LCD Soundsystem cancel final Brooklyn Steel shows

Band changed their mind after initially posting the shows would go on as planned LCD Soundsystem has canceled the final three shows of its 20 show Brooklyn Steel residency due to concerns over the omicron COVID-19 variant. The band shared…

Episode 114 with Manuel Cuevas

Episode 114 with Manuel Cuevas

Manuel chats with Matt Bailey Designer Manuel Cuevas is so synonymous with combining fashion and music that he’s mostly known by his first name. Manuel was responsible for making Johnny Cash the Man in Black, crafting Elvis’ signature gold lamé…

Queen guitarist Brian May tests positive for COVID

May will share details later Brian May is currently battling COVID-19. The Queen guitarist shared the news on social media this weekend, stating he’d share more details at a later date. “The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded…

San Francisco declares ‘Metallica Day’

Metallica Day is Dec 16th In celebration of Metallica’s 40th anniversary and two shows this weekend at the Chase Center, the City of San Francisco has declared December 16th “Metallica Day.” The band was bestowed the honor during a press…

Gasparilla Music Festival announces initial 2022 lineup

Gasparilla Music Festival announces initial 2022 lineup

Black Pumas and Trombone Shorty lead lineup The Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Coppertail Brewing Co. has released the first wave of artists that will be performing at their 11th anniversary festival taking place on February 25-27 in Tampa,…

Noel Gallagher added to ‘A Bowie Celebration’

Noel Gallagher added to ‘A Bowie Celebration’

Star-studded event honors Bowie’s 75th birthday Noel Gallagher has been added to the line-up of the second annual A Bowie Celebration, set for January 8, 2022, what would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday. He joins Def Leppard and lead…

Billy Joel adds 82nd monthly MSG show

MSG’s first music franchise continues into July 2022 Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. has announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added another show as part of his record-breaking residency at The World’s Most…

Jack Harlow teams with KFC

Jack Harlow teams with KFC

Yearlong partnership intended to bring younger diverse audience to KFC KFC teams up with Kentucky-born, Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow for a year-long partnership to bring about a younger, more diverse consumer to the KFC brand while leaning into menu innovation…

TikTok releases 2021 Year in Music charts

TikTok releases 2021 Year in Music charts

Original, new and classic music rise on the platform TikTok has become a dominate force in the music industry as it has shown tremendous growth over the past year. Approximately 430 songs surpassed one billion video views as TikTok sounds…

Alesso, Katy Perry set ‘When I’m Gone’ for Dec 29th

Official music video will world premiere on ESPN on Jan 10th 10:22PM/Astralwerks/Capitol Records will release Alesso & Katy Perry “When I’m Gone” globally on Wednesday, December 29th at noon ET. The vibrant new dance track marks the iconic artists’ first…

Record Store Day announces 15th birthday

Record Store Day announces 15th birthday

RSD returns to original one day event in Apr 2022 Record Store Day will celebrate its 15th birthday in 2022. The event returns on April 23rd to celebrate brick-and-mortar indie record stores. Record Store Day is the largest single-day music…

Unreleased Whitney Houston sells for $1m

Song is part of new NFT collection An unreleased Whitney Houston recording made when she was 17 was just sold last night (Tues, Dec 14th) in a 24-hour auction on the OneOf NFT platform. The winning bid was for $1…

BTS teases original webcomic/webnovel

BTS teases original webcomic/webnovel

Set for Jan 2022 release HYBE and BTS have released the first teaser for 7Fates: CHAKHO, an original webcomic and webnovel, in one of the group’s first appearances since announcing hiatus earlier this month. It’s set for release in January…

Cassadee Pope announces Thrive Tour 2022

Eleven date trek kicks off spring 2022 Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Cassadee Pope is hitting the road in 2022 with her upcoming Thrive Tour. The eleven date trek kicks off March 18th in Baltimore and wraps April 1st in Milwaukee. Stops…

Gibson details Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP

Dave Mustaine Gibson USA Flying V EXP available in two colors Gibson is proud to unveil the first guitars in the new Dave Mustaine Collection, the Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP. For the new Flying V’s, the Gibson team…

Gene Simmons opening Kiss museum in Las Vegas

Simmons says the band plans to revisit Kiss residency Gene Simmons is currently developing a Kiss museum that is expected to open at the Rio in Las Vegas in March 2022. Simmons tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he is…

Primus announces extended Rush tribute tour

Primus announces extended Rush tribute tour

The tour finds the band performing Rush’s A Farewell To Kings in its entirety Primus has announced an extensive, 46-date, coast-to-coast extension of its wildly popular A Tribute To Kings Tour, paying homage to prog-rock legends, Rush. The tour will find…

George Jones Museum closes in Nashville

George Jones Museum closes in Nashville

Venue has permanently closed The George Jones Restaurant, Museum and Rooftop in Downtown Nashville has closed its doors for good. The news was shared via an Instagram post on Monday (Dec 13th) stating the past two years have made it…

LCD Soundsystem announces holiday special with Amazon Music

Event features Eric Wareheim, Macaulay Culkin, Christine Ko, and Aparna Nancherla Amazon Music has announced The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special, an innovative virtual event streaming December 22nd, featuring the band on the heels of their sold out 20-show residency in…

Mika announces 2022 North American tour

Six initial dates announced Global pop sensation Mika has announced his 2022 North American tour presented by Indeed.com, the world’s number one job site. Taking place throughout April 2022, Mika’s tour will hit six cities across America and Canada with…

CMT reveals ‘CMT Listen Up’ 2022 list

CMT reveals ‘CMT Listen Up’ 2022 list

Thirteen rising artists named to year-long campaign CMT has revealed its newest lineup of rising artists to watch in its highly-anticipated 2022 CMT Listen Up campaign, which recognizes and supports country music’s most promising newcomers across CMT platforms. Breland, Brittney…

Carly Pearce extends 29 Tour

Carly Pearce extends 29 Tour

Eleven additional dates have been added for 2022 Carly Pearce has is extending her The 29 Tour run into 2022. Wrapping a sold out first leg with fan and critic praise from Chicago to New York City, Nashville and Washington,…