Known to many as the King of Rock & Roll, Presley was just as schooled in the twangy sounds of Nashville as he was in the rhythm & blues of his native Tupelo, Mississippi, and Memphis. Many of his early rockabilly hits were bona fide country or bluegrass songs, like…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Watch […]
Martina McBride’s soul cred keeps coming. The country singer, whose latest chart-topper is the soul/R&B covers album, Everlasting, is now finding herself sharing a bill with the Empress of Soul. McBride and the legendary Gladys Knight will perform alongside pop/R&B chanteuse Estelle on the inaugural Skyville Live webcast, which will air…… Source: RollingStone Link: Martina […]
Wiz Khalifa’s latest video kicks off with a warning that it may trigger seizures, and rightfully so: The black-and-white clip for “Raw” is a chaotic montage of fist-pumping partiers, pretty girls and plumes of smoke befitting the track’s blistering, relentless beat. “Raw” was ostensibly inspired by the natural rolling paper company RAW,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
“I like delusion,” says Dave Brainard, sitting in his Nashville studio, which is hidden in a building behind a DSW Shoe Warehouse, right off Music Row. Not uncommon in such spaces, the walls are adorned with framed records and various guitars, including a stunning 1956 Gibson LG that was a…… Source: RollingStone Link: Brandy Clark, […]
The only copy of the Wu-Tang Clan’s album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, will be sold on the online auction site, Paddle8, Forbes reports. Wu-Tang honcho RZA said in a video interview for Forbes that while the auction date has not yet been announced, more details would be revealed during a…… Source: RollingStone Link: Wu-Tang Clan […]
With the release of her first new music in nearly five years, Reba McEntire confirms she is back in a big way. The Oklahoma native’s latest sass-filled track, “Going Out Like That,” which was released on Monday, January 5th, is already Number One on iTunes’ country chart. The upbeat tune…… Source: RollingStone Link: Listen to […]
Ghost-like electric-guitar moans, ominous piano and a mesmerizing acoustic blues-guitar line open “Cupid Carries a Gun,” the latest song from Marilyn Manson’s forthcoming LP, The Pale Emperor, to be released. The singer croaks lyrics about witch drums and how you “better pray for hell, not hallelujah,” before invoking snakes, spiders…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Marilyn […]
Eddie Murphy knows reggae. In 2013, the actor, comedy icon and erstwhile R&B singer threw many for a loop when he unveiled “Red Light,” a stellar reggae track featuring Snoop Dogg, as his first new musical offering in 20 years. But unlike Snoop, whose calculated Jamaican reincarnation met an inevitable…… Source: RollingStone Link: Eddie Murphy […]
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Happy birthday to the King! Elvis Presley would have been 80 years old on Thursday, an occasion that will be marked with a multi-day celebration in Memphis, Tennessee at his Graceland mansion. The party will include birthday cake, movie screenings and an auction of artifacts like his first […]
The Foo Fighters will set up shop at the Forum in Los Angeles this Saturday, January 10th, for their first concert of 2015 and last in the States before embarking on their Sonic Highways world tour. Billed as “An Evening With Foo Fighters in the Round,” a portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit three…… Source: RollingStone Link: Foo Fighters […]