AXS TV has released its programming slate for Christmas through the New Year. There will be a Christmas Day concert marathon featuring Jessica Simpson, Chris Isaak, Jennifer Nettles, Michael McDonald, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Brian Setzer Ochestra, Har, Faith Hill and…
Kesha and Macklemore will team up in 2018 for The Adventures of Kesha and Macklemore Tour. Presented by Live Nation, the tour follows acclaimed and celebrated eras for both artists. For Kesha, that has included her triumphant latest No. 1…
Van Morrison’s intimate 2016 show at the BBC Radio Theatre, as part of the critically acclaimed BBC Radio 2 In Concert Series, is coming to multiple formats on February 16th on Blu-ray and DVD. In Concert features the six-time Grammy Award…
AXS TV, the premier destination for classic rock programming, has announced the premiere dates for its 2018 mid-season schedule, which includes the return of the network’s most popular original series Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar Presented by…
Brooks wraps his massive three year tour on December 23rd Toys for Tots will be at the Garth Brooks concerts in Nashville. The organization will be located outside the Plaza entrance and the side entrance near the bar of the…
Red-Hot Collaboration Shatters Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart History Global superstars Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line are making country music history with the debut of their red-hot collaboration, “Meant to Be,” dominating the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at…
Five-Time CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year Are Back in the Studio GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award-winning Country duo Sugarland has announced their upcoming single, “Still The Same,” will be available worldwide with all digital partners on December 21st.…
Camila Cabello, Nick Jonas and and a newly reunited Sugarland are set to perform live for more than one million people in Times Square on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 in the hours leading up to…
The Beach Boys have released two new digital audio collections worldwide via Capitol/UMe, revealing much more of the legendary band’s pivotal 1967 creative work in the studio and onstage. Following the acclaimed 2 CD and digital 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow…
ROCK LEGEND BILLY GIBBONS OF ZZ TOP TO MAKE HIS VOLUNTEER JAM DEBUT Blackbird Presents and Charlie Daniels are proud to announce Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute To Charlie, an all-star concert event at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee…
Due to the overwhelming response for the announced Eagles — Don Henley, Joe Walsh & Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey — have added additional 2018 North American tour dates. An Evening with the Eagles kicks off on…
The award will be presented during Country Radio Seminar 2018 The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley as the recipient of the CRS 2018 Artist Humanitarian Award, presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and Dan Halyburton, Owner…
Horatio Alger Association names 12 exceptional individuals Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a non-profit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced that multi-media entertainer and…
Both Sides of the Sky, a new album by Jimi Hendrix, will be released on March 9th via Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment. The project features 13 studio recordings made between 1968 and 1970…
The most unique festival on the planet returns with two once in a lifetime side events Iceland’s Secret Solstice, the bucket-list music festival held during 96 hours of straight sunlight in Reykjavik from June 21-24, 2018 announces the return of…
Blues rockers Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart have teamed up for their third studio album together, Black Coffee, available January 26th. It’s their first project together since Seesaw was released in 2013 and topped the Billboard Blues Album chart. The ten song…
Schedule Will Feature Little Big Town, Ralph Stanley, The Judds and Emmylou Harris For the second consecutive year, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced its complete slate of exhibitions for the upcoming year. The 2018 schedule…
Iconic singer Welcomes NBC Hit Show Talent to Vegas for 2018 Residency Reba McEntire – part of the longest-running country act in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace’s history Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together In Vegas – officially welcomed The Voice…
Sabbath’s final show takes fans on a 50 year journey Ozzy Osbourne. Tomy Iommi. Geezer Butler. The trio known as Black Sabbath, along with original drummer Bill Ward who didn’t participate in the group’s final years due to a contract…
The Emotional Show Features Jenni’s Five Children, her parents, sister and best friends UNIVERSO, the Spanish-language entertainment cable network, will air the exclusive broadcast of Remembering Jenni, Our Mom, a one hour special dedicated to the life of late Regional…
The top five Nominees will receive an extra vote in the Official Induction Vote The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has released the 2018 Fan Vote Winners. Altogether, the organization received 6.8 million votes for all 19 Nominees. Bon…
The group will also release new music in 2018 Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are working on new music together and are plotting a 2018 tour as Sugarland. While we reported last month that Sugarland was working on new music,…
Kelly Clarkson, Kacey Musgraves and Kane Brown Also to Perform CBS has announced that singer-songwriter Josh Groban will headline the 19th annual A Home For The Holidays with Josh Groban to be broadcast Tuesday, December 19th from 8-9 pm ET/PT on…
The single sold for more than $14k The Beatles first demonstration single for Parlophone “Love Me Do” has been officially confirmed as sold through Discogs for $14,757.00US (£11,250.00) breaking a Discogs sales record for a 7″ single. Released on October…
The CD/DVD project will be available on December 8th As they celebrate a half-century of cutting edge music and live performances, Vanilla Fudge will release the CD/DVD of Live At Sweden Rocks – The 50th Anniversary on Friday, December 8th…
