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…
The track is the second single from her forthcoming album Katy Perry has given fans another preview of her forthcoming album with the release of her new single, “Bon Appétit” featuring Atlanta-based hip-hop trio Migos. Perry co-wrote “Bon Appétit” with Max Martin,…
Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine North America have announced Best.Cover.Ever., a cutting-edge talent competition series hosted by Grammy Award-winning artist Ludacris and featuring Demi Lovato, Backstreet Boys and Jason Derulo that will premiere exclusively on YouTube later this year. Additional…
Kellie Pickler, Lauren Alina and more will play The hits keep coming as the City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game presented by Staples continues to announce talent for their 27th annual event. The starting lineup is revealed with all-stars Kellie…
Trisha Yearwood’s lifestyle empire continues to grow with the announcement that she and Williams Sonoma will partner for a new and exclusive food collaboration. The Williams Sonoma and Trisha’s Kitchen collaboration features five food products that bring Yearwood’s cherished family…
Following her sold out, first ever headline tour last fall, singer/songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter is set to bring a summer of fun and music across the continent with The De-Tour, a 30+ date summer headline tour. The De-Tour will…
The film stars Sean “Diddy” Combs Live Nation Productions has announced that Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story is coming exclusively to Apple Music. The film will have its World Premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and will…
P!nk has announced she will be performing as part of the 2017 Atlantic City BeachFest Concert Series. This event will take place on Wednesday, July 12th on the Atlantic City Beach. This is just one of a handful of events where…
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is celebrating Iggy Pop’s singular stature with new limited-edition colored-vinyl editions of his first three solo albums, The Idiot, Lust for Life and TV Eye Live on June 2nd. The three new colored-vinyl releases will be…
A series of events will accompany the ceremony The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced that the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Klipsch Audio, will return to Cleveland, OH on Saturday, April…
Doritos and Marvel Studios have teamed up to offer fans a unique way to experience the new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack. Custom bags featuring a retro cassette tape deck-inspired player built right into the packaging will play…
Extending the 30th anniversary celebration of the beloved film, Labyrinth, Jim Henson’s mesmerizing and enduring fantasy classic, David Bowie and Trevor Jones’ iconic soundtrack will be remastered and reissued on vinyl on May 12th for the first time since its…
For the first time in 19 years, The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood is coming to Billings, MT. The tour is presented by Amazon Music Unlimited. The concert will be Saturday, June 10th at 7:30 pm at Rimrock Auto…
Kerry Turnman, bassist for The Temptations, has died following a concert with The Beach Boys in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Saturday (April 22nd). KFVS-TV reports that Turnman felt fine as he left the venue after the show that night. Early…
Scripps Networks has greenlit a new daytime lifestyle talk show executive produced by Faith Hill and co-hosted by Kellie Pickler and Emmy Award-winning New York City journalist Ben Aaron. The untitled show, based on out Nashville, will launch this fall…
HBO has detailed the April 29th debut of the 2017 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The show, running from 8-11 pm ET, features ELO, Joan Baez, Yes, Tupac Shakur, Journey and Pearl Jam all getting inducted. The…
Two hard-to-find EPs from Shakey Graves will officially get released as a double EP set on limited edition clear vinyl and digitally on iTunes and streaming services for the first time on June 30th. Dualtone Records is releasing Shakey Graves And The…
If you can’t make it to Indo, CA this weekend for Stagecoach 2017, you better get Pandora. The streaming company has announced a partnership with Goldenvoice, producers of the desert country music festival, to host an exclusive audio livestream of performances…
Global superstar Shania Twain revealed new music news when making an appearance last night (Mon, April 24th) on NBC’s The Voice. While Twain served as a first-time-ever fifth judge on the hit show and a key advisor to the contestants,…
Paul McCartney has added a massive new run of U.S. dates to his One On One tour. The newly announced dates kick off July 5th at Miami’s American Airlines Arena — his first Miami appearance since his Up & Coming Tour…
I Love the 90’s Tour is partnering with ASK4 Entertainment to bring their highly successful brand to the high seas for the start of 2018. As the hugely-successful I Love the 90’s Tour continues to sell out arenas across North America,…
From experiencing live music under the stars at an outdoor amphitheater, to rocking out at an arena, or taking a road trip to a music festival, there is something special about summer concerts, and Live Nation is celebrating the start…
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and WWE Studios has announced that the release of Pure Country: Pure Heart, starring Willie Nelson, for August 1st via Blu-ray combo pack and DVD exclusively through Walmart. Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy and WWE…
Following on the boot heels of his wildly successful 2 Nights of Number 1’s at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas earlier this month, the King of Country George Strait has announced that due to the overwhelming fan reaction, he will…
STIV: The Life and Times Of A Dead Boy is an upcoming feature-length documentary on legendary punk icon, Stiv Bators. It will be the first film ever made about the rowdy and controversial performer, and his life will be documented…
