When Miguel realized his spiky guitar riff for Wildheart track “leaves” reminded him of Smashing Pumpkins’ 1996 hit “1979,” he reached out to the band’s mastermind, Billy Corgan, and ended up giving the musician a co-writing credit. “Kind of after we finished the song, it was like, ‘You know what, this is reminiscent of this… Source: RollingStone Link: Miguel Gives […]

Back in January, when Scotty McCreery made his first Grand Ole Opry appearance of 2015, the former American Idol champ closed his set with a cover of Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’.” McCreery kept that tradition alive during last week’s Opry performance, which found him taking a stab at George Jones’… Source: RollingStone Link: See Scotty […]

Chris Brown’s Los Angeles home was invaded early Wednesday morning by three armed men in masks who ransacked the property of valuables. The singer was not in the residence at the time of the robbery, but the suspects locked Brown’s aunt in a closet. Brown’s aunt, whose name was not released… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris Brown's […]

U.S. Marshals arrested Young Thug early Wednesday morning for allegedly making terroristic threats. Authorities claim the 22-year-old rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, threatened to shoot a security guard at Atlanta’s Perimeter Mall in the face, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. An arrest warrant claims the rapper was… Source: RollingStone Link: Young Thug […]

On March 26th, 1971, just one month before Sticky Fingers hit record stores, the Rolling Stones played a rare club date at the Marquee Club in London to debut their new material. The intimate show, which was captured by a professional camera crew, was released on CD and DVD last… Source: RollingStone Link: See Rare […]

Florida’s Bureau of Tourism may want to take note: With his video for “Forgotten Coast,” James McMurtry has released the perfect Visit Florida postcard. At least until the Percodan and wine make an appearance. Filmed throughout the state’s breathtaking panhandle region, the video follows the celebrated singer-songwriter as he drives along… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

“The process of gold is a fascinating metaphor for pain and suffering,” says singer-songwriter Kimbra, speaking of her trap-inflected ode to self-worth “Goldmine” and its surreal new music video. “Gold must be refined in the fire before it takes on its true character. Much like life itself, we must be tested… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kimbra's […]

DMX has been sentenced to six months in jail for failing to pay $400,000 in child support. The 44-year-old rapper was placed in the Erie County holding center in Buffalo, New York on Tuesday, July 14th, The Guardian reports, citing the Erie County sheriff’s office.  The “Party Up” rapper was arrested on… Source: RollingStone Link: DMX […]

MILAN (AP) — A home for retired musicians created by composer Giuseppe Verdi secured a cache of his joking and sometimes off-color correspondence with an Italian count for the bargain price of 120,000 euros ($132,000), officials said Wednesday. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Home for retired musicians raises funds to buy Verdi letters

“I listen to Willie Nelson every single day, and he doesn’t even know me. That keeps me up at night,” jokes Leigh Nash, lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer. The angelic, unmistakable voice behind huge pop hits including “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes” is going back to her Texas… Source: RollingStone Link: Leigh […]