Birthdays 1912 - Nervous Norvous (born Jimmy Drake) (d. 1968) 1922 - Dave Appell (Applejacks, producer) (d. 2014) 1936 - Don Covay (born Donald Randolph) (d. 2015) 1937 - Billy Stewart (d… Read More

The following are the top new releases for March 22, 2019 according to Amazon.com: The Dirt (CD) - Motley Crue (Soundtrack) (Vinyl) On the Line (CD) - Jenny Lewis (Vinyl) (Cassette) The Hea… Read More

Birthdays 1932 - Louisiana Red (born Iverson Minter) (d. 2012) 1942 - Jimmy Miller (producer) (d. 1994) 1944 - Tony McPhee (Groundhogs) 1945 - David Grisman 1948 - David Olney 1949 - Ric… Read More

Birthdays 1892 - Charlie Poole (d. 1931) 1930 - Steven Sondheim 1932 - Juke Boy Bonner (d. 1978) 1936 - Roger Whittaker 1941 - Jeremy Clyde (Chad & Jeremy) 1943 - George Benson 1943… Read More

Guns N' Roses bassist and New York Times bestselling author DUFF McKAGAN has released "Chip Away," a new track from his much-anticipated solo album, TENDERNESS (UME). "'Chip Away' is somewh… Read More

On May 10th, The Last Poets will release their album Transcending Toxic Times via Ropeadope. Today, the group unveiled the album’s first single “For The Millions,” with Rol… Read More

Real Gone's third and final package of Cheap Trick Epic rarities just might be the best yet. At least their legendary drummer Bun E. Carlos thinks so “It really is a nice package!&rdqu&hell…Read More

The classic radio western “Gunsmoke”; Ritchie Valens’ groundbreaking 1958 sensation “La Bamba”; Sam & Dave’s 1967 hit single “Soul Man”; t… Read More

Birthdays 1902 - Son House (d. 1988) 1930 - Otis Spann (d. 1970) 1940 - Solomon Burke (d. 2010) 1941 - John Boylan 1943 - Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) (d. 1995) 1944 - Gaye Ab… Read More

Birthdays 1915 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (d. 1973) 1917 - Vera Lynn 1936 - Lee “Scratch” Perry 1937 - Tommy Hunter 1937 - Joe Rivers (Johnny & Joe) 1937 - Jerry Reed (d. 2… Read More

Charlotte Gainsbourg has today announced Rest, a companion book for her 2017 critically acclaimed album of the same name. Classic and Because Music release the book on March 25. The Rest bo… Read More

Martha Wash & Purple Rose Records release a new single by First Ladies of Disco, “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Martha Wash, the 2X Grammy-nominated voice behind a staggering nu… Read More

David White, whose career spanned being a member of Danny & the Juniors and the Crystal Palace to writing a number of major hits, died on Sunday (March 17, 2019) in Las Vegas at the age… Read More

Birthdays 1894 - Moms Mabley (d. 1975) 1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry 1942 - Jeff Neighbour (Joy of Cooking) 1942 - Robin Luke 1942 - Richard Dobson (d. 2017) 1946 - Ruth Pointer (Point… Read More

Esoteric Recordings Release Expanded & Remastered Renaissance Titles “A Song For All Seasons,” “Ashes Are Burning” and “Prologue.” The band's latest r… Read More

Photo: CMA The Country Music Association held a press conference this morning to announce the 2019 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame – Jerry Bradley, Brooks & Dunn and… Read More

Dick Dale, the pioneer and king of the surf guitar sound, died on Saturday (March 16) night at the age of 81.  While no cause of death was announced, Dale had battles with recurring can… Read More

Birthdays 1911 - Smiley Burnette (born Lester Burnette) (d. 1967) 1934 - Charley Pride 1936 - Robert Lee Smith (Tams) 1938 - Kenny Lynch 1939 - Travis Pritchett (Travis & Bob) 1941… Read More

Platinum Albums (1 million sales per Platinum Award) 2x Platinum This One's For You - Luke Combs Gold Albums (500,000 sales) New Eyes - Clean Bandit One More Light - Linkin Park Reveng… Read More

