Wednesday’s CMA Awards weren’t the only big news in country music. That same day Eric Church released his surprise fifth album, Mr. Misunderstood, first to the members of his Church Choir fan club and then to iTunes. The bare-bones production, helmed by The Outsiders producer Jay Joyce, features 10 songs,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Eric […]

Tim McGraw, "Damn Country Music" (Big Machine) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Review: Tim McGraw's 'Damn Country Music' is darn good

From her sixth-place finish on American Idol to a winning appearance on Dancing With the Stars, Kellie Picker is no stranger to TV land. But the country singer now has her own show, a 13-episode reality romp titled I Love Kellie Pickler that premieres tonight, November 5th, at 10:00 p.m./ET… Source: RollingStone Link: Kellie Pickler […]

Roger Waters may not want to “waste a single precious breath on that asshole” after Howard Stern accused the Pink Floyd co-founder of wanting “Jews to go back to the concentration camp,” but on Stern’s radio show this week, the host made it clear he wasn’t going to lay off the subject. “I’m not the… Source: RollingStone Link: Howard Stern […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — CeeLo Green says "Heart Blanche," his first studio album of new music in five years, is only the beginning of what he has planned. Source: Yahoo Music Link: CeeLo Green: 'Heart Blanche' a 'prequel' to more new music

On a night that championed country tradition, one of the most overlooked performances of the 49th annual CMA Awards was John Mellencamp and Keith Urban’s Eighties classic rock-inspired duet on “Pink Houses.” Urban, who won the Musical Event of the Year award for his collaboration with Eric Church on “Raise… Source: RollingStone Link: See John […]

The most-watched program on TV Wednesday night was ABC’s 2015 CMA Awards broadcast, with 13.6 million viewers. And while a couple million of those people might’ve been cringing at a Brad Paisley joke or two, the sold-out crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena was in stitches. Our in-house reporters bring you… Source: RollingStone Link: CMA Awards […]

Justin Bieber delved into the damaging, brutal world of being a young celebrity in a new Billboard cover story, telling the magazine, “I wouldn’t suggest being a child star. It’s the toughest thing in the world.” While the profile captures Bieber in the midst of his 2015 redemption, much of it finds the pop… Source: RollingStone Link: Justin […]

Facebook on Thursday made it easier to share music, introducing a new post format amid the boom in online streaming. A person listening to a song on a streaming site would click “share” and then “copy.” He or she would then paste it on Facebook, adding commentary if desired, and friends will see the post […]

“I’m not in no lane,” says R. Kelly. “I’m music and I just want people to know me as music. Not some R&B guy.” Bearded and nursing a cigar, the 48-year-old singer-songwriter-producer is at New York’s Jungle City Studios one September night, spinning tracks from his upcoming 13th album, The Buffet… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]