Kelly Clarkson signs worldwide deal with Atlantic Records

Multi-Grammy winning singer/songwriter Kelly Clarkson has signed a long-term, worldwide deal with Atlantic Records. Clarkson, who has sold over 25 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide since the launch of her recording career in 2002, is slated to release…

Bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley passes at 89

Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday (June 23rd) from difficulties with skin cancer. He was 89. Stanley was born and raised…

Led Zeppelin wins ‘Stairway To Heaven’ lawsuit

Led Zeppelin has won its lawsuit claiming that it stole the opening riffs of “Stairway To Heaven” from Spirit’s 1969 instrumental, “Taurus.” After a week’s worth of testimony, an eight person jury ruled in favor the famed rock group on…

The Turtles reissue 60s albums August 19th

The Turtles is celebrating its 50th anniversary on August 19th with a pair of definitive releases. The band’s label FloEdCo, in association with Manifesto Records, has encompassed, for the first time, the entire band’s recorded catalog from 1965 to 1970. The Complete…

Garth Brooks breaks Bossier City arena record

Garth Brooks has broken the CenturyLink Center record in Bossier City, Louisiana by selling more than 25,000 tickets in 49 minutes. The previous record was held by Winter Jam, on March 8, 2013, with 13,887 tickets sold. Tickets for all…

Deep Purple drummer suffers stroke

Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice has suffered from a stroke this week which has caused the group to cancel shows. Paice made the announcement on the band’s website which explains the ordeal. “To all the people who were expecting to see…

Meat Loaf collapses on stage

The iconic singer dropped his microphone towards the end of a show Meat Loaf collapsed Thursday night (June 16th) near the end of his concert at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Canada. While the cause of his illness was…

MusiCares charity auction offering Paul McCartney experience

The latest GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience with multi-GRAMMY-winning artist Paul McCartney. Presented in partnership with Kompolt, the package is available for bid through June 23rd at eBay.com This spectacular package includes: Two passes to attend a…

Kanye West announces Saint Pablo Tour

Kanye West – the 22-time Grammy Award winning, visionary multi-disciplinary artist who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has twice been named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world –  unveils details for The Saint…

Usher releases two new singles

“Crash” and “No Limit” are available on Tidal Global megastar and eight time Grammy Award winner Usher is releasing two new singles this week — “Crash” and “No Limit featuring Young Thug.” “Crash” is available on Friday, June 10th worldwide…

Garth Brooks announces Shreveport show

For the first time in 19 years, The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood is coming to the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA area. The concert will be Saturday, July 30th at 7 pm at CenturyLink Center in Bossier City. Tickets…