Archive | May, 2016

Whitney Houston Estate Pulls Hologram Duet With Christina Aguilera

Whitney Houston’s estate canceled the late singer’s hologram debut after finding leaked footage unsatisfactory. The Houston hologram was set to duet with The Voice coach Christina Aguilera during the show’s May 23rd finale episode. “After closely viewing the performance, we decided the hologram was not ready to air,” Pat Houston,… Source: RollingStone Link: Whitney Houston […]

David Nail Talks Covering The Weeknd, Adele on New EP

It’s been 10 months since fans last heard David Nail’s emotional volcano of a voice on new music — “Night’s on Fire,” the first single from his two-years-in-the-making Fighter album. And although that project’s release date has just been announced (July 15th), the Missouri native is done waiting. On May… Source: RollingStone Link: David Nail […]

See James Dupré Channel His Movie Dad Randy Travis on 'Promises'

Years before ditching a career as a paramedic to join The Voice’s ninth season, James Dupré grew up in central Louisiana, listening to his parents’ Randy Travis records. “I remember having ‘1982’ stuck in my head for an entire summer,” he tells Rolling Stone Country, “not really understanding what that song… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

If I'm Honest

Blake Shelton’s tenth studio album is his first since divorcing country music queen Miranda Lambert and subsequently taking up with his fellow coach from The Voice, Gwen Stefani, who duets here on the simmering “Go Ahead and Break My Heart.” It can be tempting to hear Shelton’s new breakup songs – the… Source: RollingStone Link: If I'm […]

Good Times!

The Monkees’ first album in nearly 20 years is also their best since the Sixties – to be precise, since the Head soundtrack in 1968. (Sorry, Instant Replay diehards.) It’s a labor of love – not just for the three surviving lads, but for all the Monkeemaniacs pitching in, headed by producer Adam Schlesinger (from Ivy and Fountains of Wayne), who contributes the gem… Source: RollingStone Link: Good Times!

Dangerous Woman

Pop costume-changer Ariana Grande has had seven Top 10 hits and we’re still no closer to figuring out who she wants to be. Is Grande still the retro-minded melodicist of “Bang Bang”? Is she still the house diva pulsing along with Zedd on “Break Free”? Still the hip-hop party rocker… Source: RollingStone Link: Dangerous Woman

Day of the Dead

This five-plus hour, 59 track Grateful Dead tribute album is a monument of living history – an image of their golden road branching out endlessly. Curated by Brooklyn indie-rock luminaries the National, it conspicuously slights the Dead’s jam-band progeny to stake out more interesting claims and find richer connections – like 67… Source: RollingStone Link: Day of […]