South Carolina’s decision to lower the Confederate flag on their statehouse has caused a wide range of reactions in the rock community. While many acts are cheering the decision of the South Carolina legislature, some acts are continuing to sell Confederate flag merchandise and rockers like Kid Rock remain defiant. “Isn’t Kid Rock from the Midwest?”… Source: Music News

Kenny Chesney pairs beautiful scenery with words of wisdom in his new video for “Save It for a Rainy Day.” Shot on the electric-blue waters and golden sands of Chesney’s Caribbean home-away-from-the-road, the video builds off of lyrics about how life is too awesome to focus on the clouds. “The idea… Source: Music […]

Fifty years after they formed, the Doors helped unite Culture Club’s Boy George with fellow fan Jack Black on Conan Monday night, when the unlikely pair were joined by the band’s original guitarist Robby Krieger to perform “Hello, I Love You.” During Boy George’s interview, Conan O’Brien asked the New Wave singer… Source: Music […]

One of the most adventurous ensembles to grace the country charts these days is the Zac Brown Band. And that pioneering spirit is especially evident in the group’s eclectic live shows. Currently on their Jekyll & Hyde Tour, named for their latest album, which was released in April and vaulted… Source: Music News

When Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi were forming what became the multi-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band five years ago, they happened to watch Mad Dogs & Englishmen, the vintage rock doc about the riotous 1970 tour featuring Joe Cocker, Leon Russell and a cast-of-thousands crew of musicians and singers as they took their… Source: Music News

Every once in a while, a song begins with an opening line that stops you in your tracks either for its sheer poetic power (see: Bob Dylan’s “Visions of Johanna”) or shocking candor (see: Beyoncé’s “Rocket”) — and Jonathan Tyler’s “To Love Is to Fly,” a duet with Nikki Lane… Source: Music News

Casting for Coat of Many Colors, a made-for-TV movie about Dolly Parton’s upbringing in East Tennessee, is in full swing, with seven-year-old actress Alyvia Lind landing the role of the school-aged country singer.  A recurring character on The Young and the Restless, Lind was making a scheduled appearance on this morning’s episode of NBC’s Today Show when… Source: Music News

50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Wall Street Journal reports that documents submitted Monday to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Connecticut report the rapper – real name Curtis James Jackson III – as having assets and debts between $10 million and $50 million.  Chapter 11 is often used as a method… Source: Music […]

“How many times in your life do you just get to scream as loud as you want and nobody gives a shit?” asks singer Chad Gray of the heavy-metal supergroup Hellyeah. “That’s a beautiful thing. . . . I need it as bad as they do, and I know they… Source: Music News

Recent controversy surrounding the Confederate flag has brought attention to groups who incorporate it into their merch and stage shows, including defunct headbangers Pantera who still sell T-shirts sporting the emblem. Now the group’s former singer, Phil Anselmo – who is currently performing with the reactivated metal group Superjoint –… Source: Music News