Atlantic Records and Big Yellow Dog Music Unite for Exclusive Partnership
by Macon Prickett
- May 24, 2018
Atlantic Records and independent music publishing and artist development company Big Yellow Dog Music have joined forces in an exclusive label partnership. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Big Yellow Dog was founded by Co-owner/CEO Carla Wallace and Co-owner Kerry O'Neil. Over the past two decades, the company's roster has been recognized with numerous accolades, including four GRAMMY® Awards; 34 #1 songs; four Song of the Year awards from ACM, BMI, and ASCAP; five ASCAP/BMI Pop awards; and many more. This marks Big Yellow Dog's first label venture.
Goo Goo Dolls Announce New Live Album THE AUDIENCE IS THIS WAY Coming This July
by Macon Prickett
- May 24, 2018
Multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls today announced The Audience is This Way, a 10-track live album recorded on the band's recent tours. The Audience is This Way is due for release on July 21, 2018 via Warner Bros. Records and will be physically available as an exclusive limited edition black vinyl at indie-retail stores nationally as part of Record Store Day Crawl. There are only 3,000 copies made of this pressing. The album will also be available for digital download and streaming on August 24.
Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, & More Take Home 2018 Billboard Music Awards
by Macon Prickett
- May 21, 2018
The “2018 Billboard Music Awards,” hosted by “The Voice” coach, Kelly Clarkson, was an emotional and celebratory night of nostalgic and one-of-a-kind musical performances and touching moments all to celebrate this year's biggest and best in music! This year's show aired live on both coasts from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.
BWW Interview: Songwriter Allee Willis brings her Crazy, Fun Show ALLEE WILLIS LOVES DETROIT! to the City Theatre In Detroit
by Julie Yolles
- May 17, 2018
Allee Willis loves Detroit. So much so that the Detroit native named her one-woman show, ALLEE WILLIS LOVES DETROIT! And fans are invited to party and sing along with her at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 18-19 at Detroit's City Theatre. The Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Webby award-winning-and-nominated songstress--writer of many mega-hits including Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' and 'Boogie Wonderland;' 'Neutron Dance,' the theme from television's 'Friends' and Broadway's Oprah-produced musical The Color Purple has been defending 'The D' from her kitschy Pepto-Bismol-pink house in North Hollywood, Calif. for over 40 years.
Stone Temple Pilots Perform 'Roll Me Under' Ahead Of AT&T AUDIENCE Network Concert
by A.A. Cristi
- May 16, 2018
AT&T and AUDIENCE Network Present: “STONE TEMPLE PILOTS” Concert Premieres Via Broadcast Friday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PTOn DIRECTV, U-verse (DIRECTV Ch 239 and U-verse Ch 1114) and streaming on DIRECTV NOW Watch A “First Look” Today On LOUDWIRE As Stone Temple Pilots Perform New Song “Roll Me Under”
Wynona & the Big Noise, Joe Nichols, & More Take Over Port St. Lucie, With Chillin' on the Lucie this October
by Macon Prickett
- May 16, 2018
Grab your sunscreen and head down south for the Chillin' on the Lucie music festival in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Oct. 3 - 7. Headlining will be country icon, Wynonna, with her band The Big Noise, and hit-maker Joe Nichols, with two more to be announced. RaeLynn, Thompson Square, Craig Campbell, Restless Heart, Love and Theft, Trent Tomlinson, Scooter Brown Band and Southern Halo are also scheduled to perform at the festival, with more acts to be announced. Tickets can be purchased here.
Widespread Panic Returns for Three-Night Halloween Celebration October 26, 27 & 28
by Tori Hartshorn
- May 15, 2018
After selling out three nights last Halloween weekend, improvisational rock icons Widespread Panic will take over Park Theater at Park MGM once again for three more shows. The Halloween Weekend performances are scheduled Friday, Oct. 26, Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28. Tickets for all three performances go on sale Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. PT.
For The Record Presents Shoshana Bean At Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater
by A.A. Cristi
- May 14, 2018
On Monday, July 30, Shoshana Bean will perform her recently released album show - Spectrum - at the Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater. Spectrum, Bean's fourth studio album was released on February 9, is a fresh new take on the classic tradition of big band with arrangements by Grammy award-nominated arranger Alan Ferber. This concert will feature Bean along with an 18 piece big band performing a carefully-selected collection of standards, classics and modern favorites, while still including a few Bean-penned gems. Bean made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Hairspray before taking over for Idina Menzel as Elphaba in Wicked and has performed all over the world with artists such as Ariana Grande, Brian McKnight, Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), David Foster and Michael Jackson.
Against the Current Return with Two New Singles, ALMOST FORGOT and STRANGERS AGAIN
by Macon Prickett
- May 14, 2018
Fueled By Ramen recording group Against The Current has announced today's surprise release of two new songs – the pop-rock trio's first new material in more than two years. “Almost Forgot” and “Strangers Again” are both available now at all digital music retailers and streaming services; the latter track is joined by an official companion video, directed by Emmy Award-winner Kyle Cogan and streaming now at the official Fueled By Ramen YouTube channel.
BWW Album Review: Lesli Margherita Is Queen Of Her KINGDOM
by Amanda Prahl
- May 14, 2018
The first thing you ought to know about Lesli Margherita is that her Twitter handle is @QueenLesli. Actually, that might tell you all you need to know about this always wry, deeply fabulous singer-actress who's become a staple of the theatre world over the course of the past decade: she's a diva and she owns it, but with a tongue-in-cheek dose of self-deprecation that invites us all in to the joke. In the live album of her Rule Your Kingdom show - recorded live at Feinstein's/54 Below - we get to listen in as she belts and banters through a rollicking set.
Soul Starlet Emma Hern Releases Self Titled EP via AUDIOFEMME
Available 5/11
by Macon Prickett
- May 9, 2018
With a charming pop gem and an equally sweet and sassy visual to go with it under her belt, it's time for Emma Hern to serve her debut confection for all the world to enjoy. This Nashville-via-Boston-via-Richmond crooner is an exciting new find, bridging the gap between classic idols like Aretha and Bonnie Raitt and modern stars like Kacey Musgraves and Taylor Swift with her retro rock-soul sound and on-stage electricity.
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