Befitting of his own creative odyssey and a fresh start to the year, five-time GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes will debut “All For You,” an original song featured in Paramount Pictures’ forthcoming feature film Monster Trucks, on ABC’s Good Morning America on…
A Pentatonix Christmas, the third holiday album from the Grammy Award winning group Pentatonix, remains at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. This is the second time the quintet has topped the chart (their self-titled album debuted #1 in 2015). The…
On January 13th, the Newseum will unveil its newest exhibit, “Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics,” created in partnership with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Opening just a week before the inauguration of Donald Trump,…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and rock music legend, John Fogerty, marks his debut at Wynn Las Vegas as he brings his acclaimed show, John Fogerty: Fortunate Son In Concert, to the Encore Theater for ten intimate performances…
February 10th sees the release of the latest special limited David Bowie 7″ picture disc, the 40th anniversary edition of Sound And Vision via Parlophone. Originally released in the UK on February 11th, 1977, Sound And Vision was taken from the groundbreaking album…
50 years ago today (Jan 4th) in 1967, The Doors broke through to the other side for the first time with its eponymous debut on Elektra Records. The Doors would go on to sell millions of copies and made stars…
Nashville-based indie pop/rock band Colony House will be releasing their second album Only The Lonely on January 13th on Descendant/RCA Records on CD and LP. The band will be performing their single “You & I” on Late Night with Seth Meyers…
The 2017 NAMM Show is just around the corner, and with it, top musical acts are scheduled to rock The NAMM Nissan Grand Plaza stage. This year will bring a variety of artists from across the sonic spectrum, with each…
Tickets go on sale January 4th at 11 am PST Radiohead, Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are set to headline 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. The event takes place April 14-16 and April 21-23 at the Empire Polo Club…
Two of the most successful and critically-acclaimed rock bands Chicago and The Doobie Brothers – who have sold more than 150 million records combined – have announced their co-headlining North American summer tour. The 30+ date trek kicks off off…
Riding on the success of the wildly popular CEO 7 model, Martin continues its CEO Series with the introduction of the CEO 8.2 that is offered with and without electronics. The world-renown Custom Shop continues its limited edition series with…
Joining the star-studded tribute to Randy Travis on February 8th will be Travis Tritt, Kane Brown, James Dupre, Scotty McCreery, Joe Nichols, Collin Raye, The Bellamy Brothers and Ricky Traywick. The event, titled 1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time: A…
50 years to the day of the release of their debut album, January 4th will be proclaimed “Day Of The Doors” in the city of Los Angeles. The proclamation will be made Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin during a…
The guitar will be unveiled at NAMM 2017 Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid is being honored with his own tribute ESP guitar. The LTD Cult ’86 is a tribute to the guitar that helped put Reid and the band on…
Welcome to the The Music Universe Year in Review. In our inaugural edition, I will recap some of the more highlighted moments from our website and discuss what’s to come in 2017. We appreciate all of our readers because without you, we wouldn’t…
Although her last album, the concept project ARTPOP, didn’t exactly wow diehards, one of the exceptions being The Music Universe, Joanne takes another turn musically for Lady Gaga. Always known for her hi-tech pop sounding tunes that always had a…
SiriusXM has announced that it will pay tribute to the groundbreaking artist George Michael. The limited-run channel, Faith, will feature music from the icon’s entire body of work. Faith will feature music from the legendary artist’s earliest recordings with Wham!,…
Nearly 21 years after the blockbuster film Twister, starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, was released, the film’s score gets an expanded reissue on CD. La-La Land Records, Warner Music Group, Warner Bros. Pictures and Amblin Entertainment have announced Twister: Expanded…
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, will showcase its eclectic Salon Collection, featuring rock legend John Lennon’s 1956 Austin Princess, during the 46th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, to be held January 14-22, 2017, at WestWorld of Scottsdale in Arizona.…
The actress passed away one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher Actress Debbie Reynolds has died at the age of 84, one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher shocked the world. Reynolds was rushed to a Los…
This year musicians experimented, broke barriers and connected with their fans more intimately. The music industry evolved more than ever in 2016 and global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL was at the forefront. TIDAL provided artists with a platform to…
The singer will perform the pair’s 1991 duet Elton John is reportedly set to perform at his friend, George Michael’s funeral. Metro reports that John will perform the pair’s 1991 duet, “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” at one…
The actress was 60 years old Iconic Stars Wars actress Carrie Fisher has died at the age of 60 following a heart attack late last week. The actress went into cardiac arrest during a flight from London to Los Angeles on…
The music industry is constantly evolving and changing, and 2016 was no exception. In October, the United States Department of Commerce released its 2016 Top Markets Media and Entertainment report. Here are the major findings: Overall, the music industry declined…
The label has apologized to Spears and fans Britney Spears was the subject of a nasty Twitter hack for Sony Music. Early Monday (Dec 26th), a tweet was sent saying the pop star had died by accident, putting fans in a…
