Rihanna, in partnership with Kendo Brands, a LVMH-owned beauty developer, launches her global makeup brand, Fenty Beauty, in an unprecedented 1,600 stores across 17 countries in one day today (Fri, Sept 8th). The beauty industry’s most anticipated launch, Fenty Beauty…
A live concert tribute to the “godfather of the electric guitar” Les Paul, featuring the world’s best guitarists Slash, Joe Perry, Joe Satriani, Edgar Winter, Toto axeman Steve Lukather, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Neal Schon are all featured in A…
Highlights include Rock Legends, Classic Albums and The Big Interview “Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through” on AXS TV, in an epic Saturday Stack birthday block celebrating the iconic genre-defying showman Meat Loaf on Saturday, September 30th at 6 pm…
U.S. TOUR KICKS OFF OCTOBER 7th WITH CAL JAM 17 The countdown to the year’s most massive and ambitious melodic hard rock magnum opus just started ticking that much faster: “The Line,” the newest advance offering from Foo Fighters’ about…
Top country music songwriters were joined by surprise guest Kenny Loggins You love their music. You sing along to every word. I’m talking, of course, about the songwriters. Specifically, country music songwriters. To call them ‘unsung heroes’ would be a…
Annual Year-End Special To Honor Resilient Spirit of Those Affected By Hurricane Harvey, Champion Volunteers and Support Ongoing Recovery Efforts CMT has revealed it will honor Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan as the…
The single is ahead of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 reissue Sony Music has released “Fantasy,” a single by the late George Michael featuring Nile Rodgers. First recorded by the superstar in the late ’80s, the track was intended to be featured…
Slipknot is releasing Day of The Gusano, a documentary and live show for their current .5: The Gray Chapter album cycle, on Blu-ray/CD, 2 DVD/CD, DVD/CD and special gatefold deluxe triple vinyl/DVD packages on October 20th via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Shot in…
The singer has released two songs instantly Kelly Clarkson has announced her new album Meaning of Life will be released on October 27th via Atlantic Records. The singer has dropped the first single, “Love So Soft” and “Move You” for those…
Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You will debut on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and On Demand on November 14th from Universal 1440 Entertainment, a production entity of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Narrated and executive produced by Mariah Carey, the…
Continuing the celebration of the legendary Americana band’s 50 years of making music together, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s extraordinary career is encapsulated in the new retrospective two-disc set, Anthology, due September 29th via Capitol Nashville Beginning with “Buy For…
Dave Matthews, Ariana Grande, Pharrell, Justin TImberlake & more will perform a free show In response to the recent racial-related violence in their hometown of Charlottesville, VA, Dave Matthews Band will host an evening of music and unity that will…
On September 29th, Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with The Estate of Michael Jackson, will release Michael Jackson Scream, a collection of 13 of his all-time most electrifying and danceable tracks including “Ghosts,” “Torture,” “Thriller” and “Dirty Diana.” Additionally, Scream includes a…
The single is the second release from Songs of Experience U2 has released “You’re The Best Thing About Me,” the official first single from their forthcoming Songs of Experience album. The release follows last week’s surprise gift of “The Blackout” performance video,…
Four more cities are set to be announced For the first time in 21 years, the Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood is coming to Lincoln, NE. The tour is presented by Amazon Music Unlimited. The concert will be…
The app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store Swedish disruptive tech startup Amuse announces that will.i.am, creative innovator, entrepreneur, seven-time Grammy Award winner and front man for the Black Eyed Peas, joins the company as a co-founder.…
The track is from her debut Every Little Thing coming Oct 13th Billboard declared Carly Pearce as one of “13 Ladies We’d Like To See Crash the Male Dominated Charts” and this week, she does just that with “Every Little Thing.”…
Black Shelton’s new restaurant, live music venue and retail space, Ole Red Tishomingo, will celebrate its grand opening with an Opry-style performance and block party on Saturday, September 30th in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The themed entertainment venue was inspired by Shelton’s…
We at The Music Universe love original content from the artists we call our favorites, but we also appreciate a good cover of a popular song as well. Oftentimes the cover is better than the original, but we’ll let you…
Snapped Notorious: Tupac Shakur premieres Sept 10th on Oxygen Snapped, Oxygen Media’s longest running true-crime franchises, will premiere the two-hour special, Snapped Notorious: Tupac Shakur. The special will focus on the pivotal six day period leading up to the death of…
The group’s album was released on August 25th After months of build-up and the most talked about performance at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, award-winning multi-platinum selling group Fifth Harmony’s third album Fifth Harmony, via Syco/Epic Records, has blasted…
Apparel line to be discontinued after less than one year The Garth Brooks-inspired “Sevens” line of western-style shirts and jeans is no more. CINCH, the line’s manufacturer, already began phasing out the apparel earlier this year. A source within the…
The group is on tour in support of the project Queens Of The Stone Age’s monolithic seventh album, Villains, released August 25th on Matador Records, has stolen the hearts and souls of the music-loving (and purchasing) populace the world over.…
Fans can donate money to Hurricane Harvey victims Green Day will broadcast a special performance via Facebook Live today (Tues, Sept 5th) at 4 pm EST, to support Americares Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The band will donate $100,000 to the health-focused…
