Reba McEntire’s Big Apple and Sin City gigs are the focus of today’s Ram Report. The country queen will appear as the guest announcer on Neil Patrick Harris’ new variety show, Best Time Ever, on October 20th at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC. She follows in the famous footsteps of Reese Witherspoon,… Source: RollingStone Link: Reba […]
Ever since Greil Marcus published Mystery Train in 1975, it’s been hailed as the greatest book ever written about rock & roll. The world was a different place 40 years ago — Elvis Presley was alive; Robert Johnson was just another forgotten dead bluesman; there were barely any rock tomes for competition…. Source: RollingStone Link: A Conversation […]
Brett Eldredge remembers when he had a song in the Top 50 of the country charts. And he was ecstatic. He’s come a long way. Last month, his second album, Illinois, debuted at Number One, buoyed by the strength of his fourth consecutive Number One single “Lose My Mind.” “It’s an amazing feeling… Source: RollingStone Link: […]
LONDON (AP) — Is the long wait almost over for Adele fans? Source: Yahoo Music Link: Adele appears to tease music fans with new material in TV ad
“This is the (expletive) coolest thing that has ever happened to me,” said Timberlake. “The Grammys are political. The Emmys are political. Memphis is not political. And don’t get me started on Hollywood.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Watch Justin Timberlake Sing Otis Redding, Give Speech at Memphis Music Hall of Fame
Selena Gomez chalked up her second consecutive Number One album as her latest LP Revival claimed the top spot, selling 117,000 copies in its debut week. Of that total, 85,000 came from pure album sales, with the rest largely coming from bulk purchases of Gomez and A$AP Rocky’s single “Good for… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]
Justin Timberlake was inducted into his hometown Memphis Music Hall of Fame Saturday night in a ceremony that included a duet with Sam & Dave’s Sam Moore, covers of classics by Otis Redding and Al Green and a funny, moving induction speech from Timberlake’s good friend Jimmy Fallon. The event took… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Justin […]
Demi Lovato served as musical guest for the much-anticipated Tracy Morgan-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, and the singer conquered the Studio 8H stage with a pair of rousing, assured performances. Two days after Lovato released her new LP Confident, she managed to squeeze three album cuts into her two spots, first… Source: RollingStone Link: See Demi […]
ATLANTA (AP) — T.I. has always found a way to have success, even when it wasn't about his own music. Source: Yahoo Music Link: T.I. talks new music, departure from Columbia Records
Gwen Stefani debuted a new track titled “Used to Love You” – the No Doubt singer’s first new song since announcing her divorce from Gavin Rossdale – during her MasterCard Priceless Surprises concert Saturday at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The emotional ballad appears to be inspired by Stefani’s break from her husband of… Source: RollingStone Link: Gwen Stefani […]