Annual awards dinner celebrates and pays homage to the USO and its supporters The Zac Brown Band has been called to perform as the featured entertainment at the 2016 USO Gala on October 20th. Ryan Seacrest will serve as Master…
A&M/Interscope Records announces the release of Sting’s new album, 57th & 9th, his first rock/pop project in over a decade, on November 11th. The project will be released on CD, Deluxe CD, Super Deluxe CD/DVD and 180-gram vinyl. 57th &…
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops announces the addition of three performances led by Emil de Cou on December 1st through 3rd, featuring the legendary entertainer Diana Ross. The program features Ross performing favorites from her catalog of 31 Top Ten…
For five decades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has remained one of the most iconic names in American roots music. With one foot planted in the traditions of country-folk and the other pointing toward something new and unexpected, the group…
School is back in session and fall is right around the corner and that means the onslaught of Christmas albums is in the pipeline. The first Christmas album of the year was released last week through Cracker Barrel. Reba’s My Kind Of Country…
In collaboration with Great Performances, The Recording Academy presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends, a special all-star concert offering a prime time spotlight for The Academy’s 2016 Special Merit Awards recipients. The awards ceremony and tribute concert will feature rare performances…
Eric Church, Maren Morris, and Chris Stapleton top the list of final nominees for The 50th Annual CMA Awards with five nominations each. This year’s finalists represent the depth and range of country music over the past five decades from…
October 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of popular music’s most iconic songs of all time, The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” The Beach Boys and Capitol/UMe will celebrate the golden milestone with the worldwide release of…
Jana Kramer, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Vanilla Ice are among the celebrity cast of Dancing With The Stars. ABC made the announcement this morning (Aug 30th) on Good Morning America. The celebrity cast, also made up of two Gold medal-winning U.S. Olympians,…
The singer will receive the first ever award at the ACM Honors The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has announced that Miranda Lambert will receive the inaugural ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award at the 10th Annual ACM Honors. Approved by…
The highly anticipated third installment of the Bridget Jones franchise returns to our screens this fall. To accompany the film’s release, Interscope Records will be releasing the Bridget Jones’s Baby Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The 19 track compilation will be…
This autumn, Eagle Rock Entertainment uncovers the story behind the Everly Brothers, with the 2 DVD, DVD/Blu-ray, and digital release of documentary film Harmonies From Heaven on September 9th. This new Everly Brothers documentary, which was broadcast on BBC4 earlier…
Luke Bryan will be joining Chris Stapleton, Kid Rock, Larry The Cable Guy, and Travis Tritt to celebrate with Charlie Daniels at his 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam on November 30th at Bridgestone Arena. Bryan, one of the biggest names in country…
The singer had just performed in Los Angeles on Friday night Mexican singer Juan Gabriel has died at the age of 66 from a heart attack. KTLA-TV reports that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted the news on Sunday (Aug 28th). “I regret…
Beyoncé’s groundbreaking visual album Lemonade won eight Moonmen, including “Video of the Year” for “Formation,” at the 2016 “MTV Video Music Awards,” which aired Sunday (Aug 28th) from New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. The global megastar surprised the audience with a…
Raycom Media will present Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief on Labor Day, September 5th from 7-9 pm CT. Randy Jackson and Harry Connick Jr have agreed to co-host the show that will benefit victims of recent South…
Reba McEntire is giving her fans an early Christmas gift by releasing her album, My Kind of Christmas, one week earlier than expected. The album was originally set to be released on September 2nd exclusively to Cracker Barrel Old Country…
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are headlining Call of Duty XP, the biggest Call of Duty fan celebration in history. The duo, who set out on their first-ever joint set earlier this summer on their High Road Tour, will take…
Global megastar and eight time Grammy Award winner Usher has announced that his highly-anticipated new album entitled Hard II Love will be released on September 16th via RCA Records. Fans who pre-order the album, will receive immediately two new album tracks “Missin U”…
Garth Brooks has sold over 50,000 tickets in two hours and thirty minutes for Amway Center in Orlando. Tickets are still selling for all four concerts! The concerts will be: Thursday, October 6th at 7:30 pm Friday, October 7th at…
Musicians Who Gave Their Name and Music to Slot Machines Britney Spears has an unofficial title of the Queen of the Las Vegas – her shows attract attention, she has a residency at the Planet Hollywood casino and now she…
One of the most iconic and instantly recognizable voices in music history is back in a way you’ve never heard before. Multi-platinum artist Macy Gray makes her Chesky Records debut with her new jazz-infused album Stripped, an intimate offering recorded…
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has announced that Alicia Keys, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, Dan + Shay and The Band Perry will all perform at the 10th Annual ACM Honors rounding out the star-studded lineup. It was also announced that…
Capitol Records has released Rise Remixes, which features three striking new versions of global icon Katy Perry’s anthemic new hit single, “Rise.” Now available everywhere, the collection includes remixes by French musician/producer/composer Monsieur Adi, who has created official remixes for…
Garth Brooks may have struck a deal with Apple Music. Hits Daily Double (HDD) reports that Brooks, the last major artist to withhold his music from digital and streaming services, has been shopping his new album and catalog as part of a…
