• 'American Idol' Season 13 recap: Top 5 Performances From Hollywood Week Finals and Top 30 Thoughts

    This was it: the final show before American Idol goes live next week. Tonight (Feb. 13) viewers found out which contestants actually made it to the highly coveted live shows, and there were (of course) a few twists thrown in for good measure (see: drama, ratings). We'll get to all that and notes about the Top 30 at the end of this piece, but until then, let's revisit the top five performances from the last round of Hollywood Week.
  • tobyMac Speaks Life [WATCH]

    TobyMac has released a new video for "Speak Life" from his GRAMMY-award winning and #1 Billboard 200 album, 'Eye On It.' The tune, written by tobyMac, Jamie Moore and Ryan Stevenson, reminds listeners that words can make a difference in someone's life, so we should always speak life into them.
  • Skillet's 'Rise' Wins Loudwire's Best Rock Album of 2013

    Skillet beat our Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold and 11 other bands for the honor! (Photo : Amazon. com ) Skillet beat our Alter Bridge, Avenged Sevenfold and 11 other bands for the honor! In what Loudwire called one of the "closest battles" in their annual Loudwire Music Awards, Skillet won with 31.
  • Sidewalk Prophets and the Story of Bubba the Bus

    Last month, after two years of smooth running, the tour bus that Sidewalk Prophets affectionately refer to as "Bubba" had its first set of major issues. They are reaching out to fans to help get them back on the road.
  • Throwback Thursday: 'In The Aeroplane Over The Sea' by Neutral Milk Hotel

    For this week's edition of #ThrowbackThursday, we'll celebrate 16 years regardless... of Neutral Milk Hotel's pinnacle album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. Since being released on Feb. 10, 1998, this indie rock record has become the thing of legend, influencing countless acts from Arcade Fire to Brand New to Okkervil River. Neutral Milk Hotel have, of course, leaked to every level of musicianship, due to the fact that In The Aeroplane Over The Sea cuts can be heard at most local coffee shops on open mic nights.
  • Playing with Forgotify: does the new streaming app help users find new music?

    Today (Feb. 13), the top songs on Spotify are Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty" and A Great Big World's "Say Something," massive hits whose streaming numbers have all helped to notch them spots in the top 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart... but, what about music by Steve Haggard, Johnny Richardson and Ftah? No one has ever listened to them on Spotify... before me, that is.