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Music-versary: The Jimi Hendrix Experience released debut album Are You Experienced on May 12, 1967
Release date: May 12, 1967 Backstory: Anyone who says that Jimi Hendrix’s Are You Experienced is not one of the most stunning rock albums of the last half a ...
Merle Haggard’s final song, ‘Kern River Blues,’ premieres at Willie’s Roadhouse
On April 6, 2016, the world lost a legend. Merle Haggard, who had been battling pneumonia for months, passed away on his 79th birthday. In the months leading...
Hatebreed tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (5/6/16)
Hatebreed tops the Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen with A.D. Megadeth’s Dystopia takes number two followed by Dead Cross’ We’ll Sleep When They&...
New Hip-Hop: Drake, Alicia Keys, YFC Lucci, Migos + more (5/9/2016)
Attention hip-hop fans! We’ve added new songs to our hip-hop channels Hip-Hop Nation, Shade 45 and Heart & Soul. Check out material from Drake’s Vi...
J. Cole tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (5/7/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. J. Cole’s Love Yourz takes the top spot foll...
Nonpoint premiere ‘Generation Idiot’ off upcoming album ‘The Poison Red’ on Octane
Back in December, Nonpoint told fans they were heading into the studio with Rob Ruccia to record their ninth full length album. They promised the album would...
Meghan Trainor on the difficulties of finding love as a celebrity
Singer, songwriter and producer Meghan Trainor dished on her love life during her first visit to The Howard Stern Show. As it turns out, the 22-year-old has ...
Meghan Trainor: ‘I’m the poster child for no Photoshop!’
Meghan Trainor made her debut appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday to promote her new album Thank You. The singer, songwriter and producer recently...
Jenny McCarthy applauds Meghan Trainor after ‘Me Too’ Photoshop fail
Meghan Trainor became a bonafide pop star with her body positivity anthem All About That Bass — so it’s no surprise she was miffed when her curve...
Michael Brown’s mom Lezley McSpadden ‘cried’ when Beyonce asked her to be in Lemonade: ‘I appreciate her for being bold’
Though Lemonade has made tabloid headlines for its theme of infidelity, Beyonce’s visual album is largely a reflection on the struggles and strength of...
Nile Rodgers will deliver Prince’s eulogy, says ‘there’s so much to find out’ about his death
Prince will be honored by a fellow musical legend at his memorial: disco pioneer and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers. Rodgers, 63, revealed that he is eulogizin...
SiriusXM Backspin Presents The Art of Rap: Legendary rappers + hip-hop artists to embark on nationwide tour
Last year, hip-hop veteran Ice-T put together the inaugural Art of Rap Festival — billed as “the post prolific and essential hip-hop festival ever” ...
The Lumineers top the Alt 18 with Ophelia (5/7/16)
The Lumineers take the top spot for the fourth straight week on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Ophelia. Pop ETC’s What Am I Becoming come...
Terence Trent D’Arby tops the 80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown (05/07/1988)
On this week’s ’80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown, Terence Trent D’Arby top the chart with the hit Wishing Well. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound M...
Anderson Cooper to host Town Hall with ‘HAMILTON’ cast and creative team
Since opening on Broadway last summer, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s buzzed-about musical HAMILTON has scored a record 16 Tony Award® nominations, including Bes...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (5/7/2016)
You can catch the Weekend Countdown on Saturdays at 2 am, 6 am, 11 am, 3 pm, & 7 pm ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or on demand! DNCE’s Cake By The ...
Justin Timberlake calls into The Morning Mash Up to talk new music, ‘Trolls’ and more
The last new music we heard from Justin Timberlake was his 2013 album, The 20/20 Experience, but today ends that streak with a new song titled Can’t Stop The...
Tom Petty on new album ‘Mudcrutch 2’: ‘This one’s more of a proper record.’
All five members of Mudcrutch — Tom Petty (bass), Mike Campbell (guitar), Benmont Tench (keyboards), Tom Leadon (guitar) and Randall Marsh (drums) R...
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Roger Waters on Desert Trip’s “great, iconic bands”
UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, a second weekend has been added: October 14, 15 and 16. “Bobby Dylan, Paul, The Who, Neil Young … None of the...
Liquid Metal: Exclusive world premiere of ‘Simple Skeletons’ from Joey Jordison’s new band VIMIC
Joey Jordison, former Slipknot member and one of rock’s most prolific drummers, has unveiled details of his new band, VIMIC. Rounded out by Kalen Chase (voca...
Music-versary: Adele was born on May 5, 1988
With a powerful, distinctive, and emotional voice so full of layers that one cannot help get goose bumps when listening to her sing, it is no wonder that Ade...
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats play unprecedented Stax Museum show
On Monday, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats had the honor of playing a live set (and we had the honor of listening) at The Stax Museum in Memphis for ...
Pulse-ating music, new this week: Ingrid Michaelson, American Authors, Simple Plan + more!
Give your day a mix of reggae-tinged, synth-driven, anthemic, and melancholy pop with this week’s Pulse-ating new song adds from The Pulse (Ch. 15). Ingrid M...
New Hip-Hop: Drake, Nas, Fetty Wap, A$AP Ferg, 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne + more (5/2/2016)
Attention hip-hop fans! We’ve added new songs to our hip-hop channels The Heat, Hip-Hop Nation and Shade 45. Check out material from Drake’s Views From...
Megadeth tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (4/29/16)
Megadeth tops the Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen with Dystopia. Hatebreed’s A.D. takes number two followed by Dead Cross’ We’ll Sleep When They...
