Kenny G celebrates 75 million albums sold

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has certified several Kenny G albums Diamond (ten million units sold), multi-platinum, platinum (one million units sold) and gold (500,000 units sold). Kenny, one of the most iconic instrumental musicians of the modern…

SiriusXM announces holiday music channels

SiriusXM has announced its extensive holiday music lineup featuring eight commercial-free channels celebrating the festive season, one to broadcast starting Wednesday, November 2nd. The holiday music channels will offer listeners a variety of traditional holiday songs, classical Christmas carols, country Christmas…

Röyksopp announces ‘Never Ever’ three track bundle

Following the huge success of Röyksopp’s first release outside of the album cycle – the club ready, hit single “Never Ever” featuring Norwegian singer songwriter Susanne Sundfør – the duo release a “Never Ever” three track bundle, which includes a…

Bon Jovi album cover is work of Florida artist

This House is Not For Sale, the 14th studio album from Grammy Award–winning band Bon Jovi, features a cover image by Jerry Uelsmann, a Florida Artists Hall of Fame inductee, University of Florida professor emeritus and author of multiple books,…

Avenged Sevenfold part of VR performance

On the evening of October 27th, multi-platinum rock band, Avenged Sevenfold, will give a global, 3D /360-degree, live-streamed virtual reality performance in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, Capitol Records and VRLIVE. Fans around…

Record Store Day Black Friday list unveiled

As Legacy Recordings announced its release of Record Store Day Black Friday exclusives, the entire list has now been unveiled. Alice Cooper, The Beach Boys, Eric Church, Extreme, Foreigner, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Raconteurs, Ramones, The Rolling Stones and more are among…

Garth Brooks celebrates 7 Diamonds with special guests

CMA “Entertainer Of The Year” Nominee Garth Brooks marked the unrivaled achievement of becoming the first recording artist in the history of music to earn Seven Diamond Album Certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Monday night (Oct 24th),…

Lady Gaga added as AMAs performer

Dick Clark Productions and ABC have announced that award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Lady Gaga will perform at the 2016 American Music Awards. She joins previously announced show opener Bruno Mars and “The American Music Award of Merit” honoree and…

Home music production tips you need to know

Thanks to technological advances and a wide variety of software and apps currently available, music production is easier than ever. A lot of indie producers are actually making stunning music from home, using tools that can be acquired at affordable…

Travis Tritt announces live CD/DVD

Multi-award winning artist and country music hit-maker Travis Tritt will release a special live two disc CD and DVD, titled A Man and His Guitar – Live From The Franklin Theatre, ‪on November 18th. The much-anticipated release, shot and recorded…

Eric Clapton 1964 Gibson guitar to be auctioned

Eric Clapton’s 1964 Gibson guitar and 85 other musical instruments, rare Civil War tokens, fine art and more will be auctioned at J. Levine Auction & Appraisal during its three day auction on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 27th, 28th…

Garth Brooks adds third Pearl Harbor show

By popular demand, Garth Brooks has added another concert to his upcoming salute to Pearl Harbor with Trisha Yearwood. Brooks and Yearwood will be playing unplugged in support of the 75th Commemoration of the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The new concert…

Sting honored with The American Music Award of Merit

Dick Clark Productions and ABC have announced that composer, singer, actor, author, and activist Sting will be honored with “The American Music Award of Merit” at the 2016 American Music Awards. The iconic musician will take to the stage to…

Metallica to release ‘Atlas, Rise!’ on Halloween

Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Metallica will unleash “Atlas, Rise!” to fans this coming Halloween at 3 pm EST/12 pm PST. The song is the third track to be released from Metallica’s forthcoming album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, due for…

Kenny Chesney, Pink top country charts

As Cosmic Hallelujah gets ready to drop this Friday, October 28th, Kenny Chesney and P!NK slide into the No. 1 spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay and the Media Base Country Airplay charts – as well as already spending…

Kelly Clarkson announces second Miracle on Broadway

Multi-Grammy-winning artist and The New York Times best-selling author Kelly Clarkson has announced her second Miracle on Broadway holiday concert. The Friday, December 16th event at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville will benefit four Music City non-profits handpicked by…

Two posthumous Prince albums announced

NPG Records and Warner Bros Records have announced two new Prince releases that will celebrate the iconic artist’s music and introduce fans to previously unreleased material from his legendary vault. This will mark the first Prince recordings released since his…

Mark Chesnutt releases Merle Haggard tribute

Country traditionalist Mark Chesnutt cites several of country’s most loved legends as influences on his successful career, and Merle Haggard is at the top of that list. To pay tribute to Haggard’s life and music, Chesnutt has released an emotionally…

Bruno Mars to open 2016 AMAs

Dick Clark Productions and ABC have that singer, songwriter, producer and musician Bruno Mars will open the “2016 American Music Awards.” The “2016 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in…

‘Uptown Funk’ certified RIAA Diamond

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars the 10th Act In History To Achieve RIAA Diamond Song Certification Congratulations are in order for Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. The RIAA has announced that the worldwide smash hit “Uptown Funk” (RCA, 2014) has…