Original N.W.A members Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren will participate in a YouTube livestream on Tuesday tied to the upcoming biopic Straight Outta Compton. The hip-hop icons will join director F. Gary Gray, cast members O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell, moderator MC Lyte and… Source: RollingStone Link: Dr. Dre, […]
Luke Bryan has never shied away from infusing a little sex appeal into his brand of country music. Even if he regularly does so with a goofy “can you believe this?” grin. But last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bryan went full-on Barry White, turning in a… Source: RollingStone Link: See Luke […]
“Sound is happening all around you, and notes and rhythms are happening all around you,” Arcade Fire ruminate in their official trailer for The Reflektor Tapes, a documentary tracing the creation of the Canadian band’s 2013 LP, Reflektor. Khalil Joseph, the filmmaker who won a Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Arcade […]
After so much talk this year about the lack of feminine presence on country radio, country’s newest hit female, Kelsea Ballerini, celebrated her first Number One, “Love Me Like You Mean It,” with a party Monday full of awards and gratitude on Nashville’s Music Row. More than just her first Number… Source: RollingStone Link: Kelsea […]
Fresh off announcing that the Grateful Dead’s music will live on as Dead & Company, Bob Weir will sit down with Dan Rather for a wide-ranging chat that will air on the newscaster’s AXS TV series The Big Interview. In the above clip, the guitarist discusses his musical influences, Jerry Garcia… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob Weir […]
Columbia House, the mail-order music retailer that turned an “Eight CDs for a penny” offer into an annual profit of $1.4 billion at its peak, has filed for bankruptcy. Filmed Entertainment Inc., the parent company for Columbia House, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York Monday, citing the ever-changing… Source: RollingStone Link: Columbia House […]
It is unlikely you've made it this far into 2015 without hearing Mark Ronson's ubiquitous track "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars. Released in January, the LP includes collaborations with soul legend Stevie Wonder, rapper Mystikal and author Michael Chabon. Diplo, Avicii and Kanye West lend a hand, and Mike Tyson, Nas, Chance The Rapper and […]
Foreign streaming and nonpermanent downloads are the subject of the guild’s latest big legal move. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Hollywood Docket: Musicians Guild Sues Major Labels Over Streaming Revenue
Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Joanna Newsom, A$AP Rocky, and Earl Sweatshirt, plus brand new streaming music from The Good Life, Lana Del Rey, Four Tet, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic […]
Budapest (AFP) – Sweltering Budapest is about to get a whole lot hotter when the week-long Sziget festival, one of Europe's largest outdoor music bonanzas, kicks off on Monday evening, featuring more than 500 concerts by top international acts. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Europe's top open-air music festival to rock Budapest