Drummers have a whole new world they get to look forward to — drumming on anything and everything and actually hearing it outside of their head! A Kickstarter campaign has been launched for Freedrum, a virtual drumkit that fits in…
It’s “Aero-Vederci Baby!” for Aerosmith in 2017. The band has announced a mammoth 2017 European fareweel tour for next year. Fresh from a run of hugely successful South American shows, Aerosmith will return across the Atlantic with one of the…
Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top records, passed away Sunday, November 13th at the age of 74. Leon’s wife, Jan Bridges, released the following statement: “We thank everyone for…
After two years, Garth Brooks returns with his brand new album Gunslinger. The album is “stupid fun,” as Brooks states. It’s full of new anthems, ballads and concert staples, and will sure to please your ears. “Here it is, the only album in…
Grammy Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Record Store Day ambassadors Metallica will celebrate the release of their forthcoming album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct with fans and independent record stores around the world as part of Blackened Friday.…
Multi-platinum, five-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Faith Hill will release an album, entitled Deep Tracks, on November 18th via Warner Bros. Records, her final album on the record label. The album features non-single tracks from Hill’s previous albums — the 6x-platinum…
Madonna will present an evening of music, art, mischief and performance to benefit Raising Malawi during Art Basel on Friday, December 2nd at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, FL. Tickets are available via email. The Material Girl will be joined…
Tony Bennett celebrated his 90th birthday in August and this milestone occasion continues with the RPM Records/Columbia Records release of Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 set for pre-order on November 11th and worldwide release on December 16th. Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 will…
CMA Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks will join ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live for two consecutive nights! On Tuesday, November 15th, he will play for the entire show and on Wednesday, November 16th, Brooks hosts a huge block party concert behind…
America Salutes You, a concert honoring those who serve in the military, veterans and their families, will take place on Saturday, November 12th at 8 pm CT at the Rosemont Theater outside of Chicago in Rosemont, Illinois. America Salutes You…
In June 2016, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long held dreams come true for his fans as Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and…
Dick Clark Productions and ABC have announced that pop music superstars Maroon 5 will be joined by platinum-selling artist Kendrick Lamar to perform their hit single, “Don’t Wanna Know” together for the first time on national television during the T-Mobile…
If you live in Ohio or Kentucky, your last chance to see The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood will be in Cincinnati, OH. The concert will be Saturday, January 28th at 7 pm at U.S. Bank Arena. Tickets will…
The 2017 UK, European and Canadian legs of the Guns N’ Roses already hugely successful Not In This Lifetime Tour went on sale on December 9th and has already sold more than a million tickets in 24 hours! Tickets for…
Last year, revenue from streaming music services increased 45.2% and represented 43% of digital’s $6.7 million in music sales, according to IFPI. Soon, streaming is expected to surpass downloads as the leading source of digital revenue, although in 42 countries,…
Stars share their feelings on social media It’s been a wild two years since Donald Trump announced his run for 45th President of the United States. Many thought his campaign was a joke while others supported him from day one.…
CMA “Entertainer of the Year” Garth Brooks is once again breaking records. His soon to be released boxed set Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection is the biggest pre-sale in Target history. The ten disc boxed set, due out November 11th, includes…
A company-wide auction at Veterans United Home Loans raised more than $44,000 to help build a smart home for a triple amputee Veteran. The event gave the company’s 2,100 employees the opportunity to bid on and win autographed guitars by…
Musicians and music lovers who want flexibility with their headphones have a different option: Koss’ VC20 heaphone control. The Koss VC20 headphone volume control helps listeners control the volume of their music with a convenient accessory. The VC20 is equipped with a…
Hot off his history-making fifth win for the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award, Garth Brooks will be a key adviser for the Top 12 artists on the Monday, November 14th 8 pm telecast of NBC’s three-time Emmy Award-winning series…
Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced additional spring dates on their 2017 North American Tour in support of their 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway. As previously announced, The Getaway Tour kicks off January 5th, 2017, in…
Masterworks Broadway/Epic Records will release Hairspray LIVE! Original Soundtrack Of The NBC Television Event the companion album to NBC’s broadcast of Hairspray Live! which will air on Wednesday December 7th at 8 pm ET The all-star cast features Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson,…
It’s taken me awhile, but I have finally accepted that Bon Jovi are never going back to their hard rock days. Their last great album — These Days — was delivered more than 20 years ago and they have a few…
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Joel Rafael, and Bad Dog will perform a benefit concert on Sunday, November 27th for the Water Protectors on the front line and the Standing Rock community. The concert will be held at Prairie Knights Pavilion…
On the heels of the critical and commercial success of its first five original documentaries, CMT has announced it has greenlit and begun production on If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (working title) slated to premiere on CMT…
Bon Jovi’s This House Is Not For Sale is out today (Nov 4th) on Island/UMG and is already #1 in twenty territories and Top Five in more than fifty on iTunes. It celebrates the Grammy-Award winning act’s triumphant statement of…