50 Cent and Chris Brown top the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (5/2/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, 50 Cent and Chris Brown’s I’m The Man Remix takes the number one spot followed by Wiz Khalifa and T...
Kendrick Lamar tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (4/30/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled 07/Levitate takes ...
Who’s Becky with the good hair? Mathew Knowles reveals who he thinks Beyoncé’s Lemonade is about
Beyoncé’s father has a theory about Lemonade: It’s not about him, or Jay Z. It’s about all of us. The Beyhive has been buzzing about the i...
Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/30/16)
In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Dierks Bentley’s Somewhere On A beach comes in at n...
The Lumineers top the Alt 18 with Ophelia (4/30/16)
The Lumineers take the top spot on this week’s Alt Nation Alt 18 Countdown with Ophelia. Pop ETC’s What Am I Becoming comes in at number two, with The ...
Prince and The Revolution tops the 80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown (05/02/1986)
On this week’s ’80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown, Prince and The Revolution top the chart with the hit Kiss. Robert Palmer’s Addicted To Love foll...
Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (4/30/2016)
You can catch the Weekend Countdown on Saturdays at 2 am, 6 am, 11 am, 3 pm, & 7 pm ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Ch. 2, or on demand! Twenty One Pilots’ ...
POLL: Pick your ’70s one-hit wonder!
The 1970s was a breeding ground for more genres of music that ever before in history. Funk, Soul, R&B, Pop, Hard Rock, Soft Rock and Disco all carved out...
POLL: Pick your ’80s one-hit wonder!
The 1980s saw disco begin to fall out of fashion with the emergence of dance, new wave and synth pop music. Heavy distortion and rampant use of the whammy ba...
POLL: Pick your ’90s one-hit wonder!
The 1990s saw a continuation of teen and dance pop, which emerged in the ‘70s and ’80s. Hip-hop and contemporary R&B grew rampantly popular and beg...
POLL: Pick your ’00s one-hit wonder!
Unlike the decades before it, the 2000s did not breed many new genres, with the exception of emo and chillwave. For the most part, teen pop from the late ‘90...
ONEderland has your favorite one-hit wonders from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s & ’00s
They came, they sang, they conquered. Who are they? One-hit wonders. As their name suggests, these artists had one defining hit that topped the charts, but t...
Halsey describes catching on fire, singing with Brendon Urie and getting lost with John Mayer at Coachella
Everything was red when Halsey closed out her Coachella set. While performing at the star-studded music festival, she had a mishap with pyrotechnics — ...
Happy Birthday, Willie Nelson: Join the weekend-long celebration at Willie’s Roadhouse!
Willie Nelson is such a chill dude, he just feels like someone you’d want to hang with. Well, we can assure you that he really is as cool as you think ...
Studio 54 Radio honors Prince with back-to-back tribute mixes
Studio 54 Radio (Ch. 54) honors Prince tonight with back-to-back tribute mixes hosted by Larry Flick. Tony Smith starts off the evening at 9 pm ET with his t...
Birdy turns Justin Bieber’s ‘Sorry’ into a haunting, piano-driven ballad, performs single ‘Keepin Your Head Up’
British singer Birdy broke through in 2008 at the tender age of 12 with her debut single covering Bon Iver’s Skinny Love. She continued to hone her craft wit...
My Favorite Song: Wyatt Russell reveals he’s dating a costar, says sister Kate Hudson has an ‘insane’ singing voice
Sorry, ladies: Wyatt Russell is off the market. The actor son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn let it slip that he’s dating Meredith Hagner, his costar ...
Megadeth tops Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen Countdown (4/22/16)
Megadeth tops the Liquid Metal Devil’s Dozen with Dystopia. Killswitch Engage’s Hate By Design takes number two followed by Hatebreed’s A.D. at n...
New Hip-Hop: Fetty Wap, Snoop Dogg, G-Eazy, Chris Brown, Jeremih + more (4/25/2016)
Attention hip-hop fans! We’ve added new songs to our hip-hop channels The Heat, Hip-Hop Nation and Shade 45. Check out material from G-Eazy’s When It...
A$AP Ferg tops the Shade 45 10.5 Countdown (4/25/2016)
On this week’s Shade 45 10.5 countdown, A$AP Ferg’s New Level takes the number one spot followed by Wiz Khalifa and Travi$ Scott’s Bake Sal...
Kendrick Lamar tops Hip Hop Nation’s Music Meeting this week (4/23/16)
This week’s Hip Hop Nation Music Meeting is full of collaborations and remixes from your favorite artists. Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled 07/Levitate takes ...
Rob Zombie takes over Octane with Jose Mangin in celebration of new album
Rob Zombie stopped by Octane (Ch. 37) to hang with Jose Mangin and take calls from fans LIVE on the radio as he introduced new music from his album, The Elec...
Beyonce’s ‘proud’ dad Mathew Knowles on ‘Lemonade’ lyrics: ‘I’ve never in my life hit my daughter’
The Internet is bowing down to Beyonce after she debuted her stunningly raw new visual album Lemonade — and speculating whether its theme of infidelity...
Daryl Hall and John Oates top the 80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown (04/25/1981)
On this week’s ’80s on 8 Big 40 Countdown, Daryl Hall & John Oates top the chart with the hit Kiss On My List. Sheena Easton’s Morning ...
Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/23/16)
In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Thomas Rhett’s T-Shirt comes in at number two while...
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