When Depeche Mode titled their 1990 album Violator, it was supposed to be taken ironically. The previous year had seen smarmy hair-mongers like Bon Jovi, Bad English and Poison scoring Number Ones with saccharine power balladry, and the leather-clad, synth-pop group had understandably “gotten enough.” So they exacted vengeance on… Source: Music News
Watch 'Whisperin' Bill' Anderson Reunite With Long-Lost Guitar
Art imitated life at the Grand Ole Opry last weekend when longtime Opry member “Whisperin’ Bill” Anderson and Jamey Johnson performed their duet “The Guitar Song” — a tune about a guitar that hangs on the wall of a pawn shop, far away from the barroom stages where it once “helped… Source: Music News
Grand Ole Opry Celebrates Anniversary, Birthday and Surprise Reunion
The Grand Ole Opry, heard each week on Nashville’s 650 WSM-AM, is the longest running live radio show in American history. Since it began in November 1925, each of the show’s more than 5,600 performances has offered something special for country music fans tuning in throughout the world. But for… Source: Music News
Dr. Dre, Ice Cube to Appear in 'Straight Outta Compton' Livestream
Original N.W.AÂ members Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren will participate in a YouTube livestream on Tuesday tied to the upcoming biopic Straight Outta Compton. The hip-hop icons will join director F. Gary Gray, cast members O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell, moderator MC Lyte and… Source: Music News
See Luke Bryan Go Barry White With Sultry 'Strip It Down' on 'Fallon'
Luke Bryan has never shied away from infusing a little sex appeal into his brand of country music. Even if he regularly does so with a goofy “can you believe this?” grin. But last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bryan went full-on Barry White, turning in a… Source: Music News
Watch Arcade Fire's Frenzied Trailer for 'Reflektor Tapes' Film
“Sound is happening all around you, and notes and rhythms are happening all around you,” Arcade Fire ruminate in their official trailer for The Reflektor Tapes, a documentary tracing the creation of the Canadian band’s 2013 LP, Reflektor. Khalil Joseph, the filmmaker who won a Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Sundance… Source: Music News
Hear Lana Del Rey's Synth-Driven New Song, 'High By the Beach'
Lana Del Rey is worn down by life and love on her synth-driven new single, seeking sweet escape near the ocean. “All I wanna do is get high by the beach / Get high by the beach, get high,” she sings on the chorus, backed by minimal electronics. Del Rey also… Source: Music News
Joanna Newsom Recruits Paul Thomas Anderson for Return Video
Joanna Newsom has detailed her first LP in five years, Divers, out October 23rd via Drag City. The whimsical singer-harpist teased the album with a video for new song “Sapokanikan” – which revered filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson directed – where Newsom strolls the streets of New York City, singing the winding tune… Source: Music News
See Tim McGraw's Backstage Jam of Chicago's 'Hard to Say I'm Sorry'
Lately, Tim McGraw has discovered a novel way of warming up for his concerts while giving fans a peek into his private world at the same time: He’s been recording informal jam sessions of choice cover songs before hitting the stage. In the hours before his Chicago show on Saturday, August… Source: Music […]
See Danielle Bradbery Perform New Power Ballad 'Room for Two'
It’s been nearly two years since Danielle Bradbery, still riding high on the momentum generated by her first-place finish on The Voice, released her debut album. With a second project in the works, the singer has been spending much of 2015 shuttling herself between Los Angeles and Nashville, co-writing new songs… Source: Music News
