NEW YORK (AP) — Many theater-lovers are looking at Saturday with dread. That's the day key members of the Broadway cast of "Hamilton" play their last performance. But Leslie Odom Jr. can hardly wait. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Post Tony, Leslie Odom Jr. to 'pour energy into my music'
50 Cent’s bankruptcy case has ended, with a judge signing off on a deal that finds the rapper (real name Curtis Jackson) paying out $23 million to his creditors over the next five years, TMZ reports. “Mr. Jackson is pleased that the Bankruptcy Court approved his plan of reorganization today, less than one year after… Source: RollingStone Link: 50 […]
As the 1980s turned into the 1990s, Jimmy Page didn’t know quite what to do with himself. In the 10 years since John Bonham’s death instantly ended Led Zeppelin, he cut two albums with his supergroup the Firm, created the soundtrack for Death Wish II, briefly teamed up with members of… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: The […]
Butch Walker will release his new album, Stay Gold, on August 26th. And while the record, his eighth studio project, returns him to his more rock-minded ambitions after 2015’s somber Afraid of Ghosts, it doesn’t shy away from a heartbreaking ballad. “Descending,” released today, is a devastating duet with country chanteuse… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Alt-J drummer Thom Sonny Green trades in folk-inflected indie rock for stirring instrumental hip-hop on his new song “Vienna,” the first single from his debut solo album, High Anxiety. The instrumental cut blends an array of synth sounds to create a mood that’s both ethereal and contemplative. But while the synths are… Source: RollingStone Link: Alt-J […]
When Chris Lane was in a Nashville studio working on his debut album, he noticed a trend: “Every song seemed to be about some type of girl problem,” reports the North Carolina native. So, titling the project was an easy task. Lane’s Girl Problems hits stores August 5th. It’s already off… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris […]
Songwriters Jon Stone and Kristy Osmunson are self-described polar opposites, but as the duo American Young, they’re turning oil and water into a magical, genre-defying mixture. To date, their songs have been hits for Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts and Joey + Rory, among others. Stone, who co-produced the… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear American […]
AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams hinted at retirement following the Australian hard rock outfit’s current tour in an interview with Gulfshore Life. Williams touched on the various problems that have plagued AC/DC over the past few years, starting with the departure of founding guitarist Malcolm Young in 2014 due to dementia. Drummer Phil Rudd… Source: RollingStone Link: AC/DC's […]
Coldplay welcomed British singer Lianne La Havas onstage in Copenhagen Wednesday for a stunning, understated cover of Prince’s “Sometimes It Snows in April.” Related: Watch Emotional Prince Tributes at BET Awards The performance featured just La Havas and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, with the former plucking out the tender ballad’s simple, stirring guitar… Source: RollingStone Link: […]
During a recent trip to New York, EDM duo Krewella made a pit stop to get a set of matching tattoos. The sisters received their latest ink from Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, a tattoo artist whose handiwork is featured on everyone from Rihanna to Justin Bieber. Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf came… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]