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Six months after Kiss’ New Year’s Eve blowout in the United Arab Emirates, the rock legends returned to the stage Friday to perform a mini-concert in New York’s Battery Park as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. The five-song performance — complete with pyrotechnics, moving stage platforms, full makeup and, most importantly, an audience — was in celebration of the upcoming A&E two-part documentary Biography: KISStory, premiering on the network on June 27th and 28th. Kiss’ set featured “Detroit Rock City,” “Shout It Out Loud,” Rock and Roll All Nite,”...

Thirty-four years ago today (June 13, 1987) was an historic day for Randy Travis. On that date, his single "Forever and Ever, Amen" reached the top of the charts, where it stayed for three weeks."Forever and Ever, Amen" was the debut single from Travis' Always & Forever album, which also landed in the No. 1 spot and sold more than 5 million units. The other two singles from the record, "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always & Forever)" and "Too Gone Too Long," also landed in the top slot, but...

The Strokes performed a full concert Saturday at New York’s newly renovated Irving Plaza as part of a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Maya Wiley. The exuberant benefit gig — the first show at the venue in over two years, with attendees needing to show proof of vaccination — also featured onstage appearances by Wiley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as surprise opener John Mulaney; the comedian previously hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in October 2020 that featured the Strokes as musical guest. The 16-song set contained tracks from...

On June 13, 1989, Mary Chapin Carpenter released her second album, State of the Heart. Carpenter co-produced the project her longtime collaborator, the late John Jennings.State of the Heart combines instrumental flourishes from country and folk, and a foundation rooted in sturdy songwriting. The record ended up being Carpenter's breakthrough, as it peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and spawned four Top 20 country singles.The first of those hits, the brisk "How Do," immediately signals that the album is something special. The twangy single, which peaked at No....

Polo G was arrested early Saturday morning in Miami following an incident with law enforcement that occurred hours after the rapper hosted a release party for his new album Hall of Fame. According to Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation, the rapper — birth name Taurus Bartlett — was charged with battery on a police officer, threats to a public servant, resisting an officer with violence to his person, resisting an officer without violence to his person and criminal mischief. Bartlett was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 8:44...

On June 13, 1989, country music's mainstream audience met Mary Chapin Carpenter. The future hitmaker and multi-Grammy Awards winner wasn't new to the studio -- her folk-leaning debut album, Hometown Girl, arrived in 1987 and featured bluegrass mainstays Mark O'Connor and Tony Rice -- yet it's Carpenter's sophomore effort, State of the Heart, that helped Class of '89 peers Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and Lorrie Morgan raise the genre's creative bar.Carpenter established herself as her country music's poet laureate beginning with her consecutive Top 20 singles "How Do," "Never Had It So Good," "Quittin' Time"...

Reba McEntire issued a statement Friday denying her advertised participation in a fundraiser this Sunday for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. The country star was listed among the special guests on promotional material for the minimum $500-per-person barbecue benefitting Noem — who Rolling Stone dubbed “The Queen of Covid of South Dakota” earlier this year for her “Trumpian response” to the Covid-19 pandemic — but McEntire wrote on social media late Friday that she had “no plans” to attend the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by...

After the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum shortened their name to Lady A one year ago, opting to drop the slavery-tied word "antebellum" in light of renewed conversations about racism and race-based inequality in the United States, the decision quickly backfired when Washington state-based blues singer Anita White spoke up to say that she had been using that name for more than two decades.Although both the country trio and the original Lady A at first tried to amicably solve the issue, their conversations deteriorated into lawsuits: first, from...

A new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now celebrates Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, starting with a look at our definitive new list of the top 80 Dylan covers, from Jimi Hendrix’s “All Along the Watchtower” to Sam Cooke’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Angie Martoccio, David Browne, Andy Greene, and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, which includes a passionate argument over the merits of Guns N’ Roses “Knocking On Heaven’s Door” cover, a breakdown of favorite Dylan moments (his triumphant 1984 Late Show with David Letterman performance...

Brian Kelley is taking another step away from his post as half of the popular country duo Florida Georgia Line and is headed to the beach with his debut solo album, Sunshine State of Mind. The record is due out via Warner Music Nashville/Nashville South Records on June 25.Fans who pre-order Sunshine State of Mind will gain instant access to six songs, giving them a preview of what Kelley is hoping will be the soundtrack for Summer 2021. With tracks such as “Party on the Beach”, “Beach Cowboy,” "Sunday Service in the Sand” and...

Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer delivered an acoustic rendition of Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen’s new single “Like I Used To” during the latest episode of their “Tweedy Show” Instagram livestream. The performance begins at the 2:34-mark of the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Susan Tweedy (@stuffinourhouse) With the elder Tweedy on guitar and vocals and the younger Tweedy accompanying on drums, the father-son duo impressively ran through the entire single, even though Jeff hadn’t committed the lyrics to the month-old song...

Seventy-two years ago today, on June 11, 1949, Hank Williams made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The then-25-year-old performed "Lovesick Blues," his first No.1 hit, as well as his self-penned single "Mind Your Own Business" ... and earned an incredible six encores.Williams began performing when he was still a teenager, but in addition to being known for his early musical talents, he quickly became known also for his heavy drinking, which initially eliminated his chances of performing on the Opry stage. However, after Williams made a name for himself on the...

Juicy J has announced an expanded version of his latest album The Hustle Continues, which he released this past November. Titled The Hustle Still Continues, the expanded album will be out on June 25th and will include nine new tracks, featuring Pooh Shiesty, Rico Nasty, Lord Infamous, Project Pat, Duski, Henry AZ, and Kaash Paige. The collaborations add to the original album’s features with Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, Logic and more. It’s available for preorder now. Juicy J teased the new songs on Friday with “Take It,” featuring Rico Nasty...

No cable? No worries. The 2021 CMT Awards weren't available to everyone to watch, which is a bummer, because the show was fast-paced and engaging from the top.Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini hosted Wednesday night's (June 9) show. It was a mix of live and recorded performances and celebrity segments that spilled past two hours of TV time. How did they do as a first-time co-hosting team? That's part of question No. 5 in this 5 Burning Questions video:Taste of Country's Adison Haager and Billy Dukes also discuss the mood backstage,...