Here are your Monday morning music news headlines.. Gene Simmons did not expect the firestorm of passion and outrage last week after making a comment about the death of music icon Prince. Gene basically said Prince’s passing as ‘pathetic,’ suggesting that Prince brought it on to himself with drug abuse and overdose. The plot thickened […]
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The Weeknd, Rihanna, and Drake Up for Same Billboard Music Award
The 2016 Billboard Music Awards is going down on May 22 and all of the biggest stars will be in attendance for some of the biggest awards of the year. It’s no Grammy award, but winning a Billboard Music Award really shows how great an artist/song did on the charts and to the fans. Let’s […]
Prince Guitar Going on Auction
With Prince’s passing in the past month, things are starting to settle and items are starting to be sold. One item in particular is the bright yellow guitar he used for songs like “Gett Off” and “Cream.” It’s being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions and it has quite the starting price. The price you have […]
Twenty One Pilots Extend Tour
Twenty One Pilots is capitalizing on amazing past few months with their two major hits. “Stressed Out” and “Ride” have captivated listeners everywhere and have found huge success on the charts. With this being said, they’re extending their 2016-2017 tour and now have 100 concert dates on deck. The band will be playing all over […]
Kesha and Dr. Luke Updates
The dramatic saga between Kesha and Dr. Luke continued this past weekend with Dr. Luke wanting to do something very personal. He wants Kesha’s medical records released! He’s doing this to try and prove that nothing involving rape happened between the two of them. The issues started back in 2014 when a lawsuit was filed […]
Red Rock’s Summer Schedule
When the late singer John Denver sang about “Rocky Mountain High” we’re pretty sure he would have been amazed that the state of Colorado, his adopted residence, would one day legalize marijuana. One of the other cool things about Colorado is the music venue ‘Red Rock.’ We’ve all seen the Moody Blues and others (those […]
Taylor Swift and Her Eight Nominations
The Billboard Music Awards are going down on May 22, so we’re taking a little bit of time to highlight some of the big artists and the awards they are up for at this special award ceremony. On this day, we’ll be talking about Taylor Swift. Swift is up for eight awards, which is more […]
Chris Stapleton’s Two Americana Music Association Awards
Chris Stapleton has been nominated for many awards and he now has two more to add to the list. He has been nominated for two Americana Music Association Awards, which is just one less than the leader of all artists. Jason Isbell has three nominations. Let’s take a moment to look at Stapleton’s two awards… […]
Fun and Feel Good Songs – Part One
Our favorite song can lift our spirits, put a smile on our face, and help us remember the good times. Music was always meant to make you feel good and boy do we have a ton of songs to do just that! It would be hard to gather all the songs that are “Fun,” but […]
Shaky Knees Recap
Shaky Knees has one heck of weekend in downtown Atlanta and we’re here to talk about what you missed if you didn’t make it to Georgia this past weekend. The festival went on without many issues at all, but at one point there was a minor power outage on day two. All that happened because […]