On this day, 45 years ago “Rock and Roll All Nite” by Kiss, was originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track “Getaway”. The studio version of the song peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the […]
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Pitbull Teams Up For “Unmute Your Voice” Campaign
LiveXLive Media announced that they have aligned with Pepsi for its “Unmute Your Voice” campaign for LiveXLive’s upcoming Pay-Per-View concert series with Grammy-Award-winning superstar Pitbull. As part of the sponsorship and campaign, Pitbull will ‘unmute’ his voice during multiple ‘segments’ in the performances and encourage music fans to unmute their voices by registering to vote. […]
Ice Cube Video Discusses his Interactions with Both Parties
Fresh off working with Governor Gavin Newsom on the passage and signing of AB3121 and joining him for the historic bill signing, Ice Cube reveals his discussions and thoughts following conversations with both Presidential campaigns in his latest video. Below are highlights from a Contract with Black America: As citizens and lawmakers both, we are […]
Ciara Teams Up with Tasha Cobbs for New Single “In Spite of Me”
Grammy winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard has surprised fans with the release of “In Spite of Me,” featuring platinum-selling superstar Ciara, available now across all digital outlets. The track comes just days after the powerhouse singer/songwriter scored a #1 debut on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart with her new album, Royalty: Live at The Ryman, […]
Grammy Award-Winning Lady A Slated for 17th Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County Fundraising Gala
Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County will host Chrysalis Ball—its largest fundraising event of the year—on Saturday, October 17 at 6:30 P.M. CT. Since its inception, the annual gala has been the single largest funding source for the Clubs’ programs that positively impact the lives of thousands of youth in Collin County. The gala […]
MasterClass Announces St. Vincent to Teach Creativity and Songwriting
MasterClass has announced that multiple Grammy Award–winning guitarist, singer, songwriter and director, Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, will teach a class on creativity and songwriting. Taking members behind the curtain of her public persona, Clark gives an intimate look into her artistic development, from how to effectively generate ideas to how to pursue […]
One Hit Wonders: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister
“We’re Not Gonna Take It” is a song by the American band Twisted Sister from their album Stay Hungry. It was first released as a single (with “You Can’t Stop Rock & Roll” as the B-side) on April 27, 1984. The Stay Hungry album was released two weeks later, on May 10, 1984. The single […]
Behind the Artist Pop Smoke
Bashar Barakah Jackson known professionally as Pop Smoke, was an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Pop Smoke began his musical career in 2018. By collaborating with UK drill artists and producers, who often employed more minimal and aggressive instrumentation than its Chicago counterpart, he quickly gained fame after he […]
Behind the Artist Eric Church
Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006’s Sinners Like Me, produced three singles on the Billboard country charts including the top 20 hits “How ‘Bout You”, “Two Pink Lines”, and “Guys Like Me”. His second album, 2009’s Carolina, produced […]
AJR Collaborates on New Hot Sauce
Not the typical AJR release, BANG! Hot Sauce, a collaboration between the indie pop band and the mission-based hot sauce company Small Axe Peppers, will be launched nationwide on October 8. “We’d been wanting to make a hot sauce for some time,” said AJR bandmember Adam Met. “Once we wrote Bang! we knew this was […]