In case they hadn’t already made it abundantly clear, here’s a story that proves Lil Wayne and Birdman used to take the Cash Money thing literally. Back in the day, long before Weezy was throwing shade at Young Money and suing his former mentor for $51 million, the duo used to… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil […]

Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special brothers Johnny and Donnie Van Zant have released a live version of their aching ballad “Red White and Blue,” the title-track from their upcoming concert album. “Red White and Blue” originally appeared on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 2003 LP Vicious Cycle and was penned by the Van Zants and another pair of… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Alabama, the most successful – and certainly one of the most influential – bands in country music, will showcase the stories and events that have made them one of the most iconic acts in American music with an exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Opening August… Source: RollingStone Link: Alabama Exhibit […]

The Cadillac Three returned to the Nashville club where they cut their teeth last night, performing a ferocious surprise show at the Basement, the rock & roll outpost beneath Grimey’s New & Preloved Music where Metallica famously played their own surprise pre-Bonnaroo gig in 2008. The Cadillac Three was clearly… Source: RollingStone Link: The Cadillac […]

Trey Anastasio checks in with Rolling Stone as he’s walking down New York’s Amsterdam Avenue toward Avatar Studios, where he’s deep into work on Phish’s next album. It’s been just two years since the band’s prior full-length, Fuego, and the relatively brief interim reflects the healthy state of the band these days…. Source: RollingStone Link: Trey Anastasio […]

Cyndi Lauper honored Prince during her concert at New York’s Beacon Theater Wednesday with a performance of “When You Were Mine,” the Dirty Mind cut she famously covered on her 1983 debut, She’s So Unusual. A fan-shot video captured the performance, which found Lauper striking a balance between her mid-tempo cover and Prince’s energetic original…. Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

“Wait, which song did you just request?” Keith Urban asked an audience member yesterday afternoon, halfway through an open rehearsal for his Ripcord World Tour. “‘Homespun Love?’ There are, like, four people who know that song. And they’re all in this band.” Actually, even the guys in the band didn’t seem… Source: RollingStone Link: Keith […]

Nick Jonas stripped down Zara Larsson’s bouncy pop hit “Lush Life” during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. His upcoming album Last Year Was Complicated will be released on June 10th. Transforming the bubbly song, Jonas sang in falsetto, with an acoustic guitar and drums for his take on the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

UPDATE: The Strokes’ new EP Future Present Past is available to stream on Spotify. The Strokes have released two new songs: a theatric new rocker, “Oblivius” and the lumbering, eerie “Drag Queen” that are both set to appear on their upcoming EP, Future Present Past, out June 3rd. The release marks the New York outfit’s first since 2013’s Comedown Machine. “Oblivius”… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]

One day after a shooting at New York’s Irving Plaza that left one dead and three others injured at a concert by rapper T.I., NYPD Commissioner William Bratton went on the offensive, calling rappers “basically thugs” and opining, “You’d like to think that with all the wealth that comes from the… Source: RollingStone Link: NYPD Commissioner […]