Booking shows is not a career for the faint of heart. Beyond coordinating schedules, hosting live music night after night requires a skilled ear behind the sound board to make sure the drums don't overpower the bass, and that the vocals don't overpower the drums.
I'm excited to announce something that's never been done before. Better Than Ezra is teaming up with Soundbreak AI to do a songwriting contest. Go on soundbreak.ai, write with me, or write with [bass guitarist] Tom Drummond. Come up with your best idea, your best song.
Now it's become very popular in the Taylor Swift way of pop singers writing about all of their publicly aired break-ups, which I don't find interesting at all. I think it's a little bit boring for me to write about myself. Even if I've had a really interesting day, I feel like I've already lived that, I don't need to go through it every time I sing this song.
Bailey's the real deal. He came in and wanted the best Guinness in Boston - and we were happy to deliver. Next thing you know he's taking photos with everyone, talking with the crowd, and picking up the entire tab. That's the kind of guy he is.
Thanksgiving did not go the way that Frank Ray had anticipated. The country singer had invited his family up from Texas to Tennessee for the holiday, with plans to deep fry a turkey, explore Nashville, and take in a show at the Grand Ole Opry. But on Thanksgiving morning, Ray received an unsettling call: TSA had flagged his sister's husband, Juan Nevarez-Porras, at El Paso international airport due to insufficient documentation required to fly.
Maybe we ran into an old acquaintance at the supermarket and said "Let's catch up sometime" or told our friends we would "check out" the boring-sounding show they spent the past five minutes recommending? That's what country-music superstar Jelly Roll appeared to do after the Grammys last week when, in response to a question about the state of the country, he said he had "a lot to say"
49 Winchester will release their new album Change of Plans on May 15 via Lucille Records / MCA. It's their first record for a major label after two on New West, and they made it with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson). The album includes their cover of Black Sabbath's "Changes," which was released back in November, and the new single from the album is the anthemic rocker "Pardon Me." Watch the video below.
Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and de facto leader, is tucked into a nondescript booth at El Palenque, a 30-years-plus local restaurant in a Nashville strip mall, talking about "Nashville Skyline," a pensive track from their EP, "Night After Night." The family-owned Mexican restaurant is the kind of place he's gravitated toward since starting a jug band with friends in Long Beach before migrating to Los Angeles' folk/rock scene.
Tim McGraw has announced the "Pawn Shop Guitar Tour," a 33-date outing across North America this summer. The tour includes a trio of stadium dates at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA; Fenway Park in Boston, MA; and Target Field in Minneapolis, MA, with very special guests The Chicks and Lady A. 49 Winchester and Timothy Wayne will also join McGraw for select dates over the course of the run.
The country music superstar who recently ranked in the Top 20 of Pollstar's Artists of the Millennium List (which is based on ticket sales) is bringing his Word on the Street Tour to the Bay Area. Bryan performs Aug. 14 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Jan. 30, lukebryan.com. There is a Luke Bryan fan club member presale running 8 a.m. Jan. 27 to 5 p.m. Jan. 29, lukebryan.com.
A representative for the Atlanta rapper told Rolling Stone that there was "a mix-up" about Luda's inclusion on the lineup. "Lines got crossed and he wasn't supposed to be on there," the rep claimed. Get Ludacris Tickets Here Upon the festival's announcement, Ludacris faced backlash from some critics over its perceived political leanings. The event was labeled by some as "MAGA-adjacent," with Ludacris lumped in alongside artists like Snoop Dogg and Kanye West, both of whom have had public associations with Donald Trump.
After my workout, I become a fireman by checking my phone and seeing what's happening in the business, because there's always something burning. I respond to urgent messages so that I can focus on the day's mission. When you have 35-plus artists, there's always a meeting, new music to be made, and the next TV show to schedule. I eat light in the morning; I like to let the workout burn. I'm more of a green tea person, as that
"It was a shock - at 46 I didn't think it would happen to me," Michael said. "I was lucky that there was someone with me in the car and lucky that I had handed over the driving to my manager Bryan Buckley. The fact that I blacked out could have been a disaster."
The 24-year-old Queens rapper spent the 10 hours before her sixth LP dropped walking on a giant self-propelled wheel on view in a gallery in Lower Manhattan, staring ahead and staying quiet as the record played on a loop. The exhibit streamed live on Twitch; inside the gallery, fellow streamers and a smattering of real fans with signs and bouquets watched, too.
