A day before the official reveal of who would perform the theme from the upcoming James Bond film Spectre, Sam Smith possibly let slip the big secret. On Monday, the In the Lonely Hour singer strongly hinted that he would sing the latest Bond theme when he tweeted a black-and-white image of his hand wearing a… Source: Music News

Since 1971, Seattle has held a music and arts festival called Bumbershoot on the grounds surrounding the iconic Space Needle on Labor Day weekend. A bumbershoot is an umbrella, and woe to the patron who didn’t bring one to Saturday’s proceedings, which included wet sets on the Mural Amphitheater stage… Source: Music News

Electric Zoo enjoyed one of its first drama-less fests this year, free of weather delays and tragedies (so far). The three-day dance-music blowout on NYC’s Randall’s Island was blessed with perfectly sunny, breezy weather and a relatively calm crowd. From veteran DJs to buzzy young talent, surprising mash-ups to octopus-shaped stages,… Source: Music News

After last year’s brief dual-city personality crisis, the Jay Z-curated Budweiser Made in America festival stuck to what they knew best for 2015 (blockading Philly streets, a diverse set of acts, Beyoncé). At the base of the city’s famous “Rocky steps,” a mix of rap, rock, EDM and R&B artists… Source: Music News

As promised, Prince released his new album, now titled HitNRun Phase One, exclusively through Jay Z’s Tidal on Sunday night. Tidal users can listen to the album now at the streaming service, while non-subscribers can stream the LP by signing up for a free 30-day trial. Prince’s 34th studio album opens up with a… Source: Music […]

Foo Fighters returned to the United Kingdom Saturday night for the first of three make-up gigs following Dave Grohl’s fractured leg. The frontman offered amends for the delay to the Milton Keynes Bowl crowd by inviting Queen’s Roger Taylor and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones to join Foo Fighters onstage to perform Queen… Source: Music News

Thanks in part to a pair of huge summer singles and a star-making performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Weeknd’s new LP Beauty Behind the Madness cruised to Number One on the Billboard 200, compiling the second-bestselling week of 2015 on its way to the top spot. Abel… Source: Music News

Three days after Black Sabbath announced their “The End” tour, guitarist Tony Iommi admitted in a new interview that he can no longer endure the rigors of touring and reiterated that this farewell jaunt is “very definitely” the heavy metal icon’s final trek together. Speaking to the Birmingham Mail, Iommi says… Source: Music News

Rod Stewart and the Faces reunited for their first public concert in over two decades Saturday night when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act performed a Prostate Cancer U.K. benefit gig at the Hurtwood Polo Club in Surrey, England. Guitarist Ronnie Wood and drummer Kenney Jones joined Stewart for the… Source: Music News

Drake was one of the Weeknd’s earliest supporters, with the two Toronto artists first collaborating on Thursday’s “The Zone” in 2011. While the rapper does not appear on the Weeknd’s latest LP Beauty Behind the Madness, Drake took to his OVO Sound radio show on Beats 1 to freestyle a new verse… Source: Music News