When Scott Weiland sat down with Rolling Stone for two long interviews in June 2007, the Stone Temple Pilots frontman was 39 years old, and feeling hopeful about the future. He had just lost his brother, Michael, to drug-related heart issues, but had broken his own drug habits after some …
Read More »Reba, Kelsea Ballerini Anchor 'CMA Country Christmas' Lineup
The Country Music Association’s annual holiday special premieres Monday on ABC. But this time, it does so with new host Reba McEntire stepping in for longtime emcee Jennifer Nettles. CMA Country Christmas airs at 8:00 p.m./ET with Reba ushering in the yuletide season. Taped in Nashville at the Grand Ole …
Read More »Flashback: Listen to Final INXS Concert With Michael Hutchence
Twenty years ago today, a maid at the Ritz-Carlton in Sydney, Australia discovered the lifeless body of INXS frontman Michael Hutchence hanging from a door when she came in to clean the room. “He was in a kneeling position facing the door,” read the police report. “He had used his …
Read More »Hear Kendell Marvel, Chris Shiflett Talk Chris Stapleton, Bro Country
After logging nearly two decades in Nashville as a songwriter, Kendell Marvel turns a corner with this year’s Lowdown and Lonesome, a solo debut album rooted equally in outlaw country and southern rock. “I seen all this cool stuff going on with Stapleton and Cody Jinks and Sturgill,” he tells …
Read More »Watch Tim McGraw, Faith Hill's Powerful New 'Break First' on 'Fallon'
On the eve of releasing their first-ever collaborative albumThe Rest of Our Life, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were guests on Thursday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, pulling triple duty as they performed a cut from the new record, chatted with the host and played a game with Fallon and …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Unearth Rarities for 1975 Self-Titled LP Reissue
Fleetwood Mac will include a slew of previously unreleased studio and live recordings on a new reissue of their 1975 self-titled album, out January 19th. The new set will be available in several formats, including a deluxe edition featuring three CDs, a DVD and a vinyl LP. An expanded two-CD …
Read More »Stone Temple Pilots Talk New Singer, Honoring Scott Weiland's Legacy
“It’s Stone Temple Pilots time again,” says Robert DeLeo, and judging by the band’s gig at the Troubadour on Tuesday night, indeed it is. The long-running rock outfit, which also includes guitarist (and Robert’s older brother) Dean DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, used the invite-only SiriusXM event at the legendary …
Read More »Jay-Z on NFL Anthem Protests: 'It's About Justice'
Jay-Z continued to use his 4:44 Tour as a springboard to discuss injustices in America, taking aim at those who criticize NFL players’ National Anthem protests. “I want y’all to understand, when people are kneeling and putting their fists up in the air and doing what they’re doing, it’s not …
Read More »Meet Trippie Redd, the Former Alt-Rocker Making Top 40 Rap Moves
Emerging Ohio MC Trippie Redd is not lacking for confidence. “There is no time where I feel like I will fall off,” says the hot young rapper. Only last year, he released his first batch of songs on SoundCloud and now, thanks to his breakout A Love Letter to You …
Read More »'Gossip Girl' Actor Ed Westwick Accused of Rape by Second Woman
UPDATE: Westwick released a statement in response to Wynn’s accusation Thursday, noting, “It is disheartening and sad to me that as a result of two unverified and provably untrue social media claims, there are some in this environment who could conclude I have had anything to do with such vile …
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