Category: Music

This Day in Music History – July 23rd

1941 – “Memories of You” was recorded by Sonny Dunham and his orchestra. 1950 – “The Gene Autry Show” premiered on CBS-TV. 1977 – Foreigner’s “Cold As Ice” was released. 1977 – In Oakland, CA, Judas Priest opened for Led Zeppelin for the first time. 1980 – Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead) died of injuries that […]

Sony Launches New Jimi Hendrix E-Commerce Store

The Thread Shop, the merchandising division of Sony Music Entertainment, in partnership with Authentic Hendrix LLC and Experience Hendrix L.L.C., has launched an online Jimi Hendrix store, offering exclusive, authorized merchandise of the legendary artist worldwide. This launch is a result of an agreement signed by the companies in 2019. The new Jimi Hendrix online […]

Rapper Jermaine Dupri is bringing the Plant Based Lifestyle to Mainstream

The Beet, a new plant-based media platform incubated by 25madison, has announced a partnership with Songwriter Hall of Fame Member, Grammy-Award-winning music producer, rapper and long-time vegan advocate Jermaine Dupri. The partnership between The Beet and Dupri further brings the plant-based lifestyle to the mainstream and will focus around creating content that’s accessible and inclusive, […]

This Day in Music History – July 22nd

1963 – The Beach Boys released the single “Surfer Girl.” 1967 – Vanilla Fudge made its concert debut in New York. 1969 – Aretha Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a disturbance in a Detroit parking lot. 1972 – The variety show, “The Bobby Darin Amusement Company” premiered on CBS. 1977 – Elvis […]

Behind the Artist: Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female country singer-songwriter of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach #1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton recently became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year […]

Chicago Rapper Dreadrock Drops New Album BornBroke2

BornBroke2 is the new album from Dreadrock with 9 songs, including a feature with Lil B (BasedGod) with the track Pass. The album was released on June 15, 2020, and is available for digital download. The album is a follow-on of the EP ‘BornBroke’, launched in 2018. BornBroke2 has the collaboration of five producers, including […]

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am Slated for Tomorrowland Around the World

Over the past few months, Tomorrowland has been working with the latest technologies in 3D design, video production, gaming and special effects to craft a new Tomorrowland location for its two-day digital music festival, pushing the boundaries of music, 3D design, Hollywood’s latest filming techniques and the most modern game engines and hardware. Tomorrowland Around […]

Chris Cornell Covers Guns N’ Roses “Patience” In Previously Unheard Track

On what would have been Chris Cornell’s 56th birthday, Vicky Cornell on behalf of The Chris Cornell Estate released his never before heard cover of Guns N’ Roses’ “Patience”. The song is accompanied by a music video that was produced by Toni and Christopher Cornell, and features personal images, including special photos taken at home […]

Carrie Underwood Announces Christmas Album

Is it Christmas in July? Your favorite country superstar Carrie Underwood thinks so. The singer has announced that her first-ever Christmas album, My Gift, is arriving on September 25th. Though Underwood has previously recorded several Christmas songs, My Gift marks the singer’s first full-length holiday project. The project is produced and arranged by Greg Wells. […]

Rapper Reese 3 Drops Newest Album, Supreme Gangsta

Rapper/Producer/Lyricist Reese 3, has always made music as hard as the times. With the current climate brewing, he returns with even more galvanizing beats and messages from his newest album, Supreme Gangsta. Distributed by EQ Distro, it is available now for listeners everywhere music is streamed. Coming out of the gate with “Hard Knock” the […]