Archive | June, 2016

CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood Wins the Night

There's no denying that Carrie Underwood was queen of the 2016 CMT Music Awards. The singer took home two wins for Performance of the Year and Female Video of the Year for her song "Smoke Break." But it was her heart-stopping performance of "Church Bells" that truly stole the show. Check out … Read More […]

Take a look at Harmonix's next music game

When it was first announced last year, Harmonix Music VR was pitched mainly as a music visualizer, a chance to create "actual environments that were themselves an expression of your music," according to designer Jon Carter. At the time, he also framed this project as an opportunity for Harmonix to familiarize itself with virtual reality. […]

Brian May is the latest star to take his music from Trump

In a post on his website, the British guitarist claims he received "an avalanche of complaints" from fans after the presumptive Republican presidential candidate played the Queen hit "We Are The Champions" at a recent event. "This is not an official Queen statement, but I can confirm that permission to use the track was neither […]

See Carrie Underwood's Soaring 'Church Bells' at CMT Awards

Carrie Underwood has a knack for ominous story-songs (see “Two Black Cadillacs” and “Blown Away”) and on tonight’s CMT Music Awards, she performed her latest entry in that tradition: the propulsive “Church Bells.”  For the “Church Bells” video, Underwood culled live footage from her recent Storyteller Tour, making for one of her… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Hear Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale's Menacing 'Make It Work'

Maybach Music Group is gearing up for its fourth Self Made installment. Leading up to it, Rick Ross has unveiled a new single from the release, “Make It Work.” The song features three of the label’s biggest acts: Meek Mill, Wale and the label’s Da Boss himself. “New music from #selfmade4,” Rick Ross wrote on… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Hear Blink-182's Anthemic New Song 'Rabbit Hole'

Blink-182 have premiered new song “Rabbit Hole,” which hails from their forthcoming album, California. Zane Lowe debuted the track on his Beats 1 radio program on Wednesday and the band also revealed the song’s lyric video. Unlike the 14-second “Built This Pool,” which they recently shared as a looped 10-hour video, their latest song… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Queen's Brian May Denies Donald Trump's Usage of 'We Are The Champions'

On Tuesday, after clinching the final round of Republican primaries, Donald Trump walked onstage for his victory speech to Queen’s triumphant anthem “We Are the Champions.” Queen guitarist Brian May has issued a stern statement denouncing the usage of the song.  “I’ve had an avalanche of complaints – some of which you can see in… Source: RollingStone Link: Queen's […]