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…
Kenny Chesney, 5 Seconds of Summer and Meghan Trainor are among the performers during NBC’s annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. TODAY co-hosts Willie Geist and Tamron Hall return to emcee the broadcast airing Monday, July 4th from 8-10 p.m. ET An…
Garth Brooks has broken the CenturyLink Center record in Bossier City, Louisiana by selling more than 25,000 tickets in 49 minutes. The previous record was held by Winter Jam, on March 8, 2013, with 13,887 tickets sold. Tickets for all…
Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice has suffered from a stroke this week which has caused the group to cancel shows. Paice made the announcement on the band’s website which explains the ordeal. “To all the people who were expecting to see…
On August, Universal Music Catalogue will release 4 CD and 4 LP sets of Sex Pistols – Live ’76. The collection comprises four revolutionary live recordings – all officially sanctioned by the Sex Pistols and professionally mastered at Abbey Road…
The iconic singer dropped his microphone towards the end of a show Meat Loaf collapsed Thursday night (June 16th) near the end of his concert at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, Canada. While the cause of his illness was…
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Way Down In The Jungle Room, a definitive new 2 CD and 2 LP collection of Elvis Presley’s last studio recordings, on Friday, August 5th. The…
AXS TV is proud to present the broadcast of the iconic concert special Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration on Sunday, June 26th at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. The event will air as part of AXS TV’s…
Matching his no-nonsense attitude, multi-Platinum-selling Country star Justin Moore will release his fourth studio album August 12th on The Valory Music Co. The aptly-titled project, Kinda Don’t Care, will give longtime fans a full dose of what they’ve come to…
Confederate Railroad (CRR) revisits their past on an updated version of “Trashy Women,” which features Country Music Hall of Fame member Willie Nelson, John Anderson, Colt Ford and former NFL coach Jerry Glanville, CRR lead singer and founder Danny Shirley…
Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Red Hot Chili Peppers release the music video for their current single “Dark Necessities” from their upcoming new album The Getaway, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on June…
ABC, dick clark productions and the creators of For The Record partner to develop For The Record Live for television, a unique, genre-bending production turning the soundtracks of iconic director’s films into thrilling immersive live entertainment events. Creators and producers…
The latest GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions is offering a once-in-a-lifetime experience with multi-GRAMMY-winning artist Paul McCartney. Presented in partnership with Kompolt, the package is available for bid through June 23rd at eBay.com This spectacular package includes: Two passes to attend a…
Blackfoot, the Southern American rock band who were originally formed in 1970’s by current lead guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlocke, are back with a new line-up and will release Southern Native on Loud & Proud Records, August 5th. Over…
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrate Dave Matthews Band’s 25th anniversary with the first-ever vinyl release of Crash, DMB’s best-selling second studio album, on Friday, July 15th. Newly remastered from the original flat…
The legendary band Santana rocks on AXS TV, in the network premiere of the 2016 concert film Santana IV on Sunday, June 19th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. The unforgettable event will air as part of AXS TV’s The ‘Whole…
Kanye West – the 22-time Grammy Award winning, visionary multi-disciplinary artist who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has twice been named to Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world – unveils details for The Saint…
The producer has worked with Selena, Ricky Martin, Juan Gabriel and more AB Quintanilla signs a 360 record deal with DEL Records. The Grammy and Latin Grammy winner producer, songwriter, artist and multi-instrumentalist, joins the roster of one of the…
On the heels of her first appearance at The Tonys since 1970, Columbia Records has announced Barbra Streisand’s is ENCORE: Movie Partners Sing Broadway album will debut on August 26th featuring ten new Streisand duets of Broadway classics with some of the…
The Late Late Show With James Corden airs at 12:37 am/11:37 pm CST on CBS. Check local listings. Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to join CBS The Late Late Show host James Corden for “Carpool Karaoke” on Monday (June 13th). The…
Nashies rejoice! On the heels of tremendous outcry from legions of devoted fans, CMT, Hulu, Lionsgate and ABC Studios have announced that the critically acclaimed and fan darling series Nashville will return with a brand new season on CMT. Long-time…
Iconic songwriter and prolific singer Steven Tyler revealed last week on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that his highly anticipated debut solo album will be released July 15th worldwide on Dot Records, underneath the Big Machine Label Group umbrella. Revealing the…
“Crash” and “No Limit” are available on Tidal Global megastar and eight time Grammy Award winner Usher is releasing two new singles this week — “Crash” and “No Limit featuring Young Thug.” “Crash” is available on Friday, June 10th worldwide…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits collection will be available on vinyl for the first time in North America on July 29th as a double LP on 180-gram black vinyl. The album is the biggest selling in the band’s…
Country music’s wildest party of the year turned it up a notch as hosts ErinAndrews and J.J. Watt led a star-studded event at the “2016 CMT Music Awards” live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Carrie Underwood owned the night, winning “Female…
Billy Ray Cyrus has announced a new single and album for release this year. The single, “Hey Elvis,” is a collaboration between Cyrus, Bryan Adams and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Glenn Hughes, and was written by Adams…
For the first time in 19 years, The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood is coming to the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA area. The concert will be Saturday, July 30th at 7 pm at CenturyLink Center in Bossier City. Tickets…
Specialty Records — an imprint of Concord Bicycle Music — is pleased to announce the release of Mono Box: The Complete Specialty and Vee-Jay Albums: a deluxe, five LP box set that celebrates one of the most influential entertainers in…
Music is one of the most inspirational influences we have today. There is constantly new music being put out there and most of us just can’t keep up. I am asked quite often what music I am listening to, as…
Eric Church will liven CMA Fest week for a second year in a row with his Eric Church Pop Up Store in East Nashville (address: 218 South 11th Street) beginning Thursday, June 9th and running through Sunday, June 12th with…
Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands in the world, will embark on a seven country 13-city European Tour commencing on June 24th in Paris. On June 26th, the band will take the MainStage at…
One year after releasing Soul Searching, his tribute to the musical histories of Memphis and Nashville, GRAMMY winner Jim Lauderdale draws influence from Texas for his 28th album, This Changes Everything. Releasing September 30th on Lauderdale’s own label, Sky Crunch…
On Monday, July 25th, The Strokes will perform at the inaugural City of Angels Benefit Concert, which will raise funds for three local non-profit organizations providing essential resources, services and hope to the homeless in Los Angeles. The concert will…
In the image of the fiery phoenix’s rebirth, Great Smoky Mountains Association will release its third album of traditional American music, this time featuring artists of today recreating songs performed by Smoky Mountain residents at the time of the development…
RCA Records is set to release Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on July 15th to accompany Sony Pictures’ highly anticipated feature film Ghostbusters, in theaters the same day. The soundtrack will feature new music, including Elle King’s “Good Girls,” which…
R.E.M. has teamed with Capitol/UMe for the July 29th reissue of three of the band’s I.R.S. Records releases: Lifes Rich Pageant, Dead Letter Office, and Eponymous. The three standard weight vinyl LPs are presented with their original sleeve art. Long…
Rhino Records is set to release A Decade Of Dio: 1983-1993, a new boxed set that brings together the first six studio albums, on CD and vinyl this summer. Newly remastered, the project includes Holy Diver (1983), The Last In Line…
The MusiCares Foundation, a charity of The Recording Academy, is launching a grassroots social media campaign, dubbed the #MusiCaresChallenge, to raise funds for its critical assistance and healthcare programs aimed at supporting members of the music community in times of…