Foo Fighters, Don Henley, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Randy Newman, Stevie Nicks, Lucinda Williams, Gary Clark, Jr., Jeff Lynne, George Strait, Jackson Browne, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Elle King, Regina Spector and The Heartbreakers will honor Tom Petty at…
After celebrating over 40 years together with the same trio line-up, UMe continues the celebration of the Rush catalog with the release of three 40th anniversary expanded editions of the band’s classic 1976 album 2112. On December 16th, 2112 –…
The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas event in America, announces the 2016 talent lineup for its landmark anniversary celebration. With Olivia Newton-John as Grand Marshal, musical performances will be featured during the parade and national telecast, and…
New band will hit the road Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award winner and Slipknot co-founding member and key songwriter, Joey Jordison has unveiled plans for his long-awaited return in the form of a new musical venture, VIMIC. The band consists…
Dick Clark Productions and ABC have announced that eight-time American Music Award nominee The Weeknd will perform at the 2016 American Music Awards. The news broke via the Facebook page for the American Music Awards, with a superfan getting a…
The annual tree lighting ceremony will feature holiday performances NBC celebrates the lighting of the world’s most famous Christmas tree with Christmas in Rockefeller Center on Wednesday, November 30th from 8-9 pm ET NBC’s Today anchors Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker…
It was a celebration five decades in the making when winners were announced during The 50th Annual CMA Awards live from Nashville on November 2nd. The night’s big winner was Garth Brooks who now holds the record as having the…
When the Kentucky Headhunters released their debut album, Pickin’ On Nashville, in 1989, they pioneered a new southern rock and modern country sound that took over the airwaves for the next decade. With hits like “Dumas Walker,” “Walk Softly On This…
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), a global leader in music publishing, has announced an agreement with the Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson to become, effective immediately, the exclusive worldwide publishing administrator for Prince’s entire song catalog. With the agreement, UMPG is…
Dick Clark Productions and ABC, in partnership with T-Mobile, have announced that voting is open for the New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile award at the 2016 American Music Awards. The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely…
The HBO Documentary Films presentation Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) follows the American rock band as they recount their experiences before and after the tragic terrorist attack at their concert in Paris that claimed 89 lives on November…
The singer will perform at the show Beyonce has been confirmed as a performer for tonight’s (Nov 2nd) 50th Annual CMA Awards live from Nashville. ABC’s Good Morning America confirms that the pop star will appear at the show, but not sure…
The special celebrates A Pentatonix Christmas Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Pentatonix is poised to host their first-ever holiday network special on Wednesday, December 14th at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC. The one-hour television event will take viewers on…
Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson and more are scheduled to perform Some of the music industry’s most well-known names have gathered to ring in the holiday spirit during CMA Country Christmas, a two-hour special hosted for the seventh year by Jennifer…
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs December 5th on CBS Multi-Grammy Award winners Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd will perform on The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which will film in Paris for the first time, for broadcast Monday, December…
Capitol Records, one of the world’s preeminent music companies and the first record label established on the West Coast, will launch its 75th Anniversary Celebration in November with an extensive slate of music, film and literary projects that will pay…
From the stage of Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium, Little Big Town, along with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and Ryman Auditorium General Manager Sally Williams, announced November 1st their upcoming “Little Big Town at the Mother Church” residency. The first ever Ryman…
Platinum-selling Maryland hard rock icons, KIX entered the Billboard Top Music Video Sales chart at #3 with their October 21, 2016 Loud & Proud Records release, Can’t Stop The Show: The Return Of KIX, a two-disc DVD/CD set. It’s the…
George Strait recently announced the November 18th release of Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 exclusively with Walmart. This impressive three disc, 56 track collection features 36 hit singles including 26 No. 1s plus two brand new songs co-written…
SiriusXM has announced that it will launch Bon Jovi Radio, the limited-run channel dedicated to the band’s music. The exclusive channel will culminate with a private performance by Bon Jovi at a secret location in Miami on December 3rd. The…
Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley has released the title track from his critically acclaimed album Black (Capitol Records Nashville). Written by Bentley, Ross Copperman and Ashley Gorley, “Black” has been called one of “the sexiest songs of his career” by the Associated…
Bob Marley & the Wailers were at the peak of their artistic powers when they arrived at the Lyceum London for two shows on July 17 and 18, 1975, having just released Natty Dread the year before and about to…
SESAC, the nation’s most progressive PRO and the only Music Rights Organization in the country, kicked off CMA Week by honoring the songwriters and music publishers behind the year’s most-performed Country and Americana songs at the organization’s Nashville Music Awards…
Kenny Chesney came to Nashville fresh out of college with a headful of dreams and a fistful of songs. He didn’t know how his adventure was going to turn out, but he intended to put his whole heart into it.…