The documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me has been selected as one of 60 finalists for the 2015 Peabody Awards. Directed by James Keach, the film detailed the music legend’s farewell tour and his heartbreaking Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, which was revealed publicly in 2011. Other finalists in the documentary category… Source: RollingStone Link: Glen Campbell […]
Culture-jamming avant-garde music collective Negativland has announced that one of its founding members, Richard Lyons, died Tuesday of complications due to a nodular melanoma. A Facebook post says he died “peacefully and pain free.” Lyons, who was also known under the pseudonym Pastor Dick, had been battling cancer for over 12 years…. Source: RollingStone Link: Richard […]
The year 2016 is proving to be a tough one for fans of awesome music and the trend-setters that created it. Music icon and entirely unique human being Prince was found dead Thursday morning in his Paisley Park recording studio in Minnesota. TMZ was the first to break the news. A cause of death has […]
The music-focused network changed the color of its logo from yellow to purple in honor of the legendary musician. Source: Yahoo Music Link: MTV Pays Tribute to Prince With Wall-to-Wall Music Videos
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince’s music video “Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble” aired at 2:55 p.m. Source: Yahoo Music Link: MTV Plays Will Smith Music Video During Prince Tribute
Sean Atkins, in the job since September, talks about the direction he’s taking the Viacom network with its massive upfront slate. Source: Yahoo Music Link: MTV President Opens Up About Major Brand Reinvention: Music Is "Our Muse"
The cable network is developing five scripted shows from producers Drew Barrymore, Pitbull, John Legend and more. Source: Yahoo Music Link: MTV Orders 11 Unscripted Series, Including Music Competition Show From Mark Burnett
Joe Walsh will not be performing at a July 18th concert he was initially scheduled to perform in Cleveland, OH. In a statement he released on Wednesday, Walsh said the event was billed to him as a benefit for the families of veterans, but after he discovered it was part of the Republican… Source: RollingStone Link: Joe Walsh […]
Nothing like learning how to play a song on the guitar on the fly from a country legend – that’s what happened when Lil Wayne was tapped to perform with Kid Rock and Willie Nelson during the 2008 Country Music Awards. According to Weezy, who shared the story while participating with… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil Wayne […]
Former Disney XD star Kelli Berglund ( Lab Rats: Elite Force ) apparently had her Coachella fun cut short last weekend when she was arrested for carrying a fake ID. Guns N' Roses and LCD Soundsystem to reunite at Coachella 2016 TMZ reports that the 20-year old actress was trying to get into a […]