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"These vehicles will be an important tool helping people in need for years to come," Sarasota resident Joe Perry says Aerosmith have donated a pair of new Community Emergency Vehicles to the Red Cross to help serve Florida communities hit by the recent Hurricanes, Ian and Nicole, joining an effort to help those who will be impacted by future storms. The two 2023 Chevrolet Silverados, emblazoned with the Aerosmith logo, will be delivered in the spring of 2023. Guitarist Joe Perry, a resident of Sarasota, Florida, said he and his...

Nov. 17, 1997, was an historic day for Shania Twain, and for country music: It was on that date, 24 years ago today, that the singer's sophomore album, The Woman in Me, was certified diamond, signifying sales of more than 10 million units.Polygram/MercuryThe Woman in Me became the first record by a female artist to sell in excess of 10 million units. The album spawned six No. 1 hits and has now sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Twain wrote or co-wrote every song but one on the album...

Bless the Mood The actor, a Longhorns alum, delivered a new music video celebrating the university's basketball team Matthew McConaughey, an alum of the University of Texas at Austin, delivered a new music video celebrating the men’s basketball team. The video was revealed in partnership with the Moody Center before a game between the Longhorns and the Gonzaga Bulldogs from Washington’s Gonzaga University. In the video produced by Charlie Sexton, McConaughey steps up to the studio mic like a preacher at the podium, donning a white suit and gold aviator...

The Wood Brothers are hitting the road again in 2023. Today (Nov. 16), the acclaimed roots outfit announced a new set of tour dates and shared details of their upcoming studio album.Set for release next year, Heart Is the Hero will mark The Wood Brothers' ninth career LP. Additional details about the record are expected to be revealed in the months to come. In the meantime, fans can catch the genre-bending band on the road for a mix of headlining shows and gigs alongside The Avett Brothers with Turnpike Troubadours and Shovels...

A little over six months ago, Neil Young reached out to the three members of Crazy Horse and told them he was ready to cut a new LP. They recorded their last two albums (2019’s Colorado and 2021’s Barn) at remote studios in Colorado where they occasionally had to use oxygen tanks to deal with the high altitude, but this time around he wanted to head to Malibu, California, so they could work with Rick Rubin at his beachfront studio, Shangri-La. The result is World Record (out Nov. 18), an...

Thirty years ago today (Nov. 16, 1991), Garth Brooks earned his seventh No. 1 single with the tune "Shameless," from his Ropin' the Wind album."Shameless" was written and originally recorded by Billy Joel, for his 1989 album Storm Front. Joel's version landed in the Top 40 on the pop charts, but it was Brooks' version that took the song all the way to No. 1 on the country charts in 1991.Liberty RecordsAccording to Brooks, the country music superstar first became familiar with the song after receiving Joel's Storm Front CD in the...

The 25-year-old rapper was arrested outside a Las Vegas business on Tuesday afternoon Blueface was arrested outside a business in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The rapper, Johnathan Porter, was arrested on charges stemming from a shooting that took place on October 8, 2022, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed. He will be booked into the Clark County Detention Center on warrants for attempted murder witha deadly weapon and discharging a firearm at/into an occupied structure. At the time of the arrest, Blueface was with his girlfriend, Chrisean...

A full list of 2023 Grammy nominees was revealed on Tuesday (Nov. 15), with Dan + Shay on hand to help share the news via the Recording Academy's livestream announcement from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.Brandi Carlile earned seven nominations for her acclaimed album In These Silent Days, including Best Americana Album and Record of the Year for "You and Me on the Rock," her collaboration with Lucius.For the first time in his career, Zach Bryan earned a Grammy nomination for his breakout song "Something in the Orange," which...

Listen to the Internet star and Bikini Kill/Le Tigre leader in conversation for our Musicians on Musicians podcast They might come from different genres, but both Syd and Kathleen Hanna are both rebels who do things their own way. In the latest episode of Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians podcast, the two artists break down their personal definitions of rebellion as they bond over their star signs and “being rejected” by people they wish embraced them. “I think some of the saddest times in my life was feeling torn down...

Forty-three years ago today (Nov. 15, 1978) was a life-altering day for Kenny Rogers: It was on that date that the singer's multi-platinum-selling album The Gambler was released. Rogers was already one of the most successful male vocalists in country music by the time he released The Gambler, but the record catapulted him to superstar status, becoming a worldwide hit and even launching a string of TV movies.Rogers had kicked around the music business for decades before finding success as a country singer, as a member of the New Christy Minstrels, then as the...

Roberta Flack, the soulful voice behind the hits “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” has been diagnosed with ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The artist, who is 85 and survived a stroke in 2016, can no longer sing and has trouble speaking as a result of the disease, according to Flack’s rep. “It will take a lot more than ALS to silence this icon,” the rep said, adding that Flack intends to stay active in musical and creative endeavors. Flack, nevertheless,...

Breakout country artist Ingrid Andress will hit the road early next year for an extensive set of headlining performances.Announced today (Nov. 14), The Good Person Tour will take Andress to select cities across the U.S. before stopping at cities across Europe this May. The trek will begin on Feb. 24 with a stop in Salt Lake City before continuing to Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. Andress will perform at additional cities across America before taking a month-long pause ahead of her overseas dates.For the 23-date tour,...

“I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup,” pop star says Dua Lipa has shot down reports that she will be performing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on Nov. 20 with the opening ceremony in Doha, Qatar. In an Instagram story she shared on Sunday, Nov. 13, the pop star says she was never booked to perform, nor had she even been in discussions about it. “There...

Despite finishing as the runner-up on American Idol this year, HunterGirl is still that girl playing shows for weekend crowds in her hometown of Winchester, Tenn. Her new song, "Hometown Out of Me," is not only a love letter to the community that raised her, but also a promise."Coming out of the show and starting my career, I just want to tell everyone that I'm never gonna change," she tells Taste of Country's Adison Haager during an Instagram Live.HunterGirl — whose real name is Hunter Wolkonowski — is in the midst of...