Garth Brooks, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ed Sheeran are among the artists who have received multi-Platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A total of 49 albums and 110 digital singles have been awarded in June…
With their hotly-anticipated third studio album – Dig Your Roots – arriving August 26th on Big Machine Label Group, fans of the ground-breaking country duo Florida Georgia Line are now only weeks away from uncovering a whole new musical evolution. Pre-ordering…
Kenny Chesney’s creative roll over the last few months defies conventional business wisdom, but it seems to be igniting a whole other spark in the songwriter-superstar from East Tennessee. After writing, recording and releasing “Noise” in a matter of 11…
I’ve always been a fan of Confederate Railroad’s (CRR) blend of southern rock and country. Danny Shirley’s raspy southern drawl isn’t hard to distinguish and the band’s instrumentation immediately draws you in. A lot has changed on the musical front…
The 2017 Rock & Romance Cruise featuring a special guest appearance by Peter Frampton, America, Little River Band, The Orchestra starring former members of ELO and more are set to sail the Caribbean on March 11-16, 2017. Delilah, the most-listened-to-woman…
To really get a first-hand look at the a community that is not well known or understood outside the barrio, Los Punks: We Are All We Have will show you a side of life that has been around and know…
Grammy Award-winning Seattle group Soundgarden launched a musical transformation that inspired a generation while permanently redefining alternative and hard rock music. Coming on the heels of the 20th anniversary deluxe re-release of their chart-topping, five-times-platinum 1994 album, Superunknown, and a…
SiriusXM has announced that America’s best-selling solo artist of all time, Garth Brooks, will launch his own SiriusXM channel on September 8th. The Garth Channel, the new, 24/7, exclusive channel, will be curated and presented by Brooks. The channel will…
Acclaimed French duo Cassius have released the video for their lead single “The Missing” feat. Ryan Tedder, off their new album Ibifornia out August 26th via Interscope/Polydor on CD and LP. Cassius teamed up with director collective We Are From…
Dolly Parton and Sony Music Nashville have announced a joint venture and the launch of Parton’s new studio album, Pure & Simple, for worldwide distribution on August 19th. Releasing on Dolly Records/RCA Nashville, Pure & Simple can be pre-ordered starting…
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is marking the 25th anniversary of the release of Boyz II Men’s 1991, GRAMMY-winning debut, Cooleyhighharmony and its multi- GRAMMY-winning 1994 follow-up, II, with exclusive vinyl releases of both, with the latter, a two-LP set, for the…
For more than a quarter century, Sonic Youth – featuring Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley – were the acclaimed leaders of the New York underground as the dominant post-punk experimental noise band of its era, releasing…
Kenny Chesney have moved his album, Some Town Somewhere, from July 8th to October 28th. The reason for the delay is due to a new duet with pop superstar P!NK, called “Setting The World On Fire.” When Kenny Chesney makes an…
Marking 40 years from its original Motown release in February 1976, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is reissuing Diana Ross on vinyl for the first time since then on July 15th, following a 2012 two CD expanded set on the Hip-o-Select/Motown…
Twisted Sister has captured a captivating performance of their 40th and final tour with their new live project. Metal Meltdown – Featuring Twisted Sister Live At The Hard Rock Casino – Las Vegas is full of memorable moments that will satisfy fans…
Brad Paisley has announced that he has started a GoFundMe account for the flood victims of his home state of West Virginia. Paisley made the announce live via Facebook by performing “Country Roads” acoustically and then issuing a challenge to…
On the heels of their own headlining tour, GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Wolfmother have been selected as one of the chosen few to open for Guns N’ Roses on their historic North American ‘Not In This Lifetime’ stadium tour this Summer.…
The producers of the acclaimed documentary Landfill Harmonic has announced a coordinated release across all platforms and media involving several companies to bring this multiple prize winning festival darling to the public. The Film Collaborative, Emerging Pictures, Tugg, Inc., Vimeo,…
The Monkees, Village People, Bret Michaels, KC & The Sunshine Band and Bad Company will be featured AXS TV heats up the summer with the ultimate rock n’ roll experience as the network presents a new five-week series AXS TV…
Adidas has announced the cementing of its long-term relationship with creative pioneer Kanye West in the launch of adidas + KANYE WEST, a YEEZY branded entity creating footwear, apparel and accessories for all genders across street and sport. Recognizing the…
HDNet Movies delivers the ultimate music and film experience with Graham Nash Presents 9 Days Of Rock Docs—13 documentaries hosted by GRAMMY-winning music icon Graham Nash who will share personal stories about the featured artists as he takes viewers on an…
Grammy award-winning MCA Nashville country artist Vince Gill is celebrating his 25th year as a member of the Grand Ole Opry with the release of a Limited Edition Vinyl version of his newest album, Down To My Last Bad Habit.…
Jennifer Hudson has been signed to an exclusive contract with Epic Records, it has been announced by Epic Chairman and CEO LA Reid, following up Ms. Hudson’s historic showstopping tribute performance of Prince’s “Purple Rain” at the 16th annual BET…
In a year packed with the Olympics and a Presidential election, Rhino will be celebrating another great American tradition — rock ‘n’ roll — with their first ever Roctober campaign, featuring 13 limited edition releases from some of the biggest…
In September of 1961, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson stepped up to a microphone together for the first time at the home of Hite and Dorinda Morgan to demo the Beach Boys’ first three…
