The album will be Paisley’s 11th studio effort Superstar Brad Paisley has announced that he will release his 11th studio album, Love And War, on March 3rd via Arista Nashville. “Today” is the first single from the much anticipated album and…
The Recording Academy has announced its 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Shirley Caesar, Ahmad Jamal, Charley Pride, Jimmie Rodgers, Nina Simone, Sly Stone, and the Velvet Underground. Thom Bell, Mo Ostin and Ralph Peer…
VIMIC VIP Packages for the band’s European leg of its upcoming 2017 tour are now on sale. Fans who purchase VIP tickets get a meet and greet and personal photo with VIMIC; Simple Skeletons 48”x48” Wall Flag; VIMIC Embroidery 4”x…
On Wednesday December 21st, Bret Michaels, along with New York based developers Echelon Creative Inc., are set to launch a limited holiday edition first look at a game changing app: the Bret Michaels Emoji and lyric keyboard with ground breaking…
CMT has revealed a new title and premiere date for its upcoming limited eight part scripted series Sun Records, formerly known as Million Dollar Quartet and based on the Tony Award-winning musical, on Thursday, February 23rd at 10 pm ET The announcement comes…
British metal legends Judas Priest announces the reissue of their tenth studio album, Turbo. Turbo 30 (Remastered 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be released via Sony Music on February 3, 2017 on 3 CD (the original album and two bonus discs) as well…
BBR’s Wheelhouse Records’ Trace Adkins will perform on CBS’ 18th Annual A Home for the Holidays television special to be broadcast at 8 pm ET on Friday, December 23rd. Adkins will perform a rendition of “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”…
Coldplay has released Live From Spotify London, an exclusive, five-track collection of unique, stripped-back live recordings, performed in front of a small audience at Spotify’s London headquarters in November 2016. The track listing is as follows: Everglow Viva La Vida…
Late last year, Trent Reznor declared, “New NIN coming in 2016. Other stuff, too.” The ‘other stuff’ included the scores for NASA’s Juno short film, the climate change documentary Before the Flood (featuring the song “A Minute To Breathe”) and the…
Whether its movies, books or music, tales about taking risks just seem to make art seem that little bit cooler. There’s been hundreds of songs about poker, casino, roulette and everything in between since music began, and we take a…
Five-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, Garth Brooks, has ended the year with unprecedented ticket sales for his upcoming shows. Tickets for Albany, NY, go on sale Friday (Dec 16th) at 10 am ET. The concert will be Saturday, March…
In celebration of The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, GRAMMY-winning, multi-Platinum rock band Blues Traveler released their take on the Christmas hymn, “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” with 100% of net proceeds from every download of the song benefitting…
The long awaited tenth release in the multiple-Grammy Award-winning Paul McCartney Archive Collection has been confirmed: On March 24, 2017, Paul’s 1989 international #1 album, Flowers In The Dirt, will be the latest classic solo work from one of the…
Reba McEntire has surprised fans by announcing a new album and one night only Ryman Auditorium solo concert. The singer took to Facebook Live on Thursday (Dec 15th) to tell fans the news from the set of her new music…
Garth Brooks has broken his Memphis, TN record. His previous record was 57,141 tickets sold, March 5-7, 1998, at The Pyramid Arena. Today, he has surpassed that record and tickets for all four shows at FedExForum are still selling. This…
To ring in the New Year, eleven-time multi-platinum artist Jason Derulo and certified double-platinum supergroup Panic! at the Disco are slated to perform live on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2017 from the Allstate Fan Fest in…
The special coincidens her To Celebrate Christmas album AXS TV offers viewers a Country Christmas with GRAMMY-winning entertainer Jennifer Nettles as the network premieres an all-new holiday television event on Tuesday, December 20th at 9 pm ET. Band Against Cancer presents Jennifer Nettles:…
The inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2017 will be announced on SiriusXM’s Volume (Channel 106) on Tuesday, December 20th at 8 am ET. Rock Hall CEO Joel Peresman will appear live on Feedback, the morning…
Country duo Big & Rich and CMT Hot 20 Countdown made network history recently when the show completed its first-ever trip overseas to a military base in Bahrain to tape two special holiday episodes that will air at the end of…
MVD will release Brad Paisley’s Life Amplifed World Tour: Live at WVU live concert DVD and CD/DVD just in time for Christmas on December 23rd. Paisley returned to his roots by going home to West Virginia for a special outdoor concert…
I Love the 90’s Tour – The Party Continues with TLC, Naughty by Nature, Kid ‘n Play, Biz Markie, Montell Jordan and Rob Base has been announced for 2017. C&C Music Factory, Blackstreet, Snap!, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Sir Mix-a-Lot…
Music legend Lionel Richie will make a special appearance from his concert in Las Vegas on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2017. Richie will be the first performance of 2017, performing his song “All Night Long”…
Millions watched Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund telethon and millions were raised. The telethon, broadcast on GAC, AXS-TV, RFD and The Heartland Network Tuesday, received huge donations from music stars like Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney,…
Pink Floyd Records will complete the reintroduction of the Pink Floyd studio albums on vinyl with the release of The Final Cut and A Momentary Lapse of Reason remastered and reissued on January 20th. These albums have not been available on vinyl…
Heavy metal fans around Europe now have something to look forward to as VIMIC prepares for their first ever world tour. Founded by metal god Joey Jordison (formerly of Slipknot), VIMIC combines heavy guitar riffs with unearthly drum patterns that…
