insert_link Country Leader of the Tractors, Steve Ripley, Dies at 69 Steve Ripley, leader of the country rock band The Tractors, died Thursday, January 3rd, at his home in Pawnee, Okla. at the age of 69, surrounded by his family. He unfortunately has lost his battle with cancer. Born Paul Steven Ripley on Jan. 1, 1950, he played in bands from junior high through college and continued to work nearly full time as a musician while attending Oklahoma State University, where he […] todayJanuary 8, 2019
insert_link AAA Paul McCartney Shares New Song, ‘Get Enough’ Paul McCartney has been keeping busy. The artist has shared a new song, just a little less than four months after the release of Egypt Station, his latest solo album. Co-produced by McCartney, Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton, "Get Enough" features the Beatle experimenting with Auto-Tune, and was co-written by McCartney and Tedder. The track begins with a piano intro before McCartney's Auto-Tuned vocals kick in and he sings "I can't get […] todayJanuary 8, 2019
insert_link Active Rock Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Shares Track ‘Outside’ From ‘Bird Box’ Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross already have an impressive film scoring resume that includes compositions for the likes of The Social Network and Gone Girl, and now they can add Netflix's Bird Box to the list. Reznor took to Twitter January 1st to thank fans for their support in 2018 and share "Outside," a haunting, nearly 13-minute track from the Bird Box soundtrack. "First, THANK YOU for […] todayJanuary 8, 2019
insert_link Music Soulja Boy’s Car Among Those Trapped by California Mudslide Rapper Soulja Boy was among motorists whose cars were trapped by mudslides caused by a powerful storm that shut down Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The 28-year-old retweeted a photo of the mudslides in Malibu on Saturday, January 5th. He said: “My car got stuck too almost went into the ocean” and also posted a prayer emoji. On Sunday, he added, "Was involved in a very bad car accident last […] todayJanuary 7, 2019
insert_link Country Toby Keith to Perform at Oklahoma Governor’s Inauguration Country music star and Oklahoma native Toby Keith will be among the performers at a series of events marking the inauguration of incoming Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. The three inaugural events will take place between Jan. 10 and Jan. 14 in Lawton, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Stitt announced Tuesday that Keith would be performing at the Oklahoma City inaugural ball on Jan. 14. Other performers at the Oklahoma City event […] todayJanuary 7, 2019
insert_link AAA Backstreet Boys Spend Quality Time With Their Families in Sentimental ‘No Place’ Video Backstreet Boys just dropped a music video for their new track "No Place" on Friday, January 4th. The visual centers around the importance of family, as the group is shown playing with their children and spending time with their wives. With many sweet moments, including Kevin Richardson roasting marshmallows with his kids, AJ McLean dancing around with his daughters, Nick Carter reading to his son, and Brian Littrell cooking with […] todayJanuary 7, 2019
insert_link Active Rock Bob Seger Performs Rare Gems at Michigan Farewell Tour Stop Bob Seger may be retiring from the road this year, but he's apparently not planning to stop playing. "In 2020 I'll be available for weddings," he told the crowd Thursday, January 3rd, night at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Mich. "Keep me in mind." The quip has been the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's parting line since his Final Tour began in November, and certainly one that more […] todayJanuary 7, 2019
insert_link Music This Day in Music History – January 7th 1941 - "Good-for-Nothin’-Joe" was recorded by the sultry Lena Horne with Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra on Bluebird Records. 1955 - Marian Anderson became the first African-American to sing at New York's Metropolitan Opera. 1963 - Gary "U.S." Bonds filed a $100,000 suit against Chubby Checker. The charge was that Checker "stole" "Quarter to Three" and turned it into the song "Dancin' Party." The case was settled out of court. […] todayJanuary 7, 2019
insert_link Adult Contemporary Ariana Grande Drops ‘Thank U, Next’ Outtakes, Says ‘7 Rings’ Will Be Her Next Single Ariana Grande continues to drop more content from the epic homage-filled video for her hit "Thank U, Next." The singer shared a blooper reel and deleted scene from the visual at midnight Thursday (Jan. 3). Then come the bloopers: Ariana forgetting her lines, Troye Sivan getting slammed into a locker several times, Kris Jenner channeling the outrageous Mean Girls "cool mom" character even more so than she did in the […] todayJanuary 7, 2019