• Sting and Paul Simon to appear on North American tour together

    Sting and Paul Simon will be stage mates on an upcoming North American tour during which they will perform several of their greatest hits individually and as a duo, according to the New York Times. Eighteen dates have been scheduled so far from Feb. 8 through March 16 with more dates to be announced.

  • John Coltrane's home to become a museum? Carlos Santana, Cornel West and others levying for funds

    Celebrity musicians and more modest jazz fans are teaming up with hopes to convert John Coltrane's final home into a museum honoring the legendary saxophonist. The home, in Dix Hills on Long Island, was in line for demolition as recently as 2011, was where Coltrane composed A Love Supreme, simply one of the greatest jazz records of all time. He only lived at the residence for three years before dying of cancer at the age of 40.

  • Download Festival announces Avenged Sevenfold and Rob Zombie as first round of headliners

    The first headliners for next year's Download Festival have been announced: Avenged Sevenfold and Rob Zombie. Download, held every year in Donington Park, England, is one of the largest rock-oriented music festivals in the world (we're talking heavy rock here...not the same scene as the average alt-rock based American festival). It's a three day affair, but A7X and Zombie have been the only acts announced thus far.

  • YouTube Music Awards Recap

    There's something raw and real about a YouTube video that you don't see on a music video traditionally fit for television. In line with this spirit, the YouTube Music Awards were not what you would expect to see on the real tube. Actor and musician Jason Schwartzman (Coconut Records) co-hosted with comedian and musician Reggie Watts. The hosting was pretty much completely unscripted. Winners included Eminem, Taylor Swift and Lindsey Stirling. Lady Gaga and Tyler the Creator performed.

  • Lady Gaga premieres 'Dope' off upcoming 'ARTPOP' [LISTEN]

    Over the past three weeks, Lady Gaga has dropped one song every week leading up to her Nov. 11 release date for ARTPOP. The past two weeks gave us the R. Kelly collaboration "Do What U Want" and the intergalactic dance track "Venus."Today Mother Monster gives us "Dope," an almost four-minute piano-driven ballad in which she reflects on a lost love, her battle with addiction and other trifles that have caused pain in her life.
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