Eric Church and his band raised over $158,000 during their fourth annual Put a Club in My Hand gold tourney for the MusiCares charity, which provides musicians with medical, financial and personal services. Last year the band brought in $112,000 for MusiCares with the tournament, while over four years they've brought in about $430,000. more...
Kelly Clarkson has canceled six dates of her Piece by Piece tour, blaming the cancelations on a doctor ordered break. Clarkson posted the news via Twitter. "So bummed that I have to cancel some of my tour dates," she began. "This kills me, but doctors are saying I need to rest my voice!" "I can't wait to get healthy and see y'all on the road soon." more...
Despite previous reports, Sam Smith has recorded the new Bond Theme "Writing's On The Wall" for the upcoming film, Spectre. On Labor Day the singer posted a cryptic photo to social media, which pictured a hand wearing a ring with the symbol for criminal organization SPECTRE, standing for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. more...
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz said he's gotten close to collaborating with Taylor Swift, but he's not quite there. Speaking with Notion magazine, Wentz says Tay's tough to get these days. "We did this Victoria's Secret fashion show with Taylor Swift and she sang 'Light Em Up' with us," he said. "She is very in demand though, isn't she? I won't hold my breath." more...
Ronnie Wood has released the music video for "How Can It Be?" a new version of a song he wrote 50 years ago. The track comes after Wood released his limited edition memoir of the same name. "To revisit that song again, I didn't refer to the original because I couldn't find a copy of it," says Wood. "But I still had a vague memory of it in my head . . ." more...