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Luke Bryan is recovering from minor elbow surgery, and insists that everything is "all good." Although there's no official word as to what caused him to need the minor surgery, it could be that it was chronic tendonitis. Bryan's left arm is currently in a sling from the Vanderbilt Bone and Joint physicians group in Nashville.
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While posting a photo of her dog Butters, Katy Perry accidentally made her phone number public for all of her millions and millions of Twitter and Instagram followers to see. Katy posted a photo of her dog, but she didn't realize that the dog tag, which was clearly visible, contained her personal phone number. "BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY IF BITCH WANTS SAUSAGES!" she captioned the snap.
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Rihanna has premiered her new track "American Oxygen." The track, which was released on Jay Z's brand-new Tidal service, features production by Alex Da Kid and sees the Bajan superstar singing about working for her version of the American dream. "Every breath I breathe we chasin' this American dream / We sweat for a nickel and a dime / Turn it into an empire."
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Fox commentator Chris Wallace has issued an apology to Kelly Clarkson following statements about the singer's weight. The comments came during an interview with a radio host after their conversation turned to pizza. When Clarkson's name popped up Wallace was quick to take a shot at Clarkson, saying, "Holy cow, did she blow up!"
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Metallica's James Hetfield and Sammy Hagar have announce that they will once again team up for their annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert. This year's event will take place on May 15 in San Francisco and proceeds will go to the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The pair announced news of the show in a press release.
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Toby Keith has released a new song, "35 MPH Town." The song is the title track off Keith's upcoming studio album, expected to be released later this year. "35 MPH Town" follows the previously released single "Drunk Americans." The track is a no-holds-barred take on Keith's views of America today.
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Paul McCartney and Elton John will help celebrate the 70th anniversary of VE Day with a "1940s themed concert" at Horse Guards Parade in London on May 9. The concert marks the signing of treaties following WWII on May 7 and 8, 1945. Rod Stewart, who'll also play the gig, spoke to Billboard about the significance of the event.
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Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean lead the pack when it comes to nominations for the Billboard Music Awards. Aldean and Bryan are nominated in each of the award show's three country music categories: Top Country Artist, Top Country Album and Top Country Song. Florida Georgia Line are nominated for Top Country Artist and twice for Top Country Song.
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Brett Morgen, the director of the upcoming Kurt Cobain doc, Montage of Heck, says he believes the Nirvana fronter died of "a broken heart." Speaking with NME, he says that his suicide was strangely timed. "I was like 'based on everything I've witnessed, this makes no sense,'" Morgen explained. "Kurt didn't have a problem with quitting music."
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Madonna made a surprise appearance at Coachella during Drake's headlining set on Sunday, April 12. The 56-year-old "Material Girl" singer made her wish come true when she jumped on stage during the rapper's performance of his new song "Madonna" and made out with him. The singer revealed, "The lifelong ambition I still want to fulfill is to go on a dream date with Drake . . ."
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Jason Aldean was recently hit by a flying beer cup during his show in Wichita, Kansas on Thursday, April 9. While the country singer was in the middle of performing his duet song "Don't You Want to Stay" with Kelly Clarkson, a concertgoer chucked a beer cup, which hit Aldean in the side of the head.
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The musical Sunny Afternoon, inspired by the music of the Kinks, has won big at the recent Olivier Awards. The show took home four honors in all, including Best New Musical, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor and Outstanding Achievement in Music for its score. Ray Davies was on hand at the event to accept the awards.
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Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has opened up about his early influences and says that Beatles legend George Harrison was chief amongst them. During a recent interview with Music Radar, Lukather opened up about his love for Harrison and said the late Mop Top inspired him to play. "Oh, that's easy," said Lukather when asked about his early heroes. "George Harrison."
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The music video for Colt Ford's latest single, "Workin' On," highlights the health problems of American's veterans, who are stricken with PTSD. Speaking with The Boot, Ford says the video's concept came to him after meeting retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, the founder of the Lone Survivor Foundation.
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JoJo has released a new track "Far From Heaven," a piano-driven cut from her upcoming third studio album. After signing with Atlantic Records for her latest, Jo has been in the studio with producers like Da Internz, Gino Barletta and Noisecastle III, but, until now, she has been reluctant to preview her new music.
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Brian Johnson singer of AC/DC says there are lots of reminders of mortality around, but he doesn't let it get him down. "At this time of my life, I just keep reading the newspaper and saying 'Oh, my God,'" Johnson recently told the Telegraph. "When I read about Joe Cocker, I went, 'But that's impossible. He cannot be dead. He's only 70.'"
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Mike Posner has released a new song called "I Took a Pill in Ibiza," a cautionary tale about the hard-charging lifestyle. "I took a pill in Ibiza to show Avicii I was cool," he croons. "You don't ever want to step off that roller coaster and be all alone." Speaking with the Huffington Post, Posner says his journey to stardom has been a complex one.
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Dave Grohl says that the eldest of his three daughters has become fascinated with vinyl. "I remember introducing her [nine-year old Violet] to vinyl," Grohl told USA Today. "She was really into The Beatles, and I got her this Beatles vinyl boxset. She looked at it and said, 'What is that?' And I said, 'This is Beatles vinyl. These are The Beatles' records.'"
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Chris Young, Tyler Farr and Jerrod Niemann are teaming up for Boots on the Beach, a unique concert set to take place in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, this Memorial Day weekend. Cam, Casey James, Josh Dorr and Logan Mize will also perform at the event, which will take place from Sandals resort.
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Sly and the Family Stone have announced plans to release a new four-disc set documenting their two-night, four-concert stand at New York City's iconic Fillmore East in 1968. Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968 includes all four sets from those two nights in their entirety. That "best-of" collection will feature highlights from all four shows as chosen by Roots.
