ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) announces an eclectic music lineup for its 21st Annual Sundance ASCAP Music Café, taking place January 25 – February 1, 2019 during the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Beginning at 2 p.m. each day, the Café will feature a mix of rising songwriter-artists […]
On Jan. 21, 2019, the University of Redlands, a private liberal arts and professional university in Southern California, will welcome the “Beyoncé Mass” to its main campus in Redlands, California. The worship service uses the music and life of Beyoncé as a tool to cultivate an empowering conversation about Black women — their lives, bodies, […]
Steve Ripley, leader of the country rock band The Tractors, died Thursday, January 3rd, at his home in Pawnee, Okla. at the age of 69, surrounded by his family. He unfortunately has lost his battle with cancer. Born Paul Steven Ripley on Jan. 1, 1950, he played in bands from junior high through college and continued […]
Paul McCartney has been keeping busy. The artist has shared a new song, just a little less than four months after the release of Egypt Station, his latest solo album. Co-produced by McCartney, Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton, “Get Enough” features the Beatle experimenting with Auto-Tune, and was co-written by McCartney and Tedder. The track begins with […]
Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross already have an impressive film scoring resume that includes compositions for the likes of The Social Network and Gone Girl, and now they can add Netflix’s Bird Box to the list. Reznor took to Twitter January 1st to thank fans for their support in 2018 and share […]
Rapper Soulja Boy was among motorists whose cars were trapped by mudslides caused by a powerful storm that shut down Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The 28-year-old retweeted a photo of the mudslides in Malibu on Saturday, January 5th. He said: “My car got stuck too almost went into the ocean” and also posted a […]
Country music star and Oklahoma native Toby Keith will be among the performers at a series of events marking the inauguration of incoming Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. The three inaugural events will take place between Jan. 10 and Jan. 14 in Lawton, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Stitt announced Tuesday that Keith would be performing at […]
Backstreet Boys just dropped a music video for their new track “No Place” on Friday, January 4th. The visual centers around the importance of family, as the group is shown playing with their children and spending time with their wives. With many sweet moments, including Kevin Richardson roasting marshmallows with his kids, AJ McLean dancing […]
Bob Seger may be retiring from the road this year, but he’s apparently not planning to stop playing. “In 2020 I’ll be available for weddings,” he told the crowd Thursday, January 3rd, night at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Mich. “Keep me in mind.” The quip has been the Rock and Roll Hall of […]
1941 – “Good-for-Nothin’-Joe” was recorded by the sultry Lena Horne with Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra on Bluebird Records. 1955 – Marian Anderson became the first African-American to sing at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. 1963 – Gary “U.S.” Bonds filed a $100,000 suit against Chubby Checker. The charge was that Checker “stole” “Quarter to Three” […]