• CounterPoint Festival 2015 Lineup: Kygo, Dillon Francis, Knife Party, Zedd and More Included

    Just when you thought the festival lineup announcements were over, CounterPoint Music & Arts Festival decides to make its announcement to try and get in on the action. Taking place in the grassy fields of Kingston Downs, Georgia, CounterPoint will host a wide variety of different EDM and jam band acts, with some curve balls from R&B and hip-hop included as well. Headlining the festival will be Zedd, The Roots, Kygo, Knife Party, Dillon Francis, Widespread Panic and Zeds Dead.Further lineup additions include RL Grime, Brodinski, Cherub, What So Not, Chet Faker, iLoveMakonnen, Lettuce, Thomas Jack, Gorgon City and others.The 2015 edition will move from April to May and take place May 22 to 24. The Georgia landscape plays host to two of the bookending dance music festivals during the summer season with TomorrowWorld arriving the last weekend of September just a short drive away in Chatahoochee Hills.2015 looks to build on a lineup from 2014 that included OutKast on their festival world tour, Pretty Lights, Foster the People, Above & Beyond, A-Trak, Janelle Monae, Run the Jewels, Major Lazer, J. Cole and more.Early bird tickets have already sold out, but regular general admission and VIP tickets are available for purchase. Head to CounterpPoint's website to get yours now.See the full lineup below via "This Song Is Sick."

  • Metallica's Controversial 'St. Anger' Rerecorded by Fans as Experiment; More Traditional Production, Trimmed Length, Better Product?

    Let's get this out of the way: Your correspondent is a fan of St. Anger. Granted, that's relative term—Metallica hasn't put out a consistent, quality album since 1991 (aside from the excellent live set S&M—-but the more lo-fi, raw approach to the album helped me believe for a moment that the band hadn't become a shiny, arena act, even if it did headline arenas. A majority of the band's fans disagree with my analysis however, referring to St. Anger in the same light as Chinese Democracy, a massive disappointment. With that in mind, a trio of fans have gone about rerecording the entire album, produced in a way they feel will make it more appealing.

  • Lorde & Taylor Swift Collaboration? 'Pure Heroine' Singer Addresses The Idea

    By now everyone knows that Taylor Swift and Lorde are besties, but would the two hit makers ever consider collaborating? Both singers have Grammys under their belts. Both have had No. 1 singles. What would happen if they combined forces to make the ultimate pop song? Fans would surely eat it up, and the media would, too. TayLorde has a decent ring to it, right? Well, before you get excited, Lorde has offered up an answer to whether she'd consider writing music with her best bud. In an interview with E!, she said they don't plan to work together anytime soon and has "no idea" if they'll ever collaborate.

  • Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks Dishes on Cocaine Habit and Tumultuous Relationship with Lindsey Buckingham

    Stevie Nicks covers the latest issue of "Rolling Stone," and the Fleetwood Mac singer opened up about her impressive career in a lengthy profile. Nicks talked about her cocaine habit and her tumultuous relationship with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The band is currently on a reunion tour with its original lineup.Despite the fact that Nicks is a huge fan of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and would leave Fleetwood Mac to join that band if the opportunity arose, she loves her iconic group."We choose to stay," she said about her Mac bandmates. "Because we can't do anything else. None of us are ever going to stand up and say, 'I'm going to make my own choice for the first time in my life, and I'm going away, and I don't know if I'm coming back."Nicks also revealed that her drug habit back in the day was a big problem.

  • Album Sales: Taylor Swift and '1989' Border 4 Million Overall, 'Guardians of The Galaxy Awesome Mix' Continues Solid Sales

    Once again the actual album sales were a near clone to their cohort the Billboard 200 this week, with some subtle reorganizations going on. Taylor Swift was at the top with 1989 once again, selling 111,000 copies of her album. Just last week she had her first slot with less than 200,000 in sales for 2015's bestselling album and now it looks like she may drop below 100,000 next week. On the plus side, Swift is at 3.94 million total units moved for the album, meaning it will most likely reach quadruple-platinum in the next seven days.

  • Apple Reportedly Has Stopped Free iTunes 'Single of the Week' Promotion

    In appears that Apple has started out the year by quietly making a pretty big change to the iTunes music store. As has been reported by fans in other jurisdictions, like the U.K. and Italy, it seems as though Apple as phased out the free "Single of the Week" feature that was prevalent on the iTunes homepage over the past 10 years. The feature has been a blessing and a curse, allowing artists to promote their music in one of the most trafficked music services on the Web with a free download, but also loads up music libraries with random songs that may never pan out.The free download has been a feature since 2004, but Apple kicked off 2015 without the free downloads, and it appears to be gone for good. As pointed out by "Business Insider," an Apple forum post discusses the issue and several commenters chime in on the subject. One "Bob Foss" claims to have had a discussion with an Apple employee who confirmed that the feature was indeed gone."I contacted iTunes Support and they told me the decision was made to drop the free Single of the Week. Seems they don't want people browsing the Store anymore. I told them that the free single each week got me to the Store and I usually bought a few songs. Now, there's less reason to go. They've stopped the free single in other countries too," says Bob Foss.The end of the free single makes sense for Apple, as it looks to capitalize on its move in acquiring Beats Audio and Beats Music in May 2014. The move for Beats Music signals a shift toward streaming, ahead of downloads, and recognizes the new climate in the industry — remarkable for a service based on downloads. The square that was used for free downloads appears to have been filled with iTunes radio premieres, which are streams in their own right and serve audio ads.

  • The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, A Skylit Drive Announce Co-Headlining Tour [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Post-hardcore bands A Skylit Drive and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have announced a co-headling spring tour across the U.S. According to Alternative Press, the tour kicks off on March 12 in Anaheim, California (A Skylit Drive's home state), and finishes up on April 19 in Orlando, Florida (RJSA's home state). Opening acts for the tour include Wolves at the Gate, ForTheWin, and Breaking Through.

  • 'American Idol' Season 14 Recap & Review: Series Looks to Bounce Back from Last Week's Low Ratings

    Last week's American Idol premiere was an all-time low for the series. The first audition episode, held in Nashville, scored 11.2 million viewers with a 3.2 rating percent ratings in 18-49 demographic. In comparison, 15.2 million people watched Season 13's premiere last year, earning the show a 4.7 percent rating. It looks like the safe, family friendly format is slowing killing off the once powerful hit.
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