HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Tommy Overstreet, a country music artist who had several hits in the 1970s, has died at age 78. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Country music artist Tommy Overstreet dies at 78

Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas seem serious about the communal aspect of Roister, their not-ready-to-open restaurant that's to feature loud music shared by tables bunched close together. Now management's asking patrons to contribute to Roister's playlist, asking for songs via Spotify. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'Anything Goes': Achatz & Kokonas Crowdsourcing Roister Music Via Spotify

Run the Jewels gladly accepted the challenge of releasing a remixed version of Run the Jewels 2 using only cat sounds, and now they’ve made a video using only cat GIFs. Jason Goldwatch directed the fast-paced clip for Nick Hook’s “All Meow Life” remix. A collection of GIFs ranging from Michelle… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Tammy Wynette will join the growing ranks of deceased celebrities posthumously performing live as a virtual version of the First Lady of Country Music will appear in a Nashville stage show in early 2016. The “Stand By Your Man” singer isn’t the first country icon to be recreated by Hologram USA: The… Source: RollingStone Link: Tammy Wynette […]

Floating Points is the musical project of London’s Sam Shepherd, who spent five years piecing together this debut album while working toward a PhD in neuroscience. A composer, engineer, chorister, DJ and producer all rolled into one, 29-year-old Shepherd has a touch of the mad scientist about him: His vision… Source: RollingStone Link: Elaenia

Escort are to disco what their New York homies Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are to soul: a devoted crew of revivalists unwavering in the belief that their throwback style is as relevant today as ever. Consider how much modern pop is club music, and how busy Nile Rodgers has… Source: RollingStone Link: Animal Nature

Adele's long-awaited album is leading a flurry of major releases in the coming weeks that could determine whether 2015 marks a rebound for a slow-growing recorded music industry. Two acts with ecstatic young followings, Justin Bieber and One Direction, will both put out albums on November 13, and more established chart-toppers Coldplay and Rihanna have […]

Puff Daddy has recruited an all-star collaborative cast – including Lil Kim, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Jadakiss, French Montana, Pusha T, Big Sean, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla Sign and the Lox – for a free mixtape, MMM, timed around his 46th birthday. “MMM is a thank you to my fans and is just the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Puff […]

Nick Hornby is not a casual person. One of the most popular writers to emerge from the U.K. in the Nineties, the author exploded onto the literary scene with tales of overgrown boys whose passions metastasize into lifestyles and prevent them from being functional adults. (You get the sense that Judd Apatow has… Source: RollingStone Link: Nick Hornby […]

Self-help, pop music style: “I’ve lived through my mistakes,” Janet Jackson intones at the start of Unbreakable, her first album in seven years. “It’s just a part of growing.” Selena Gomez kicks off her second solo LP, Revival, in a nearly identical place, talking about diving into the future, like… Source: RollingStone Link: Selena, Janet, […]