When the sound of the generators finally fell silent in his head, Kenny Chesney dug into his mountains of tapes and started listening. To the songs, to the band, but especially to No Shoes Nation, well over one million strong.…
The Grateful Dead are adding another box set to their catalog with the November 10th release of Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989. The 6 CD box set includes two previously unreleased concerts taken from the band’s master…
Lust For Life follows Del Rey’s Ultraviolence Interscope Records’ recording artist Lana Del Rey scores her second US No. 1 on the Billboard chart as her new album Lust for Life opens atop the list. Lust for Life has sold just…
The event starts August 5th AXS TV celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most important counter cultural revolutions with a month-long event in the Summer of Love Saturdays block—airing every weekend from August 5th through August 26th. The…
The set is available October 6th via Eagle Rock Entertainment Guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck celebrated 50 years of his musical career last summer at The Hollywood Bowl, and Eagle Rock Entertainment is bringing that to multi-format release on October 6th. Jeff…
George Strait’s Pure Country film and soundtrack celebrates its silver anniversary this year with a limited edition vinyl pressing of the album. The pressing, made in conjunction with his September 1st and 2nd Las Vegas shows, is making its vinyl debut…
Kesha launches her Rainbow Tour, a six-week trek across North America, on September 26th in Birmingham, AL at Iron City. The singer’s first solo tour since 2013’s Warrior Tour, the Rainbow Tour takes Kesha to 21 markets, wrapping November 1st…
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE DISCOGS (15% GROWTH) VERSUS NIELSEN (17% DECLINE) On July 31st, Discogs, the world’s largest music database in the world, shares the Mid-Year Marketplace Analysis & Database Highlights emphasizing physical format sales of both catalog and new releases, across…
Following the success of the four 7″ singles box sets from The Who, Maximum As & Bs presents all of the bands A sides, B sides and EPs in one place for the very first time. The 5 CD set features…
The guitar isplastic-free, sustainable electric guitar named “Ocean” In honor of Jerry Garcia’s 75th Birthday, the Jerry Garcia Foundation has commissioned luthier and artist Tom Lieber to create an eco-friendly, plastic-free electric guitar. The new guitar named “Ocean” is made…
Stevie Wonder, Green Day, The Killers, The Lumineers and featuring The Chainsmokers will perform at the 2017 Global Citizen Festival, the annual free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York City on Saturday, September 23rd. Special guest…
16th Annual CMT On Tour Launches October 12 with Special Guests Midland and Runaway June ACM New Male Vocalist Jon Pardi has announced the initial markets for CMT On Tour Presents Jon Pardi’s Lucky Tonight Tour. Kicking off in Birmingham,…
“Body Like A Back Road” Certified Triple Platinum Country star Sam Hunt’s smash single “Body Like A Back Road” shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart over six months ago, where it has remained for an…
Evening celebrates 2016’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriters Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has named Patti LaBelle as the BMI Icon at the 2017 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Thursday, August 31st at The Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall in Atlanta. LaBelle will receive be honored in…
First hitting the big time in the early 1990s, East 17 were at one time the biggest rivals to the clean cut Take That. Featuring an edgier sound with rap and hip-hop influences and a more streetwise fashion sense, East…
A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Spotify. On May 26th, the plaintiffs in Ferrick v. Spotify USA Inc., No. 1:16-cv-8412 (AJN) contend that Spotify made certain musical compositions available on its service without a license.…
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has struck a deal with Bruce Springsteen to exclusively administer his entire catalog of songs and future projects. This is the first time a single publisher will represent Springsteen’s catalog worldwide. UMG will be responsible…
BFD (distributed by The Orchard) is pleased to announce that it will release the all new highly anticipated Beatles documentary It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond on VOD, Blu-ray and DVD across the USA on…
With anticipation building around the final few episodes of Nashville this season, Big Machine Records readies the August 10th release of The Music Of Nashville, Season 5 Volume 3. The unparalleled soundtrack for the hit show marks the first-ever third volume…
The Winery Dogs have a brand new live project coming out called Dog Years, Live in Santiago & Beyond 2013-2016 (Read my review) for release August 4th via Loud & Proud Records as a Blu-ray/EP and five disc Blu-ray/DVD/2 CD Deluxe Edition. The trio, made up…
Brooks sold out seven shows in one day Garth Brooks has sold over 101,000 tickets for the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB and tickets for the seven concerts are now sold out. This morning (July 28th), he broke his ticket…
Katy Perry will host the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards live from the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, CA on Sunday, August 27th at 8 pm ET In advance of the world tour for her most recent, chart-topping album, Witness, Perry…
Brooks will perform seven shows in September It took just 37 minutes for Garth Brooks to break his Calgary, AB ticket sales record. His previous record was set August 7th – 9th, 1996, with 53,076 tickets sold for the Saddledome.…
In January 1967, a 24-year old Aretha Franklin signed to Atlantic Records and began one of the most legendary runs in music history, releasing five U.S. hit singles in that year alone. Rhino celebrates the 50th anniversary of Franklin’s historic…
Rhino Records is celebrating Deep Purple’s legacy with A Fire In The Sky definitive collection that will be available as a single CD and a three CD set on September 8th in North America with an international release following later in…
