Ozzy Osbourne announced Monday that he will embark on his “farewell world tour” starting in 2018, a trek that will take the Black Sabbath singer around the world through 2020. Even though the farewell tour will mark Osbourne’s retirement as a touring artist, the heavy metal legend plans to continuing …
Read More »CMA Awards to Media: No Questions About Guns, Politics, Las Vegas
UPDATE: The Country Music Association has responded to outcry over its media guidelines with the following statement: “CMA apologizes for the recently distributed restrictions in the CMA Awards media guidelines, which have since been lifted. The sentiment was not to infringe and was created with the best of intentions to …
Read More »Johnny Mathis Plans Comprehensive 68-Disc 'Voice of Romance' Box Set
Legendary vocalist Johnny Mathis is compiling a definitive, 68-disc box set that features 62 of the singer’s albums including two never-before-heard LPs and 40 previously unreleased songs. The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection, due out December 8th on Legacy Recordings, features the entirety of Mathis’ recordings for …
Read More »'The Voice': See Team Miley Members Tackle Bon Jovi, Fleetwood Mac Hits
The first Voice Knockout Rounds episode of the season saved the best for last on Monday, with the two-hour show culminating in a fierce vocal battle between contestants Ashland Craft and Chloe Kohanski. While Craft may barely be of drinking age, her powerful, raspy voice makes her one of the …
Read More »Hear Lee Ann Womack, Chris Shiflett Talk 'Real Country,' 'Dance' Success
Over her 20-year career, Lee Ann Womack has flown the flag of neo-traditionalism, knocked ‘NSync off the charts with her pop crossover hit, “I Hope You Dance,” and been welcomed into the Americana community as a real-deal roots musician. She continues the journey with The Lonely, the Lonesome & the …
Read More »Maren Morris Signs Modeling Deal, Hillary Scott Unveils Clothing Line
Three country artists are expanding their portfolios, branching out into the world of fashion. In one star’s case, that incudes a modeling deal. Maren Morris has signed a contract with Wilhelmina Models. The deal makes her the first country personality at the New York City-based agency. Together, Morris and Wilhelmina …
Read More »Yeah Yeah Yeahs Celebrate 'Fever to Tell' With First Show in Four Years
Yeah Yeah Yeahs revisited the majority of their Fever to Tell album during a show at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. The performance, which aligned with the recent release of an expanded Fever to Tell reissue, marked the band’s first concert in four years. This was …
Read More »Hear Morrissey's Recluse Fight Song, 'I Wish You Lonely'
Morrissey‘s lyric video for “I Wish You Lonely” begins with the image of young boy sitting in a shopping cart with a sign that says “My parents are a handful.” It’s a satirical juxtaposition to the former Smiths vocalist’s new song, which looks at selfishness as a mode of self-preservation. …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Clarifies Comments About Depression, Weight, Body Image
Update:Clarkson took to Twitter on Tuesday to clarify the quotes attributed to her in Attitude. “Just to clear something up. I wasn’t ever miserable because I had to be thin. I said I was miserable & as a result I became thin,” she wrote. “I’ve never contemplated suicide because of …
Read More »See the Mavericks' Colorful Cuban Adventure in 'Easy as It Seems' Video
For many Americans, Cuba is a country lost in time, sealed off from the United States for nearly six decades. For Raul Malo of the Mavericks, it’s a missing piece of who he is, and in the new documentary Havana Time Machine he finally gets to unravel the mystery, a …
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