NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Country music fans descend on Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the Memorial Day weekend to hear some of the hottest performers in the genre including Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Eric Church as part of the 2016 Bayou County Superfest. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Country music takes over Baton Rouge this weekend
“I’m a weirdo, not a hero / Had a psych eval, didn’t clear, though.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Andy Samberg Raps About His "Weirdo" Lifestyle in 'Popstar' Music Video
Chance the Rapper has released his video for “No Problem” via Twitter. The song, which hails from his history-making mixtape Coloring Book, features 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, who also star in the video alongside a lot of surprise guests. DJ Khaled, Young Thug, Boosie Badazz and King Louie also make cameos. The vibrant… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
New York rapper Troy Ave, himself a victim in Wednesday’s night shooting at New York’s Irving Plaza that left one man dead, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and illegal weapons possession, according to the New York Daily News. The outlet obtained surveillance video taken inside Irving Plaza that appears to… Source: RollingStone Link: Rapper […]
Sara Bareilles first became aware of Jessie Mueller when she saw her on opening night of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, in which the actress played iconic King. “I left just so moved by her performance that I went back to the creative team of Waitress and said, ‘You guys have to see this woman,’”… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear 'Waitress' […]
On Tuesday, Wheeler Walker Jr. launches his solo tour in support of his debut album Redneck Shit. The country parody artist (the alter ego of comedian Ben Hoffman) assembled a new band of pickers to help re-create originals like “Beer, Weed, Cooches,” “Better Off Beatin’ Off” and the title track… Source: RollingStone Link: Wheeler Walker […]
It’s been over a year since Gary Allan released “Hangover Tonight,” the R&B-tinged tune that served as the first taste of an upcoming album. And though that album still waits in the wings, we now we finally have the “Hangover” sequel. “Do You Wish It Was Me?” is the title of… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
British pop star Leona Lewis will make her Broadway debut in the upcoming revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hugely successful musical, Cats. Lewis will star as Grizabella the “Glamour Cat” — who sings one of the show’s most memorable songs, “Memory” — replacing former Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger. “I will never forget seeing [Cats] as a… Source: RollingStone Link: […]
Spoon’s Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel paid tribute to Prince and David Bowie during an acoustic set at Mexico City’s Festival Marvin. The musicians also debuted a new Spoon song. For their Prince tribute, the Spoon bandmates chose a more obscure song “Under the Cherry Moon” from the 1986 musical drama of the… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra take a funky turn on “First World Problem,” a horn-laden, dark disco cut that marks the group’s first original song since 2015’s Multi-Love. The track premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 program. “First World Problem” opens with a guitar vamping and ominous synth stabs. Singer Ruban Nielson showcases the flexibility of… Source: RollingStone Link: Unknown […]