Clint Black will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his 1989 album Killin’ Time with a summer tour, and on Monday the neo-traditionalist country singer added to his itinerary with the announcement of another trek: a co-headlining run with Trace Adkins. Dubbed the Hits. Hats. History. Tour, the venture unites the …
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Stevie Nicks has the only kind of BDE that matters: Bella Donna Energy. The Fleetwood Mac gold dust woman is adding yet another sequin to her top hat by going into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, years after she got enshrined with the Mac. …
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The news landed like a grenade while the Jacksons were touring overseas. An upcoming documentary was said to include new allegations that their late brother, pop icon Michael Jackson, had sexually abused two young boys. The reaction from eldest brother Jackie was simple: “Here we go again.” The family is …
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The Academy Awards aren’t known for their stellar music performances, though there have been some very notable exceptions over the years. Isaac Hayes delivered a career-defining “Theme From Shaft” performance at the 1972 ceremony, Björk rocked “I’ve Seen It All” in her swan dress in 2001, Adele crushed “Skyfall” in …
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“That’s what’s really cool about a guy like Nick, that he’d agree to something like this,” Los Straitjackets guitarist Eddie Angel told Rolling Stone last year of the masked instrumental rockers’ ongoing collaboration with veteran singer-songwriter Nick Lowe. “We had nothing to lose. But he did: his reputation!” Apparently Lowe …
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John Legend and Jimmy Fallon lip-synced to the musician’s 2013 hit “All of Me” on The Tonight Show but with a twist: they had to mimic other people singing the karaoke version of his song. Legend and Fallon imitate a wide range of tone-deaf singers to surprisingly pitch-perfect ones during …
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Jazz-meets-funk mini orchestra Snarky Puppy has unveiled a new video for “Bad Kids to the Back,” a crisp, strutting new track written by trumpeter-keyboardist Justin Stanton and slated for the group’s upcoming LP, Immigrance. The clip combines studio footage with whimsical animation that shows everything from band members playing against …
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“I think you know this,” Emperor frontman Ihsahn told a German audience in 2006 with a look of stoic pride on his face. After a burst of feedback, he launched into the rigid, darkly symphonic riffs of “I Am the Black Wizards,” one of the standouts on the Norwegian black-metal …
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Boogie and Eminem drift through rooms filled with graffiti and dripping blood in their brooding “Rainy Days” video.The clip utilizes weather imagery to highlight the lyrics’ bleak mood — from clouds hovering overhead to lightning striking Eminem and illuminating his skeleton. “I’ve been thuggin’ through my rainy days, for days/I …
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Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie will reunite for another joint North American tour this summer. The “Hell Never Dies” tour kicks off July 9th at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Along with a slew of co-headlining shows, Manson and Zombie will also perform at the Rock USA festival …
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