Jerry Seinfeld & Chris Rock top Garden of Laughs benefit

The bi-annual all-star comedy benefit known as Garden of Laughs – which is presented by Delta Air Lines – has recruited some of the biggest names in comedy to appear at its 2017 event. Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, John Oliver and many more hilarious comedians are joining forces to generate laughs and...

'Star' series premiere recap: Nothing means more than family and fame

“Empire” fans will want to sit up and take notice of FOX’s gritty new musical drama “Star,” which aired its pilot episode last night. From Oscar nominee and “Empire” creator Lee Daniels and Tom Donaghy (“The Whole Truth”) “Star” follows three young singers who travel to Atlanta to escape their past...

Margo Price gets ready to ramble with 2017 spring tour dates

Country chanteuse Margo Price has announced a run of 2017 tour dates. The Nashville native kicks off the 19-date “Born to Ramble” spring tour at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, Tenn., on Feb. 23 and wraps April 8 at First Avenue in Minneapolis. In between, she hits much of the South and Midwest...

Kelly Clarkson performs 'It's Quiet Uptown' with Billy Gilman live on 'The Voice'

Pop superstar Kelly Clarkson dropped by "The Voice" finale on Dec. 13. She performed "It's Quiet Uptown" with runner-up Billy Gilman. "It's Quiet Uptown" is one of the songs from the mega-successful musical "Hamilton." Show creator Lin-Manuel Miranda recently released a mixtape from which the...

Check out Love Ghost's epic video for 'Forgive Me'

Los Angeles-based alternative rock band Love Ghost have released a music video for their song “Forgive Me” and it’s quite epic. Clocking in at 10:17 the Michael v. Green directed short features lead singer Finnegan Seeker Bell as he wanders through a desert wasteland. Eventually, the wanderer comes...

Dark Star Orchestra reveals 2017 spring tour dates

The long strange trip continues for Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra. The seven-piece outfit opens its recently announced spring tour on March 30 in Louisville, Ky. Over the course of a month and 20 shows, DSO covers parts of the Midwest, South and Southeast, with a number of two-night...

Watch Maggie McClure and Shane Henry perform 'Happiest of Holidays'

Just in time for the holidays, singer-songwriters Maggie McClure and Shane Henry have teamed up for a new Christmas-themed EP. Happiest of Holidays contains six songs; a cover of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and five brand new tracks. While new Christmas tunes can be a hit or miss proposition, the...

3 best moments from 'A Pentatonix Christmas'

There may not be another group who brings more wonder to the holiday season than Grammy-winning a capella singing sensations Pentatonix. Their first televised Christmas special followed the release of their second full-length holiday album of the same name, A Pentatonix Christmas. The one-hour NBC...

Tony Bennett announces 2017 U.S. tour dates

Tony Bennett shows no signs of slowing down his tour schedule at age 90. The legendary New York crooner, who officially became a nonagenarian on Aug. 3, has unveiled a string of U.S. dates that will keep him busy from mid-February through early June. Pollstar reports on Dec. 14 that 19-time Grammy...

'Empire' season 3, episode 9 Fall Finale recap: A deadly enemy lurks in the Lyon's den

Wow. While most of us are still reeling from the mother-son double-cross Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Leah (Leslie Uggams) are trumping for Tariq (Morocco Omari) from last week’s episode, the “Empire” fall finale leaves our jaws on the floor as Papa Lyon unknowingly faces his most formidable foe...

Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop The Feeling!' best-selling single of 2016

Justin Timberlake earned a Golden Globe Award nomination this week for "Can't Stop The Feeling!" but he has something else to celebrate about the song: according to a press release it's officially been declared the number one best-selling single of the year. If you somehow still haven't heard it, or...

Beyonce and Solange Knowles lead NAACP Image Award music nominations

The NAACP Image Awards voters are big Beyonce fans. Nominations for the 48th NAACP Image Awards were announced this week in a press release, and Beyonce leads the pack of recording artists with seven nominations. Her sister Solange Knowles is the second most nominated artist with five nominations...

Larry the Cable Guy to headline the 2017 Wild West Comedy Festival

The Wild West Comedy Festival is returning to Nashville this spring and festival organizers have already shared a couple of big names who will be performing at the event. Larry the Cable Guy and Impractical Jokers are both set to bring the funny down to Tennessee on April 17-23. Larry the Cable Guy...

For Mike Stern and Dave Weckl, historic tour must go on

The only sign of a fall suffered by fusion guitarist Mike Stern last summer was in the slight hesitation of his righteous strumming hand, the one he uses to drive his rock/jazz fissures wide open on countless gigs and countless recordings. But this six-time, Grammy-nominated rock god would never let...

Steve Miller Band unveils 2017 US spring tour dates

The Steve Miller Band won't waste too much time before getting back on stage in 2017. The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will hit the road this spring for a string of dates from late March through early April. Pollstar reports on Dec. 14 that the “Jet Airliner” hitmaker has unveiled an...

Watch Miranda Lambert perform 'Highway Vagabond' on 'The Late Show'

Country music singer Miranda Lambert is in full swing promoting her latest album, The Weight of These Wings. Last week she performed on "The Ellen Show" and last night she went on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to sing her song "Highway Vagabond." Miranda Lambert did not perform alone last...