God’s Problem Child, Willie Nelson’s new studio album (and ninth for Sony/Legacy Recordings) has entered the Billboard Country chart at #1, making it the artist’s second US country chart-topper in less than two years. Nelson’s sixth Legacy release, Django and…
Bobby Bones, Sara Evans and Trent Tomlinson have been added City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game presented by Staples continues to announce talent for their 27th Annual event on Saturday, June 10th at 11 am at First Tennessee Park. Bobby Bones,…
On July 5th, multi-platinum rap artists Meek Mill and Yo Gotti join forces for the Against All Odds Tour, an epic 21-city summer run produced by Live Nation. The tour kicks off in Cleveland, OH with stops in Indianapolis, Detroit,…
In what has already become one of the hottest songs of the year, Sam Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road” shot to the top of the country radio airplay charts in only 12 short weeks and this week marks its…
On August 4th, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release I Love You All the Time – Live at The Olympia in Paris by Eagles of Death Metal on DVD. A 2 CD and digital video/audio version will also be released through…
iHeartMedia and AT&T have announced the ultimate celebration of summer with the iHeartSummer ’17 Weekend by AT&T at the legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Friday, June 9th and Saturday, June 10th. The weekend-long event will feature live performances from DJ…
As promised, Garth Brooks has released the date and on sale for his fifth and final Billings, MT show. The fifth show will be played on Sunday, June 11th at 7:30 pm at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. Tickets on…
Raw. Passion. Soulful. Bluesy. Real Country. All of these things identify Chris Stapleton’s sophomore effort, From A Room, Volume 1. Released exactly two years to the date of his debut Traveller on May 5th, the nine song project is the first of two…
This June marks the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus which was named the “Best Album of the 20th Century” by Time magazine in 1999. On June 30th, Exodus 40 will be released on 2 CD, 3 CD and 4 LP/2 7″ Super…
The Dollywood Foundation administered the final distribution from the My People Fund on Thursday (May 4th) with recipients noticing an extra surprise when they received the check. Thanks to fundraising efforts, Dollywood Foundation officials were able to provide a $5,000…
YouTube is expanding its original programming slate with Demi Lovato and Katy Perry, among others. After announcing its first competition reality show, Best.Cover.Ever. last week, the company has revealed it will premiere a Demi Lovato documentary and Katy Perry live concert later…
The Pop-Up stores will be held in cities throughout the tour Metallica is bringing back the Metallica Pop-Up Store to select cities throughout the North American run of their WorldWired Tour. Items featured in the store include various merchandise such…
Lynn is expected to make a full recovery Loretta Lynn has been hospitalized in Nashville after suffering from a stroke on Thursday night (May 4th), causing her to postpone scheduled tour dates. The news was revealed via Lynn’s website and…
Mitch Rossell has been forced to make quite an adjustment. But it’s not like he’s complaining. Discovered just a few short years ago in an airport bar by Garth Brooks, Rossell has been thrust into playing arenas as one of…
Rock fans across North America can look forward to Lifehouse and Switchfoot together for the first time on the Looking for Summer Tour, delivering 30+ shows to venues across the U.S. and Canada. The tour kicks off July 23rd at the…
Garth Brooks has sold 39,000 tickets in 36 minutes for Billings, MT. He is set for four concerts at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. No more seats remain for the four shows. But because of extreme fan support given to…
June 16th sees the release of the latest in the series of special limited David Bowie 7″ picture discs, the 40th anniversary edition of Be My Wife on Parlophone. Originally released in the UK in June 1977, Be My Wife was…
Dick Clark Productions and ABC have announced that Cher will be honored with the prestigious ICON Award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. One of the most dominant figures in music and entertainment for more than six decades, Cher became…
“King of The Sunset Strip,” Mario Maglieri, owner (or co-owner) of The Rainbow Bar and Grill, The Roxy Theatre and The Whisky A Go Go on Los Angeles’ famous Sunset Strip, has died. Maglieri passed away Thursday (May 4th) at the age…
Reba McEntire, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Shemekia Copeland and special guest John Prine descended on the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday (May 3rd) to mark the momentous milestone of the 20th Anniversary of Thistle Farms. The evening featured rousing collaborations between the…
It seems that every year the Led Zeppelin reuniting rumors surface. This time, it’s for the classic rock festival, Desert Trip 2017 and the group’s impending 50th anniversary next year. Feel Numb reports that “well placed sources” have confirmed that frontman…
The video takes fans on a wild ride ACM Male Vocalist of the Year Thomas Rhett is giving fans a glimpse of a different side of himself with the official music video for “Craving You” featuring Maren Morris out now. Shot…
Dick Clark Productions has teamed with Lovepop to create original 3D popup cards to reveal the 2017 Billboard Music Awards winners during the awards ceremony. Each card will be one-of-a-kind paper art, designed exclusively for the winning artist and unveiled…
Chance The Rapper, Paramore, Sturgill Simpson, John Legend, Odesza, The Roots and more are set for the inaugural Karoondinha Music & Arts Festival (pronounced ka-roon-din-ha) July 21-23 at Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park in Centre Hall, PA. The three-day, multi-stage, camping…
CMT has unveiled its forthcoming summer programming slate that includes a mix of hit originals and music specials. The news comes on the heels of strong growth for the network. Among A 18-49 and W 18-49, CMT’s achieved 21 consecutive weeks…
It started out as a simple two-chord song with one verse and chorus, and ended up becoming a worldwide phenomenon that topped charts around the globe and made a superstar out of a boy from Flatwoods, Kentucky. “Achy Breaky Heart,”…
