In 1979, the Bee Gees were busy extricating themselves from the growing backlash against the decade’s biggest phenomenon – disco. Arguably the biggest recording act on the planet, the brothers Gibb (Barry, Maurice and Robin) attempted to move past the dance-floor phenomenon of Saturday Night Fever, for which they penned… Source: Music News

Taylor Swift, Beck and St. Vincent: the ultimate one-night-only power-trio. The arena-packing pop star brought out the latter guests during her Tuesday show at L.A.’s Staples Center, performing an energetic cover of Beck’s funky single “Dreams,” Stereogum reports.   In the fan-shot video above, Swift jumps around the stage and adds backing vocals,… Source: Music […]

Kraftwerk, originally formed in Germany in 1968, is one of electronic music’s most legendary groups,  a band that can lay claim to playing a role in the development of techno, industrial and hip-hop. Nearly 50 years later, Kraftwerk is still going strong; an ambitious “3D tour” of North America kicks off September… Source: Music News

Although the Grand Ole Opry began life in 1925 as the WSM Barn Dance radio show, emanating from the downtown Nashville offices of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company, the show’s increasing popularity necessitated the move to a series of larger venues. In 1943, after being staged at the… Source: Music News

Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Gloria Estefan and more will appear in The Latin Explosion: A New America, a new HBO documentary exploring and celebrating the historical and cultural impact of Latino music and musicians in the United States. Narrated by John Leguizamo, The Latin Explosion charts the history of Latin music… Source: Music […]

In August of 1992, U2 set up at shop at Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark Stadium as they prepared for the Outside Broadcast leg of their Zoo TV tour. It was their first time bringing the show to stadiums, and they needed to test out the newly expanded stage and fiddle with the set list…. Source: Music News

For more than thirty years, Kenny Rogers has spent his winters on the road, singing a mix of carols, originals and holiday-friendly staples during his annual Christmas & Hits tour. He’ll have more material to choose from this year, thanks to a new album, Once Again It’s Christmas, that hits stores… Source: Music News

“Chillin’ It” hitmaker Cole Swindell has announced his back-to-basics Down Home Tour, a month-long string of club concerts starting November 11th at New York City’s Best Buy Theatre. Running through December 19th, the trek will also serve as the launching pad for his second Dome Home Sessions EP, visiting 16… Source: Music News

Kanye West will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards in honor of his innovative music videos and live performances, and continued work in music, art and fashion. West has been nominated for over 30 Moonmen — starting with four for 2004’s “All Falls Down” — yet has only… Source: Music […]

In 2000, BET executives felt they were taking a chance on Nelly and his St. Louis twang. (This is the same Nelly who would go on to sell 9 million copies of his debut album, Country Grammar.) The South had already had much hip-hop success, but coastal media elites still believed Outkast to be… Source: Music News