When the biggest sporting event in the United States touches down in Atlanta this February, Rolling Stone will host one of the most highly anticipated and entertaining parties of the year, presented by Mercedes-Benz. LDV Hospitality is an official partner of the event. On Saturday, February 2nd, Rolling Stone will …
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Steve Ripley, leader of Grammy-nominated country-rock band the Tractors, died Thursday at his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma, following a battle with cancer. He was 69. With Ripley as frontman, the Tractors scored their biggest hit with their rollicking debut single, “Baby Likes to Rock It,” in 1994, attracting critical attention …
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Barack Obama made the Billboard charts this week thanks to Hamilton creatorLin-Manuel Miranda. The former president appears on“One Last Time (44 Remix),” a gospel-inspired remix of the Hamilton hit, which landed at Number 22 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. The track, which also features Broadway star Christopher Jackson and …
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Just before the end of 2018, Luke Combs promised to play a new song for fans if they could push him past one million followers on Instagram. The fans rallied and, true to his word, the CMA Award-winning artist posted a video of him singing the song “Every Little Bit …
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Ashley McBryde discussed her breakout year and her Grammy-nominated album Girl Going Nowhere during an interview Saturday with CBS This Morning. The Arkansas native also performed three tracks from her latest LP as part of the episode’s “Saturday Sessions.” Talking about her unexpected nomination for Best Country Album at the …
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In 2016, Rachel Reinert made the difficult decision to leave Gloriana and venture out on her own, having spent most of her 20s alongside brothers Mike and Tom Gossin as a member of that group — which had scored hits like “(Kissed You) Good Night” and opened shows on Taylor …
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Kodak Black captured his first Number One on the Billboard 200 as the Florida rapper’s second LP Dying to Live opened atop the album chart. Dying to Live only sold 5,000 traditional copies in its first week of release, but streaming equivalent albums (SEAs) help boost that number up to …
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Country music videos in 2018 were a mix of the poignant and the empowering, as some clips movingly told end-of-life tales and others glamorously celebrated independence. Others still lampooned the very art of making videos. Here’s the 10 must-watch clips of the year. John Prine, “Summer’s End” A woman loses …
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Known for their high-energy mix of traditional forms and modern electronics, Colombian group Bomba Estéreo put out no new music this year — but that did not stop their forward momentum. Quite the opposite, in fact: A remix of “To My Love” by the Puerto Rican reggaeton master Tainy, originally …
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Vic Mensa skateboards, rides his motorcycle, and avoids wearing a shirt as much as possible in the new video for “In Some Trouble.” The clip also features Ty Dolla $ign, who dances on a balcony, plays with a cute puppy and sings full-throated come-ons: “He ain’t gonna love you like …
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