The Northern Lights might be missing from his moniker these days, but Jonathan Tyler’s new LP, Holy Smokes, is certainly not want for anything: particularly crunchy, roots-rock hooks. Though he endured a breakup with Atlantic Records, a battle with alcohol and a legal scuffle that forced him to release this record under… Source: Music News

Ryan Adams is a master of stripped-down, emotional covers, but he’s taking that mastery to a new level as he records covers of Taylor Swift’s smash album 1989 in its entirety and in the style of the Smiths. “Guaranteed saddest version of ‘Welcome to New York’ ever — or your tears back,” he… Source: Music News

Fourteen of Elvis Presley’s greatest vocal performances will be paired with new orchestral accompaniment on an upcoming collection titled If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. On the LP, classic tracks like “Love Me Tender” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” will boast new arrangements courtesy… Source: Music News

It’s an overcast Friday evening in early May, and Davido, the hottest young pop artist in Nigeria, is on his way to the Dolce Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for a gig. On Tuesday, the self-proclaimed “Omo Baba Olowo” — Yoruba for “son of a rich man” — realized he… Source: Music News

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Meek Mill, who drew the ire of Whataburger, the Undertaker and roughly half the NFL after engaging in a war of words with Drake – and responding to a pair of sizzling diss tracks from the Prince of the Provinces with, uh,… Source: Music News

There’s no substitute for experiencing a skilled DJ in a killer space, mixing live. Still, there are still only so many nights you can spend dancing to the wee hours. Thankfully, during the past 10 years or so, the Internet has made it possible to see or hear sets by… Source: Music News

Toward the end of Beck’s set Tuesday night at Nile Rodgers’ inaugural FOLD Festival in Riverhead, New York, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen told the crowd that the singer was “feeling a little emotional tonight.” Judging by fan response to the singer’s elegiac latest album, the Grammy-winning Morning Phase, the audience would’ve been forgiven if Beck… Source: Music News

The first-ever American Roots Festival has revealed its country-leaning inaugural lineup. The two-day festival, which will take place October 17th and 18th in Raleigh, North Carolina, will feature big-name headliners including Eric Church, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow. The initial festival lineup also includes a wide-ranging group of acts, including… Source: Music News

The Grateful Dead may have ceased to exist following their Fare Thee Well shows, but three of the band’s “Core Four” surviving members will reincarnate the Dead as part of a new group featuring John Mayer. Dubbed Dead & Company, guitarist Bob Weir and percussionists Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will… Source: Music News

Tim McGraw sent a message out into space – and cyberspace – this week to announce his new single. Since the mid-tempo love song is titled “Top of the World,” McGraw and his band dedicated the premiere of the tune, via Twitter, to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station…. Source: Music News