Tom Petty‘s family and friends were among the hundreds in attendance at a ceremony Saturday to rename a Gainesville, Florida park after the late rocker. The ceremony, which took place on what would have been Petty’s 68th birthday, was one of a number of Petty events this weekend in the …
Read More »Hear Post Malone, Swae Lee's New 'Spider Man' Collaboration, 'Sunflower'
It’s hard to find an artist who had a bigger year than Post Malone. His album beerbongs & bentleys hit Number One and broke streaming and chart records – including scoring nine simultaneous Top 20 songs. Currently, “Better Now” is the Number Two song in the country. Expect that run to …
Read More »Folk Supergroup I'm With Her on Why They Cover Vampire Weekend's 'Hannah Hunt'
“I’m not even sure this band would exist without covers,” saysAoife O’Donovan, who plays guitar in the trio I’m With Her. The folk-supergroup consists of O’Donovan plus Sarah Jarosz (banjo, mandolin) and Sara Watkins (fiddle). All three of them sing, like a modern — and perhapssofter — version of Trio, …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Jim James, Grace Potter Lead Warren Haynes' 2018 Christmas Jam
Dave Grohl, Jim James, Grace Potter, Phish’s Mike Gordon, Gov’t Mule and Eric Church will lead Warren Haynes‘ 2018 Christmas Jam, set for December 7th and 8th at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The 30th annual event, now expanded into a two-night affair, will benefit the local …
Read More »Family-Approved Amy Winehouse Biopic In The Works
Just days after Amy Winehouse‘s estate revealed plans to tour a hologram of the singer, her family also announced that a big-screen biopic about Winehouse is in the works. The Winehouse family will serve as executive producers on the upcoming biopic, which will begin filming in 2019, the Guardian reports. …
Read More »Drake Talks Pusha-T Feud, Kanye West Rift on LeBron James' 'The Shop'
Drake talked about the Pusha-T feud, his rift with Kanye West and his eventual retirement from hip-hop on The Shop, HBO Sports’ talk show with LeBron James and Maverick Carter. During the conversation, Drake opened up about the Pusha-T beef, which the rapper admitted was “a hell of a chess …
Read More »Hear Yoko Ono Mark John Lennon's Birthday With New Version of 'Imagine'
Yoko Ono unveiled a delicate rendition of the John Lennon classic “Imagine” on what would’ve been the late musician’s 78th birthday. The track will appear on Ono’s upcoming album Warzone, which arrives October 19th via Chimera Music. Ono’s version of “Imagine” boasts a sparse yet intricate arrangement, starting with a …
Read More »Micky Dolenz Breaks Down the Monkees' New Christmas Album
Two years ago, the Monkees stunned a lot of people — especially themselves — when their 50th anniversary album Good Times!hit Number 14 on the Billboard 200 and earned them some of the best reviews of their entire career. There was a lot of talk about a followup, but nobody …
Read More »Rock Hall of Fame: Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Rage Lead Nominees
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s Class of 2019 are in, and the list includes Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Rage Against the Machine, the Cure, Devo, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, MC5, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and the …
Read More »The Band Perry Announce North American Tour
The Band Perry have announced a headlining North American tour in support of their recently released EP, Coordinates. The trek kicks off on October 12th at USC Aiken Convocation Center in Aiken, South Carolina. Executive produced by Rick Rubin and written and produced by the band, the five-song Coordinates was …
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