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,”…
“Go Your Own Way” with AXS TV, as the network celebrates GRAMMY-winning rock group Fleetwood Mac with the Sunday Night Rocks: Mac Attack marathon airing Sunday, April 30th starting at 4:30 pm ET/1:30 pm PT. The evening-long event puts the…
“Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Ol’ Days” contest is in honor of their 1986 hit single In their 1986 classic, The Judds sang “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Ol’ Days)”. The lyrics from that song that still evoke feelings…
Pandora has debuted its new “Sounds Like You” campaign to celebrate individuality, diverse musical tastes and Pandora’s legacy of delivering truly personalized music experiences for listeners and artists. The company also announced that Pandora Premium, previously accessible via invite only, is…
The Multi-Platinum Entertainer Earns Most Chart-toppers On Billboard Country Airplay Chart And Concurrently Announces “They Don’t Know” As Next Single Jason Aldean has taken his 19th single to #1 as “Any Ol Barstool” lands at the top of the Mediabase…
Gorillaz, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, is launching a North American tour for the first time since the Plastic Beach tour that SPIN hailed as 2010’s “Live Show of the Year.” Tickets for the newly announced dates, which begin July 8th…
Shannon Haley & Ryan Michaels, professionally known as Haley & Michaels, have set a firestorm in country music. The married duo grew up in Northern California neighboring towns, but didn’t connect until a meeting in Nashville. While not signed to a label —…
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are filming scenes for the upcoming A Star Is Born remake at Coachella and fans have a chance to be apart of it. The pair will be filming scenes portraying a country western concert on the actual…
Long Strange Trip, Amir Bar-Lev’s critically acclaimed documentary about the Grateful Dead, will be released theatrically on May 26th in New York and Los Angeles, before coming exclusively to Amazon Prime Video on June 2nd. Rhino will celebrate the premiere…
Joel performed his 40th residency show on Good Friday, his 86th career performance at The World’s Most Famous Arena. The depth of Billy Joel’s catalogue was on display during his 40th consecutive residency show at Madison Square Garden last night (Friday,…
Legendary singer and guitarist Glen Campbell’s final studio album, Adiós, will be released June 9th on UMe, capping off an extraordinary career that has spanned more than five decades and 50 million albums sold. The album will be released on CD, LP and…
The concert premieres April 23rd British rock and roll veterans Def Leppard’s new live concert experience Def Leppard… And There Will Be A Next Time: Live From Detroit will premiere on AXS TV—airing Sunday, April 23rd at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT. Filmed…
High Times, the leading voice in the cannabis industry for over 40 years, has announced the SoCal Cannabis Cup for April 21st – 23rd at National Orange Show Events Center, San Bernardino, CA. The three day event celebrates California’s recent legalization of…
Global superstar Shania Twain will be a key adviser for the Top 12 artists on the Monday, April 24th 8 pm ET/PT live telecast of NBC’s three-time Emmy Award-winning series The Voice. Excited to announce that I'll appear on @nbcthevoice this…
EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope recording artist Machine Gun Kelly is set to release his third studio album titled Bloom on Friday, May 12th. Fans who pre-order will receive three instant grat tracks, “Trap Paris” featuring Quavo and Ty Dolla$ign, “Bad Things” with…