Just days after releasing her fifth studio album, Storyteller, Carrie Underwood has been named the headliner of one of the world’s largest celebrations — the New Year’s Eve countdown from Times Square in New York City. Underwood will be the star performer in the live telecast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Carrie […]
They don’t call it “country music’s biggest night” for nothing. The 49th annual CMA Awards, airing on ABC November 4th, will boast at least 16 performances, with about two dozen of country music’s biggest names and special guests from outside the genre hitting the stage over the course of the show’s three-hour… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 […]
Steep Canyon Rangers and Jerry Douglas clearly enjoyed the time they spent together recording the bluegrass group’s latest album RADIO, since they decided to hit the stage together recently in Asheville, North Carolina. Douglas, who nabbed the Dobro Player of the Year trophy at the recent International Bluegrass Music Association awards,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Peter Dougherty, a TV executive credited with bringing hip-hop to MTV as the co-creator of Yo! MTV Raps, passed away October 12th following a heart attack at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, The New York Times reports. Dougherty was 59. Dougherty was working in the on-air promotions department of MTV… Source: RollingStone Link: Peter […]
Madonna’s Rebel Heart world tour has featured an A-list curtain call of “Unapologetic Bitch,” with the pop icon bringing out guests like Amy Schumer, Anderson Cooper and Diplo onstage. During Madonna’s Tuesday show in Los Angeles, Katy Perry joined the ranks, dancing and downing a shot from the now-standard banana flask. “I love you, mom!” Perry… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
It’s a scorching, sweaty Texas night in early October, and Florence and the Machine are finishing a frenzied headlining set of whirlwind art rock at the Austin City Limits Festival with their driving breakthrough hit, “Dog Days Are Over.” Midway into the tune, the group’s indefatigable, perennially auburn-haired frontwoman, Florence… Source: RollingStone Link: The Liberation […]
Ashley Campbell’s debut single, “Remembering” is a sweet, banjo-filled tribute to her dad, music icon Glen Campbell. The tune, which skillfully walks the line between upbeat and heartbreaking, is accompanied by the just-released video filmed at East Nashville’s Riverwood Mansion. The clip features Campbell watching her family’s home movies, previously seen… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
A new documentary, Mourning Son, will chronicle the loss and fear Dave Navarro has felt since the 1983 murder of his mother, Constance. The trailer for the film begins with a news report about the killing, which also took the life of Connie’s friend Sue Jory, before cutting to a… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Dave […]
Dan Auerbach’s new band, the Arcs, have recruited two veteran songwriters – Dr. John and Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo – for a six-track, limited-edition 10-ich LP, The Arcs vs. The Inventors Vol. 1, out November 27th as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. The release, the first in an ongoing collaborative… Source: RollingStone Link: Dan Auerbach, […]
From the moment Florence Welch storms onstage, she has her arms outstretched like a preacher leading her flock. It’s a hot, humid October night in Texas and Florence and the Machine are playing the headlining set at the Austin City Limits Festival, but despite the heat, the indefatigable redheaded vocalist… Source: RollingStone Link: Florence and […]