• Mumford & Sons Top Billboard 200, 'Fifty Shades' Gets Mother's Day Boost

    Mumford & Sons remains a rock band to beat on the Billboard 200, gathering its second no. 1 record with Wilder Mind. Although the band's original alternative fan base has raised an eyebrow at the use of electric guitars on the new set, sales still came out to 249,000-trailing only Drake and Kendrick Lamar for biggest debut of 2015 thus far. Although nothing to frown at, it's still a relatively low sales figure for Mumford, which sold 600,000 copies of Babel when that album dropped during 2012.

  • Zac Brown Band Tops Billboard 200 Third Time with 'Jekyll + Hyde'; Josh Groban, Tyler Farr Debut as Well

    The Zac Brown Band found itself on top of the Billboard 200 for the third time with its new album 'Jekyll + Hyde.' Although it wasn't the group's biggest sales week (that goes to its last record, 'Uncaged') but it still managed to move 228,000 equivalent albums. The band has also been busy away from album sales, topping both the Country Airplay Chart and the Mainstream Rock Songs charts with different songs from the album. The only other act in Nielsen history to hit that mark was Bon Jovi.

  • Junk Mail: Zac Brown Band 'Jekyll + Hyde' Album Review

    If Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways was an exploration of American rock cities, then Dave Grohl's buddy Zac Brown and his Zac Brown Band decided to explore American musical genres here on Jekyll + Hyde. The album title is very fitting -- there are at least 12 totally different musical stylings on this 16-song collection. Will ZBB be country on a song? folk? Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga? electronic DJs? Jimmy Buffett? There are so many clashing personalities here -- let's try and make sense of it all!

  • Paris Hilton: Summerfest Fans Launch Petition to Remove Hotel Heir's DJ Set From the Lineup

    Music lovers planning on attending Summerfest in Milwaukee were so unhappy to see Paris Hilton on the bill that they launched a petition to get the amateur DJ taken off the roster. More than 4,000 people have supported the effort, calling Hilton's involvement "a middle finger to anyone who paid to go to this festival." Some of the more established acts for the event include Kings of Leon, Zac Brown Band and Kendrick Lamar, among many others.

  • Summerfest Lineup: Kendrick Lamar, Zac Brown Band, Kings of Leon

    One of the biggest music festival's in the United States, Summerfest has announced its 2015 lineup. Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q will perform together at the Marcus Amphitheater along with Zac Brown Band, Linkin Park and Kings of Leon. More artists will be announced for the festival, which takes place June 24 to 28 and June 30 to July 5 in Milwaukee.

  • Rihanna, Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum Tapped for March Madness Festival

    March Madness is right around the corner, and with it comes an exciting announcement for music and basketball lovers alike. Rihanna, Zac Brown Band and Lady Antebellum will headline this year's NCAA March Madness Music Festival, which is set to take place April 3 to 5. Kacey Musgraves and Bleachers will also perform, and more acts will be announced in the near future, 'Rolling Stone' noted.

  • Trace Adkins SiriusXM Show 'Throwback Thirty' Launches This Month on Y2Kountry

    Trace Adkins is the next music star to get a SiriusXM show. The weekly "Throwback Thirty" show launches tomorrow, March 15, on Y2Kountry and will have the singer recapping Billboard's Top 30 country songs. In addition to contemporary hits, Adkins will also review tunes from different years of the new millennium, starting with 2000 tomorrow.

  • Zac Brown Band To Perform On SNL March 7 With Host Chris Hemsworth

    Saturday Night Live is serving up its second helping of country music this season with an upcoming performance by the Zac Brown Band on March 7. Thor actor Chris Hemsworth will host the episode. Both the band and the actor will be making their debuts on the show's 40th season.

  • Hangout Music Festival 2015 Lineup: Zac Brown Band, Foo Fighters, Skrillex Top the Bill [FULL LINEUP]

    It's currently festival announcement season, and the good people of the Hangout Music Festival have joined in on the fun. Zac Brown Band, Skrillex, Foo Fighters and Beck are set to headline the event, which occurs on the Gulf Shores in Alabama May 15-17. Other big names include Paramore, My Morning Jacket, Foster the People and Spoon. Hangout organizers also announced a partnership with Goldenvoice, the promotion company behind Coachella and Firefly.

  • LISTEN: Zac Brown Band Get "Homegrown" on New Single Ahead of ESPN Tailgate Gig

    There's something about being a hometown hero, and the Zac Brown Band has got that territory covered. Tonight (Jan. 12), the country band is set to debut its new single "Homegrown" on the ESPN College Champion Tailgate for the Ohio State/Oregon football game, but the studio version of the track is available online for fans of being homegrown and ZBB already.

  • John Fogerty of CCR Defends The Boss's 'Concert for Valor' Performance of 'Fortunate Son'

    At Tuesday's Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, Bruce Springsteen stirred up plenty of controversy when he performed Creedence Clearwater Revival's 1969 anti-war classic "Fortunate Son" alongside Dave Grohl and Zac Brown, with many conservative critics saying that the song's message was disrespectful to the veterans that the concert was honoring. In response to the outcry, CCR frontman John Fogerty, writer of "Fortunate Son," has released a statement defending Springsteen's performance. "'Fortunate Son' is a song I wrote during the Vietnam War over 45 years ago," Fogerty said in the statement, via "Rolling Stone." "As an American and a songwriter, I am proud that the song still has resonance. I do believe that its meaning gets misinterpreted and even usurped by various factions wishing to make their own case. What a great country we have that a song like this can be performed in a setting like Concert for Valor."
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