May 18, 2015

James Taylor Releases “Montana”

Today Stereogum.com debuted a new James Taylor song called “Montana,” from his “thoughtful, elegiac new studio album” Before This World. Stereogum described Taylor as “a man with a knack for writing such personal, precise songs that they become part of our collective consciousness.” Listen to the song and read his Q&A here, http://bit.ly/1JTgMpR.

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May 18, 2015

Meg Mac Tours With D’Angelo

After her highly anticipated inaugural US run of shows with Clean Bandit, Australia’s most buzzworthy breakout artist of 2014, Meg Mac, is bringing her stunningly sultry pop sounds to the stage again, this time joining neo-soul messiah D’Angelo And The Vanguard on the road this summer. Kicking off June 7th, in Oakland, California, the tour will run through the end of the month, concluding with a solo show in New York City at Mercury Lounge on June 29th. Tickets for D’Angelo are currently on sale now. Tickets for Mercury Lounge will go on sale Wednesday, May 20th.

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May 18, 2015

Tyler Farr’s “Withdrawals” Coming

Columbia Nashville’s Tyler Farr has the No. 1 song in Country music this week, “A Guy Walks Into A Bar;” reaching the No. 1 position on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase Country charts. The RIAA certified GOLD song “A Guy Walks Into A Bar” is the first radio single released off Farr’s sophomore album, Suffer In Peace, which released on April 28. The Melissa Peirce/Jonathan Singleton/Brad Tursi co-written track is Farr’s THIRD No. 1 song following “Redneck Crazy” and “Whiskey In My Water” from the Missouri native’s debut album Redneck Crazy (2013).

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May 18, 2015

Courtney Love’s “Miss Narcissist” Released

Courtney Love has announced a surprise 7″ release via Ghost Ramp / Crush Music. Love is sharing “Miss Narcissist” today via all digital retailers and streaming services. The release also contains the B-side “Killer Radio” which is exclusive to the 7″ that will soon be released physically. That’s Love’s own hand-drawn cover art below. Catch her on tour with Lana Del Rey right now.

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May 18, 2015

Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash Tomorrow

Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer and cultural icon *JOEY RAMONE* would have turned 64 this year had he not succumbed to lymphoma in 2001, just one month before his birthday. Even after his passing, *JOEY*’s mother Charlotte Lesher and brother Mickey Leigh kept their promise to celebrate the event with a huge party honoring the beloved musician, and the annual *JOEY RAMONE BIRTHDAY* *BASH* was born.

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May 15, 2015

Pussy Riot And More Advocate For Tania Bruguera

Maria (Masha) Alekhina and Nadezhda (Nadya) Tolokonnikova, founding members of Pussy Riot, along with Hunter Heaney, Director of the Voice Project, made a surprise call to Cuban performance artist Tania Bruguera who was arrested late 2014 in Havana. The phone meeting was held during the press conference following an event on May 7, 2015, hosted by SITE Santa Fe and Santa Fe University of Art & Design in New Mexico.

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May 15, 2015

ACM Lifting Lives Gifts Task Force Dagger

Tonight, Friday, May 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network, ACM Presents: Superstar Duets two-hour special will bring some of country music’s brightest stars together on-stage for never-before-seen duet performances – the product of a two-day live event taping in Arlington, Texas leading up to the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. But what a lot of viewers don’t know, is that ticket proceeds from the live event went to support a great cause: ACM Lifting Lives®, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music®, and military philanthropies.

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