Voting for the Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity and Top Social Artist at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards is now open. The winners for each award will be announced at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, which will broadcast…
The Pink Floyd rock block includes a docuseries on their famous album AXS TV paints the town pink with a block of in-depth profiles and concert films celebrating influential rock and roll revolutionaries Pink Floyd on Sunday, May 21st starting…
Linkin Park has announced their One More Light World Tour via Genius, a first for both the genre-defying band and the lyric annotation platform. Produced by Live Nation, the One More Light World Tour with special guest, Machine Gun Kelly, kicks…
For the first time in 25 years, The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood is coming to Lafayette, LA. The tour is presented by Amazon Music Unlimited. The concert will be Saturday, June 24th at 7:30 pm at the CAJUNDOME.…
Metallica has announced “Now That We’re Live,” a live rehearsal special from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore that will stream exclusively on Facebook Live on Tuesday May 9th at 9 pm EST, the eve of their inaugural show for the North…
Radiohead has set the OK Computer reissue, OKNOTOK, for June 23rd via XL Recordings. The set features the original OK Computer twelve track album, eight B-sides, and the Radiohead completist’s dream: “I Promise,” “Lift,” and “Man Of War.” The original studio recordings of these three…
Janet Jackson will embark on a four-month North American tour this fall. Produced by Live Nation, the State of the World Tour is set for a 56-city run beginning September 7th in Lafayette at the Cajundome. Jackson will make multiple stops…
Sammy Hagar, Vic Johnson, Michael Anthony and Jason Bonham return to the road this fall as The Circle. The band kicks off a dozen dates with Collective Soul on September 10th in San Bernardino, CA before wrapping September 30th in…
Metallica is gearing up for its WorldWired North American World Tour with the release of Live At Webster Hall on triple vinyl on May 5th. Fifth Members may remember that show from Webster Hall in New York City in September 2016. The…
Sir Sly has announced that they will hit the road this summer for a North American headline tour in support of their single “High” available now via Interscope Records. The West Coast rock trio will kick off their headline tour…
SiriusXM is pleased to announce The Beatles Channel, launching May 18th at 9:09 am ET exclusively on SiriusXM channel 18. Celebrating popular music’s most legendary and influential band, The Beatles Channel has been created by SiriusXM to present unique and…
The Weeknd and Grey Goose, the French premium vodka brand, have announced a partnership to bring exclusive and unparalleled experiences to fans around the world during the The Weeknd’s tour. The partnership represents The Weeknd’s first major alignment with a spirits…
When Eric Church’s 2017 Holdin’ My Own Tour launched in January, the 62-stop tour encompassing 40+ states and provinces in less than five months promised to give fans everything in Church’s arsenal. With “the attitude of rock ‘n’ roll, transgression…
Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan among performers Deacon Claybourne is taking the reins of the loudest night in country music as CMT has announced that Nashville star Charles Esten will host the fan-voted 2017 CMT Music Awards, live from Nashville on…
John Coltrane will take the spotlight this year when John Scheinfeld’s highly anticipated Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary begins its theatrical run on April 14th. Shortly after, Rhino Records will focus on the revolutionary music the “heavyweight champion” of…
Kendrick Lamar’s The DAMN. Tour is adding new Brooklyn and Los Angeles dates today due to overwhelming demand for the reigning king of hip-hop. The seven-time Grammy-winning artist will return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday, July 23rd…
Cheap Trick has announced the release of their eagerly awaited new album We’re All Alright! for June 16th via Big Machine Records. Exclusive bundles are available through their PledgeMusic campaign that include vinyl, signed guitars, personalized video messages, memorabilia from…
The long awaited expanded reissue of Prince’s Purple Rain has finally been detailed. Set for June 23rd, via NPG Records and Warner Bros. Records, the album will be available on 2 CD and 3 CD/1 DVD Expanded Edition featuring the long-unavailable concert film, Prince and…
On May 19th, Virgin/Deepwell Records will release Dirty Dancing, the soundtrack for ABC’s three-hour filmed musical event, which premieres Wednesday, May 24th from 8-11 pm EDT. Produced by Lionsgate in association with Allison Shearmur Productions, ABC’s adaptation of the global pop-cultural…
The Weeknd and Futura 2000 have joined forces to present a limited-edition XO artist capsule collection, celebrating The Weeknd’s 2017 Starboy Legend of The Fall World Tour. The collection is presented in partnership with Bravado. The collection leverages Futura 2000’s…
Over the last two years Peter Gabriel’s seven studio albums have been reissued on vinyl to much critical acclaim. Gabriels three soundtrack albums are to receive the same treatment on July 28th internationally through Real World via Caroline International. Birdy, Passion and Long…
Jack White has signed a first-ever global, multi-year agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) to administer the iconic artist’s entire song catalog. Effective immediately, UMPG is responsible for servicing and administering White’s song catalog with The White Stripes, The…
Rucker goes to Austin TX to scope out new bands Darius Rucker is one of two celebrities going incognito for two special episodes of Undercover Boss. “Celebrity Undercover Boss: Darius Rucker” airs May 12th on CBS and features the Grammy Award-winning…
Leesta Vall Sound Recordings, a Brooklyn-based talent booking agency and niche record label, has began offering direct-to-vinyl recording sessions. Leesta Vall Direct-To-Vinyl Office Sessions, which are live performances from their office, are cut directly to 7” vinyl records with no…