A Pentatonix Christmas, the third holiday album from the Grammy Award winning group Pentatonix, lands at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. This is the second time the quintet has topped the chart (their self-titled album debuted #1 in 2015).…
The death was unexpected Pop star George Michael has passed away, his publicist confirms. The singer died over the Christmas period at the age of 53 at his home in Goring in Oxfordshire, located in Southeast England. “It is with great…
Nearly three weeks after the wildfires that spread across Dolly Parton’s home area of Sevier County, Tennessee, Parton and the Dollywood Foundation launched the distribution of assistance from the My People Fund. During the four day cash distribution, 884 families…
2017 will be a big year for the band and its fans U2 is spreading cheer to its fan this Christmas morning with two special announcements. The band posted a video on social media featuring all four members around a decorated…
The night will include concerts by Styx, A Thousand Horses and more Keith Urban is set to headline the Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville event. Urban, who’s making his way up to the top of…
Amazon has announced that the entire catalog from the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks, will be available exclusively on Amazon Music beginning at 12 am ET on December 24th. Fans will be able to stream Brooks’ entire 16 album…
Rumors are heating up that Van Halen is gearing up for a 40th anniversary tour in 2018 that may contain unexpected guests. SiriusXM’s Debatable reported on Thursday (Dec 22nd) that the group is rumored to be currently recording with original frontman David Lee Roth…
After a whirlwind year and a half following the release of his 2015 album Stages, multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter, and actor Josh Groban closes out 2016 with a lot to celebrate, including a No. 1 single on the Adult Contemporary…
The event will be held on Inauguration Day Country music superstar act Big & Rich will be the headlining entertainment at the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) second-ever inauguration charity event benefiting Musicians On Call. The hit duo will…
SiriusXM has announced that it will broadcast exclusive concerts, DJ sets and special performances live on New Year’s Eve. SiriusXM’s New Year’s Eve Live Concert Lineup Includes: Maroon 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center – captured live on SiriusXM’s…
The Journey Home Project, co-founded by Charlie Daniels, presented a check for $100,000 to Operation Stand Down Tennessee on behalf of Nashville Serving Veterans Community Board. The gift will be used to staff the Nashville Serving Veterans Community Board’s Virtual…
AXS (pronounced “Access”), a leading ticketing and digital media platform has been recognized as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in North America by Deloitte as part of their 2016 Technology Fast 500. Ranked 109, AXS was measured not…
The ceremony takes place April 7, 2017 in New York Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes have been announced as the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees. Nile Rodgers will also be…
The album will be Paisley’s 11th studio effort Superstar Brad Paisley has announced that he will release his 11th studio album, Love And War, on March 3rd via Arista Nashville. “Today” is the first single from the much anticipated album and…
The Recording Academy has announced its 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Shirley Caesar, Ahmad Jamal, Charley Pride, Jimmie Rodgers, Nina Simone, Sly Stone, and the Velvet Underground. Thom Bell, Mo Ostin and Ralph Peer…
VIMIC VIP Packages for the band’s European leg of its upcoming 2017 tour are now on sale. Fans who purchase VIP tickets get a meet and greet and personal photo with VIMIC; Simple Skeletons 48”x48” Wall Flag; VIMIC Embroidery 4”x…
On Wednesday December 21st, Bret Michaels, along with New York based developers Echelon Creative Inc., are set to launch a limited holiday edition first look at a game changing app: the Bret Michaels Emoji and lyric keyboard with ground breaking…
CMT has revealed a new title and premiere date for its upcoming limited eight part scripted series Sun Records, formerly known as Million Dollar Quartet and based on the Tony Award-winning musical, on Thursday, February 23rd at 10 pm ET The announcement comes…
British metal legends Judas Priest announces the reissue of their tenth studio album, Turbo. Turbo 30 (Remastered 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be released via Sony Music on February 3, 2017 on 3 CD (the original album and two bonus discs) as well…
BBR’s Wheelhouse Records’ Trace Adkins will perform on CBS’ 18th Annual A Home for the Holidays television special to be broadcast at 8 pm ET on Friday, December 23rd. Adkins will perform a rendition of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”…
Coldplay has released Live From Spotify London, an exclusive, five-track collection of unique, stripped-back live recordings, performed in front of a small audience at Spotify’s London headquarters in November 2016. The track listing is as follows: Everglow Viva La Vida…
Late last year, Trent Reznor declared, “New NIN coming in 2016. Other stuff, too.” The ‘other stuff’ included the scores for NASA’s Juno short film, the climate change documentary Before the Flood (featuring the song “A Minute To Breathe”) and the…
Whether its movies, books or music, tales about taking risks just seem to make art seem that little bit cooler. There’s been hundreds of songs about poker, casino, roulette and everything in between since music began, and we take a…
Five-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, Garth Brooks, has ended the year with unprecedented ticket sales for his upcoming shows. Tickets for Albany, NY, go on sale Friday (Dec 16th) at 10 am ET. The concert will be Saturday, March…
In celebration of The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, GRAMMY-winning, multi-Platinum rock band Blues Traveler released their take on the Christmas hymn, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” with 100% of net proceeds from every download of the song benefitting…