Nick Jonas has spent over a decade in the business as a performer, but with his latest solo album, Last Year Was Complicated, the singer-songwriter is revealing a vulnerability and diving deeper into R&B in his follow-up to 2014’s Nick Jonas. But Jonas’ history goes deeper than being in a boy band, the Jonas Brothers,… Source: RollingStone Link: How Nick […]

Usher released hypnotic new single “Crash,” from his imminent eighth LP Flawed, set to drop this summer.  “Crash” was produced by f a l l e n and Carlos St. John and features Usher’s go-to heartbroken falsetto and rhetorical questions on the dance floor. “Would you mind if I still loved you?” he… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Who the hell were Spirit? It’s not a crime if you don’t remember the Los Angeles band that flourished in the late Sixties and early Seventies. They barely brushed the mainstream during their time, and since then, their songs haven’t exactly become staples of classic-rock radio. Spirit have become noteworthy… Source: RollingStone Link: Who Were […]

Like his mentor and friend Luke Bryan, singer Cole Swindell recognizes the value in creating some annual traditions. This fall, he’ll extend a popular tradition he began in the fall of 2014 with the third installment of his Down Home Sessions digital EP series. While no release date has been announced… Source: RollingStone Link: Cole […]

Dierks Bentley has introduced Elle King to country and the rock-minded “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer says she may never leave. The pair performed their new single “Different for Girls” last night at the kick-off of CMA Music Festival.  Speaking with reporters in the CMA Fest press room Thursday night — right before… Source: RollingStone Link: Elle […]

“That damn music follows me everywhere. It was playing in the operating room when I went in for my colonoscopy,” said Harrison Ford at the AFI Gala of Williams’ ‘Indiana Jones’ theme song. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas Toast John Williams and His Music at AFI Tribute

These professional musicians spill on the methods to their madness, including “crash courses” in baroque Parisian music and using clarinets to evoke the voice of Kerry Washington. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Emmys: 'Game of Thrones,' 'American Horror Story' and More Composers Reveal How Music Can "Take the Scene to Another Place"

The Stone Roses have released the new song “Beautiful Thing.” The second song the band has released after a more than two-decade songwriting hiatus, the percolating tune traverses funk-tipped grooves alongside some psychedelic touches over the course of a sprawling seven minutes. The track, which was produced by Paul Epworth and recorded… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers have unveiled new song “We Turn Red,” the third single they’ve debuted from their 11th studio album, The Getaway. The album is out June 17th. Leading off with a loping beat and grooving melody, the song’s soundscape buoys Anthony Kiedis’ laidback flow as he sings “we turn red”… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

On Friday, Nick Jonas will release his latest solo album Last Year Was Complicated. The record delves into adult relationships and heartache; and listeners are responding well. Jonas’ new single “Close,” featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo, is at Number 15 on the Billboard charts. Jonas spoke with Rolling Stone at Live Nation’s National Concert Day… Source: RollingStone Link: See Nick […]