The winners at Canada's Juno Awards through Saturday night's award ceremony. Juno Fan Choice Award Alessia Cara Avril Lavigne bülow Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine KILLY Secret Sound Club… Read More

Birthdays 1919 - Nat King Cole (d. 1965) 1932 - Dick Curless (d. 1995) 1935 - Adam Wade 1938 - Zola Taylor (Platters) (d. 2007) 1941 - Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship)… Read More

The following are the top new releases for March 15, 2019 according to Amazon.com: Live at the Rainbow '78 (DVD) - Foreigner  (Blu-Ray) Electric on the Eel (DVD)- Jerry Garcia Ban… Read More

Birthdays 1929 - Betty Johnson 1931 - Shirley Collie (d. 2010) 1936 - Fred Neil (d. 2001) 1942 - Jerry Jeff Walker 1948 - Michael Owen Bruce (Alice Cooper) 1949 - Elliott Murphy 1951 … Read More

Winners are noted in red. Song of the Year “Better Now” - Post Malone “Girls Like You” - Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B “God's Plan” - Drake “Perfect&r&hell…Read More

Birthdays 1905 - Bertha "Chippie" Hill (d. 1950) 1912 - Lightnin' Hopkins (born Sam Hopkins) (d. 1982) 1916 - Harry James (d. 1983) 1919 - George Avakian (producer) (d. 2017) 1921 - Les Coo… Read More

The Rolling Stones today announced the release of a brand-new Best Of compilation album, Honk. Featuring the biggest hits and classic cuts from every Rolling Stones studio album from 1971 to… Read More

The voice on one of the most instantly recognizable and celebrated rock anthems of all-time is back with his first-ever solo album - with the arrival of former Survivor singer Dave Bickler&r&hell…Read More

Craft Recordings has revealed the full details on their upcoming title, Poppies: Assorted Finery from the First Psychedelic Age, a compilation of 1960s-era psychedelic rock featuring cult-cl… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Lee Hays (Weavers) (d. 1981) 1922 - Les Baxter (d. 1996) 1926 - Phil Phillips (born Philip Baptiste) 1933 - Quincy Jones 1942 - Jerry Jeff Walker 1943 - Jim Pons (Turtle… Read More

In celebration of four decades of hits, country music traditionalist John Anderson has released 40 Years and Still Swingin'. The new two-disc album revisits the songs that speak straight to… Read More

The top hits of 1963 are calculated from the individual positions of the songs on the national charts and are based on the calendar year 1963. The Top 100 Hits of 1963 Sugar Shack - Jimmy… Read More

Birthdays 1929 - Jan Howard (born Lula Grace Johnson) 1930 - Liz Anderson (d. 2011) 1933 - Mike Stoller (Lieber & Stoller) 1938 - Erma Franklin (d. 2002) 1939 - Neil Sedaka 1940 - Da… Read More

Drummer Hal Blaine, a session drummer with almost forty number 1 records to his name as a member of the Wrecking Crew, died on Monday (March 12) at the age of 90. Blaine was part of Phil Sp… Read More

Birthdays 1896 - Jesse Fuller (d. 1976) 1917 - Leonard Chess (d. 1969) 1938 - Lew DeWitt (Statler Brothers) (d. 1990) 1940 - Al Jarreau (d. 2017) 1942 - Brian O'Hara (Fourmost) (d. 1999) 19… Read More

When it comes to the blues today, there are a handful of guiding lights to make sure the music stays true to its powerful source. The sound of pleasure and pain that first sparked musicians… Read More

In 1971, as her album Blue topped music charts around the world, Joni Mitchell created a dazzling and unforgettable holiday gift for her closest friends. MORNING GLORY ON THE VINE was an ex… Read More

Celebrating the most renowned and accomplished music creators across all genres of Latin music, the Board of Directors and Officers of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF) have proudly… Read More

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor Beyoncé and JAY-Z together with… Read More

Birthdays 1903 - Lawrence Welk (d. 1992) 1942 - Fred Johnson (Marcels) 1944 - Rick Rothwell (Mindbenders) 1945 - Harvey Mandel 1947 - Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) 1948 - George Kooymans (… Read More

Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul have announced the release of their eagerly awaited new album. SUMMER OF SORCERY, the legendary rock 'n' rollers first album of new material, arrives… Read More