Legendary Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/producer Barry Gibb has signed with Columbia Records and will release his first album with the label titled, In The Now, in the fall of 2016. The surviving member of one of music’s most successful and…
Steven Tyler has just released the third single off his forthcoming We’re All Somebody From Somewhere CD, due out July 15th on Big Machine’s Dot Records imprint. The title track, written by Tyler and Jaren Johnston, features a flurry of flavors from…
On September 2nd, Hollywood Records in North America and Mercury Records for the rest of the world, will release Freddie Mercury: Messenger Of The Gods The Singles. The box set will bring all 13 of Mercury’s solo singles together on individually…
The legendary group launches Mono Mundo Recordings and preps three albums for 2016-2017 The Mavericks, one of the most independent-minded bands in the history of American music, have gone full indie, launching their own record label and announcing three new…
No 1 debut on the Billboard Albums Sales Chart in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands & New Zealand Red Hot Chili Peppers 11th studio album The Getaway debuted at number one around the world this week. The heralded studio…
On the heels of a sold out European tour, and also following an eight year break from touring, Juliette Lewis is excited to announce her North American 20+ city tour to kick off on Thursday, July 28th in Los Angeles.…
The first “Metal Meltdown” concert series event kicked off at The Joint at the world famous Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas on May 30, 2015. Legendary, multi-Platinum selling rockers Twisted Sister performed an explosive 90-minute concert of their biggest…
Known for their record-breaking tracks, undeniable energy and all around good vibes, Florida Georgia Line will release Dig Your Roots August 26th on Big Machine Label Group. The award-winning duo’s highly anticipated third studio album uncovers pieces of their lineage along…
Multi-Grammy winning singer/songwriter Kelly Clarkson has signed a long-term, worldwide deal with Atlantic Records. Clarkson, who has sold over 25 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide since the launch of her recording career in 2002, is slated to release…
Luke Bryan has announced that his first-ever Farm Tour EP, Farm Tour…Here’s To The Farmer, will be released on September 23rd in advance of his eighth annual “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2016,” set to run October 5th to…
Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who with his brother Carter helped expand and popularize the genre that became known as bluegrass, died Thursday (June 23rd) from difficulties with skin cancer. He was 89. Stanley was born and raised…
Internationally known celebrities George Lopez, Reba McEntire, NE-YO and Louis Tomlinson join the America’s Got Talent panel for The Judge Cuts, slated to begin Tuesday, July 12th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and will begin the show’s twice weekly…
Led Zeppelin has won its lawsuit claiming that it stole the opening riffs of “Stairway To Heaven” from Spirit’s 1969 instrumental, “Taurus.” After a week’s worth of testimony, an eight person jury ruled in favor the famed rock group on…
The Kennedy Center Honors has announced that its honorees for 2016 will be Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, rock band the Eagles, screen and stage actor Al Pacino, gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples and musician James Taylor. They will be…
Sammy Hagar, Hall & Oates, Willie Nelson, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, REO Speedwagon and more are part of the rock and roll celebration. AXS TV gets the fireworks started with an explosive Fourth of July Red, White and Rock Marathon, celebrating…
Meat Loaf has announced that his new album, Braver Than We Are, will be released in the U.S. on September 16th and Europe on September 9th via 429 Records. The album will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats.…
AXS TV puts the spotlight on groundbreaking surf rock icons The Beach Boys with a summertime music marathon on Sunday, July 3rd starting at 10 am ET/ 7 am PT. The day-long event is loaded with some of the California…
On August 26, 2016, Eagle Rock Entertainment will unleash Kiss Rocks Vegas on DVD/CD, Blu-ray/CD, DVD/2 LP and an Amazon Exclusive Deluxe Edition DVD/Blu-ray/2 CD. Captured in the midst of their 40th Anniversary World Tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of…
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary to Tesla’s third album, Psychotic Supper, for the first time ever on standard double vinyl on July 22nd. The album still holds up for its impressive musicianship by the band and its…
Seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood has recorded a new opening theme song for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for five consecutive years. Entitled “Oh, Sunday Night,” the new SNF opening song is…
Little Big Town, Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas have been announced as performers on the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. The two-hour entertainment special will be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Monday, July 4th from 9-11 PM ET on the CBS…
Rihanna and Coldplay are set to headline the 2016 Budweiser Made In America, the JAY Z curated two-day music festival and staple of Labor Day Weekend. The festival returns to Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA for a fifth season on…
The Turtles is celebrating its 50th anniversary on August 19th with a pair of definitive releases. The band’s label FloEdCo, in association with Manifesto Records, has encompassed, for the first time, the entire band’s recorded catalog from 1965 to 1970. The Complete…
In celebration of the release of their critically acclaimed sixth studio studio album Strange Little Birds, Garbage will perform tonight (June 20th) on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Tune in to ABC at 11:35 pm/10:35 pm CST to catch the band’s return…
After more than 45 years together, ZZ Top are finally set to release their first official live album, Greatest Hits Live, on August 12th on Suretone Records. Featuring 15 tracks recorded in cities throughout the world, the album features some of the band’s biggest…