Courtney Love recently shared a vintage holiday photograph of herself, then-husband Kurt Cobain and daughter Frances on Instagram, thanking the Nirvana frontman for giving her their daughter, “the gift that makes life worth living.” Love says the image represents a moment when she was “on top of the world,” calling Cobain “the… Source: RollingStone Link: Read […]
While other artists are jovially releasing holiday tunes to round out the year, Mac Miller has posted a creepy, yet soulful, Soundcloud cover of Billy Joel’s 1977 ballad “Vienna” under his Larry Fisherman alias, Noisey reports. Over woozy piano chords, the rapper sings in a pitch-shifted rumble, “Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about? / You’d… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Southern Family, the new compilation album from producer Dave Cobb, is already one of the most anticipated releases of 2016. The record unites country radio stars like Zac Brown and Miranda Lambert with Americana favorites Jason Isbell and John Paul White for a tribute to songs of the south. The… Source: RollingStone Link: Producer Dave […]
It’s been more than 26 years since Keith Whitley performed his final song at the Grand Ole Opry, closing out a successful run on the show with his version of Lefty Frizzell’s “I Never Go Around Mirrors.” Decades later, Chris Young is keeping Whitley’s torch burning, thanks to a voice that… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Chris […]
In 2015, Alessia Cara and Shawn Mendes went from social media celebs to traditional stars, Fetty Wap scored three Billboard Top 10 singles and Chris Stapleton had a surprise smash based on one night of TV. Here’s the year in moving up. Source: RollingStone Link: 20 Biggest Breakouts of 2015
As the most successful country duo of the Eighties, the Judds racked up an impressive 14 Number One songs between 1984 and 1989 — four of which appeared on the mother and daughter’s debut album Why Not Me. Wynonna and Naomi easily avoided the dreaded sophomore slump with Rockin’ to the Rhythm,… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]
After more than 10 hard-touring years with the National, Matt Berninger wasn’t getting any better at adjusting to life on the road. “I love being a ‘rock star,’ but there’s a lot of it that’s just sad,” he says. “Staying out after a show is where it really tears you… Source: RollingStone Link: The National's […]
Stephen “Stevie” Wright, singer of Australian rock outfit the Easybeats and widely considered the country’s first international pop star, has died at age 68. Wright became ill on Boxing Day, December 26th, and died Sunday night, The Guardian reports. No cause of death has been given, though rock historian Glenn… Source: RollingStone Link: Stevie Wright, […]
While not all of the entries on Rolling Stone Country’s 25 Best Country Songs of 2015 received the same amount of radio airplay, they each made an impact in their own way. Cam’s “Burning House” advanced female artists at country radio, Eric Church’s “Mr. Misunderstood” proved there was much more to… Source: RollingStone Link: Cam, […]
Adele’s 25 enjoyed its third platinum-selling week as the record-breaking LP continues to rewrite charts history, selling another 1.15 million copies in its fifth week of release. Sales of 25 actually increased 46 percent over last week’s still-impressive totals, and the 1.15 million copies marks 25’s second-best sales week since its… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]