Newark is the last Northeastern stop on the Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood I tried. I really did. But I couldn’t NOT sing along. It was the second (of three nights), I thought I had pulled my vocal…
On the heels of a once-in-a-lifetime Wembley Stadium show and a European tour in 2017, Jeff Lynne’s ELO announced its first North American tour in 30 plus years produced by Live Nation. Jeff Lynne’s last extensive U.S. tour with ELO…
Brooks scores his first No. 1 in a decade Garth Brooks has scored his 20th No. 1 hit with “Ask Me How I Know.” The Mitch Rossell-penned tune jumps eight percent from two to one on the Billboard’s Country Airplay…
Average Joes Entertainment’s Platinum-selling Montgomery Gentry is taking the band’s long-awaited studio album, Here’s To You, on the road with the Here’s To You Tour this winter. This emotional return to the stage is the first time member Eddie Montgomery…
The current incarnation of Fleetwood Mac made its debut in the summer of 1975 when the band released its second eponymous album. An overwhelming smash, the record topped the Billboard album chart, spent more than a year in the Top…
Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, Midland, Carly Pearce, and Michael Ray set to appear Country Radio Seminar officials have announced the CRS 2018 New Faces of Country Music Show performers. The five acts to appear are Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, Midland,…
Concert Will Benefit U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Effort Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio Band, Aaron Neville and Hurray For The Riff Raff will join forces and perform at A Concert for Island Relief, which will…
Latin Rock’s leading global ambassador and the most-awarded solo artist in Latin Grammy history, Juanes, has announced the 2018 North American Amarte Tour with Latin Alternative’s new leading-lady Mon Laferte. Produced by Live Nation and also including special guest Caloncho,…
The Texas Legislative Conference will award the singer in March 2018 Legendary Entertainer and “King of Country Music” George Strait has been named the 2018 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference, the well-known annual statewide forum that…
Foreigner, Whitesnake and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening are getting into the holiday gift-giving spirit early with the announcement of their 2018 29 city summer Juke Box Heroes Tour, produced by Live Nation. Nothing warms up the chilly holiday season…
BROOKS PERFORMS FEB 27TH & MAR 18TH AT RODEOHOUSTON Garth Brooks sold out two concerts at RODEOHOUSTON in Houston, TX in just 18 minutes for 2018. The concerts will be the opening and closing nights February 27th and March 18th.…
The film is available on digital formats One of the most influential rock and roll artists of all time, Buddy Holly embossed the music world with an incredible body of music in his all-too-brief career, before his untimely death at…
Reveals New Teaser and First Episode Description for Final Season of Nashville On the heels of record ratings growth, CMT has announced a multi-platform winter slate of original programming including the premiere dates for new docu-series Music City, from the…
Lee Brice, Billy Currington And Cole Swindell Will Also Descend On Northerly Island June 22-24 Declared “Chicago’s biggest weekend for country music” by Chicago Tribune, Country LakeShake is returning for a fourth year with its biggest lineup yet on June…
Enjoy popular tracks for your Christmas festivities Now that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas is in full swing! Many begin celebrating on or before Thanksgiving, but we at The Music Universe, like to start after Turkey Day. We may report Christmas…
SHOW HOST RYAN SEACREST AND JENNY MCCARTHY RETURN TO LIVE BROADCAST FROM TIMES SQUARE Ryan Seacrest will return to host television’s largest live broadcast New Year’s celebration, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018, again joined by…
Ciara to Host and Solange to Receive American Express Impact Award at Billboard Women in Music Awards Taking Place November 30th in Los Angeles Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter, Ciara, will host Billboard’s annual Women in Music dinner and…
The tour adds 12 new dates with new special guests Following his induction into the Grand Ole Opry and the release of his acclaimed seventh album, Losing Sleep, 2017 has undoubtedly been a career-defining year for Chris Young. 2018 is…
Ticketmaster, the global ticket marketplace leader that provides 480 million tickets to fans across 29 countries, has polled British fans from its database of 85 million live entertainment fans around the world to discover the most popular live events in…
This is the longest streak for a country artists atop of the Billboard Comedy Albums Chart Toby Keith has a lot to celebrate as this holiday season starts with his latest album, The Bus Songs, holding at No. 1 on…
Old School Favorites Still Dominate the Rest of the Holiday Charts The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced its Top Holiday Songs for 2017. According to the performing rights organization’s analysis of streaming and terrestrial radio…
American Express Card Members Exclusive Pre-sale November 30th at 10 am through December 3rd at 10 am Live Nation is thrilled to announce Imagine Dragons Live in Shanghai at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The Grammy Award-winning band is set to perform…
The Home Run Hitting Contest is available online Following the release of the long-awaited documentary Let’s Play Two that immortalized Pearl Jam’s sold-out August 2016 shows from Wrigley Field comes the Let’s Play Two Baseball Game named “Home Run Hitting Contest.” Designed…
CMA Country Christmas Re-Airs Saturday, December 23rd at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network ABC’s annual telecast of CMA Country Christmas surged over its year-ago telecast by 19% in Total Viewers (8.2 million vs. 6.9 million) and by 20% in Adults…
THE GROUP PARTNERS WITH STARBUCKS AND SPOTIFY FOR ‘GIVE GOOD’ CAMPAIGN In February of this year, Metallica announced the formation of their All Within My Hands Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting and enriching the lives of the members of…