Kacey Musgraves makes crossover look easier. Two-thirds of the way into her January 26th show at New York’s Beacon Theatre, the second of two sold-out nights at the venue, she gathered together her men-in-black touring band at the front of the stage. The unplugged segment has become almost de rigueurfor …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers, Miley Cyrus Added to Grammys Performance Lineup
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Miley Cyrus will perform at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Alicia Keys will host the show, which airs February 10th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The second round of performers also boasts singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile and rising R&B singer H.E.R., both of whom …
Read More »Watch Maren Morris Lead a Women's March in New 'Girl' Video
Maren Morris cedes the spotlight to a number of everyday women in the music video for “Girl.” Premiering on Thursday, the video highlights women in various situations as it seeks to illustrate the struggles they face in everyday life. There’s a dancer pushing herself to learn the routine, a desperate …
Read More »Michael Jackson Musical to Premiere in Chicago
UPDATE:TheMichael Jacksonmusical has changed its name fromDon’t Stop ’Til You Get EnoughtoMJ, according toVariety. Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the show, said of the change, “As the show has evolved through its development process, the production felt thatMJwas a better and stronger choice than relying on the title of any …
Read More »See Marty Stuart's Amazing Country Music Memorabilia on 'CBS Sunday Morning'
Longtime Grand Ole Opry member Marty Stuart was profiled on the CBS magazine show Sunday Morning this week, with a spotlight on his mission to preserve country music’s historical treasures. Stuart, who has collected more than 20,000 artifacts, from Hank Williams’ suits to Patsy Cline’s train case, which he purchased …
Read More »Hear Kelsea Ballerini's Honeyed Cover of Shawn Mendes' 'Lost in Japan'
Kelsea Ballerini applies a velvety-smooth touch to Shawn Mendes‘ “Lost in Japan” in her new cover version of the pop hit, recorded in Nashville for Spotify Singles. Written about a globe trotter who finds himself only a few hundred miles from his paramour, Mendes first released the funk-and-R&B-influenced tune as …
Read More »Carlos Santana on the Power of 'The Mona Lisa,' Today's New Hippies
Although Carlos Santana has been playing concerts in Paris since the early Seventies, he never set foot inside the Louvre until 2016. In fact, when his family asked if he wanted to go there, he asked, “What’s there?” “They said, ‘Oh, my God, man. You can spend a whole year …
Read More »Hear Susto's Laid-Back New Songs 'If I Was' and 'Está Bien'
Charleston, South Carolina-based rockers Susto have a name that loosely translates to “ongoing spiritual panic attack” in Spanish, but two new tracks premiering on Rolling Stone Country show founder and frontman Justin Osborne to be supremely chill — in a worldly, self-questioning sort of way. Both “If I Was” and …
Read More »Aretha Franklin Biopic Recruits Award-Winning Director, Screenwriter
The Jennifer Hudson-starring Aretha Franklin biopic has recruited a director and writer to bring the Queen of Soul’s life story to the big screen. MGM announced Friday that Liesl Tommy, an award-winning stage director who has also helmed episodes of The Walking Dead and Insecure, will serve as director on …
Read More »Steve Earle Covers Guy Clark's 'Dublin Blues' for Tribute Album 'Guy'
In 1974, just months after Steve Earle hitchhiked from San Antonio to Nashville, he wound up taking over bass-playing duties from Rodney Crowell in Guy Clark’s band. Forty-five years later, Earle, aided by his longtime band the Dukes, will pay homage to the profound influence the late songwriter and mentor …
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