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Kanye confirms September 21 Yeezy restock. Remember when Kanye West said that everyone who wants a pair of Yeezys will be able to get their hands on pair? Well, that hasn’t necessarily been the case thus far, as the Adidas Yeezy Boosts- whether it be the Yeezy 750, 500, 350 or 350 V2 – have all been […]

Rob Halford said Judas Priest were talking about ways to mark their 50th anniversary in 2019. The British icons have notched up more than 50 million album sales since their foundation in 1969, with bassist Ian Hill the only member who’s been there since the start. “We are, yes, yes,” Halford replied when asked by WMMR if they were going […]

Prepare yourself to get lost with Brett Young. Because that’s exactly the kind of night he’s hoping to bring to a venue near you. The new CMT on Tour is called Here Tonight, and Young explained where the name came from and what he hopes you’ll feel when he makes about a dozen stops at intimate theaters […]

Questlove reportedly convinced the singer to do the tribute. Following the death of “Queen Of Soul” Aretha Franklin Thursday, Ariana Grande‘s scheduled appearance on Jimmy Fallon went from comedy skit to touching musical tribute. According to TMZ, after news broke, The Roots‘ Questlove approached Ariana about doing an Aretha cover, but Grande was hesitant due to being so […]

Shania Twain is having a moment with one of the year’s most theatrical country tours. Her Now Tour visits Brazil next for a performance at Festa do Peão de Barretos on Saturday (Aug. 18). Here is a breakdown of the big math behind Twain’s Now tour: 16 and 4: Countries and continents the tour will visit, respectively. 7: Number of […]

Nicki Minaj’s third appearance on Beats 1 led to plenty of queenly wisdom. Nicki Minaj‘s Queen has “unanimously” been dubbed her best album, according to the author herself. Earlier today, Nicki Minaj slid through for her third appearance on Queen Radio, on Apple Music’s Beats 1. While she spent last week’s episode premiering the project, this time around, the […]

The music world was saddened to learn of the death of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, earlier today. You’ll see how many of her friends and admirers reacted on social media in the various tweets we’ve collected below. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame acknowledged that she was the first woman to be enshrined there and called her “an artist of […]

Like a true Queen, Aretha Franklin was always inspiring others. She’d been doing so since she made her debut in the mid-1960s. She was the reason Kelly Clarkson started singing the way she does. She taught Martina McBride where to take a song. She influenced Reba. And her music will live forever for Travis Tritt. As word of Franklin’s passing spread, nearly everyone […]

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash said it was an easy decision to ditch the controversial song “One in a Million” from the new box set editions of the band’s debut album Appetite For Destruction. “One in a Million” appeared on the 1988 EP G N’ R Lies and was reportedly about Axl Rose’s experiences after moving to Los Angeles from his small Indiana town. The song drew accusations of racism […]

Kenny Chesney’s music is for everybody, and that was never more apparent than at his Nissan Stadium concert in Nashville on Saturday (Aug. 11). That night, the Trip Around the Sun tour hosted 55,182 members of the No Shoes Nation, breaking One Direction’s 2014 Nissan Stadium attendance record of 54,249. Chesney’s love for his devoted […]