The singer will return to the stage in June Elton John has been forced to cancel all of his April and May concerts due to a “harmful and unusual bacterial infection.” The concerts include dates of his Million Dollar Piano…
MCA Nashville’s Josh Turner takes the No. 1 spot on the MediaBase country radio airplay chart with “Hometown Girl.” Written by Marc Beeson and Daniel Tashian, “Hometown Girl” immediately hit home for Turner’s fans as it “pairs the South Carolina…
On the heels of a #1 album, a chart-topping radio hit, a sold out first leg of a global tour which begins its second leg this Friday (April 28th), Kings of Leon announce that they will be adding a new fall…
Masterworks Broadway and Broadway Records have detailed the release of Groundhog Day The Musical- Original Broadway Cast Recording. Produced by Chris Nightingale, Tim Minchin, and Michael Croiter, the album is available digitally now and on CD on May 12th. The Broadway premiere of…
Seven-time Grammy-winning hip-hop Renaissance man, Kendrick Lamar, is set to embark on The DAMN. Tour this summer. Produced by Live Nation, The DAMN. Tour, featuring special guests Travis Scott and D.R.A.M., will see 17 cities beginning July 12th in Phoenix…
Styx has announced that its 16th studio album, The Mission, will be released June 16th via the band’s label, Alpha Dog 2T The album is described as the band’s “most ambitious, most challenging, and most rewarding release to date.” The…
It takes a virtuosic musician to be able to play prog rock, and the five core members, and 33 others playing with the Neal Morse Band at Morsefest 2015, show just how talented (and rehearsed) one must be to play this style of…
Multi-Platinum-selling and chart-topping Eli Young Band will release of Fingerprints June 16th, marking their first album on The Valory Music Co. Teasing tracks all week, they officially announced the new music this morning (Fri, April 21st) on socials. The 11-song collection…
Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull are extending their co-headlining North American tour with 18 dates in the fall. One of the hottest tours of the summer continues September 22nd with a return to Houston’s Toyota Center with stops in Miami, Washington…
Two of the most successful and critically-acclaimed bands Earth, Wind & Fire and CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers have announced 2054 The Tour, which will travel across 20+ North American cities this summer beginning July 12th in Oakland, CA. The tour, promoted…
Rise Against has announced that it will release Wolves on June 9th via Virgin Records. The band has unveiled the first single, “The Violence” which can be heard below. Los Angeles-based alternative radio station KROQ gave the song its U.S. broadcast…
“Deliverance” track is available for download, but the EP has been pulled Matthew Wilson, attorney for RMA, a Vancouver, Washington based independent label, issued a statement regarding the hearing for a temporary restraining order for the sale of the Prince…
The Madison Square Garden Company has announced the unprecedented 45th consecutive show by legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel on Saturday, September 30th. The September show is part of his residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena which began…
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters has announced his first rock album in 25 years, Is This The Life We Really Want?, available Friday, June 2nd on Columbia Records. Produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2, “From the Basement”), Is This…
Crackle has greenlit a new scripted series, The Oath (WT), executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Film & Television, Inc. company. The announcement was made during the free streaming network’s Upfront presentation at Sony Square NYC on…
This week, The Music Universe will be in attendance at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Beginning shortly after the events of 9/11, the festival was created to celebrate the vibrancy of Downtown New York City, which was the most heavily…
The title track has been removed due to a legal request by Prince’s estate As quickly as it was announced, Prince’s new EP, Deliverance, has been removed from streaming services as of Wednesday afternoon (April 19th), according to Billboard. The title…
As the Backstreet Boys head into the second month of their record-breaking Las Vegas headlining residency, the group has announced their sixth annual Backstreet Boys cruise. The four day cruise will take place from May 3-7, 2018, and Carnival’s Sensation…
Global superstar, singer-songwriter, Lana Del Rey unveils her latest single and title track from her upcoming new album, Lust For Life. The single features vocals from The Weeknd and is now available to buy and stream on all partners. Lust…
Third Eye Blind (3eb) will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of its eponymous debut this summer with an expanded version of the multi-platinum album that includes several unreleased recordings. The band will also headline an extensive North American tour that begins…
Six-time GRAMMY Award-nominated multi-platinum Atlanta rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist B.o.B has announced dates for his upcoming The Elements Tour, launching across North America this spring. It kicks off June 8th at Hooligans Music Hall in Jacksonville, NC, plays major markets throughout…
British rock band Royal Blood has announced that they will kick off the summer with a headlining U.S. tour in support of their recently announced and highly anticipated new album How Did We Get So Dark?, due out on June…
Limited income, piracy and mobile data plans are part of the issue Although the popularity of streaming music has steadily increased in east Asia, making it profitable for streamed music service providers is a hard road. But why? One obvious…
In honor of the one year anniversary of pop icon Prince’s passing, RMA (Rogue Music Alliance) is releasing a special six song EP titled Deliverance, of new, undiscovered studio recordings from 2006-2008 this Friday, April 21st. The title track, “Deliverance,”…