May 18, 2012 - By Laura Aguirre
This week Taylor Swift announced that she would be donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Also, Jennifer Lopez finally cleared up the rumors regarding her future on American Idol. And Kanye West announced that he will be debuting a short film at the Cannes Film Festival next week. Catch up on this week’s news below.
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May 18, 2012 - By Lindsey Darden
Ideally, we wouldn’t have to wait until the weekend to get out and discover/re-discover bands and genres and the like. But the way we see it is that the weekend is like a holiday, only that it occurs 52 times every year. With that many opportunities afforded to the ability to kick back and relax, or dive into a new experience, we just would consider it a shame to not do so when the time comes around. With that said, check out opportunity number 20 thus far in 2012 to make friendly with the choice bands we’ve selected for your entertainment…
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May 17, 2012 - By Travis Woods
Disco queen Donna Summer died Thursday morning. The singer was 63 years old, and had been struggling with cancer “for some time,” her family told the Associated Press. She leaves behind a seminal legacy in the world of disco music, countless fans, a husband, and three daughters.
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May 16, 2012 - By Laura Aguirre
Rock The Bells is taking tips from Coachella and doubling the number of days for the event. It’s also bringing back a couple high-profile reunions from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and the Hit Squad. Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi and Missy Elliot are also on the bill.
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May 15, 2012 - By Laura Aguirre
It’s official, Britney Spears has joined the judging panel of The X Factor. After months and months of speculation, Billboard reports that the princess of pop did actually sign that $15 million contract. But Spears isn’t the only Disney star joining the show. Demi Lovato will also be a judge.
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May 14, 2012 - By Travis Woods
Well, it’s only been a month since the launch of Coachella 2012, but at this point, the Indio, California-based three-day music festival is now a juggernaut-which explains why festival organizers Goldenvoice have already announced the details of Coachella 2013. Read about the details (and how to score tickets this week) after the jump.
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May 11, 2012 - By Laura Aguirre
This week She & Him singer Zooey Deschanel landed a gig on Broadway. She’ll be playing a major role on Loretta Lynn‘s musical adaptation of Coal Miner’s Daughter. Also, Whitney Houston‘s family got their own reality series on Lifetime. We’ve also got an update on Eminem‘s upcoming movie Southpaw. Catch up on this week’s news below.
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May 11, 2012 - By Lindsey Darden
We’re so glad that we’ve finally reached the point in the year that we don’t have to question whether or not summer is on its way. Fashions are turning brighter, coinciding with the sky, daylight savings, and warmer temperatures. We’ve even been caught wearing shorts and skirts with open-toed shoes during the evening this week, which signals our favorite time of the season to be caught out and about in the live circuit. Sure, we’ve mad respect for bundled up music fans waiting in the cold for their favorites — but when night offers itself up as a blanket, well… really, how rude would we be to refuse? Whatever your musical flavor, there are no excuses for not getting out of the house this weekend — check out our picks below.
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May 10, 2012 - By Travis Woods
Proving once again that he’s simply the classiest guy in show business, Chris Brown took time out of his busy schedule trashing green rooms, taking no personal responsibility for domestic assault, and basically taking a leak on any and all forms of good taste in order to drop a some freestyle rhymes on top of a remix of Kanye West’s “Theraflu”—and apparently publicly insulted Rihanna, the woman he viciously assaulted in 2009.
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