Six months after Kendrick Lamar sat down with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, the rapper will return to the White House for a Fourth of July concert at an event honoring military heroes. Janelle Monae will also perform on the White House’s South Lawn at the Independence Day celebration that… Source: RollingStone Link: Kendrick Lamar […]
SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Apple Inc fought back on Friday against Spotify's claims that the U.S. tech giant had hampered competition in music streaming by rejecting an update to the Swedish service's iPhone app. The two companies have gone head to head in the battle for music streaming customers since Apple Music was launched in […]
David Gilmour dug deep into Pink Floyd’s catalogue at a recent concert in Wrocław, Poland and played “One of These Days,” the opening track to the 1971 LP Meddle, for the first time since Floyd’s 1994 tour. The concert, which is part of the singer and guitarist’s Rattle That Lock… Source: RollingStone Link: See David […]
Like Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley before him, bluegrass pioneer J.D. Crowe routinely found band members destined to become legends in their own right. Having emerged from the band of yet another bluegrass great, Jimmy Martin, the Kentucky-born Crowe and his banjo were featured on dozens of Martin and his… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Keith […]
Today, Blink-182 released California, their first album in five years — and also first without founding member Tom DeLonge. The album has the pop-punk luminaries not only moving their sound forward but also reflecting on their legacy and their place as one of the most popular and influential bands in… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock: […]
Demi Lovato has debuted the sultry studio version of her new single “Body Say.” She debuted the track during the kick-off show of her co-headlining tour with friend and business partner Nick Jonas. On the dance ballad, Lovato is more forward than ever, continuing the sexy lyrical turn she took with… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Lil Wayne’s personal journal from the rapper’s eight-month prison stint will finally be published this October, four years after the book was first announced. Gone ’Til November: A Journal of Rikers Island documents the rapper’s time in the New York prison after being convicted of gun possession charges in 2010. In a… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil […]
Two days before Pearl Jam’s headlining Bonnaroo show, the rock legends performed a career-spanning set for 250 fans at Third Man Records’ Nashville venue, Blue Room. The results were recorded direct to acetate and will be released as a limited edition live LP through Third Man’s Vault subscription service. Vault Package… Source: RollingStone Link: Pearl […]
Here's a look at some of the rising stars to watch out for in this summer's festival line-ups — whether or not you make the trip — starting with the Serbian music festival EXIT, held July 7-10, 2016, at the Petrovaradin Fortress. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Rising stars to check out at this year's EXIT […]
Olympic Legend Carl Lewis is never going to live down this music video. We still don’t fully understand the rationale behind Lewis making this, but I suppose once you become famous for one thing, it becomes time to capitalize on that fame and turn it into more. “I’m an Olympic gold medalist, next stop Hollywood!,” is […]