Since beginning his career, RIAA’s top digital country male artist of all time Jason Aldean has continued to find new ways to raise awareness for breast cancer research, and for the first time in his career he partners with the…
Jane’s Addiction will celebrate a “Sterling Spoon Anniversary” this year to commemorate the release of Ritual de lo Habitual and the first Lollapalooza. The revelry began in July when the band launched a highly anticipated tour that includes Ritual de…
Pandora, the go-to music source for fans and artists, has announced it will partner with Questlove to premiere Questlove Supreme, a raw and ingenious three-hour show curated and produced by the four-time GRAMMY winner. The show will be a weekly ride…
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has announced that Dolly Parton is its latest Spotlight Music artist. The legendary singer will exclusively release a deluxe version of her new album Pure & Simple in Cracker Barrel stores nationwide and online at crackerbarrel.com on Friday,…
Interscope recording artist K Camp is set to digitally release his second EP, Lyric Ave, on Friday, September 2nd. The six track EP will be accompanied by six videos which will premiere at onlyricave.com. Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd is featured…
Nashies rejoice! CMT has revealed the premiere date for Nashville Season 5, along with Still The King Season 2 and the new eight part mini series, Million Dollar Quartet. All three are set to premiere in early 2017 with Nashville on January 5th and the…
James Lee Stanley, with Scott Breadman on percussion and Chad Watson on bass, will perform at the Clive Davis Theater at the World Famous Grammy Museum at 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 on August 27th. The performance…
Universal Music Group (UMG) Germany has unveiled the track listing for Bon Jovi’s 14th studio album, This House Is Not For Sale (THINFS). The album is due October 21st on Island Records and features the title track along with 11 others.…
Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with 200 stores, in 30 countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a…
After a whirlwind release week filled with sold-out shows, once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences and late night adventures, Justin Moore has much to celebrate as his fourth studio album Kinda Don’t Care (The Valory Music Co.) notches the #1 spot on the Billboard Country…
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has announced that Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban will take the stage at the 10th Annual ACM Honors for a special tribute to Glen Campbell, who as previously announced will…
The lineup for The Latin Recording Academy’s 2016 Latin GRAMMY Acoustic Sessions will feature headline performances by five-time Latin GRAMMY winners Jesse & Joy, two-time Latin GRAMMY-winning duo Sin Bandera, and Latin pop trailblazer Gloria Trevi. An exclusive by invitation-only…
GRAMMY Award-Winning Country legend Ronnie Dunn will release his Big Machine Label Group debut album Tattooed Heart on October 21st. The highly-anticipated release will be available for pre-order on September 23rd and features his current single “Damn Drunk” with Kix Brooks…
Old Dominion, a road-built band who has performed more than 200 dates over the last calendar year, surprised fans this morning (Aug 22nd) with the announcement of 30+ new shows coast-to-coast on their fall Meat and Candy Tour with special…
Back Lot Music will release the soundtrack album for Focus World’s Kicks – the debut feature film from director Justin Tipping – on September 9th, it was announced Friday on Billboard.com. The Kicks Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features artists such…
The track is available for streaming and download GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum singer / songwriter Ellie Goulding releases the single “Still Falling For You” today on Interscope Records. “Still Falling For You,” from the Bridget Jones’s Baby Original Motion Picture Soundtrack…
Fresh off of last week’s dual #1 party celebrating her 23rd and 24th chart-topping singles, seven-time GRAMMY Award winner Carrie Underwood will release her new single, “Dirty Laundry,” to country radio on August 22nd. It is the fourth single from…
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and producer Alicia Keys will make her CMT debut with a new episode of CMT Crossroads with newcomer Maren Morris, the Nashville singer/songwriter who has taken the country world by storm. Keys and Morris will tape the episode…
Columbia Records has announced legendary Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/producer Barry Gibb will release his first solo album involving new material, In The Now, on October 7th. All digital pre-orders receive the title track “In The Now” instantly. As the lone surviving…
Metallica will release their eleventh studio album, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, on November 18th, via Blackened Recordings. The double album set is the Grammy Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s first studio album since 2008’s multi-platinum Death Magnetic. Hardwired…To Self-Destruct…
Pink Floyd Records will continue the reintroduction of the Pink Floyd catalog on vinyl with the release of Atom Heart Mother, Meddle and Obscured By Clouds on September 23rd. Each record has been remastered from the original analogue master tapes. The Wall and…
At just 20-years-old Nimarr Akers (aka King Marz) is dedicated to his craft and determined to put his home state on the map. You see, most hip hop artist represent a city, but King Marz is from a small-scale town…
Buckcherry is celebrating the tenth anniversary of their platinum selling record 15, and have announced a headlining North American tour where they’ll be performing the record in its entirety, with support from Candelbox and Sons of Texas on select dates. The…
The Arkansas native hit three popular Nashville honky tonks Justin Moore took the party downtown with a triple shot of performances in Nashville to celebrate Kinda Don’t Care, which continues to dominate the #1 spot on the iTunes Top Country Albums…
Paul McCartney has signed a worldwide recording agreement with Capitol Records, it has been announced by Capitol Music Group (CMG) Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett. “This is genuinely exciting for me,” McCartney said. “Not only was Capitol my first U.S. record…