Almost a year after Rae Sremmurd released their debut LP SremmLife – Number Seven on Rolling Stone’s 40 Best Rap Albums of 2015 list – the sibling duo of Swae Lee and Slim Jimmy have unveiled a new song titled “By Chance.” The track, featuring a punishing beat produced by Mike WiLL… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Rae […]
By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian-born music mogul Robert Stigwood, who managed the BeeGees at the height of their fame and guided musician Eric Clapton’s successful solo career while producing musicals for the stage, has died aged 81, friends said on Tuesday. The announcement of his death was made on Facebook by Spencer Gibb, […]
In October, Kanye West staged a surprise American Idol audition when the singing competition tried out hopefuls in San Francisco. With the 15th and final season of American Idol set to premiere January 6th, West’s full audition has been revealed via E!. “My name is Kanye, I’m from the south side of Chicago,” West says… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
By early 1951, Hank Williams had taken five songs to Number One on the country charts. Among them, “Cold, Cold Heart” had also been a chart-topping pop hit for crooner Tony Bennett, who would later perform his stylized version of the tune on the Grand Ole Opry. For the follow-up… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Three of Jack White’s early bands will be the focus of the latest installment in Third Man Records’ The Vault series. The 3xLP box set package, complete with other goodies, boasts three live performances recorded at Detroit’s Gold Dollar featuring three bands that included White as a member prior to… Source: RollingStone Link: Third Man […]
The body of Backroad Anthem lead singer Craig Strickland was found today, a week after the vocalist disappeared in a winter storm while duck hunting in Oklahoma. A native of Alma, Arkansas, Strickland was 29. According to a post on the Ponca City News’ Facebook, the Kay County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Strickland’s body… Source: RollingStone Link: Backroad […]
Raised in the Eighties, Shooter Jennings spent his childhood surrounded by the classic country music of his parents — outlaw couple Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter — as well as the futuristic synth-pop that dominated the Reagan Era’s radio hits and movie soundtracks. Those two genres form an unlikely union… Source: RollingStone Link: Shooter Jennings […]
A record crowd of more than 150,000 people descended upon downtown Nashville’s Lower Broadway on New Year’s Eve to ring in 2016 with a diverse lineup of musicians including Chris Stapleton, Kings of Leon, Kelsea Ballerini and Wild Cub. One of the evening’s biggest draws was CMA award winner and Grammy nominee Stapleton, who… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
One evening in October 2015, an Irish bar in midtown Manhattan hosts a mixer for Wall Street executives, though it more closely resembles a hippie-commune reunion. The venue’s wooden bars and stained glass windows are covered in glow sticks, lava lamps, Beanie Babies and framed portraits of rock gods from a bygone era…. Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]
As 2016 dawns, country music is anticipating a slew of new albums and hot tours, as well as the emergence of some promising young artists. Brothers Osborne lead the charge of new releases, unleashing their debut Pawn Shop on January 15th. The album, which showcases the rootsy songwriting and playing of… Source: RollingStone Link: Luke […]