Don McClean made more news a few weeks ago when it was revealed that his tune “American Pie” (the day the music died), Buddy Holly plane crash 1959 would be secured in the National Library of Congress. In what’s called the National Recording Registry, recordings that culturally or historically reflect life in the United States […]
In the 19902, the band ‘U2’ became Ireland’s most profitable export. U2 has come along way since the early 80s, when they began as “Feedback,” then changed their name to “The Hype,” then eventually “U2.” Did you know that Bono was knighted by the Queen in 2007, or that he and Edge co-own a hotel […]
In music, it’s all about the fans and the music of course. Along the way it’s also nice to be recognized by your peers, thus the Billboard Song of the Year, Brit Award, and Grammy is he cherry on the top for any musician’s ego. It’s hard to believe, but the list of singers and […]
Memphis was the city used as a background in the John Gresham book and film ‘The Firm’ starring Tom Cruise, the home of Elvis, and the location for the Beale Street music Festival, which is being held this upcoming weekend, May 5th, 6th and 7th. Memphis is the home of Beale Street Blues, Justin Timberlake, […]
Budweiser is the sponsor for the Made in America concert festival is taking place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this year and it’s oen you’re definitely going to want to check out. For two days in early September you’ll be able to see some of the best acts in hip-hop and R&B music! The biggest of […]
The CMT Music Awards are set to take place June 7 and so of course we are hearing about the artists that will be performing at this year’s event. This year’s show is hosted by Charles Esten, one of the stars from the show Nashville. There will be many performers at this year’s award show, […]
The Billboard Music Awards have recently released many of the performers for this year’s event and it’s about as start-studded as it gets. The crazy thing about it all is that these are not the only performers that we will see at this year’s award show! It all goes down May 21 on ABC. The […]
Imagine Dragons is having one heck of a 2017 and they’re looking to do even more big things with this most recent announcement. The Billboard Music Awards recently announced their first batch of performers and this great band is on the list! The award show takes place May 21, so we are less than three […]
This week’s Mediabase Top 40 chart has been released and there are two new artists to the top 10! These two are James Arthur and Julia Michaels with their hits “Say You Won’t Let Go” and “Issues.” Both are great hits and more than worthy of finding themselves on the chart. They round out the […]
This year’s Pemberton Music Festival has officially released their list of performers and it’s quite exciting to see. We have plenty of great acts coming to Pemberton, BC this July. The event takes place July 13-16 in British Columbia and is a long weekend you’re going to want to take. The big names announced for […]