Brad Paisley recently joined Color Me Badd for a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Going by the name Color Me Bradd, Paisley jammed on guitar to Color Me Badd's 1990's hit "I Wanna Sex You Up" to kick off the show's Mashup Monday series. Paisley traded lines with singer Bryan Abrams during the song's chorus. more...
Longtime Santana percussionist Raul Rekow has died. Rekow appeared on 16 Santana studio efforts, including 1999's Supernatural and Carlos Santana's most recent solo album, 2014's Corazon. He also played on recordings by Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock and Whitney Houston, while releasing solo music and doing instructional film work. more...
Sam Smith has released "Drowning Shadows" a single from his upcoming two disc, In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition). The album is a re-release of his 2014 breakout album In the Lonely Hour. "'Drowning Shadows' is the saddest song I've ever written and the least radio-friendly song I've ever written," Smith told Zane Lowe. more...
Rod Stewart says that the positive reception of his 2013 record Time helped him in writing his new record Another Country. "The last album did fairly well - it did really well in Europe - and it gave me the confidence to spread my wings, as it were, and just keep on writing. Writing about different things," Stewart began. more...
Steely Dan provided the musical backdrop to a recent lighting display at New York's Empire State Building. The famous structure celebrated the 50th anny of its Master FM Antenna by lighting, while Steely's "FM (No Static At All)" was simulcast on a local radio station. Designer Marc Brockman choreographed the lights for the special spectacle at the Empire State Building. more...