Despite going platinum upon arrival, Rihanna’s Anti was held out of the top spot on last week’s Billboard 200 due to a Nielsen SoundScan rule change. In its second official week of release, however, there was nothing to prevent Rihanna from claiming Number One as the singer’s latest LP sold 166,000 copies…. Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]
A year after Missy Elliott took part in Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show, “a hundred million people” will again see the “Work It” rapper Sunday thanks to her presence in an Amazon Echo commercial scheduled to run during the Big Game. The all-star ad features Alec Baldwin, Jason Schwartzman, former Miami Dolphins quarterback… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Missy […]
Kenny Chesney’s love of football has been well-documented over the years. His song “The Boys of Fall” sums up the spirit of teamwork during a grueling season, and he also got behind the camera to co-direct The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story for ESPN, about the University of Tennessee star… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Dan Hicks, a longtime Bay Area music figure and the lead singer of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, passed away Saturday following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 74. Hicks’ wife CT confirmed the singer-songwriter’s death on his official website. “He was true blue, one of a kind,… Source: RollingStone Link: Dan Hicks, […]
Queen Bey dropped a surprise video ahead of her Super Bowl performance. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 5 Emojis to Best Describe Beyonce's New Music Video 'Formation'
The 1975 served as the musical act for the Larry David-hosted, Bernie Sanders-guested episode of Saturday Night Live, with both the Democratic candidate and the Curb Your Enthusiasm star appearing onscreen together to introduce the British pop-rockers. For the performances, Matthew Healy and company shared a pair of singles off the band’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Tonight at approximately 8:30 p.m. PST, Metallica will take the stage at AT&T Park in their native San Francisco for their “The Night Before” concert, a sold-out blowout to get the party started before Super Bowl 50 invades Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium on Sunday night. To celebrate the gig, Metallica are… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Metallica's […]
A night after appearing on Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Wilco performed Friday at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, where the group paid tribute to David Bowie by performing “Space Oddity.” Jeff Tweedy and company closed out their concert with the acoustic, understated rendition of the 1969 classic (via Jambase). Tweedy previously remembered Bowie’s legacy alongside… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
The day before Beyoncé takes the stage during the Coldplay-headlined Super Bowl 50 halftime show, the singer dropped her surprise new single “Formation,” her first new song since her Beyoncé: Platinum Edition was released in November 2014. “Formation” is available to stream and download for free exclusively through Tidal. After a largely… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers staged their first performance of 2016 Friday night at Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel at the #FeelTheBern benefit concert for Bernie Sanders, who has gained the support of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band. During the Peppers’ career-spanning set, the band also remembered David Bowie with a rendition… Source: RollingStone Link: Red Hot […]