Platinum Albums (1 million sales per Platinum Award) 24x Platinum The Beatles (White Album) - Beatles 1x Platinum The Used - The Used In Love and Death - The Used Gold Albums (500,000… Read More

Recognized as one of the most influential bands in rock music the world over, the generation-changing, multiplatinum-selling, Grammy®-winning Soundgarden will be celebrating their 35th a… Read More

Iconic songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at a special ceremony on Monday, April 1, 2019. If the measure of a songwriter’s succe… Read More

Birthdays 1920 - Kenneth "Jethro" Burns (Homer & Jethro) (d. 1989) 1933 - Ralph Emery 1935 - Dexter Tisby (Penguins 1938 - Norman Blake 1940 - Dean Torrence (Jan & Dean) 1943 - Pet… Read More

The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced today that Carole Bayer Sager will be the 2019 recipient of the esteemed Johnny Mercer Award at the 50th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and… Read More

Birthdays 1928 - Keely Smith (born Dorothy Keely) (d. 2017) 1930 - Ornate Coleman (d. 2015) 1933 - Lloyd Price 1936 - Mickey Gilley 1942 - Mark Lindsay 1942 - John Cale 1945 - Robin Tro… Read More

Birthdays 1922 - Johnny Dollar (d. 1986) 1937 - Richard Farina (d. 1966) 1942 - Ralph Ellis (Swinging Blue Jeans) 1943 - Shel Macrae (Fortunes) 1945 - Micky Dolenz (Monkees) 1946 - Randy… Read More

All revved up and red hot, The STRAY CATS are back. Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (bass, vocals) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)--original founding members of the iconic an… Read More

Birthdays 1943 - Chris White (Zombies) 1944 - Townes Van Zandt (d. 1997) 1945 - Arthur Lee (Love) (d. 2006) 1946 - Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) 1946 - Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) 1951 … Read More

The Academy of Country Music® announced today that three-time reigning Entertainer of the Year and current Entertainer of the Year nominee Jason Aldean will receive the ACM Dick Clark Ar… Read More

Not many musicians of the 20th century could boast of a career that included touring with Robert Johnson, recording for Columbia, Vanguard and Chess Records, and playing with blues luminarie… Read More

Forty-two years after Meat Loaf's epic, multi-platinum global smash Bat Out of Hell put Cleveland International Records in our collective musical consciousness, the legendary indie label is… Read More

The Moody Blues' Live At The BBC: 1967–1970 will make its global vinyl debut with a limited, individually numbered 3LP color vinyl edition to be released April 26 by Polydor/UMe. Acros… Read More

Birthdays 1893 - Furry Lewis (d. 1981) 1905 - Bob Wills (d. 1975) 1923 - Wes Montgomery (d. 1968) 1927 - Eddie Fontaine (born Edward Reardon) (d. 1992) 1933 - Dolly Collins (d. 1995) 1934 … Read More

Steve Earle & The Dukes are set to return with GUY on March 29th, 2019. A return to New West Records, the 16-song set is comprised of songs written by one of his two primary songwriting… Read More

Master rock singer-songwriter-guitarist Nils Lofgren returns on April 26 with Blue With Lou, an all-new collection featuring a dozen dazzling, forceful songs, half of which were penned in co… Read More

Birthdays 1929 - J.B. Lenoir (d. 1967) 1933 - Tommy Tucker (d. 1982) 1938 - Paul Evans 1946 - Murray Head 1947 - Eddie Hodges 1947 - Clodagh Rodgers 1948 - Eddy Grant 1948 - Elaine Pag… Read More

Keith Flint, the lead of Britain's The Prodigy, was found dead in his Essex, England home on Monday morning (March 4, 2019). He was 49. The band issued a statement confirming that Flint's d… Read More

Birthdays 1908 - Thomas Shaw (d. 1977) 1923 - Willie Johnson (Howlin' Wolf's band) (d. 1995) 1925 - Paul Mauriat (d. 2006) 1932 - Miriam Makeba (d. 2008) 1934 - Barbara McNair (d. 2007) 193… Read More

