by Joko Susilo | Feb 12, 2025 | Music
Screenshot Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles kicks off on Sunday evening at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Kendrick Lamar will lead the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, which means New Orleans is also host to several...
by Joko Susilo | Feb 11, 2025 | Music
In a new interview with Tom Cridland of the Greatest Music Of All Time podcast, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was asked why he thinks rock music is no longer as “fashionable” as it once was. He responded in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):...
by Joko Susilo | Feb 11, 2025 | Music
Manic Street Preachers Critical Thinking ★★★★ COLUMBIA “You love us,” sang the Manic Street Preachers, when hardly anyone did, and they’ve toyed with the affections of the record-buying public ever since, following long-playing come-hither with regular knees to the...
by Joko Susilo | Feb 10, 2025 | Music
Paramount Global — which has agreed to a merger with David Ellison’s Skydance Media that is expected to close in the first half of this year — is hitting pause on select events in 2025, including the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and the CMT Music Awards, to...
by Joko Susilo | Feb 10, 2025 | Music
Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts and Brittney Spencer Rick Kern/Getty Images for CMT Paramount has pressed pause on several major events, including the 2025 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards. This change came as Paramount Global anticipates a forthcoming...
by Joko Susilo | Feb 10, 2025 | Music
Lauren Daigle was joined by her fellow Louisiana native Trombone Shorty for a New Orleans-flavored take on “America the Beautiful” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl. Trombone Shorty kicked things off with a wailing trombone line before Daigle began singing the patriotic...