Shania Twain honored as CMT Artist of a Lifetime

In honor of her indelible impact and achievements in country music, CMT has announced that country icon Shania Twain will be the first female to receive the prestigious “Artist of a Lifetime” award when CMT Artists of the Year, premieres…

Taylor Swift, AT&T strike multi-year deal

AT&T has signed a major, exclusive multi-year, multi-faceted deal featuring performances and content with 10-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer Taylor Swift. As part of the deal with AT&T, Taylor Swift will headline DIRECTV Super Saturday Night in…

‘Last Of The Mississippi Jukes’ slated for DVD

Last Of The Mississippi Jukes is Robert Mugge’s exploration of Mississippi juke joints, the rustic, often dilapidated music venues where, early in the last century, itinerant blues musicians played for plantation workers and others, creating a powerful new music which soon…

Four TIDAL X: Bon Jovi shows announced

Saturday, October 1st, Grammy-award winning rock icons, Bon Jovi are performing the first of four TIDAL X: Bon Jovi performances leading up to the release of the band’s 14th studio album, This House Is Not For Sale. At each stop, the band will…

Garth Brooks breaks Richmond ticket record

Garth Brooks has broken his Richmond, VA ticket sales record. His previous record was set at the Richmond Coliseum, February 20 – 22, 1997 with 35,296 tickets sold. Today (Sept 30th), he has broken that record and tickets are still…

Lady Gaga to headline Super Bowl LI Halftime Show

Global superstar Lady Gaga, winner of six Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and Academy Award nominee, will headline the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show on FOX at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Lady Gaga…

I Love 90s Tour expands for 2017

Thanks to the promoters, venues and partners, the I Love 90’s Tour has over 100 confirmed shows and has sold over 500,000 tickets in 2016. One of the biggest breakout tours of 2016 is gearing up for 2017. Following early sold out…

Tom Petty named 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year

Tom Petty will be honored as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday, February 10, 2017. The announcement was made by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, and Alexandra Patsavas, Chair of the…

Shania Twain comes to vinyl

Shania Twain, one of the biggest country music superstars of 90’s, is making her vinyl debut this fall. Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has announced that it will release each of her four studio albums on 120-gram vinyl for the first time ever…

Zedd releases ‘Ignite’ as next single

In partnership with Riot Games’ global sensation League of Legends, Zedd releases “Ignite,” the title track for their 2016 League of Legends World Championship. “When Riot asked me to create the title track for their 2016 League of Legends World Championship…

Justin Moore scores 6th #1 single

Moore announces his next single as “Somebody Else Will” Justin Moore has returned to the top of the both the Mediabase and Billboard Country charts with his sixth #1 hit “You Look Like I Need a Drink.” The lead single…

Imagine Dragons announces Las Vegas benefit show

This Friday, September 30th, Grammy Award-winners Imagine Dragons will perform at the third annual gala benefiting the Tyler Robinson Foundation (TRF). This extraordinary gala raises funds to support families affected by pediatric cancer. Chris Harrison, from ABC’s The Bachelor, will…

Kenny Chesney honored with BMI President’s Award

Chesney will be honored November 1st Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, will celebrate the extraordinary career of Kenny Chesney by presenting him with the BMI President’s Award at the Company’s 64th annual BMI Country…

Rascal Flatts announce Christmas album

CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year nominee Rascal Flatts will release The Greatest Gift Of All, their first-ever Christmas album, on October 21st. The much-anticipated ten track collection was produced by Rascal Flatts and features moving and powerhouse performances that…

Metallica releases ‘Moth Into Flame’

The track is the second single from their new album Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Metallica have revealed “Moth Into Flame”, the second track from their forthcoming album Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, scheduled to be release on the…

2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival rocked Las Vegas

After two days and dozens of legendary performances, the sixth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival hosted by Ryan Seacrest, host and producer of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, concluded Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with unforgettable performances by…

Kacey Musgraves announces Christmas tour

Kacey Musgraves will be ringing in this holiday season by launching her very first Christmas headlining tour, A Very Kacey Christmas Tour. The run kicks off on November 26th in Windsor, ON and will feature Musgraves showcasing songs off her upcoming debut…

Metallica announces Howard Stern performance

Howard Stern and SiriusXM have announced that Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Metallica will perform live on The Howard Stern Show on Howard Stern’s exclusive SiriusXM channel Howard 100 on Monday, September 26th. The in studio…

Weezer’s first six albums scheduled for vinyl

Geffen/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is reissuing Weezer’s first six albums on standard 140-gram vinyl on October 28th. The quartet’s incredible run of Geffen Records releases – 1994’s Weezer (The Blue Album), 1996’s Pinkerton, 2001’s Weezer (The Green Album), 2002’s Maladroit,…

Gary Rossington announces project with wife

Rossington, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd founder and guitarist Gary Rossington and his wife, Dale Krantz-Rossington, have announced the release the heartfelt, soul-grabbing, bluesy new album Take It On Faith on November 4th on Loud & Proud Records. The duo has been making…

Beck catalog gets vinyl reissues

This fall, Univeral Music Enterprises (UMe) will begin to reissue Beck’s entire envelope-pushing DGC/Geffen/Interscope catalog on vinyl, beginning on October 28th with the trifecta of his 1996 GRAMMY Award-winning single LP game-changer, Odelay, 2002’s beautiful, brokenhearted, Sea Change, and 2005’s…

17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards announces nominees

The Latin Recording Academy has announced nominations for the 17th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards in all 48 categories. Leading with four nominations each are Julio Reyes Copello, Djavan, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, and Ricardo López Lalinde. Reflecting an international blend…

Justin Moore, Lee Brice announce co-headlining tour

Lee Brice and Justin Moore, two of country music’s most dynamic performers, will ring in 2017 with their co-headlined American Made tour kicking off January 12th in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. William Michael Morgan and Brett Young round…

Ariana Grande launches cat-shaped wireless headphones

Innovative product developer and specialty retailer Brookstone announced that it will release limited edition Ariana Grande Cat Ear Wireless Headphones. The wireless headphones feature cat ear-shaped speakers on top of the headband and customizable color-changing accent lighting on both the…

Ronnie Dunn says no Brooks & Dunn reunion coming

The pair reunite for Dunn’s new single, but not permenantly Ronnie Dunn’s new single, “Damn Drunk,” features background vocals by his old singing partner Kix Brooks, but Dunn says people shouldn’t get any ideas. “Well, obviously I guess everyone is going…

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2017 tour

Red Hot Chili Peppers has announced the first three legs of their 2017 North American Tour. The band is touring in support of its 11th studio album, the worldwide No. 1 The Getaway. The Getaway Tour kicks off January 5th,…