T.I. has apologized for questioning whether Hillary Clinton or any other woman could handle being president, tweeting, “My comments about women running for president were unequivocally insensitive and wrong. I sincerely apologize to everyone I offended.” As Entertainment Weekly reports, T.I. made the remarks while discussing the 2016 election during an interview with DJ Whoo… Source: Music […]
See Tim McGraw's Reflective 'Damn Country Music' Video
Tim McGraw took to Facebook Tuesday to premiere his new video for “Damn Country Music,” and set up his first-ever live Q&A to chat with fans while he was at it. “Damn Country Music” is the title track to McGraw’s 14th studio album, set for release November 6th. Fielding questions on… Source: Music […]
See Carrie Underwood Strut Through a Fiery 'Undo It' in Surprise Show
Last month, Carrie Underwood wowed an intimate audience in Atlanta with a surprise performance at the Variety Playhouse. With nine of her biggest hits, including current single “Smoke Break,” the CMA Awards co-host’s up-close-and-personal set would qualify as a one-time-only experience — had the concert not been filmed for CMT Instant Jam. The… Source: Music News
De La Soul Day Celebrated With A3C Keynote and Concert
On Sunday, October 11, Atlanta’s A3C Festival celebrated De La Soul Day, 24 hours dedicated to the Long Island group’s 26-year history of going against the grain. As part of the four-day hip-hop fest, the agenda included an hour-long conversation with members Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo, followed by a concert… Source: Music News
5 Reasons Why Neil Young's Current Tour Is One of His Best in Decades
Nobody would have been too shocked had Neil Young delivered a slightly subpar performance at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on Sunday evening. Beyond the simple fact that the 69-year-old played a blazing three-hour show at the Santa Barbara Bowl the previous night, he’s not exactly Mr. Las Vegas. He somehow managed to avoid… Source: Music News
The Billion View Club: YouTube's 10 Most Watched Videos
Last week Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” clip, their tribute to late Fast & Furious star Paul Walker, became the 10th video to join YouTube’s Billion View Club. It’s an elite group, but membership is growing fast. For a decade, very few videos ever even approached the milestone – in fact,… Source: Music News
John Berg, Album Art Director for Springsteen, Dylan, Dead at 83
John Berg, the art director for Columbia Records who designed classic LP covers for Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Sly Stone and more, died of pneumonia at his home in New York, The New York Times reports. He was 83. Berg worked on over 5,000 records during his 25-year tenure at Columbia,… Source: Music News
Clay Walker on Staying Alive and Urgent New Single 'Right Now'
From 1993 to 2009, Texas-born Clay Walker enjoyed a nearly unbroken streak of Top Five singles, including six Number Ones. The singer, whose material often showcases his rich, romantic vocal style, scored his last major hit with “She Won’t Be Lonely Long” in 2009, and looks poised to return to… Source: Music News
Flashback: Brian Wilson Launches First Solo Tour in 1999
In the spring of 1999, Brian Wilson put aside his decades-long aversion to touring and hit the road for the first time as a solo artist. He was ostensibly supporting his new album Imagination, but of the 29 songs in the show only three came from the LP. This was really… Source: Music News
Watch Brothers Osborne's Unorthodox 'Stay a Little Longer' Video
“It’s not the same regurgitated bullshit,” John Osborne told Rolling Stone Country earlier this year, talking about the new wave of honest, rule-breaking artists poised to take over the charts from the Queen Bees and King Bros of country music. With a sound that owes as much to rock & roll’s… Source: Music News
