insert_link Country ACMAs Postponed It has been reported that the Academy of Country Music Awards event has been postponed. The award show is rescheduled to air on CBS in September, at a date, time and venue to be determined, according to a statement on the event website. The awards show was originally scheduled to be held in Las Vegas on April 5th. Refunds will be issued for tickets purchased for the ACM Awards and […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link Music Brenzy Dreams Big with Release of Debut Album Independent recording artist Brenzy has released Dreamscape, the pop / R&B artists' debut EP. The twenty-year-old Virginia native has been honing her craft in Los Angeles for the past five years, working with a range of producers across multiple genres. Within her own distinct musical style, Brenzy has created a one-of-a-kind sound that is authentically hers and hers alone. In collaboration with her producer Jesse Barrera and a team of […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link Active Rock Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Celebrates Birthday in Quarantine Mark Hoppus isn't taking any chances with his family's health, not even on his birthday, during the coronavirus spread. The Blink-182 co-founder tweeted on Sunday, March 15th that he and his family are taking extra precautions to stay healthy by self-quarantining inside their home. "We are doing our part to slow the spread," he tweeted. "The best possible outcome is that nothing happens, which will seem like we vastly overreacted, […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link Classic Hits Bee Gees to release Vinyl Reissue On May 8, Capitol/UMe is set to release five remastered LPs from the storied catalog of the Bee Gees, one of music's most legendary and acclaimed groups. Each LP has been pressed onto both black vinyl and limited-edition colored vinyl. The Bee Gees' first greatest hits compilation, Best Of Bee Gees, was released in June 1969, and it features a prime selection of the early hit singles that established the […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link AAA Producer Keith Olsen Passes Away at 74 It has been reported that on Monday, March 9th, Keith Olsen, a record producer whose resume spans rock's greatest, passed away in his home. He was 74 years old. Olsen's daughter Kelly Castady said he died of a cardiac arrest, according to The New York Times. “Mick Fleetwood had asked us to join Fleetwood Mac, sight unseen," Nicks told The Observer in 2011. "Keith Olsen had played him ‘Buckingham Nicks,’ […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link Music This Is What Live Music Looked Like Last Week We had some truly stellar photos come out of our photographers this week, as they attended shows from Vance Joy, Ball Park Music, Matt Corby and Groovin The Moo sideshows, with the common theme being some amazing light shows. As Forbes notes, in the missive, Sixx and bandmates James Michael and DJ Ashba implore YouTube to work harder to protect the rights of artists whose work frequently appears on the […] todayMarch 15, 2020 1
insert_link Active Rock Five Finger Death Punch Make History on Rock Charts It has been reported that on a March 14th dated survey, Five Finger Death Punch has net its record-tying sixth No. 1 on Hard Rock Album charts. F8 has already found success at radio, with "Inside Out" ruling Mainstream Rock Songs for four weeks beginning in February. With six No. 1s on Hard Rock Albums, all in a row, the heavy metal act ties Linkin Park for the most leaders […] todayMarch 13, 2020
insert_link AAA Led Zeppelin Wins Copyright Fight It has been reported that Led Zeppelin has prevailed in a long-running copyright dispute over whether the U.K. rock band infringed Spirit's "Taurus" to create "Stairway to Heaven." On Monday, March 9th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision of no copyright infringement after a jury in 2016 handed Led Zeppelin a win. A 54-page decision will likely become a new standard in copyright infringement cases […] todayMarch 13, 2020
insert_link Adult Contemporary Coronavirus Pushes Billie Eilish to Postpone March Tour Dates On Thursday, March 12th, it was announced that Billie Eilish's Where Do We Go? tour dates for the rest of the month have been postponed. The star is taking precaution to keep her and her fans safe as the coronavirus continues to spread. The 11 affected dates include shows in Philadelphia, NYC, Boston, Chicago, Nashville, Indianapolis and more. The news comes following an update by Live Nation, which announced on earlier in […] todayMarch 13, 2020