The adage “sex, drugs and rock & roll” can best be used describe the music scene in the Seventies, an era where all genres were fueled by everything from alcohol and marijuana to cocaine and Quaaludes. The third installment of 1973: Shaping the Culture, a new video series from Rolling… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch How […]
Kevin Gates spoke candidly with Rolling Stone about his major-label debut Islah in a recent visit to the office. Between discussions of his unorthodox parenting style and business philosophy, Gates also revealed how much he hates dissecting his creative process. “I’m super serious about music,” Gates tells RS. “That’s like the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Since 1958, the organization now known as the Recording Academy has presented the annual Grammy Awards in recognition of excellence in musical genres from country to classical, from traditional pop to hip-hop. In 1990, the Academy’s Board of Trustees added an award of merit, presenting the first-ever Grammy Living Legend… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
“My vest was the pioneer of the heavy-metal vests in Oregon City. It’s one of a kind,” says Meshach “Attack” Babcock, 23, a union carpenter with Local 146, and bass player for Maniak, an Eighties-style speed-metal band he started in October of 2013. The following April, at their first live show, a… Source: RollingStone Link: Meshach's Vest: […]
There’s a lot at stake for country music at this year’s Grammy Awards — strong contenders like Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town and Sam Hunt all have a fair shot at some of the major categories, proving just how much the genre has permeated the mainstream (and how diverse it… Source: RollingStone Link: Grammys 2016 […]
Dr. Dre will reportedly help Apple Music expand into the world of original video programming with a new series titled Vital Signs, with the Compton rapper serving as executive producer and star of the six-episode series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, each episode of the dark, semi-autobiographical Vital Signs delves into… Source: RollingStone Link: Dr. Dre […]
Songwriter Kim Williams, whose credits include “Ain’t Goin’ Down ‘Til the Sun Comes Up,” for Garth Brooks and “Three Wooden Crosses” for Randy Travis, died Thursday, February 11th, according to MusicRow. He was 68. Williams, who was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012, penned more hits for… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Three […]
At 21 years old, Justin Bieber has an impressive resume as a live performer. His first world tour had the young star playing sold-out arenas at age 16; this year, he’s bigger than ever after his latest album, Purpose, produced three Number One singles. Before he takes the stage at the Grammys next week, take… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 Great […]
Even in light of how rapidly her career has grown in the past year, Elle King still considers a moment from four years ago to be one of the most nerve-racking she’s faced as a performer: her debut on The Late Show With David Letterman. At that time King had just been… Source: RollingStone Link: Elle King […]
Wynonna Judd is currently in the middle of a tantrum that even a whirling dervish of a 2-year-old badly in need of a nap might find exhausting. But the source — and also the outlet —for her unhinged, yet wholly healthy abandon is the spotlight in which she finds herself… Source: RollingStone Link: Wynonna Judd […]