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has unveiled the balance of its stellar exhibition schedule for 2019. Exhibits on Keith Whitley, Kacey Musgraves, Brooks & Dunn and Country… Read More

In the second half of the 1970s, when The Runaways first burst upon an unsuspecting rock scene, the idea of an all-female teenage band playing raw, raging rock 'n' roll was a bit too much fo… Read More

Birthdays 1923 - Doc Watson (born Arthel Watson) (d. 2012) 1927 - Junior Parker (d. 1971) 1930 - Clark Burroughs (Hi-Los) 1938 - Willie Chambers (Chambers Brothers) 1941 - Mike Pender (Se… Read More

Omnivore Recordings offers four noteworthy contributions to the bounty of limited-edition vinyl available to brick-and-mortar music shoppers on Record Store Day, scheduled for Saturday, Apri… Read More

The Best Of Everything, the first career-spanning collection of Tom Petty's hits—including songs from his solo projects, songs with The Heartbreakers, as well as essentials from the re… Read More

Birthdays 1934 - Dottie Rambo (d. 2008) 1938 - Lawrence Payton (Four Tops) (d. 1997) 1942 - Lou Reed (d. 2013) 1943 - Tony Meehan (Shadows, Vipers) (d. 2005) 1947 - Josef Chirowski (Alice C… Read More

It will be quite the regal evening when The Blues Foundation salutes its milestone 40th class of Blues Hall of Fame inductees with a special ceremony at the Halloran Centre for the Performin… Read More

Birthdays 1904 - Glenn Miller (d. 1944) 1917 - Cliffie Stone (d. 1998) 1927 - Harry Belafonte 1939 - Warren Davis (Monotones) 1940 - Ralph Towner 1943 - Jerry Fisher (Blood, Sweat &… Read More

As performances of the acclaimed new musical Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations begin tonight at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, UMe and the show's producers are plea… Read More

Island Records, Interscope and UMC today announce U2: The Europa EP, a new 3-track EP to celebrate Record Store Day on Saturday April 13th, 2019. The Europa EP: Side A features an exclusiv… Read More

Birthdays  1921 - Saul Zaentz (executive, Fantasy Records) (d. 2014) 1923 - Audrey Williams (d. 1975) 1927 - Tom Helms (Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys) (d. 2008) 1939 - John Fahey (d… Read More

The following are the nominees in the music categories for Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Music Group The Chainsmokers Fall Out Boy Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 Migos twenty one p… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Guy Mitchell (d. 1999) 1936 - Chuck Glaser (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers) 1938 - Jake Thackray (d. 2002) 1943 - Jimmy Burns 1945 - Carl Anderson (d. 2004) 1948 - Eddi… Read More

Mark Hollis, the frontman of the British band Talk Talk, died on Monday (February 25, 2019) after a short illness.  He was 64). Hollis formed Talk Talk in 1981 with Lee Harris, Paul We… Read More

The T.J. Martell Foundation raised nearly half a million dollars at tonight's 11th Annual Nashville Honors Gala. Since the event's inception in 2009, it has  raised over $4 million for… Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Jackie Gleason (d. 1987) 1928 - Fats Domino (born Antoine Domino) (d. 2017) 1932 - Johnny Cash (d. 2003) 1937 - Hagood Hardy (d. 1997) 1943 - Paul Cotton (Poco) 1943 - Bob… Read More

The Country Music Hall of Fame lost its second member in less than a week on Sunday (February 24, 2019) with the death of Mac Wiseman at the age of 93.  Fred Foster had previously passe… Read More

The top hits of 1962 are calculated from the individual positions of the songs on the national charts and are based on the calendar year 1962. The Top 100 Hits of 1962 I Can't Stop Loving… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Ralph Stanley (d. 2016) 1932 - Faron Young (d. 1996) 1942 - Roy Michaels (Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys) 1943 - George Harrison (d. 2001) (Generally accepted dat… Read More

Birthdays 1932 - Michel Legrand (d. 2019) 1933 - David "Fathead" Newman (d. 2009) 1941 - Joanie Sommers (born Joan Drost) 1942 - Paul Jones (born Paul Pond) (Manfred Mann) 1943 - George Ha… Read More

