Brad Paisley has revealed that his new album will feature appearances by not only Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, but also Timbaland. "Mick Jagger has a song on there with me that is gonna flip you out," Paisley revealed during an interview with Taste of Country Nights' Sam Alex. "John Fogerty and I have been writing, and wait 'til you hear that." more...
Drake's latest album Views is now streaming via Tidal and Spotify, after two weeks exclusively at Apple Music. In its first two weeks of release, the album sold 852,000 physical copies, and set a record for number of streams with 245 million listens in a seven day period. more...
Brian Wilson has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the classic Beach Boys release Pet Sounds. The rock icon kicks off a world tour commemorating the release on May 17 in Birmingham, U.K. which will run through October 17 in Sacramento, California. In an official statement about the tour he said, "I just can't believe it. I recorded it to bring love to the world . . ." more...
Jazz saxophonist Jessy J is a fine player. Her dexterity on the keys is solid, her intuition good. But in a recent run in the Lehigh Valley that brought sax players Steve Coleman to Allentown JazzFest and, less than a week earlier, Kamasi Washington to the same Musikfest Café at ArtsQuest Center that Jessy J played Thursday, Jessy J was clearly a step below them. What Jessy J has going for her is that she is an attractive ...
Iron Maiden guitarist Steve Harris says that even though he serves as the band's chief songwriter, the band's triple guitar attack makes their songs feel "bigger and better." more...