“There’s only so much letting go you can ask someone to do,” Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief sings on the title track from the Brooklyn band’s debut. How much letting go, you ask, Not a whole motherfuck of a lot, judging by Lenker’s songs, which seem cut from memories too… Source: RollingStone Link: Masterpiece

Chris Young gave a bravura performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium during CMA Music Festival on June 11th, but he had already started the ball rolling with his June 10th performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Young was joined by Vince Gill for the appearance to perform his latest… Source: RollingStone Link: See Chris […]

Following the shooting in Orlando that left 50 dead and dozens in critical condition, the worst on a specifically gay gathering in the country’s history, singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge says she was inspired to pen a new song in reaction to the news. Etheridge had performed the night before at the Michigan Cannabis… Source: RollingStone Link: Melissa […]

For 15 years, Bonnaroo has lured festival-goers from all corners of the country with a unique mix of positive vibes, good food and great music. From Pearl Jam’s monster headlining set and Chance the Rapper’s many surprise appearances to Dead & Company’s festival-closing bonanza and — finally! — flushable toilets, here… Source: RollingStone Link: 25 Best […]

Adele opened her Sunday concert in Antwerp, Belgium with a somber reflection on the horrific Orlando shooting, which left 50 dead and 53 injured. The singer dedicated the show to “everybody in Orlando and at Pulse nightclub last night,” adding, “The LGBTQ community, they’re like my soulmates since I was really… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Adele […]

For the first time in years, the 2016 CMA Music Festival was defined more by artistry than mass appeal. While country’s most populist stars, from Luke Bryan to Carrie Underwood, did their thing — and did it well — it was the more outside-the-lines artists that provided the four-day gathering with some of… Source: RollingStone Link: 25 Best […]

A new industry report has revealed that wet British weather is threatening the future of the country's music festivals reports NME. Industry researchers ParcelHero have detailed in their latest report the effect of the rainy British weather on the country's festivals, reporting that during the particularly wet summer of 2012, 57 festivals were cancelled in total, representing 5.9% of […]

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Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrated his Tony Award for Best Original Score with an emotional sonnet paying tribute to his wife and the victims of the massacre at Orlando’s gay nightclub Pulse. His musical Hamilton is nominated for 16 awards tonight. Carole King introduced the nominees, which included Sara Bareilles for the musical… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]