Pre-orders ship early November The Numero Group has officially announced the release of Savage Young Dü, a new deluxe box set chronicling the extraordinary early years of Hüsker Dü on Friday, November 10th. Available on four LPs or three CDs, Savage Young Dü…
Purchasers will receive a complimentary 12 month membership Mercedes-Benz and global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL, have announced a long-term partnership – in the next few months, Mercedes-Benz customers that have connected their car to the Mercedes me Portal will…
Texas native George Strait has announced details for an all star Hurricane Harvey benefit concert. Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief telethon is a one hour special based at Universal Studios Los Angeles with stages at New…
Queen is set to release a special box set of its landmark 1977 album News Of The World to mark the 40th anniversary of the project. News Of The World – 40th Anniversary Edition includes the original album on CD, plus two…
Miranda Lambert tops the list of nominees for The 51st Annual CMA Awards with five nominations. Little Big Town and Keith Urban each garner four nominations, tying for the second most nominations this year. “The talent of the past year…
The group performed for just over an hour to 10,000 fair attendees It is almost as if there are instruments onstage when Pentatonix arrives. But there are not. It is simply an illusion. All of the beats, bass, and vocals…
The bands are offering a pay-what-you-want download After the devastating storm that struck Texas, Lifehouse and Switchfoot wanted to do something together to give back and wrote a brand new song titled, “Shine Like Gold,” which exclusively premiered on People.com.…
120 songs will be released through the end of the year Sixty-one tour dates, an average of 37 songs per night, totaling over 200 hours of live music. That’s what Eric Church ultimately played in a five-month period spanning January…
Fergie has teamed with iPic Entertainment, creators of iPic Theaters, for the release of her highly-anticipated first visual album, Double Dutchess: Seeing Double, The Visual Experience. The experience come to iPic Theaters nationwide on September 20th with tickets available through iPic.…
Music’s greatest artists rule on AXS TV, as the network unleashes the Docs That Rock weekly block—airing every Tuesday at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT. The September lineup kicks off on September 12th, as hard rock pioneers Led Zeppelin embark…
BeBop Sensors, the leader in smart fabric sensor technology, has announced the world’s most responsive smart drum pad: BopPad. Created in collaboration with BeBop Sensors and Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI) musical instrument company, BopPad smart drum pad employs the world’s…
BoBWood Fest is September 23rd in Atlanta Six-time Grammy Award-nominated rapper/producer/multi-instrumentalist B.o.B presents the third annual BoBWood Fest- an interactive music festival and tribute to his loyal fans and Atlanta hometown, hosted by Greg Street (V-103), J Nicks (HOT 107.9)…
Tickets sold out within a day for initial shows Due to overwhelming ticket demand, Bruce Springsteen has extended his “Springsteen on Broadway” solo run through February 2018. Springsteen will make his Broadway debut this fall with the solo show at…
Let’s face it! There’s no better way to spend a holiday weekend than with a bunch of good music! We have teamed with AXS TV to bring you weekly highlights of music-oriented programming, starting this Labor Day weekend. Each week,…
Mould will perform at Foo Fighters’ Cal Jam 17 on Oct 7th The ever tireless Bob Mould has added a handful of Pacific Northwest headline dates and an appearance at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival to his October touring calendar.…
Made in Detroit contains 230 seats Kid Rock is expanding his brand that includes such hits as “Cowboy,” “Picture,” and “All Summer Long” to the culinary side with the launch of Kid Rock’s Made in Detroit, a contemporary food and…
Fall Out Boy has announced that all proceeds from their upcoming November 7th M A N I A Tour date in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center will benefit Hurricane Harvey relief efforts via the Fall Out Boy Fund, which…
The Rolling Stones are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Their Satanic Majesties Requeston September 22nd via ABKCO Music & Records. The group has released “2000 Light Years From Home” lyric video from the 50th Anniversary Special Edition. Originally released in December…
Brooks wraps his three year North American tour in December 2017 Garth Brooks will headline the 2018 Stagecoach festival, according to an exclusive Billboard article. Neither Stagecoach organizers nor Brooks’ camp have confirmed the story. If it is true, it…
The Music City Walk of Fame will pay tribute to the Ryman Auditorium in celebration of the historic venue’s 125th anniversary with the induction and presentation of stars to Little Big Town, the Country Music mega-group in residency at the…
The song is the second offering from Songs Of Experience U2 have shared a performance video of new album track “The Blackout” via Facebook Live. The performance video was directed by Richie Smyth and filmed in front of a live audience…
The singer is celebrating 40 years of “Heroes” This week the music of David Bowie reached a major milestone with the one billionth stream on Spotify from his stellar 50-year career. The No. 1 streamed song, “Heroes,” originally recorded in…
Chart-Topping Newcomer Dylan Scott to Open the Show Justin Moore has announced that he will launch his Hell On A Highway Tour October 13th in Monroe, LA. The Platinum-selling entertainer will hit over 40 cities across the US with Dylan…
“The Blackout” video is available Aug 30th U2 fans are about to get their first taste of new music from the group’s upcoming Songs Of Experience album. The band is set to release “The Blackout” video tomorrow (Wed, Aug 30th)…
The singer has gained a regional following in Tucson Tucson, Arizona resident and lover of all things nerd-like, Billy Shaw Jr., has a knack for music making. He is a singer, songwriter, and can play the hell out of a…
Metallica has announced that they will reissue their third album, Master of Puppets on November 10th on their own Blackened Recordings. The album has been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in various digital and…