World Music Blog

Roblox and Insomniac have teamed up to bring EDC Las Vegas, one of the largest music festivals in the world, to the Metaverse. The experience called "World Party" is the first music festival to be held on the popular online gaming platform. Within Roblox, fans can attend over 50 performances throughout the weekend and fully immerse themselves in EDC's...

What's the matter, James McMurtry (from the New West Records release The Horses and the Hounds) Even in the worst years - and the last two years have been beautiful - new music from James McMurtry is always a ray of hope. Given the songwriter's infrequent album releases - The Horses and the Hounds is his first album in seven...

The main differences between investing and speculating are as follows: 1. Significance Investment: It is a purchase of assets with the expectation of a regular return. Speculation: It is a financial transaction with the expectation of a capital gain or a substantial gain. 2. Planning Investment: It is a long-term...

It was a long and storied tradition in country music. If you really wanted to establish yourself as someone who knows the roots and modes of music, you've released a gospel album. Even if it didn't sell like your original, even if you didn't consider yourself particularly religious, these are the songs that are where many of the traditions...

With his critically acclaimed new album "Last of the Better Days Ahead", now available on LP, CD and digital formats, US folk legend Charlie Parr has announced a European tour in 2022, including an extensive series of UK and Irish dates. Back in July of this year, US folk legend Charlie Parra Approved Last of the better days before us...

Violet Hensley / Loretta Lynn / Willie Nelson / Jesse McReynolds With the recent death of some of country music's oldest living legends and links to their past, such as: Don Maddox by Maddox Brothers and Rose aged 98 and over Sue Thompson At 96, it seems like the right time to wonder who is one of the oldest country...

Scottish legends Charlie and Craig Reid, also known as The Proclaimers, join Richard Thomspon and Spell Songs in Folk by the Oak's "Line-up of the Headliners".Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, Sunday 17th July 2022 From the release of "This is the Story" in 1987 to their eleventh album "Angry Cyclist" in 2018, the honest, poignant and timeless songwriting of Charlie and Craig...

Marshmello, David Guetta, Alan Walker, Calvin Harris, and The Chainsmokers are the top 5 most popular electronic artists according to Viberate. DJ Mag has just announced the winners of their annual Top...

Boy, we sure had high expectations that Cody Johnson would bring his brand of starched Wranglers and country printed shirts to mainstream radio when he linked his record label CoJo with Warner Music Nashville. Unfortunately, that never really happened. But it's probably all for the better. In fact, Cody likely dodged a bullet. Chasing the radio play and seeing...

This is a split opinion. The thoughts and viewpoints expressed are those of the author Anderson Benoit Gallegos, owner of The Mersiv Sound Project.Sometimes it's hard to tell how long we've been in this pandemic. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes like a lifetime. I never really thought my life would take such a sharp break and change, but...

Eleanor Buckland - You don't have to know that Sonorous music - October 29, 2021 In the summer of 2018, I witnessed a fabulous festival hosted by Lula Wiles, a female folk roots trio that had grown together in Boston four years earlier. The three women - Isa Burke, Mali Obomsawin and Eleanor Buckland - demonstrated masterful musicality and lively social...

Jay DeMarcus / Joe Don Rooney / Gary LeVox There was a time when vocal trio Rascal Flatts defined the pioneering role of safe, pale mainstream pop country. From the start, they felt more like a contemporary Christian group recording secular music as opposed to anything resembling a country act. So the band's disorderly breakup was...

Nora Brown - Sidetrack My Engine Jalopy Records - 2021 It's interesting to catch someone at the beginning of their musical career and hear their development. I first came across Nora Brown with her debut album Cinnamon Tree (2019), so I was very happy to receive Sidetrack My Engine. Meanwhile, according to social media, Nora has been playing where and when...

Content Warning: This article on R. Kelly is about suicide, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. If the following story affects you or someone you know, you are not alone. If you want to speak to someone, you can call Lifeline at 13 11 14 or 1800 RESPECT at 1800 737 732.R. Kelly was put on suicide watch following...

Fragments, Bonobo's new album, will be released on January 14th.

“Having cancer and recovering from surgery was great. It was a distraction from the depression. ”Taken from Hank Erwin's website bio, this was my first indication that the inspiration for Erwin's new album, The Copper Album, came from his own less than fluffy life experiences. In fact, this biography serves as a commentary on several of the songs. Sung...

None of this might happen now if Bloodshot Records didn't exist. And when I say "that", if you read this website, I mean many of the artists featured here, aka the independent country music movement that has had so many of your favorite artists, bands and artists over the past two years. has produced albums -plus decades, regardless of...

Another day, another inexplicable social media trend.This time around, people are sharing droves of "red flag" emojis to let their followers know what kind of behavior they think they are suspicious of. We all have these conversational deal breakers. There are some things you just don't admit, like putting pineapples on pizza or listening to nickelback.Since EDM Twitter is...

Dan Walsh - Live on Floodgate Independent - October 22, 2021 Recorded in his hometown of Stafford before the initial lockdown, is Live At The Floodgate Dan Walsh& # 39; s first live album. Using a seemingly effortless claw hammer technique, he shows mastery and understanding of the banjo and its supposed limits and an uncanny ability to uncover its untapped...