Low’s Alan Sparhawk on the death of his wife and bandmate Mimi Parker: ‘If you fall in love, you know this could happen’ | Music

‘oh“One of my deepest hopes is that Mimi will continue to be a light…” Alan Sparhawk throws his arms tightly around his head, shielding his face, tangling his fingers in his long curls. He keeps them there, trying to compose himself, to stave off, or at least disguise, his anguish. But no matter how much […]
Playing for survival: the blind Japanese woman keeping a music tradition alive | Japan

RIeko Hirosawa sits on a stone bench outside her house, tunes her instrument and takes a deep breath. She hits an incredibly high note, Mallet The three strings of the shamisen, a traditional musical instrument, are struck with a drumstick. Together they cut through the silence of the muggy afternoon, and if the neighbors had […]
Mark Chesnutt Announces His Return To Music After Life-Saving Surgery

Country music legend Mark Chesnutt shared a social media post July 16 announcing his official return to the stage after undergoing emergency quadruple bypass surgery. Chesnutt took to Instagram just one month after suffering serious medical issues that required immediate hospitalization. The “Too Cold at Home” star displayed a photograph of himself as a promotional […]
John Rich’s Bible-Inspired Anthem ‘Revelation’ Soars to Top of iTunes Country Music Chart, No. 2 for All Songs

“revelationCountry music star John Ricci’s new single, “The Last Song,” inspired by the last book of the New Testament, has rocketed to the top of Apple’s iTunes country charts in its first week of release. The song reached number two on the overall charts, putting Rich alongside top artists such as Tom McDonald, Post Malone, […]
‘I was drunk’: Ingrid Andress responds to criticism of national anthem performance | Music

Ingrid Andres responded to criticism after she performed the national anthem out of tune ahead of the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. The 32-year-old country singer announced on social media that he was entering rehab after becoming intoxicated while performing a badly out-of-tune rendition of the U.S. national anthem at Globe Life Field in […]
Country music stars racism Texas music festival “incident”

Jason Whitlock has a new segment on his show called “Justice for TT” in which he finds the “most outlandish… far-fetched claims of racism” and “demands justice” (i.e., mocks their absurdity). Today’s theme is War and Treaty, a husband-and-wife country music duo who became enraged when they discovered a plant backstage at the Coca-Cola Ships […]
Blaze News investigates: The rise of ‘soulless’ music — how close is AI to replacing musicians?

Musicians’ performances are increasingly being imitated by artificial intelligence that is barely audible to the average ear. It’s been over a year since the ghostwriter wrote it. I wrote a song It features the voices of top-selling artists Drake and The Weeknd. This technology is widely available, and if it weren’t for the fact that […]
Stewart Copeland: ‘The Police’s recording sessions were very dark. We beat the crap out of each other’ | Music

why [the Police’s 1983 album] Synchronicity Reissue in progress [as an expanded box set] now? Dmitry S.The Police had a revelation thanks to the Beatles documentary Get Back. Though we were each in our own ivory towers, we learned that showing sketches and demos along the way didn’t detract from the value of the final […]
Son charged in Atlanta music producer’s shooting death | FOX 5 News

Friends mourn the loss of Clinton Dorsey “DBillz” after police say Dorsey’s son, Ed Dorsey, shot him to death in dispute in … source
DeMar DeRozan appears in Kendrick Lamar ‘Not Like Us’ music video

One of the NBA’s most intriguing remaining free agents is having fun — and possibly hinting at a new team. Six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan Music video For Kendrick Lamar’s hit rap single “Not Like Us,” released on July 4th. DeRozan, who played for the Bulls last season, appeared calmly for about three seconds while Lamar […]