World renowned guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Richie Kotzen is gearing up to release his 21st solo record, Salting Earth, and hit the road in support of it. His new CD will be available April 14th via his own Headroom, Inc.…
Fancy: The Musical, a new musical based on Reba McEntire’s hit song “Fancy,” held development labs on March 16th and 17th. The new show is still in the incubation process, and The Music Universe got a peak inside the creation…
Music plays a big factor in every movie. Whether it’s popular music or specifically composed, it plays a more important role than one may think. I spoke with Mark Leggett and Velton Ray Bunch, composers for last year’s Dolly Parton’s Coat…
Kenneth Womack, PhD, is a world renowned Beatles speaker, writer, and scholar who also serves as Dean and Professor of English at Monmouth University. In 2014, he published The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four in celebration of the 50th anniversary…
The Music Universe recently interviewed Vivek J. Tiwary, author of the New York Times best selling graphic novel and soon to be TV series The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story. It is the story of Brian Epstein, the man…
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are two of the biggest superstars in music! Brooks has sold more albums than anyone and he just surpassed his tie with The Beatles for six Diamond Awards. He now has seven as of last…
Fans of Seventies rock are sure to remember Grand Funk Railroad. The group, who has been together since 1969, is still touring and selling out shows across the world reaching both new and long-time fans for 47 years. They will be making a…
At just 20-years-old Nimarr Akers (aka King Marz) is dedicated to his craft and determined to put his home state on the map. You see, most hip hop artist represent a city, but King Marz is from a small-scale town…