insert_link Music Rapper Princess Nokia Calls Out Ariana Grande for Stealing her Sound On Friday, January 18th, Ariana Grande released another viral single, but some people aren’t exactly loving the new song, “7 Rings.” Princess Nokia took to Twitter to accuse Grande of copying and appropriating her song “Mine.” The 26-year-old rapper posted a video of herself listening to “7 Rings” and making confused facial expressions before switching to “Mine” and saying to the camera, “Hmm, do that sound familiar to you? Because […] todayJanuary 22, 2019
insert_link Adult Contemporary Camila Cabello is Allegedly Writing New Music With Mark Ronson It's been about a year since Camila Cabello's debut solo album was released, and on Saturday, January 19th, Cabello dropped a hint that a follow-up is on the way. The pop singer posted a picture of herself with Mark Ronson and Ilsey Juber, who co-wrote Cabello's "She Loves Control" as well as Ronson's recent collaboration with Miley Cyrus, "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart", to Instagram, captioned with a writing emoji. […] todayJanuary 22, 2019
insert_link Country The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum Announces Its First Exhibition of 2019 The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will recall and offer its perspective on the past calendar year with the opening of its first exhibition of 2019, American Currents: The Music of 2018, on Friday, March 8, 2019. The exhibit runs through Feb. 8, 2020. The exhibit carefully examines the previous year in country music, defined broadly to include country-related styles such as Americana and bluegrass music, and offers […] todayJanuary 22, 2019
insert_link Adult Contemporary P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour After incredible success and demand, esteemed performer and international pop icon P!NK today announces her Beautiful Trauma World Tour will extend in to 2019 with an additional 37 spring dates across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the new outing will kick off March 1, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, FL and the highly praised show will make stops in Nashville, New Orleans, San Antonio, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping […] todayJanuary 21, 2019
insert_link Music Future Ties Taylor Swift for 10th Place Among Artists With Most Hot 100 Hits Future scores his 77th entry on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, dated January 19th, as “Crushed Up” debuts at No. 46. The rapper ties Taylor Swift for the 10th-most Hot 100 hits in the chart’s 60-year history. Among rappers, only Drake (192), Lil Wayne (161), Nicki Minaj (102), JAY-Z (99) and Kanye West (95) have more entries since the chart’s inception back in 1958. Here are the top few with […] todayJanuary 21, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – January 21st 1942 - Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded "One O'Clock Jump." 1957 - Singer Patsy Cline appeared on Arthur Godfrey's nighttime TV show. She performed "Walking After Midnight." 1957 - Chuck Berry recorded "School Day." 1957 - Filming began on Elvis Presley's second movie, "Loving You." 1962 - Jackie Wilson appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1966 - George Harrison and Patricia Anne Boyd were married. Patty eventually left Harrison […] todayJanuary 21, 2019
insert_link AAA Session Guitarist Reggie Young Dies at 82 Guitarist Reggie Young, a Tennessee -based session player whose signature licks defined hit records from Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and many more, has died. He was 82. Friend and fellow Nashville Cats session musician David Briggs said Young died Thursday, January 17th, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. Young started his extensive career in Memphis, where he was an in-demand session player working with acclaimed producer Chips Moman, […] todayJanuary 21, 2019
insert_link Country Live Nation Announces 2019 Country Megaticket Live Nation has announced the return of an annual offer allows fans across the U.S. to see some of today’s biggest country acts at their local amphitheater with one pass, the Megaticket. This year’s lineup of eligible artists includes Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett and Chris Young, just to name a few. In a recent interview, Brian O'Connel, President of […] todayJanuary 21, 2019
insert_link Active Rock Black Sabbath to be Honored in Birmingham with a Heavy Metal Bench Black Sabbath will be honoured in their home town of Birmingham next month, when a steel bench is unveiled in the city. News of the project first came to light last year, and it’s now been confirmed that it’ll be revealed to the public at a ceremony on February 9. The bench will feature images of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward and will be placed on […] todayJanuary 21, 2019