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...
Monica will release her eighth studio album Code Red on December 18, she announced via Facebook. The singer also released a snippet of a new song. Ahead of the album's release, Monica will take the road with Rico Love, beginning on November 12 at Las Vegas's Brooklyn Bowl, and wrapping on December 13 at NYC's Gramercy Theater. more...
Ed Sheeran says that Jay Z called him "an alien" after listening to a new song on Sheeran's upcoming new album. Sheeran said that he played a track likely to appear on the release to Jay Z and Beyonce at their home in New York after playing the Global Citizen Festival in September. more...
Bob Dylan's upcoming double-disc set The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 is now streaming in its entirety. Best of the Cutting Edge is available at NPR. more...