The equal parts iconic and prolific country music star has been officially named by the US Library of Congress as the next recipient of its lifetime achievement award. Nelson will officially receive the award in Washington DC in November and a series of events are being palnned to honour the man and his work i […]
The Israeli man who was indicted on four charges of cyber crimes in association with hacking into Madonna’s songs and leaking Rebel Heart tracks before the record’s release has been sentenced to 14 months in jail. Adi Lederman accepted a plea bargain with a Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court in forming… Source: RollingStone Link: Madonna Phone […]
The festival will hit the ground running for two days, August 15-16. Source: Yahoo Music Link: SF Street Food Festival Announces More Chefs, Music and Awesomeness for 2015
The Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood called for a reclamation and celebration of Southern heritage, minus the Confederate battle flag and all it represents, in an insightful, biographical essay for The New York Times Magazine. A native of Florence, Alabama, Hood grew up in a traditional, conservative community known as The Shoals that was… Source: RollingStone Link: Patterson […]
The world's largest social network has officially denied reports that it is planning a Spotify competitor Source: Yahoo Music Link: Facebook has "no plans" to offer music streaming
Nearly 60 years into his songwriting career, Willie Nelson has been named the next recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He joins an all-star list of composers and performers who’ve received the award in years past, including Carole King, Paul McCartney and the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach… Source: RollingStone Link: Willie Nelson […]
Hip-Hop is always ready to champion the next. Though the foundation of sampling old records and shout-outs to forefathers forever keeps one eye towards the past, young fans of the genre crave originality and the cutting-edge. But for the generations that grew up with hip-hop back in two fertile periods… Source: RollingStone Link: Old Schooling: […]
Post-punk band Gang of Four and the eclectic singer Ariel Pink will play at the second US edition of China's expanding Modern Sky Festival. Gang of Four, a veteran British group, takes its name ironically from the clique of powerful hardliners during China's Cultural Revolution, although the name's connection to the communist nation appeared to […]
Ever since the term first appeared in 2013, it seems like all people want to talk about when country music comes up is “bro-country” – whether it’s really a sub-genre, whether it’s good or bad and who fits in the category. But for artists like Jake Owen, whose new single… Source: RollingStone Link: Jake Owen […]
Roger Waters’ 2010-2013 tour The Wall Live doesn’t hit movie theaters until September 29th, but fans can get a preview of the film in this exclusive trailer showcasing Waters’ breathtaking show. “Roger Waters The Wall is a film that unfolds on many levels: an immersive concert experience of the seminal 1979 Pink Floyd album,… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]