If one were to wager which country music artist would reign atop this week’s Billboard 200, the safe bet would have been frequent chart-topper Eric Church, who surprise-released his new album Mr. Misunderstood just hours before the CMA Awards. However, Chris Stapleton’s domination of country music’s biggest night – wins for… Source: Music News
Kellie Pickler Pens Sentimental Christmas Song: The Ram Report
“It’s the good kind of crazy,” Kellie Pickler corrects her husband, Kyle Jacobs, when he describes their new “docu-comedy,” I Love Kellie Pickler as full of “crazy situations.” The show premiered on CMT last week and is soon to be followed by more small screen time for the singer-songwriter, who is… Source: Music News
U2's Larry Mullen Jr.: Streaming Services 'Have to Pay Artists More'
U2 were among the first mainstream artists to embrace the digital realm as the music industry slowly shifted from physical copies to mp3s, with the band’s longstanding relationship with Apple resulting in the surprise release of their 2014 LP Songs of Innocence through iTunes. However, while the Irish rockers are in a rare position where they can… Source: Music News
John Lennon's 'Love Me Do' Guitar Sells for Record $2.4 Million
John Lennon’s long-lost acoustic Gibson J-160E, used in the recording of the Beatles’ Please Please Me and With the Beatles LPs, shattered all estimates Saturday on the Julien’s Live auction block, as the instrument sold for $2.41 million, a record for a guitar with music history significance. Lennon purchased the Gibson… Source: Music News
Watch Donald Trump Dance to Drake's 'Hotline Bling' in 'SNL' Spoof
After a three-week hiatus, Saturday Night Live returned to a world that now features the existence of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video, which has gone otherworldly viral thanks to the rapper’s “dance like no one’s watching” moves. The Internet has since been flooded with send-ups of the smash video, but SNL unleashed the spoof to… Source: Music News
Sia Returns to 'SNL' With Powerful 'This Is Acting' Performances
For the second time this year, Sia was recruited to serve as Saturday Night Live musical guest, this time for the show’s much anticipated Donald Trump-hosted episode. Her return visit came less than 10 months after the singer recreated her unique, Grammy-nominated music videos in an electrifying pair of performances, and Sia… Source: Music News
Eagles Postpone Kennedy Center Honors Due to Glenn Frey's Surgery
The Eagles have postponed their appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors, scheduled for December 6th, after Glenn Frey was forced to miss the ceremony due to health issues. In a statement, the band announced that the guitarist “has had a recurrence of previous intestinal issues, which will require major surgery and… Source: Music News
Big Sean Brings Out Eminen, Lil Wayne at Epic Detroit Show
Big Sean staged a triumphant hometown show Friday night at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena with a marathon set that featured appearances by guests like Lil Wayne, Dej Loaf, Mike Posner and Jhene Aiko. However, the Dark Sky Paradise rapper saved his biggest surprise for the encore as he welcomed some of the… Source: Music News
Watch 'Hamilton' Star Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle With the Roots
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the hip-hop Broadway musical Hamilton, stopped by The Tonight Show Friday to talk about his groundbreaking, universally acclaimed show, his charitable efforts and show off his impressive freestyle skills. For the occasion, host Jimmy Fallon unveils the Wheel of Freestyle, where Miranda and the… Source: Music News
'Nashville' Actors Prove Singing Chops at CMA Songwriters Series
The big event in Nashville this week was the 49th annual CMA Awards, of course, but the next night the five leading men of ABC’s Nashville — Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio — again walked the red carpet. The occasion was Thursday’s return of the CMA Songwriters… Source: Music […]
