When it came time to name Maren Morris’ upcoming record, the songwriter looked to “I Wish I Was” — a bluesy, beautiful bummer of a tune — for inspiration. She wound up with Hero, lifting the album title directly from the song’s chorus: “I’m not the hero in the story/I’m not… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

“Weird Al” Yankovic knows a good song when he hears one — four decades’ worth of spot-on parodies can attest to that. But the singer-accordionist, who’s gearing up for a summer tour in support of 2014’s hit Mandatory Fun LP, also has an ear for the offbeat, as this playlist demonstrates. “I want… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Weird Al': […]

Though it’s not immediately obvious from carefree singles like “If the Boot Fits” and the Number One “Backroad Song,” there is an undercurrent of loss that runs through Granger Smith’s new album Remington. The song “Tractor” memorializes Smith’s father, who died before his son inked a record deal with Broken… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Granger […]

A rowdy icon and the firebrand of the traditional-country resurgence are among the performers announced for CMA Music Festival. Hank Williams Jr. and Chris Stapleton will each perform sets at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium during Night Two of CMA Music Fest in June. Eric Church, Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt round out… Source: RollingStone Link: Hank […]

Earlier this week, Kanye West made it clear he had big problems with Chuck the Condor, the Los Angeles Clippers’ kneepad-wearing, winged Poochie of a mascot, reaching out to team owner Steve Ballmer with an offer to redesign the bird for the betterment of mankind. Ballmer responded, first inviting West to… Source: RollingStone Link: What […]

He’s introduced pretty much every country star on the planet, along with some pop and rock legends too, but even longtime Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody couldn’t hide his excitement at the honors of welcoming Britney Spears to the coveted stage. The legendary radio host was beaming as he… Source: RollingStone Link: See Britney […]

Corey Taylor is excited to see N.W.A inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. “I’m all about it,” the Slipknot singer tells Rolling Stone. “They influenced me just as much as Slayer did; just as much as Metallica did.” The vocalist, who also fronts the hard-rock group… Source: RollingStone Link: Slipknot […]

Although most of us moved our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Savings Time, all singer Margo Price wants to do is turn them back. In her newly-released “pseudo video” for “Hands of Time” — and throughout her upcoming solo debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter — Price channels some of… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Margo […]

In 2013, folk-pop five-piece Lucius made waves with its debut album, Wildewoman — a record filled with lush harmonies and a soulful Sixties feel. But fans thinking they’d be in for the same kind of sound on the band’s follow-up couldn’t have been more wrong. Following the success of Wildewoman, Lucius’ Jess Wolfe, Holly Laessig, Dan… Source: RollingStone Link: How Lucius […]

Deftones showcased their lush, psychedelic side with recent single “Prayers/Triangles,” but the art-metal veterans veer toward their most primal and metallic with “Doomed User,” which premiered Wednesday via Sirius XM. “Your kingdom is burning,” Chino Moreno sings over a barrage of de-tuned riffs and clattering cymbals. “Don’t waste your breath.”  “It’s got a rockin’… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]