Music

Since it was established in 1925, the Grand Ole Opry has become a pivotal thread weaved within the country music community. Since it first hit the airwaves as the WSM Barn Dance, the radio program has evolved into one of the most recognizable entities within the genre.Many country music hopefuls speak of their dreams to one day become an official member of the Opry, but it takes much more than just success on the radio charts to earn a spot within its ranks. Over 200 artists have been inducted over the...

Triller, the short-video social media app, is facing another lawsuit from a major music publisher claiming it fails to pay licensing fees outlined in its contracts. Universal Music Publishing sued Triller in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, alleging Triller “repeatedly failed to deliver on its promises” to meet the terms of its agreements. The new complaint comes after Sony Music Entertainment sued Triller with similar claims in August, saying the company allowed its users to create content with music from Sony artists while failing to pay millions of...

Fresh off the release of her stellar single "A Special Place," powerhouse vocalist Danielle Bradbery is set to embark on her first headlining tour next month.The aptly named A Special Place Tour will kick off on Feb. 23 in Indianapolis, Ind., before stopping at cities across the U.S., including New York City, Philadelphia and Austin. The nine-date trek will wrap up on April 1 with a special show in Bradbery's hometown of Houston, Texas."I'm so excited to hit the road for my very first headline tour," she says. "I've built a show that I'm...

Gloria Trevi has issued a forceful denial to the new lawsuit first reported by Rolling Stone that claims she groomed underage girls in the early 1990s for sexual exploitation by her ex-producer Sergio Andrade. The new complaint filed last Friday in Los Angeles County alleges two Jane Does were 13 and 15 years old when Trevi approached them in public and recruited them for what they claim was a violent sex cult that transported minors to Southern California for some of their alleged abuse. Trevi, 54, posted her statement on...

The Eagles aren't done yet. The legendary rock band (including Vince Gill) have announced a new batch of tour dates featuring the iconic Hotel California album.Six additional Hotel California Tour dates have been tacked on to the 2023 calendar, bringing the total to 12, plus one non-tour show in California on Feb. 17.The run is (for now) scheduled to end on April 7, but fans could be forgiven for hoping even more dates will be added.Per our friends at Ultimate Classic Rock, the Hotel California Tour started in 2019 and...

Supergroup The five musical queens will release Diane Warren-written "Gonna Be You" Diane Warren put together the ultimate girl group to sing “Gonna Be You,” the song she wrote for the forthcoming film, 80 for Brady. Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, and Gloria Estefan will join voices with the Go-Gos’ Belinda Carlisle and Blondie’s Debbie Harry for the new film theme song, out Jan. 12. “I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship,” Warren said in a statement about the film. “Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy...

The Simpsons has attracted more than its fair share of extremely famous guest stars over the years, but Johnny Cash's appearance was one that the show's creator really treasured.Cash lent his voice to an episode titled "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer," which translates to "The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer," according to SimpsonsWiki.com. Episode Eight of Season Nine first aired on Jan. 5, 1997, and Cash appeared as a most unexpected spirit guide for Homer Simpson.The plot of the episode centers around a local chili cookoff, which Homer's wife...

The country group returns with a new single before embarking on their headlining winter tour Old Dominion find a happy place to visit again and again in their newly released song “Memory Lane.” It’s the CMA-winning country group’s latest single, and first release since their August collaboration with Kenny Chesney on “Beer With My Friends.” As its title suggests, “Memory Lane” is heavy on nostalgia, but the kind that’s tinged with sadness. The shuffling beat and acoustic guitar propel the tune along at a nice clip while singer Matthew Ramsey...

Dolly Parton is no stranger to teaming up with fellow musical legends, and in 2023, she's continuing that trend with an epic, cross-genre collaboration with soul-pop star Dionne Warwick.Warwick shared the news in a sit-down interview on the Tamron Hall Show, explaining that it all started when Parton pitched her a song to record."And I said, 'Okay, sounds like a deal.' She's such a sweetheart," Warwick recounts. "And she sent me another song, the one we're gonna be doing as a duet.""It's a gospel song, called 'Peace Like a River,"...

Like Pearl Jam for the TikTok age, country/Americana star Zach Bryan is taking aim at the live-events behemoth Ticketmaster. The singer-songwriter immortalized his intense dislike for the company by titling his new live album All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live at Red Rocks) and surprise-releasing it last month, along with a vow to limit his headlining shows in 2023. Bryan’s move comes after fan complaints about the availability of tickets to his concerts and inflated prices. “I have met kids at my shows who have paid upwards of four-hundred bucks...

Born January 4, 1966, Deana Carter rose to stardom in 1996 with the release of her acclaimed debut record Did I Shave My Legs for This? The Nashville, Tenn. native first got her foot in the door when her demo tape caught the ear of country legend Willie Nelson, who then invited the then unknown singer-songwriter to be a part of the 1994 Farm Aid concert lineup. A record deal soon followed, and the first song from Did I Shave My Legs for This? was "Strawberry Wine," a No. 1 hit that has become a...

The Latin music industry had another massive year in 2022, seeing a 35 percent growth in revenue, according to the RIAA. That momentum shows no signs of slowing down as artists like Bad Bunny and Karol G continue topping the charts and selling out massive tours — and there are even more rising stars right at their heels, ready to take the music even farther. 2022 had plenty of breakout acts from across Latin America and the diaspora. Uncompromising and unapologetically honest artists such as Tokischa and Villano Antillano saw...

1"That's All Right"Elvis PresleyThe 1954 recording session that produced "That's All Right," Presley's debut single and first major hit, actually wasn't the first time Presley had set foot in Sun Studio. He first checked in for studio time a year earlier, in 1953, to record a two-sided disc of "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin." Presley didn't make much of an impression on Phillips at the time, although his secretary, Marion Keisker, wrote down in a note after the session that he was a "good ballad singer."In January...

"Those who come to put a damn phone in my face, I consider that what it is: a lack of respect, and I'll treat that the same way." Bad Bunny has responded after a video showed him grabbing and throwing a fan’s phone in the Dominican Republic. On Twitter, he wrote that people who come up to him and shove a phone in his face are showing a “lack of respect,” and that he’ll treat that kind of behavior in the same way. The now-viral clip, which began circulating Monday,...