Tag: Music

Tom Morello: Zack de la Rocha “The Greatest Frontman of All Time”

In a recent interview, iconic rock guitarist Tom Morello granted Rage Against The Machine lead singer, Zack de la Rocha, as “the greatest frontman of all time.”  “There’s no one in the history of Western music that has the sort of the totality of spiritual commitment onstage and in the studio as that guy,” Morello […]

Garth Brooks To Play Intimate Show In Nashville, Teases Residency

Yesterday, Garth Brooks revealed “Garth, The Ryman & You,” a more intimate-than-usual performance between Garth and fans at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on November 19th and 20th. Earlier this week, before yesterday’s announcement of the show, Brooks expressed a nostalgic longing for being able to play more low-key, acoustic gigs like he regularly did at The […]

Young Thug Sues Big Over Lost “200 Unreleased Songs”

Young Thug has officially filed a lawsuit regarding the loss of a number of highly valuable possessions that were mishandled at an apartment building in Georgia at the end of last year. According to the suit, an employee of Trace, the building, handed Thug’s lost items to “an unknown person.” The items in question were: […]

Adele Announces TV Special to Celebrate Release of “30”

October has been the month of anticipatory Adele news, and there is still more to come. Adele One Night Only was announced earlier this week as a two-hour CBS special featuring performances of new music from Adele’s album (as well as the singer’s biggest hits) in addition to an intimate interview with Oprah Winfrey. Fans […]

Luke Bryan to Host 2021 CMA Awards

Yesterday, the Country Music Association and ABC announced that Luke Bryan will be hosting the 2021 CMA Awards.  This will be the first time since before 2008 that the CMA Awards will have a single host, as Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Reba McIntire, and even Dolly Parton have cycled through different pairings of co-hosts throughout […]

The Weeknd Pushes World Tour to 2022, Expands to Stadiums

“Due to constraints of arenas and the demand for more shows I want to do something bigger and special for you which requires stadiums,” the Weeknd wrote in a recent Instagram post regarding the second postponement of his After Hours ‘Til Dawn Stadium Tour, which was originally rescheduled to begin in January of next year. […]

Rock Hall 2021 Induction Speakers Announced Including Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney

Presenters for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been announced.  Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson will be inducting Carole King, Paul McCartney will be inducting the Foo Fighters, Dr. Dre will be inducting LL Cool J, Drew Barrymore will be inducting the Go-Go’s, and Angela Bassett will be inducting Tina Turner. In […]

Mt. Westmore New Music Finally Drops on Wednesday

Mt. Westmore, the rap supergroup consisting of Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, E-40, and Too $hort, finally have a new track dropping this week. Teased with a goofy clip of the legendary gang up to antics in space, the track is called “Big Subwoofer” and will be released on October 20th, this Wednesday.  Initial news of […]

Jack White Puts Out New Song “Taking Me Back”

For the first time since 2018, Jack White has released new, solo music. The new track, “Taking Me Back,” appears in the trailer for the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard.  White recorded and produced the song at his Third Man Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and notably plays every instrument on the track.  “Taking Me […]

Garth Brooks: Randy Travis “Saved” Country Music

Garth Brooks took the honor of presenting Randy Travis with CMT’s 2021 Artist of a Lifetime award very seriously at the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year last week.  “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Randy Travis singlehandedly saved country music,” Brooks said on stage during his tribute to the country scene […]