, previously said in separate affidavits that they believe King’s manager LaVerne Toney… Source: RollingStone Link: Legal […]
“You’re looking really good, man,” Bono told the singer of a U2 tribute band that he’d pulled onstage at the band’s L.A. Forum gig Tuesday night. It helped that the man in question, Joe Hier – who sings for an outfit called Hollywood U2 – was in full Bono gear with… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch U2 […]
The Rolling Stones have released the alternate version of “Dead Flowers” that will appear on their upcoming deluxe reissue of Sticky Fingers. A stark departure from the country romp that came out on the group’s 1971 LP, the alternate take plays up a bluesier, harder-rocking arrangement and finds Mick Jagger… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Rolling […]
Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface soared to Number One on the Billboard 200 as the Ohio duo’s fourth album sold 146,000 total units in its debut week. Twenty One Pilots’ landing of the top spot was all but fated when, weeks ago, the duo were topping the iTunes album chart with… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]
Julian Casablancas sees the valor in going down with the ship. For “Human Sadness” – the apocalyptically themed new video from the Strokes singer’s other group, the Voidz – he took inspiration from the Titanic’s eight-member orchestra, who are said to have played until their deaths. “It just seemed like a fitting… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]
With 264 residents spread over six square miles, Sparta — a former railroad stop that sits 45 minutes south of Cincinnati — is one Kentucky’s smallest cities. Come August 28th, though, the local population will swell to more than 30,000, thanks to a new three-day music festival co-headlined by Miranda… Source: RollingStone Link: Miranda Lambert, […]