In 1983, John Conlee notched his third Number One hit with the song “Common Man.” Written and originally recorded by Sammy Johns, it is part of country music’s long tradition of (and fixation upon) expressing pride for one’s inherited class. The character in Conlee’s song tells his love interest that… Source: RollingStone Link: See John […]
The man charged in connection with the April incident where multiple gunshots were fired at Lil Wayne’s tour buses in Atlanta has pleaded guilty to the shooting. Jimmy Carlton Winfrey was sentenced to 20 years – 10 in prison followed by 10 on probation – after reaching a plea deal with… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil Wayne […]
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One Direction just released their fifth album and first as a quartet, Made in the A.M. After five straight years of non-stop touring and releasing new music, the rock- and folk-leaning boy band will begin a hiatus next year to take a “well-deserved break,” as tweeted by member Niall Horan. “But… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend […]
Pusha T is a night rider in the new clip for his Notorious B.I.G.-sampling “Untouchable.” The song will appear on his highly anticipated follow-up to 2013’s My Name Is My Name, King Push: Darkest Before Dawn. In the clip, the recently anointed president of G.O.O.D. Music is seen driving through New… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
With Adele’s highly anticipated 25 hitting stores (but not streaming services) today, the English-born vocal powerhouse is the hottest recording artist on the planet. Yet, still basking in the glow of his three CMA awards, country’s Chris Stapleton is sharing space with the “Hello” singer on Billboard’s Artist 100 list… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Adele […]
Get the review of her new album, “25.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Adele's '25' Music Review
Anthony Mackie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, two of the stars of the upcoming comedy The Night Before, threw down in a major way on Thursday night’s episode of Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle, taking on two dance-pop classics. Mackie started off the proceedings with a spot-on impersonation of MC Hammer (or, make that,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Surgery patients who listen to music may have lower levels of pain and anxiety as well as lower blood pressure and heart rate than people who don’t, according to the analysis. “As many patients have smartphones with personal music playlists, informing our patients before scheduled surgeries of the positive effect of music on their wellbeing […]
This Sunday, the Force will be with choral students and orchestra nerds around the world. The 2015 American Music Awards will pay homage to the imminent release of the newest Star Wars installment, The Force Awakens, and the series’ legendary score composer John Williams by enlisting the chart-topping group Pentatonix. The vocal… Source: RollingStone Link: Pentatonix on […]