When Guns N’ Roses announced that Chris Stapleton would be opening the Nashville stop of their Not in This Lifetime reunion tour, it appeared to be the unlikeliest of pairings. Last night onstage at Nissan Stadium, Stapleton himself admitted as much. “When I was a kid, if you’d have told me I’d… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris […]
A trip through customs turned into a comedy of errors as the Red Hot Chili Peppers were mistaken for fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Metallica by Belarus customs officials. According to Flea, with the Chili Peppers touring Europe in support of their new LP The Getaway, the band were at… Source: RollingStone Link: Red […]
Victoria Monét and Ariana Grande have teamed for a new song titled “Better Days,” the singers’ optimistic response to the recent police-involved shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile outside the Twin Cities, Minnesota, as well as the death of five police officers at a Dallas protest. The track… Source: RollingStone Link: Victoria Monet, […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda ended his Tony-winning run as Alexander Hamilton in the history-making Broadway show he wrote and starred in Saturday night with an emotional curtain call. The July 9th performance also marked the final Hamilton appearances of Leslie Odom Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the hip-hop-inspired historical musical, and Phillipa… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Lin-Manuel […]
In the aftermath of the tragic Dallas shooting that killed five people officers, a photo on the shooter Micah Johnson’s social media accounts featured Johnson standing alongside and shaking hands with Public Enemy’s Professor Griff. However, in a series of tweets Friday, both the rapper born Richard Griffin and Chuck D denied… Source: RollingStone Link: Public Enemy's […]
“I’m nervous as hell,” Garth Brooks announced during a press conference Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The country music legend was preparing to play the first of two shows at the venue. “If I don’t land on my hat at some point during the night,” he… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth Brooks […]
July 8th marked the 20th anniversary of the release of Spice Girls’ breakout single “Wannabe,” and three-fifths of the iconic girl group reunited for a video Friday where they thanked fans for the decades of support. The minute-long video also hinted at a potential side project that would feature Emma “Baby… Source: RollingStone Link: See Spice […]
When Jay-Jay Johanson's gloomy voice first seduced fans, CDs were king. Hailing from the streaming industry's epicenter of Sweden, Johanson has watched the music business transform firsthand — and he likes what he sees. Johanson — whose quickly recognizable sound couples his plaintive, high-pitched voice with dark electronic soundscapes and sparse but intense beats — […]
The BBC Proms, an eight-week summer season of classical concerts performed predominantly at The Albert Hall in London, England, starts on July 15 and runs through September 10. New music is an important element of the BBC Proms 2016 season. Thirty premieres in total will be performed, of which 13 will be world premieres and 17 […]
Beyoncé has penned a tribute to the five Dallas police officers that were killed by a gunman while patrolling a protest Thursday. In the Instagram post, the singer also revealed she was praying for those officers injured in the shooting and reiterated that violence isn’t the answer. “Rest in peace to the officers… Source: RollingStone Link: Beyonce […]