“He’s been so fully formed as a force of nature that his voice is just a beautiful, unique gift from God”: Singer-songwriter-producer Jim Lauderdale has boatloads of praise for bluegrass icon Ralph Stanley, whose latest album, Ralph Stanley and Friends: Man of Constant Sorrow, was released this week through Cracker Barrel…… Source: RollingStone Link: Ralph Stanley […]

Bob Dylan has a solution for unemployment: Let the billionaires step up. In a new interview with AARP, the 73-year-old singer offered his solution while discussing broad subjects like happiness and misfortune, and specifically how the ultra-wealthy might step in to end the world’s problems. “The government’s not going to create…… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob […]

On September 19th, 1974 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played two shows at the Main Point, a club right outside of Philadelphia. “He loosens up with a new song,” Paul Alpaugh wrote in the Villanova University student newspaper The Villanovan, “introducing a new keyboard man who makes the audience forget…… Source: RollingStone Link: 40 Years […]

“That was one of my favorite shows I’ve ever played in town,” says Margo Price of headlining Rolling Stone Country’s first new-artist showcase last November at historic Nashville club Exit/In. Price’s set was equal parts Loretta and Tammy, full of strong-woman anthems and, in the case of “This Town Gets…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Margo […]

The long, long wait for new music from Shania Twain continues, but the global superstar is returning to store shelves with a new CD and DVD. Fresh from her two-year residency in Las Vegas, which wrapped in December, the country-pop superstar is set to release Shania: Still the One Live…… Source: RollingStone Link: Shania Twain […]

Ariana Grande will perform at halftime of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, set for Sunday, February 15 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The 21-year-old singer – coming off a breakout year that included a Number 1 album, four Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, a pair of Grammy nominations…… Source: RollingStone Link: Ariana […]

On Wednesday, a press release went out noting the formation of Art of Anarchy, a new supergroup featuring Disturbed bassist John Moyer, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, brothers Jon and Vince Votta and Scott Weiland on vocals. But as Weiland hinted in a Facebook post Wednesday night, the band…… Source: RollingStone Link: Scott Weiland […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrae Crouch was remembered at his funeral in Los Angeles for his dedication to spreading gospel music around the world. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Andrae Crouch remembered for dedication to gospel music

Decades after the release of their last album, garage rockers the Sonics are returning with a new LP, This Is the Sonics. The group, best known lately for their raucous 1965 recording of “Have Love Will Travel,” heralded the news with a gritty, sax-powered single, “Bad Betty.” Previously, the This…… Source: RollingStone Link: Garage Rockers […]

Austin will add ‘country’ to its Live Music Capital of the World nickname on May 2nd, when some of Nashville’s biggest names descend on the Texas city for the second annual iHeartRadio Country Festival. Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Brantley Gilbert are the first artists announced for the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tim McGraw, […]