Benjamin Evans Rector was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1986 to a quiet middle class family, but the excitement was about to happen. Ben began his musical journey in high school, playing in various garage bands. In his freshman year at the University of Arkansas, Ben won the John Lennon Songwriting competition in 2006 for […]
America celebrates its the Fourth of July today with parades, fireworks displays, concerts, great food, and lots of beers. We know that the good ole U.S.A. is a winning theme for music of all types, so let’s check out the best patriotic songs of our time… Miley Cyrus and her song “Party In the U.S.A” […]
Justin Bieber is in the middle of his ‘Purpose’ World Tour, supporting his fourth album ‘Purpose.’ It’s hard to believe Justin is only 22 years old, having been discovered on social media what feels like just a few years ago. Here are three things you may not have known about the Canadian singing sensation… Justin […]
Kelly Clarkson won the very first American Idol in 2002. This past week she did a whole week of Facebook live concerts causing her to be on top of most trending news and cultural searches. A few days ago she announced that she will be going ‘old school’ by releasing the fans choice for covers […]
By now, everyone knows of Pandora and Uber. Both make our lives more convenient and for the most part, we can’t get enough of them. These days, the two are combining efforts to make for one great idea, ad free music! Drivers in Australia, New Zealand, and the US will have ad free music brought […]
Sports fans will have some big moments coming up this summer. The MLB All Star Game is on the horizon, and who could forget Ciara’s stunning performance at it last year? The thought of belting out what most musicians refer to as a song that has a ‘tough scale’ must be frightening to any polished […]
Songs can be like by all kinds of music fans. Some rock fans love jazz, other pop fans love country. We call singles played on different radio stations cross over’s. Here are a few country singers that had success in pop music… Shania Twain is still considered my most to be the best crossover in […]
Over the weekend came a date that many in the music industry will never forget. One June 25 of 2009, one of the best in the business passed away at the age of 50. Yes, we’re talking about Michael Jackson and his tragic passing seven years ago. Michael was an interesting and captivating musician in […]
Sure our friends to the north have given us William Shatner, Dan Akroyd, Jim Carey, Justin Bieber, Mike Myers, Professional Hockey, Molson Beers and more, but did you know the Barenaked Ladies hail from Canada? While sitting in a Bob Dylan concert bored out of their minds, school friends Ed Robertson and Steven Paige started […]
Great music is released all of the time, but this week there are two anniversaries on the same day that produced some really good music from a few famous female singers that we all know and love. Selena Gomez and Christina Aguilera are both celebrating anniversaries with two of their biggest hits. Selena Gomez’s “Good […]