When Ryan Seacrest announced that the Top 7 on “American Idol” would each be performing a Prince song before revealing the Top 5, I squirmed in my chair a little. There are very few people in the world that I want to hear cover Prince. Maybe it’s because we all had low expectations or maybe … Read more
Keith Urban is a generous man in many ways, but most notably when he has the opportunity to share the stage with somebody, A-lister or not, he gladly steps off to the side to share the mic. Most recently, during his album release party for Graffiti U in Hollywood and before headlining Stagecoach, Keith invited Dylan … Read more
I’m not going to pretend I’m some Prince aficionado, but my mom did listen to him a lot when I was growing up and I rarely missed a showing of “Purple Rain” on TBS. But, you don’t need to be a Prince expert to be truly amazed at the original recording of “Nothing Compares 2 … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit that there was a period of time that I just didn’t get Little Big Town. Of course, once I really started paying attention to the foursome it didn’t take me long to see that they are the nicest, most talented and creative people to ever be in a singing … Read more
I have a feeling that this opinion won’t be widely respected, but Taylor Swift’s acoustic, banjo-infused cover of Earth, Wind & Fire‘s “September” is pretty good. You’ll recall that the original version of “September” from 1978 is about as funky as it gets. Swift‘s release is a part of Spotify’s Single series, which pairs a … Read more
As performers from every genre of music took the stage for the “Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A Grammy Salute,” few truly paid tribute to Elton John’s entire aesthetic like Lady Gaga. For her performance, Gaga opted to not just sing “Your Song,” she went for a total transformation by wearing a white suit … Read more
If you’ve wondered why Little Big Town has been opening their Breakers Tour with a cover of Elton John’s “Rocket Man,” wonder no more. The country supergroup was tapped to reimagine and restore the legendary tune for the album, Restoration, which pairs a number of Elton John classics with current stars’ take on them. Little Big … Read more
Taylor Swift isn’t even 30 and she’s already released six studio albums that have all gone multi-Platinum. Fearless, has even achieved the rare feat of Diamond status, with 1989 likely to follow. In just 10 years she’s already sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has had enough highlights in that timespan to last several careers. … Read more
There’s a reason every awards show features Little Big Town singing one of their own songs or paying tribute to another artist— they can sing anything because their harmonies are that incredible. (During last year’s GRAMMYs they sang Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and during this year’s CMT Artists of the Year ceremony they sang like, … Read more
Just a few weeks ago, the music world lost a truly magical and legendary voice with the passing of the Cranberries’ Dolores O’RiordanCranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan. Her voice could linger for days after listening to a Cranberries song and often times, she would give so much of herself during a live show O’Riordan would be ordered … Read more
Say what you want about Blake Shelton, but he’s really, really good at this whole “The Voice,” thing. Like, he’s super entertaining and he would likely be the world’s best karaoke singer, if he wasn’t a country music superstar. For Blake’s duet performance with Chloe Kohanski during the finale of “The Voice,” he chose the … Read more
Not since Julia Roberts sang “Kiss” in the bathtub during “Pretty Woman” has someone covered the Prince hit as well as Kelly Clarkson just did for Spotify. “Kiss” was the lead single from Prince’s eighth studio, Parade, in 1986 and was No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 for 2 weeks that year. It also won … Read more
