Tyler, the Creator has announced the lineup for his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. In its fifth year, the event will now take place over the course of two days instead of one as in previous years. The festival…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Tyler, the Creator Taps Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper for Camp Flog […]
The Justice Department said on Thursday that it will not alter consent decrees that it originally reached with ASCAP and BMI in 1941 but would require the licensing organizations to change how they collect royalties, prompting a furious response. In the complicated world of music royalties, songwriters and publishers such as Sony/ATV hire ASCAP, BMI […]
For anyone who can't wait for the next season of "Game of Thrones," a live concert of the show's music in Los Angeles next week might make the loss a little less bitter. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Live concert of 'Game of Thrones' music set for Los Angeles
Miguel released a glitzy new cut "Cadillac," off the soundtrack for The Get Down, Netflix's new period drama about the birth of hip-hop in late-Seventies Bronx, New York. The track premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Miguel’s Scorching New Dance Song ‘Cadillac’ Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Miguel's Scorching New Dance Song […]
In the summer of 1989, Ringo Starr hit the road for his first time since his days in the Beatles, and he decided to take about half of classic rock with him. He called the backing group the All-Starr Band, and it featured Billy Preston, Dr. John, Joe Walsh, Levon Helm, Jim Keltner, Rick Danko, Nils […]
Music festival season is upon us, and that means even sportsy friends are hitting the road to listen to live music and try and survive the rise of the teens. With Lollapalooza in the rearview, and football coming up on the horizon, the summer is winding down soon, but the fall brings lots of fun […]
After announcing her ninth album Glory, Britney Spears debuted a second song from the LP in full. "Private Show" was previously used in a perfume commercial for Spears' scent of the sam…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Britney Spears’ Rhythmic, Slinky New ‘Private Show’ Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Britney Spears' Rhythmic, Slinky New 'Private Show'
No event signified the end of the 1960s more than Altamont, the free California festival where four people died on December 6th, 1969. The most notorious death was that of 18-year-old Meredith Hunter, who was knifed by the Hells Angels security force as the <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-rolling…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Why Altamont Was Doomed […]
Los Angeles-based producer Zhu burst on to the mainstream dance scene in 2014 with "Faded," a single that brought an inebriated night to life with a sinister bassline and obsessive repetition. At the time, a new wave of vocal house was proving crossover friendly – Disclosure's "Latch" peaked at Number Seven on the Hot 100 […]
An update of Fifties "mood music," those chilled-out instrumental soundtracks for breakfast in bed with mai-tais and late-night booty calls, Lovers is a departure for Wilco guitar swami Nels Cline, whose side…This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline Crafts Big-Band Jazz on ‘Lovers’ Source: RollingStone Link: Review: Wilco Guitarist Nels Cline Crafts Big-Band Jazz on 'Lovers'