The rapid growth of streaming and sensational success of Adele triggered a rebound of overall music consumption last year in the United States and Britain, industry trackers said Wednesday. US music consumption rose 15.2 percent in 2015 from a year earlier to 549.4 million albums or their digital equivalent, reversing a decline in 2014, Nielsen […]
RZA is unconcerned with Martin Shkreli, the controversial drug-company CEO who purchased the sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s LP Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, and how he intends to enjoy the record. “He bought it, he can do what he wants,” the producer said in an interview with Bloomberg. But,… Source: RollingStone Link: RZA on […]
For his new country single, Steven Tyler is getting patriotic. “Red, White & You” is a nostalgic salute to American girls — he even name-checks Tom Petty in the first verse. Set for release on January 22nd, the upbeat country-radio-ready anthem is the follow-up to “Love Is Your Name,” a more subdued,… Source: RollingStone Link: Steven […]
One month shy of her 14th birthday in July 1996, LeAnn Rimes released her debut album and was climbing the country charts with its title track, “Blue.” Listeners were impressed by the remarkable maturity of Rimes’ voice and also responded to the single’s throwback sound. The tune was reminiscent of… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
In a sneak peak from their highly anticipated debut album, Pawn Shop, T.J. Osborne, one half of Brothers Osborne, shows how deep his baritone vocals can go. The classic country track “Loving Me Back” also features guest vocals from Lee Ann Womack. Though the song is Brothers Osborne’s most traditionally twangy… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. music consumers almost doubled their use of streaming services in 2015, with Apple Inc's new Apple music platform helping boost volume a record 93 percent, Nielsen Music said on Wednesday. Music consumers used on-demand streaming platforms to listen to 317 billion songs, exceeding projections. Physical album sales […]
A massive new, 60-disc box set of Elvis Presley’s recordings will come out in the spring. The limited-edition set, Elvis Presley – The Album Collection, compiles 57 albums released between 1956 and 1977, as well as three discs of rarities. It will be available on March 18th, a few days… Source: RollingStone Link: Elvis Presley's […]
Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Netflix series The Get Down, which follows a group of young musicians, graffiti artists and dancers in the Bronx in the late Seventies, chronicles the simultaneous rise of hip-hop, disco and punk within the New York art scene. The music-driven drama’s lengthy first trailer previews that invigorating hodgepodge… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Disco, […]
Oklahoma native Parker Millsap turned a lot of heads after releasing his self-titled album in 2014, whether from the striking maturity of his songs or the otherworldly blues-tinged howl that relayed them. Millsap’s sophomore effort The Very Last Day promises more of both and will be available March 25th. The 22-year-old… Source: RollingStone Link: Parker […]
Netflix has revealed a first look at The Get Down, an upcoming music-driven drama from creator Baz Luhrmann. The sizzle reel is so jam-packed that it's almost over-stimulating. Which is to say it has the same feel as all our favorite Luhrmann projects. In the three-minute preview, we're introduced to … Read More > Other […]