Archive | News

RSS feed for this section

Music Affects How Beer Tastes, Study Says

According to an abstract, the study — which was led by Dr. Felipe Carvalho of Vrije Universiteit Brussel — comprised of three experiments "in which participants tasted a beer twice, and rated the experience, each time under the influence of a different sound stimulus. The participants were not informed that they were, in fact, tasting the same […]

On the Charts: Nick Jonas, 'Hamilton' Can't Stop Drake's 'Views'

Nick Jonas’ new album wasn’t enough to dislodge Drake from the rapper’s semi-permanent spot atop the Billboard 200 as Views racked up a seventh consecutive week at Number One. Jonas’ Last Year Was Complicated settled for Number Two, the singer’s best debut as a solo artist, and 66,000 copies sold. Drake becomes the first… Source: RollingStone Link: On […]

Wale Drops New Mixtape 'Summer on Sunset'

Wale celebrates warmer weather and his move to Los Angeles on the rapper’s new mixtape Summer on Sunset, which dropped on Friday. The 17-track mixtape, Wale’s first release since his 2015 LP The Album About Nothing, features guests Cam’ron, Ty Dolla $ign, Tha Dogg Pound and more as well as production… Source: RollingStone Link: Wale Drops […]

Mexican 'Voice' Singer Shot and Killed in Chicago

Alejandro “Jano” Fuentes, a singer who appeared on the Mexican version of The Voice in 2011, died Saturday after being shot multiple times in his car Thursday in Chicago. He was 45. Fuentes’ death comes nearly a week after the murder of Voice contestant Christina Grimmie. While that singer was killed… Source: RollingStone Link: Mexican […]

Watch Eddie Vedder Perform at All-Star Chicago Cubs Benefit Concert

Eddie Vedder performed a surprise set of Pearl Jam hits alongside Chicago Cubs GM Theo Epstein at the latter’s annual Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert Friday at Chicago’s Metro. Vedder’s set featured solo renditions of “Better Man,” “Corduroy,” his Cubs anthem “All the Way” and “Rockin’ in the Free World.” On the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Terror fears to mute French summer solstice music bash

France's annual summer solstice music extravaganza — a party it has exported across the globe — will be slightly muted this year amid terror fears and the Euro 2016 football tournament. The Fete de la Musique (Make Music Day) sees citizens throng the streets to enjoy thousands of pop-up concerts — whether a marching band […]