Buddy Iahn

Buddy Iahn

Buddy Iahn founded The Music Universe when he decided to juxtapose his love of web design and music. As a lifelong drummer, he decided to take a hiatus from playing music to report it. The website began as a fun project in 2013 to one of the top independent news sites. Email: info@themusicuniverse.com

Glass Animals break Spice Girls chart record

Group score longest-leading No. 1 song on Billboard Hot 100 by British group in 25 years Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” continues to be the biggest song in the world this week, as it remains No. 1 on the Billboard Hot…

Goldenvoice announces new one day Palomino Festival

Palomino Festival

Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson & Family, and others will perform Goldenvoice, the promoter behind Coachella and Stagecoach, has announced a new one day country music festival for Southern California. Palomino Festival celebrates alt-country and Americana on Saturday, July 9th on…

Breland announces Breland & Friends benefit concert

Event assists Oasis Center youth-in-need Breland, who was recently named Amazon Music Breakthrough Artist, has announced the line up for his Breland & Friends benefit concert set for April 12th at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The show benefits Oasis Center, aiming…

Recording Academy honoring John Legend

Legend will receive Global Impact Award at Recording Academy Honors The Recording Academy will honor 12x GRAMMY-winning artist John Legend with the first-ever Recording Academy Global Impact Award at the Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective. The honor…

NYU awarding Taylor Swift with honoree degree

Singer will speak at commencement at Yankee Stadium New York University (NYU) will honor Taylor Swift with an honoree degree an an unprecedented “doubleheader” event honoring the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 on Wednesday, May 18th at Yankee Stadium.…