The Black Keys have granted PETA the rights to use their track “Howlin’ For You” for free in a new ad campaign promoting animal adoption. The charming 30-second clip above features a handful of PETA members — including actor Fred Willard, celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Raven — playing with their…… Source: RollingStone Link: Black […]
Tori Amos will release deluxe reissues of her first two studio albums, 1992’s Little Earthquakes and 1994’s Under the Pink, on April 14th via Rhino Records. The newly remastered LPs will be packaged in 2-CD sets, each paired with a disc of B-sides and bonus tracks. Both albums will also…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tori Amos […]
Cody Simpson is a free man. Not only has the Australian singer-songwriter, actor and former Dancing With the Stars contestant recently turned 18, but he is an independent artist, having exited his contract with Atlantic. “It’s the first time I’ve had the creative freedom to do what I want,” he…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Cody […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Iggy Azalea and Sam Smith led the finalists for the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards with five nominations apiece, with Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande each receiving four nominations. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Azalea & Smith lead iHeartRadio Music Award nominees
After the hectic, deadline-riddled sessions that birthed Kanye West’s 2013 LP, Yeezus, producer Rick Rubin isn’t fazed by the rapper’s down-to-the-wire approach to songcraft. So when it came time to finalize “Only One,” West’s emotional surprise collaboration with Paul McCartney, Rubin was prepared for the track’s frenzied completion – a process that…… Source: RollingStone Link: Rick Rubin […]
It may still be deep winter, but for two days in Nashville next week, clothing will be minimal. On February 11th and 12th, Sports Illustrated will host a celebration of its 2015 Swimsuit Issue with models and music. Kings of Leon anchor the event with a concert at Music City’s Schermerhorn Symphony…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kings of […]
When super-producer DJ Mustard isn’t working on new beats for artists like YG, Big Sean, Jeremih and Fergie – and that represents just a small fraction of what he’s currently into – the 24-year-old Los Angeles hitmaker spends his free time crafting unsolicited remixes for big singles like Beyoncé’s “7/11” and, as…… Source: RollingStone Link: DJ Mustard […]
For his current Rolling Stone cover story, Sam Smith gave hours of interviews, both on his home turf in London and in Atlanta as he prepared to launch his first arena tour, giving us so much material that we couldn’t possibly print it all. Smith, 22, who is nominated for six Grammys this weekend, opened…… Source: RollingStone Link: 22 Things […]
When your most famous song is titled “Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother,” it’s fair to say you’ve carved out an against-the-grain career. And at age 68, Ray Wylie Hubbard is still kicking up dust — the Texas singer-songwriter announced a new album today. Titled The Ruffian’s Misfortune, the record will…… Source: RollingStone Link: Texas Rebel […]
Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Modest Mouse and Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2015 Sasquatch! Festival, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend (May 22nd through 25th) at the legendary Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Washington. Lana Del Rey, Ryan Adams, the Decemberists, St. Vincent, Spoon, James Blake and the New Pornographers will also…… Source: RollingStone Link: Sasquatch! 2015: […]