Birthdays 1944 - Mike Maxfield (Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas) 1944 - Johnny Winter (d. 2014) 1946 - Rusty Young (Poco) 1948 - Steve Priest (Sweet) 1949 - Larry Demps (Dramatics) 194… Read More

Linda Jansen, the singer who led the all-female vocal group the Angels during their early career, died on Tuesday (February 19, 2019) according to the band's Facebook page. The original le… Read More

Lyricist Earl Shuman wrote top ten hits for Georgia Gibbs, Patti Page, Cliff Richard, Perry Como and Brook Benton, but he was probably best known for his "Hey There, Lonely Girl", a number 2… Read More

The Country Music Association honored the songwriters behind Country Music’s biggest hits at the 10th annual CMA Triple Play Awards Tuesday, Feb. 19 during an intimate, industry lunche… Read More

iHeartMedia and Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) announced today that the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards will honor Alicia Keys with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award; Garth Brooks with the Artis… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Guy Mitchell (d. 1999) 1928 - Texas Johnny Brown (d. 2013) 1933 - Louise Lopez (Odyssey) (d. 2015) 1936 - Ernie K-Doe (born Ernest Kador, Jr.) (d. 2001) 1938 - Bobby Hendri… Read More

From the RIAA: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced that The BEATLES (‘White Album’) from Apple/Capitol/UMe has now been certified 24X Platinum… Read More

Fred Foster, the Country Music Hall of Famer and founder of Monument Records, died on Wednesday (February 20, 2019) at the age of 87. Among Foster's accomplishments was founding and advanci… Read More

Monkee's great Peter Tork died on Thursday (February 21, 2019) morning at his home in Connecticut after battling cancer of the salivary gland for over a decade. The following was posted on… Read More

Birthdays 1927 - Don Reno (d. 1984) 1933 - Nina Simone (d. 2003) 1938 - Bobby Charles (d. 2010) 1943 - David Geffen 1947 - Johnny Echols 1948 - Paul Newton (Uriah Heep) 1949 - Jerry Harr… Read More

The following are the nominees and winners (in red) for the Brit Awards. British Album of the Year The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships Anne-Marie – Speak Your… Read More

Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Chris Stapleton Keith Urban Male Artist of the Year Dierks Bentley Luke Combs Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Keith Urban Fe… Read More

The following are the nominees for the February 20th Brit Awards. Winners already announced are in red: British Album of the Year The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships… Read More

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present three-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Darius Rucker with its Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award during the Music Biz 2019 Award… Read More

Birthdays 1936 - Sam Meyers (d. 2006) 1936 - Bob Engemann (Lettermen) (d. 2013) 1937 - Mandy Chaves (Jagguars) 1940 - Smokey Robinson 1940 - Bobby Rogers (Miracles) (d. 2013) 1943 - Lou Ch… Read More

Platinum Albums (1 million sales per Platinum Award) 5x Platinum Blizzard of Oz - Ozzy Osbourne 2x Platinum The Essential Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Osbourne Vessel - Twenty One Pilots 1x Pla… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Pee Wee King (born Julius Kuczynski) (d. 2000) 1933 - Yoko Ono 1934 - Skip Batten (Byrds, New Riders of the Purple Sage) (d. 2003) 1939 - Bobby Hart 1941 - Irma Thomas 1… Read More

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will recall and offer its perspective on the past calendar year with the opening of its first exhibition of 2019, American Currents: The Music… Read More

Birthdays 1902 - Orville "Hoppy" Jones (Ink Spots) (d. 1944) 1922 - Tommy Edwards (d. 1969) 1925 - Bobby Lewis 1935 - Johnny Bush 1937 - Mickey McGill (Dells) 1938 - Buck Trent (inventor… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Jimmy Wakeley (d. 1982) 1916 - Bill Doggett (d. 1996) 1918 - Patty Andrews (Andrews Sisters) (d. 2013) 1931 - Otis Blackwell (d. 2002) 1934 - Hal Kalin (Kalin Twins) (d. 20… Read More

Birthdays 1917 - Wally Fowler (Oak Ridge Quartet) (d. 1994) 1918 - Hank Locklin (d. 2009) 1941 - Brian Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland) 1942 - Glyn Johns (audio engineer & producer) 194… Read More