insert_link Music Brandy To Be Honored With The BMI President’s Award At The 2019 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) will honor multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter and actress Brandy with the BMI President's Award at its 2019 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards on Thursday, August 29th. The private event, held at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, will be hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O'Neill and BMI Vice President Creative (Atlanta), Catherine Brewton. "As a singer/songwriter, actress and humanitarian, Brandy is a triple threat in […] todayAugust 1, 2019
insert_link Adult Contemporary 2019 Global Citizen Festival to be Headlined by Alicia Keys, OneRepublic and More International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced that Queen + Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R., and Carole King will headline the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, the free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City on Saturday, September 28, 2019, presented by Citi and Cisco. For the sixth consecutive year, MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal will air a live simulcast of the Festival on […] todayAugust 1, 2019
insert_link AAA 2019 Global Citizen Festival to be Headlined by Queen + Adam Lambert and More International advocacy organization Global Citizen today announced that Queen + Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, OneRepublic, H.E.R., and Carole King will headline the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, the free-ticketed event on the Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City on Saturday, September 28, 2019, presented by Citi and Cisco. For the sixth consecutive year, MSNBC & Comcast NBCUniversal will air a live simulcast of the Festival on […] todayAugust 1, 2019
insert_link Music Chance The Rapper Announces Expansive North American Outing With “The Big Day” Chance The Rapper announced his highly-anticipated return to the road with The Big Day, touching down in cities across North America this fall. The tour reveal follows the long-awaited release of his debut studio album, The Big Day, out last Friday. Please see tour itinerary below. The innovative GRAMMY award-winner will kick off the 35-stop tour on September 14th in San Francisco, CA and visit Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York […] todayJuly 31, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – July 31st 1969 - A Moscow police chief reported that thousands of Moscow telephone booths had been made inoperable by thieves who had stolen phone parts in order to convert their acoustic guitars to electric. 1976 - Blue Öyster Cult's song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" was released 1979 - James Taylor played a free concert in New York's Central Park to help the city's campaign to restore the park's Sheep Meadow. 1981 […] todayJuly 31, 2019
insert_link Adult Contemporary Ariana Grande Teases New Song On Monday, July 29th, pop icon Ariana Grande took to social media to post teasers of her new music. Specifically, her upcoming single "Boyfriend". The track is slated to release on Friday, August 2nd. The visual shows various shots of Grande and pop duo Social House. Which is the group who helped produce "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings." This new tease comes after a black and white selfie was […] todayJuly 31, 2019
insert_link Active Rock Ric Ocasek Signs with SESAC Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and recording artist Ric Ocasek, best known as lead vocalist, songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the pioneering post-punk and power-pop band The Cars, has signed with SESAC Performing Rights, it was announced today. Ocasek has been a gifted songwriter and musician throughout his career as both a solo artist, and as a member of various groups—most prominently The Cars. During his time as […] todayJuly 31, 2019
insert_link Country Mason Ramsey Performs ‘Old Town Road’ With Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus On July 27th, Mason Ramsey spent some time belting out "Old Town Road" at the legendary Grand Ole Opry with none other than Billy Ray Cyrus and daughter Miley Cyrus. Billy Ray brought Ramsey out to the stage to sing with him on the track. Later that evening, Billy Ray took to Twitter to share a video of Miley singing the track with him backstage, writing, "Now this is too […] todayJuly 31, 2019
insert_link Active Rock Of Mice & Men Release New Music Video and Express Details On New Album On Friday, July 26th, Of Mice & Men officially announced their forthcoming album Earth & Sky, and released the title track. The band has released two singles before, "Mushroom Cloud" and "How To Survive", which are the precursors to "Earth & Sky". In a recent interview, the Metalcore frontman, Aaron Pauley, explained that the song was about perserverence, and the ability to rise up no matter what is trying to […] todayJuly 30, 2019