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Jamie Foxx has announced the name, Hollywood, and release date, May 18, for his first album in five years. Last week, Foxx took over the stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform the first single, "You Changed Me" with Chris Brown. During his appearance, he also performed a few musical renditions of Tinder profiles, humorously singing in one.
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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett says that he lost his iPhone which held "250 musical ideas" he'd been working on for the band's new album. "I lost my iPhone [with] 250 musical ideas," Hammett told the Jasta Show. "And I was crushed. It didn't get backed up. And when it happened, I was bummed out for about two or three days . . ."
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Beck and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs paid tribute to late Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed during this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. Karen O and her Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmate Nick Zinner performed the track "Vicious" while Beck invited fun.'s Nate Ruess for a cover of Reed's "Satellite of Love."
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Rick Springfield, the Romantics and Loverboy have all signed on for a co-headlining tour this summer. The run is set to kick off in Atlanta, Georgia on August 29 and will run straight through September 23 when they'll wrap up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All three bands will appear at most shows on the run with the exception of September 11 in Cleveland.
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John Legend has opened up about his experience of singing with the legendary Bill Withers at the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Speaking with Rolling Stone, Legend admitted it was a nerve wracking event. When asked if there was one particular goal for the presentation, Legend responded, "Just don't f**k it up. Oh, it was so cool."
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Blake Shelton has confessed that he passed on a potential collaboration with Pitbull, admitting that he did it for his fans. The Voice judge says that he turned down the chance to work with the hit-making artist because he felt it wouldn't go over so well with soccer moms everywhere.
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A pair of Elton John's iconic heart-shaped glasses have been stolen from a museum. According to TMZ, the glasses were taken from the Rock 'n' Soul Museum in Memphis, even though the case that contained them was locked. As of now, nobody knows how the thief managed to break into the display and steal the glasses.
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Sara Evans and Martina McBride have joined forces for a cover of Dolly Parton's country classic "Jolene" for the TV series Front and Center. The performance was part of a CMA Songwriter Series-based episode of the program, titled "Ladies Night Out." "I've known Sara for a long time, and it was lot of fun to get to share the stage with her," McBride says.
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Patti LaBelle and Lil' Kim will team up for a performance of "Lady Marmalade" to commemorate 10 years and 20 seasons of Dancing With The Stars. ABC15 reported the news saying the ladies will perform the song to honor the song's creators Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan, Allen Toussaint and Vicki Wickham.
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Taylor Swift has spoken out against the media attention she has received because of her love life and says it has been nothing less than "public humiliation." Speaking with Glamour Magazine, the "Shake it Up" star says she's currently happy as a hard-working single lady, but it's been a rough road.
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Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kanter says that he is back to feeling normal after his recent heart attack. In a note posted on the band's official Facebook page, Kantner writes, "I am feeling quite good and semi-normal, all things considered." He adds that while recuperating at home, he's been "working primarily and quite fervently" on two books.
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No Doubt will be touring several festivals this summer. The band, who headlined the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day festival in Washington, D.C. this weekend, has slated a string of upcoming festival shows this summer. They will play the New Orleans JazzFest, the Rock in Rio USA festival, the BottleRock Festival, the Aspen Jazz Snowmass, and the KAABOO festival in Del Mar, California.
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Kellie Pickler recently opened up on her upcoming reality show, tentatively titled I Love Kellie Pickler, which is set to feature her husband Kyle Jacobs. Speaking with the Boot, Kellie said her family life is nothing special. "I think that we are . . . we're whatever normal is. We're pretty normal as far as, we're able to be a part of some pretty cool things . . ."
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Nelly is making the crossover to country music. In a new interview with Billboard, Nelly's manager J. Erving of Atom Factory revealed that Nelly has left longtime label Universal and is readying a country EP called Heartland. "He's a free agent on the label side now, and is working on a country-based Heartland EP, which should be really interesting."
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Sam Smith has cancelled the rest of his Australian tour after suffering a small vocal cord hemorrhage. The singer announced the news in an Instagram post, revealing that doctors had ordered him to rest for fear the condition might become more serious. "I am deeply, deeply saddened to tell my Australian fans, I have to cancel my Australian tour," wrote Smith.
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Corey Taylor says that he still loves music but hates the business that goes along with it, saying in a recent interview that it was those feelings that inspired Slipknot's latest single "Killpop." Taylor told WGRD's Johnnie and Ned in Grand Rapids that the track was just mostly him venting. "I'll be honest with you, the song is my reflection on my relationship with music."
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Paul McCartney has announced his first U.S. arena date of 2015. The show will take place at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia on July 21 and will mark his first stop in the city since 2010. It will not be the first U.S. show for the ex-Beatle, however, as he'll also hit the Firefly Music Festival on June 19 and Lollapalooza on July 31.
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Jay Z has announced that he will perform b-sides and seldom performed tracks at a concert in New York City aimed to promote his new streaming service TIDAL. The show, set to take place on May 13, is free, but in order to win tickets, Tidal users have to submit a playlist. The show will also stream live on Tidal's website, Billboard reports.
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John Fogerty paid a visit to The Late Show With David Letterman in order to lend his talents to the week-long farewell to legendary show host David Letterman. Fogerty took to the stage to perform a medley of his hits, including "Travelin' Band," "Proud Mary" and "Fortunate Son."
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Hunter Hayes says that when he's performing live for his fans is when he's most truly comfortable. Speaking with Front and Center, the country star said, "When I get to sing a song on stage, there's something really, really magical." "And I realize how lucky I am to get to sing something that I know about, that I've written about because either I lived it or somebody I know lived it."
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