Coldplay’s A Head Full Of Dreams has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The news coincides with the one-year anniversary of the album’s release. Now all seven of the band’s studio albums have attained Platinum status (or above) in the…
Alessia Cara, G-Eazy featuring Bebe Rexha, Flo Rida featuring Macy Kate, Martin Garrix also with Bebe Rexha, John Legend, Mike Posner and Hailee Steinfeld are the final performers to join the Billboard Hollywood Party on ABC’s telecast of Dick Clark’s…
A lifelong road warrior widely acclaimed for his powerful “cannon of a voice” (Green Bay Press-Gazette), Randy Houser has logged thousands of miles – and played to millions of fans – during the past two years touring as direct support…
HarperCollins Español announces it has acquired rights to publish the book Her Name Was Dolores by entertainment mogul Pete Salgado and Gabriel Vázquez. This book was the inspiration for the upcoming Univision’s TV series under the same title. It covers Salgado’s…
This will be the singer/actress’ third TV series Reba McEntire is returning to television in an hourlong “Southern Gothic soap opera” created by Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry for ABC. Deadline reports that Cherry has written the pilot to the untitled series…
Universal Music Enterprises will release all eight of Rihanna’s studio albums as The Studio Album Vinyl Box on December 16th. The 15 LP set includes five titles never previously available on vinyl including Music Of The Sun (2005), Rated R (2009), Loud…
Multi-platinum-selling artists, multiple Grammy Award-winners and music icons, Lionel Richie and very special guest Mariah Carey have announced that they will tour together for the first time ever on the All The Hits Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 35-show date…
Los Angeles has a rich history of rock and roll. Inside Metal: Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal delivers candid interviews with some icons of rock that give fans a more in depth look at the scene. The two volume title includes interviews with Lars Ulrich (Metallica),…
The impressive lineup of performers continues to grow for Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund on Tuesday, December 13th at 8 pm EST. Hank Williams Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Alabama, Don McLean, Ronnie Dunn, Jamey Johnson and…
Due to popular demand, Garth Brooks has added another show to Edmonton, AB. The concert will be Saturday, February 25th at 7 pm at Rogers Place. This will be the first time in 21 years that Garth Brooks has played Edmonton,…
In celebration of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s 50th anniversary of their songwriting partnership, Elton John, supported by YouTube, is giving undiscovered creative talent from all over the world the chance to create official music videos for three iconic songs:…
Metallica will headline a Jimmy Kimmel Block Party on Wednesday, December 14th. The band made the announcement late last week on its website. “We’ve been invited to shut down a few streets and throw a massive block party with Jimmy…
Taylor Swift has teamed with Zayn Malik for “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” for the Fifty Shades Darker film and soundtrack. The song is the the first single from the project, due on February 10, 2017, the same day the film opens…
2016 CMA Pinnacle Award winner Kenny Chesney and CMA are combining resources to aid families devastated by recent wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The wildfires were responsible for 14 deaths and more than 2,400 homes and business that were damaged or…
Billboard once again named Republic Records the music industry’s “Top Label” on the publication’s year-end charts. The label accomplishes the best overall performance across the Billboard 200 albums chart and Billboard Hot 100 songs chart combined. List of Republic’s #1 Billboard…
Late January 2017 sees the deluxe edition release of Fresh Cream, the debut album by British, blues boom, power trio, Cream. The 3 CD/Blu-ray Audio set comes housed in a gatefold sleeve within a rigid slipcase and includes a 64-page hardback book,…
Garth Brooks has broken his ticket sales record in Edmonton, AB. He set his previous record August 10-12, 1996 at Northlands Coliseum with 50,871 tickets sold. Today, Brooks has sold over 51,000 tickets for Rogers Place and tickets are still selling.…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have announced the first dates of their 40th Anniversary Tour. Petty announced the tour on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Thur, Dec 8th), and on SiriusXM’s Tom Petty Radio this morning (Fri, Dec 9th).…
President of HBO Programming, Casey Bloys, has announced that The Defiant Ones, a four-part documentary telling the stories of record producer Jimmy Iovine and producer and rapper Dr. Dre, will debut on HBO in 2017. Director Allen Hughes (Menace II Society)…
Several famous names have been added to the growing list of celebrities set to perform during Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund on Tuesday, December 13th at 8 pm EST. Chris Stapleton, Chris Young, Big &…
The staggering success of iHeartMedia’s nationally syndicated The Bobby Bones Show’s St. Jude Radiothon last week, has sparked Garth Brooks to donate $20 from the sale of every copy sold of his Target exclusive boxed-set The Ultimate Collection until December 25th.…
A part of rock ‘n roll history will be auctioned on New Year’s Day when one of Jimi Hendrix’s treasured wah-wah pedals and an amplifier he used to record hit songs go up for auction at J. Levine Auction &…
Niall Horan, Lukas Graham, Shawn Mendes, Emeli Sande and Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink and Ty Dolla $ign join the biggest celebration of the year, performing from the Billboard Hollywood Party on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan…
On February 8, 2017, the stars will gather for a tribute to one of country music’s finest, Randy Travis. The event, titled 1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time.: A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis, will feature performances from…
The Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame initiates its #21DaysOfGiving VIP & Fan Memberships and End of year Donation fundraising campaign, in celebration of the newly designed Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum & Hotel Entertainment Complex that will…