Dixie Chicks to Headline Canadian Festival
December 26th, 2012 No comments »
The Dixie Chicks will make an increasingly rare live appearance next summer headlining Canada's Craven Country Jamboree The country trio will replace Lady Antebellum who have canceled upcoming tour dates around singer Hillary Scott's pregnancy The Dixie Chicks last hit the road in 2010 for a tour with the Eagles...
Marva Whitney, James Brown’s ‘Soul Sister Number 1,’ Dead at 68
December 24th, 2012 No comments »
Funk singer Marva Whitney nicknamed by collaborator James Brown "Soul Sister Number 1" has died from complications from pneumonia According to an announcement on her Facebook page Whitney born Marva Ann Manning passed away on Saturday 100 Greatest Artists James Brown Whitney began her music career as a child joining her family...
‘Holy Ghost’ by Drgn King – Free MP3
December 24th, 2012 No comments »
Artist Drgn KingSong "Holy Ghost"Album Paragraph Nights "'Holy Ghost' was written while our drummer Joe and I lived in the Port Richmond area of Philadelphia At the time my long hair made me resemble the modern depiction of Jesus" Drgn King's Dominic Angelella tells Rolling Stone "I walked into a shady...
Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood Gets Married
December 24th, 2012 No comments »
The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood married fiancée Sally Humphries in London last Friday The Sun reports Last month the Daily Mail reported the couple showed up at the British Fashion Awards sporting matching silver bands sparking speculation if the two had secretly married after announcing their engagement in October Rod...
Jimmy McCracklin, R&B Singer and Songwriter, Dead at 91
December 23rd, 2012 No comments »
R&B singer and songwriter Jimmy McCracklin died on Thursday in San Pablo California at the age of 91 the New York Times reports McCracklin was best known for his 1958 dance hit "The Walk" which he recorded for Checker Records with his band the Blues Blasters After McCracklin performed the song...
Rihanna Donates $1.75 Million to Barbados Hospital
December 23rd, 2012 No comments »
Rihanna has donated $175 million dollars to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown Babados USA Today reports The funds donated in the memory of Rihanna's late grandmother Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite through Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation were used to purchase equipment for the hospital's radiotherapy department The singer visited the hospital with her mother...
Frank Ocean Releases Axed ‘Django Unchained’ Track, ‘Wise Man’
December 23rd, 2012 No comments »
Quentin Tarantino cut Frank Ocean from the Django Unchained soundtrack but the singer made the track he wrote and recorded for the film available through his Tumblr site on Saturday Movie Review 'Django Unchained' "Frank Ocean wrote a fantastic ballad that was truly lovely and poetic in every way there just wasn't a...
Ministry Guitarist Mike Scaccia Dies After Onstage Collapse
December 23rd, 2012 No comments »
Mike Scaccia the guitarist for Ministry and Rigor Mortis died on Saturday night at the age of 47 Scaccia was performing onstage at the Rail Club in Fort Worth Texas as part of a 50th birthday celebration for Rigor Mortis singer Bruce Corbitt when he collapsed Shortly afterwards he was...
Nas Sued By Concert Promoter Over Canceled Angola Concerts
December 22nd, 2012 No comments »
A New Jersey concert promoter who had arranged for Nas to perform in Angola is suing the rapper for breach of contract TMZ reports According to the suit a local "concert impresario" in Angola took promoter Patrick Allocco and his son hostage at gunpoint in December 2011 after Nas failed...
Psy Gives ‘Gangnam Style’ a Seasonal Twist for ‘Christmas in Washington’
December 22nd, 2012 No comments »
Psy put a seasonal spin on his massive hit "Gangnam Style" at the 31st annual "Christmas in Washington" charity concert performing for President Obama the First Family and various other beltway guests The concert which benefits the Children's National Medical Center aired Friday night on TNT and was taped on...