Six hours of video courses are available now In his MasterClass, deadmau5 teaches his approach to melodies, mixing, and mastering to make unique sounds you can’t find in a cookie cutter sample pack. Through detailed exercises and 23 video lessons,…
It’s Electric is Ulrich’s Apple Music’s Beat 1 show Lars Ulrich will host his Metallica bandmates on It’s Electric, his online radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1. The episodes were recorded in Canada earlier this month at various tour stops…
As a music fan, surely you’ve heard of Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Billy Joel, Steve Vai, John Mellencamp, KISS, Katy Perry, Mandy Moore, Toto, Ted Nugent, Rihanna and Ozzy Osbourne. If so, you’ve also heard Liberty DeVitto, Jason Hook, Phil…
Brooks will perform nine shows between September 15th and 24th Garth Brooks has more than doubled his ticket sales record for Sioux Falls, SD. His previous record was set October 29th – November 2nd, 1997, with 41,183 tickets sold for…
Sony Legacy Recordings is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Electric Light Orchestra’s (ELO) top-selling double album, Out Of The Blue, with a Picture Disc edition. Due Friday, September 29th, the 2 LP Collector’s Edition Picture Disc will contain a remastered edition…
The album features “Craving You” with Maren Morris Thomas Rhett scored his first hit in 2012, introducing a sound that mixed the southern swagger of country music with pop hooks, R&B grooves, soulful strut and the anything-goes attitude of rock.…
The book is available November 1st Multi-platinum selling artist, actor, producer, and recent Tony nominee Josh Groban, is set to release Stage to Stage, My Journey to Broadway, a 192 page limited edition hardcover coffee table book. Stage To Stage,…
CMT’s Still The King all-new season airs Tuesdays at 10/9 pm CT Internationally renowned superstar Billy Ray Cyrus is celebrating 225 Achy Breaky Years this weekend on SiriusXM’s Prime Country Channel 58. Hosted by Cyrus’ longtime friend Storme Warren, Cyrus opens…
AXS TV honors the 40th anniversary of Elvis’ death on August 16th Get “All Shook Up” with AXS TV, as the network presents a month-long lineup of classic films and concerts starring beloved rock n’ roll superstar Elvis Presley in…
New Album Now Released September 29th Multi-platinum and multi-award winning Global superstar Shania Twain has released the Matthew Cullen (Katy Perry, Kygo, Weezer, Beck) directed video for her single “Life’s About to Get Good.” The track is taken from Now, Twain’s…
Rhino Records will release two 25th anniversary editions of Stone Temple Pilots’ debut album, Core, on September 29th, which is 25 years to the day of the album’s original debut. The first is the Core: Super Deluxe Edition, which includes four…
Having performed more than 200 shows around the world in four years, The Winery Dogs — Richie Kotzen (lead vocals/guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums), Billy Sheehan (bass) — know how to throw a party! On August 4th, the trio will release Dog…
The superstar groups are collaborating again CMT has announced that pop and country powerhouses Backstreet Boys (BSB) and Florida Georgia Line (FGL) will join forces to perform never-before-heard renditions of each group’s biggest hits during CMT Crossroads premiering Wednesday, August 30th…
Rounder Records has announced the release date for Gregg Allman’s final studio album, Southern Blood, as Friday, September 8th. Special pre-order bundles are underway at GreggAllman.com which include a variety of merch options and limited edition pressings of the album. On…
The popular franchise continues into the new year Nineties rap is more popular than ever since the I Love The 90’s Tour kicked off in 2015. Due to popular demand, the tour has been extended into 2018 with Salt-n-Pepa and…
In February 1986, The Replacements performed a classic live show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ. That night, a 24-track mobile studio was on hand to record the quartet as they careened through a 29-song marathon that mixed tracks from all…
The Bud Light Dive Bar Tour continues tonight in Los Angeles As the excitement builds for John Mayer’s Los Angeles stop along the Bud Light Dive Bar Tour this Wednesday, July 26th, Mayer and the brand that’s “Famous Among Friends”…
The song is from their Back To Us album Predicted by USA Today as a “sure-fire smash,” superstar vocal group Rascal Flatts are celebrating their 17th career No. 1 with “Yours If You Want It,” landing the top spot on Billboard…
Phil Vassar and Kellie Pickler are teaming up this season for a special Christmas tour around the country launching at the end of November and continuing throughout December. Tickets for A Christmas Tour go on sale Friday, July 28th. In…
European services Kobalt and Sounday ensure that artists receive 100% of royalties Musicians today often feel like they can’t make great money, at least not like the “rich rock stars” of the later 20th century. The album format no longer yields riches…
One of the world’s most revered saxophonists will be making Yuletide bright this holiday season, as multi-million selling instrumentalist Kenny G announces The Miracles Holiday & Hits Tour 2017. On this highly-anticipated holiday tour, Kenny G will perform some of…
It’s Christmas in July for LeAnn Rimes as the singer just announced her Today Is Christmas 2017 Tour for December. The holiday extravaganza will kick off in Sarasota, FL on December 3rd and wrap in Aspen, CO on December 20th. (See…
The group announced the album on The Tonight Show Following last month’s release of their new single “Down,” Fifth Harmony announces their highly-anticipated third album, Fifth Harmony, is set for release on August 25th on Syco/Epic Records. The worldwide multi-platinum group…
On the heels of his eighth No. 1 country single, Darius Rucker has responded to fans’ appeals for new music with an announcement on The Today Show Tuesday (July 25th) morning, letting them know they won’t be waiting much longer for…
Covers compilation to include unreleased version of David Bowie’s “Heroes” Motörhead has announced that it will release a compilation of some of their best covers called Under Cöver for September 1st. The project will feature an unreleased version of David Bowie’s “Heroes”…