Archive | March, 2016

Adele to headline Glastonbury music festival

Adele will headline this year's Glastonbury music festival on June 25, the bestselling British singer and organisers said on Friday. "She will headline Saturday night at this year's Glastonbury Festival!" read a message on the festival's official Twitter account. Adele has broken several records with her third and latest album, featuring the ballad "Hello". Source: […]

Prince to Publish 'Unconventional' Memoir in 2017

In what will be one of the most anticipated memoirs in music history, Prince has revealed that he is working on an autobiography that his publishers Spiegel & Grau describe as “an unconventional and poetic journey through his life and creative work.” The tome will find Prince writing in his own words about… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince […]

Pierce the Veil Announce New Album, 'Misadventures'

Post-hardcore group Pierce the Veil have announced their fourth album, Misadventures, set for release May 13th via Fearless Records. The 2016 LP follows 2012’s Collide With the Sky. The California band began teasing new music in June with the song “The Divine Zero,” which will appear on Misadventures. The band is set to debut… Source: RollingStone Link: Pierce […]

Weekend Rock: What Is Gwen Stefani's Best Song?

Gwen Stefani released her first solo album in a decade this Friday with the brutally honest This Is What the Truth Feels Like. In between The Sweet Escape and now, the No Doubt singer reunited with the ska-rock band for 2012’s Push and Shove and began her new gig as… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock: […]

See Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson Reform the Highwaymen

Any salute to Kris Kristofferson must nod to his time with the Highwaymen, the Eighties supergroup he formed with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. Fittingly, then, Wednesday night’s “The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson” tribute concert in Nashville featured a reconstituted Highwaymen, with guest of honor Kristofferson… Source: RollingStone Link: See Willie […]

Tim McGraw's 'Humble and Kind' Inspires New Book

Tim McGraw is, indeed, humble when opening up about his latest hit, “Humble and Kind.” “I had that song for a while and was a little afraid of it, because I loved it so much,” the country star tells Rolling Stone Country of the Lori McKenna-penned thinker. “The version I had… Source: RollingStone Link: Tim […]

See A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg Voice Rapping Bodega Cats on 'Animals'

A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg lent their voices and rap skills to a pair of bodega cats in Friday’s episode of Animals, HBO’s R-rated animated comedy series that takes a perverse look at the animal kingdom. For the episode, the A$AP Mob members rhyme about bodega shoppers (including Kanye West), tuna fish, sleeping… Source: RollingStone Link: See A$AP […]

Watch Michelle Obama Talk 'Let Girls Learn,' Role of Fathers at SXSW

On Wednesday, Michelle Obama delivered a keynote address at the South by Southwest Festival where she, Missy Elliott and songwriter Diane Warren spoke about the Let Girls Learn initiative, which seeks to break barriers to education for girls. Now, organizers have released professionally shot highlights of the landmark event.  “It’s just a sign of what… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

'Seven Bridges Road' Singer Steve Young Dead at 73

Songwriter and performer Steve Young, one of the earliest purveyors of what would come to be labeled “Outlaw Country,” died Thursday in Nashville. He was 73. In 1969, Young first recorded what would become his best-known song, “Seven Bridges Road.” Since then, the tune has been covered by dozens of… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Seven Bridges […]