Justin Moore may have just scored his fifth Number One single with “Lettin’ the Night Roll” which reached the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week but that’s not his only chart presence He joins Brantley Gilbert and Thomas Rhett on Gilbert’s latest single “Small Town Throwdown” Rolling Stone Country’s… Source
Chuck D has shared a letter that Tupac Shakur wrote to him detailing the respect he had for the Public Enemy emcee In his tweet Chuck wrote “Letter from Pac but you should have seen mine” 50 Cent Explains Why Tupac Shakur Is One of Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists Shakur begins… Source
Kip Moore is generally a laid-back guy but when scalpers started grabbing tickets to his upcoming headlining tour the “Dirt Road” singer got all kinds of riled up Moore who will headline this fall’s CMT on Tour has already put tickets for several dates on sale and in spite of… Source
Robert Plant has shared the haunting first taste of his upcoming LP titled lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar The singer’s new track “Rainbow” – which premiered on Monday at NPR– finds the former Led Zeppelin frontman cooing dreamy lines over droning guitars and a percussive stomp The album is set for release… Source
Over the past decade Broadway has seen its share of musicals based on the country songbook The short-lived Ring of Fire wove its story around the hits of Johnny Cash Million Dollar Quartet focused on songs by Cash Elvis Presley Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis Those productions revolved around music that was originally recorded… […]
Robin Thicke’s personal crusade to win back his estranged wife actress Paula Patton just got a bit more awkward In the depressing new video for his slinky single “Get Her Back” (from his upcoming LP Paula) the disheveled singer croons his love-lost plea directly into the camera as uncomfortably personal text… Source
Sting has opened up about death and drugs in a wide-ranging new interview with Daily Mail In the lengthy feature the music icon talks about the inspiration of his latest solo album The Last Ship and the last conversation he had with his dying father – while also reflecting on his own mortality and how… […]
Brandy Clark remembers what it’s like to be one of the guys in Old Dominion It was less than a year ago that she was a behind-the-scenes songwriter responsible for some of the biggest hits on country radio including Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart” the Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two”… Source
The Americana Music Association has announced half of the 160 artists set to play its 15th annual AmericanaFest this September in Nashville Lee Ann Womack Marty Stuart Hayes Carll and Rhett Miller are among those included in the initial announcement 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time Lee Ann Womack Running September… Source
Welcome to Young Guns our series exploring the most notable guitarists from the next generation of six-string legends For more interviews with the guitarists inspiring us right now click here WHO A 34-year-old guitarist and singer from Niger in West Africa inspired equally by traditional Tuareg music and Jimi Hendrix Omara “Bombino” Moctar stands… Source
