White people rejoice! You’ve managed to cold-jack yet another awards season, and in February no less. The Oscars will be whiter than they’ve been since 1998, and this year the Grammy Awards promise to be a throwback to that time when Shirley Temple got down in blackface — dumb-stoopid-affected accents…… Source: RollingStone Link: Do the […]
One of the most compelling tracks from Miranda Lambert’s chart-topping album Platinum is the dreamily romantic “Holding on to You.” The tune is the result of a seemingly effortless co-writing session the country superstar had with friends Ashley Monroe and Jessi Alexander. “You ever write songs and are just, like, trudging…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Before she was hospitalized over the weekend, Bobbi Kristina Brown was “focused” on her aspirations to follow in her legendary mother Whitney Houston’s footsteps and beco Source: Yahoo Music Link: Bobbi Kristina Brown's Cousin Reveals the Music She Was Working on Before Incident
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has parted ways with the lawyer representing him on several charges, including “threatening to kill,” prompting a New Zealand court to delay his scheduled appearance. The beleaguered musician was due in the Tauranga District Court next week, but now won’t see a judge until April, according…… Source: RollingStone Link: AC/DC Drummer […]
Grammy nominee and Rolling Stone cover star Sam Smith unveiled the video for his new single “Lay Me Down,” the latest track off his platinum-selling debut album In the Lonely Hour. The video, filmed at the parish church of St. Margaret, Lee outside London and directed by Ryan Hope, finds Smith performing…… Source: RollingStone Link: Sam Smith […]
A new version of Kanye West’s “All Day” — a supposed single that leaked last year — has surfaced, Stereogum points out. The track is far from an official release and the sound quality, while slightly better than the initial leak, will still make any audiophile cringe. Nevertheless, the track is vintage Yeezy:…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Rachel Potter isn’t exactly new to the stage. A musical theater vet, she cut her teeth on Broadway, where she costarred with Ricky Martin in the revival of Evita and played Brook Shields’ death-obsessed daughter in The Addams Family. It was 2012’s Live the Dream — a country EP rooted in the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
In late February, Mike and the Mechanics will kick off their first North American tour since 1989. The group has changed a lot since then and only guitarist Mike Rutherford remains. (He’ll be joined by singers Tim Howard and Andrew Roachford, who are replacing Paul Carrack and the late Paul…… Source: RollingStone Link: See Mike […]
If adopted, these proposals will impact record labels, music publishers, producers, royalty collection groups, terrestrial and satellite radio, and music streaming services. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Big Shake-Up to Music Licensing Regime Embraced by U.S. Copyright Office
The five-foot-four Miranda Lambert was walking tall at the 2010 Colorado State Fair — filling the six-foot-six Trace Adkins’ boots for a surprise duet with Blake Shelton on the guys’ raucous “Hillbilly Bone.” (Watch a fan-shot video of the performance above.) The “Kerosene” singer was a bride-to-be of just about three…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Miranda […]