“I went from being the happiest guy in the world to a guy making a life-or-death decision. At that point, I decided that I was going to do more music than I have ever done in my life.” Nile Rodgers, frontman for pioneering disco group Chic and in-demand pop-funk producer, is… Source: RollingStone Link: Nile […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharrell Williams told a jury Wednesday that he was trying to evoke the feel of Marvin Gaye's music but did not copy the late singer's work when he crafted the 2013 hit "Blurred Lines." Source: Yahoo Music Link: Pharrell tells jury he didn't copy Gaye music for hit song
Kris Kristofferson, Lady Antebellum and Jason Isbell are set to perform April 7th on the next edition of Skyville Live, which will stream exclusively online at SkyvilleLive.com. The innovative concert series debuted in January with a special show featuring Martina McBride, Gladys Knight and British R&B songstress Estelle. Lady A’s Hillary Scott,… Source: RollingStone Link: Kris […]
Method Man is not amused with producer Cilvaringz’s claim that the copyright for Wu-Tang Clan’s single-copy album, The Wu: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, would prevent its buyer from sharing and profiting on its content for 88 years. “I’m tired of this shit and I know everybody else is tired… Source: RollingStone Link: Method […]
Aimée Osbourne, the voice behind ARO (pronounced “arrow”), lives out a blood-soaked nightmare in the video for her dreamy-sounding first single “Raining Gold.” The track itself, which comes ahead of ARO’s debut EP and yet-to-be-announced live dates, slowly unfolds with fuzzy synthesizers intertwining with glimmery keyboard lines as Osbourne’s airy voice… Source: RollingStone Link: See Aimee […]
On the strength of smash singles “I Don’t Fuck With You” and “Blessings,” Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise soared to the top of the Billboard 200, giving the Detroit rapper his first Number One album. “Thank u guys for an amazing week and giving me my 1st #1 album,” the rapper… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]
In just over two weeks, Blink-182 will perform their first show without longtime guitarist Tom DeLonge at drummer Travis Barker’s Musink festival in Orange County, California. The gig, which will instead feature Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba on guitar, will be the culmination of an acrimonious and public rift between DeLonge and his possibly… Source: RollingStone Link: Travis Barker […]
Pink Floyd frontman David Gilmour will put out his first solo album in nine years later this year. Although he revealed no other details about the as-yet-untitled LP on his website, he has scheduled a number of tour dates in the U.K. and Europe for this September that will coincide… Source: RollingStone Link: David Gilmour […]
“All of us knew that it was a monumental piece of work, just because of the various paths that we’d trodden along to get to this,” Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page tells Rolling Stone, talking about the band’s 1975 album Physical Graffiti. “It was like a voyage of discovery, a topographical adventure.” The guitarist recently… Source: RollingStone Link: Enter […]
After transitioning from country queen to pop crossover success, Dolly Parton set her sights on the silver screen. The one-two box-office punch of 1980’s 9 to 5 and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in ’82, earned Parton a pair of Golden Globe nominations, and both films were solid hits with… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Dolly […]