For as long as I can remember, the song “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” by the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem Community Choir always got me into the Christmas spirit. The combination of John Lennon’s voice with a children’s choir always left me with a warm heart. With...
We are now squad deep into the Christmas season. Tinsel is everywhere, peppermint mocha is in all our drinks, pastries and alcohol, and you have the urge to mention (and sing!) Wham’s “Last Christmas” every 15 minutes. This season is almost perfect. Based on the title...
The nominations for the biggest night in mainstream music have been released. Nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday morning live on CBS by last year’s Best New artist winner, Meaghan Trainor. Here is just a snippet of the major categories’...
The year 2016 has seen many losses from the world’s most talented artists. Prince, Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest, Leonard Cohen, Glenn Frey, one of the founding members of the Eagles, Paul Kantner, a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Keith Emerson of...
For the past couple of years, there have been states in the U.S. that were in talks of cutting funds to Planned Parenthood. States such as Texas have already cut funding to the organization in their states leaving many low-income women without the care that they need....
Rihanna fans, Paris Fashion Week watchers, and streetwear lovers, the time has finally come: Rihanna premiered her second Fenty x Puma collection at Paris Fashion Week. Rihanna described her collection to the New York Times as, "...if Marie Antoinette were going to...
For over ten years, Jason Aldean has been bringing us incredible country music. His last album, “Old Boots, New Dirt” was released in 2014 and won the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Album in 2015. Although this album moved away from his signature sound and...
On May 3, Rolling Stone reported a Coachella-like festival taking place in Indio, Calif. on the weekend of Oct. 7-9. The festival will feature six acts. The lineup consists of the surviving members of The Who, legends Neil Young and Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones,...
BUnow recently posted an article about different music industry artists cancelling concerts that would have been held in North Carolina due to the HB2 bill recently passed discriminating against the LGBT community, particularly transgender individuals. Since that...
“Is this the real life?/Is this just fantasy?” Did you just sing this in your head? Unless you have lived under a rock since 1975, you would recognize this as the beginning of “Bohemian Rhapsody” sung by the British rock band Queen. This is one of the most popular...
Prince, the beloved pop culture icon and one of the most popular musicians of the 1980s, has passed away. On Thursday, Prince died at Paisley Park estate. According to his publicist, he passed away in the morning. Born Prince Rogers Nelson, he hailed from Minneapolis,...
Recently, North Carolina has passed the HB 2, or the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act which prevents transgender individuals from using a public restroom that corresponds with the gender they identify as. It forces them to use the restroom corresponding to...
When most people think of the classic rock band Led Zeppelin, they think of their 1971 classic, “Stairway to Heaven.” A song that is eight minutes and three seconds in length, it is considered a timeless classic and number 31 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of...
Parker Cannon, the front man of the band The Story So Far, basically dropkicked a girl off the stage while she was attempting to open her phone to film her stage dive. The Story So Far is a pop punk band and pop punk concerts are known to get very rowdy. Here is the...
At the recent ACM awards, Nick Jonas joined “Peter Pan” singer, Kelsea Ballerini on stage in a duet performance. And Jonas epically failed at his guitar solo. Cue the “JoBros can’t make real music” jokes. But in all seriousness, the solo was bad. Jonas just couldn’t...
From the 60’s to the 80’s there was a plethora of beautiful music being made. Led Zeppelin, ACDC, The Who, Rolling Stones, and so many more bands plagued the decades with insatiable tunes. My stepfather has told me so much about what he would listen to while in...
Notorious B.I.G. may have one more chance to entertain a live audience, but from beyond the grave. It is rumored that the Brooklyn-based rapper Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls, may perform as a hologram in Brooklyn’s Barclays Arena on May 20, according...
Paul McCartney will be making an appearance in the fifth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise titled Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales, according to multiple news reports. The filming has already finished up and despite this the...
Keith Emerson, an English keyboardist and composer, died on March 10. Emerson was best known as being the keyboardist for progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer from 1970 – 1979 and 1991-1998, through which he recorded six platinum-selling albums. Emerson...
Last month, pop singer Kesha was in court to testify against her producer Dr. Luke. In a Rolling Stone article from Oct. 2014, she wanted him charged with sexual assault and battery. She said that her producer was, “sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally”...
For the past couple of weeks, speculations about the rock band Foo Fighters have been circulating around the internet. Are they going to break up? Are they going on hiatus? Are Taylor and Dave fighting? Is Dave Grohl starting a solo career? This past week, the Foo...
You know what’s cool? Music. You know what else is cool? Space. Hearing music while orbiting in space? Not cool. On Feb. 22, the press learned that in 1969, the men of the Apollo 10 mission had more interesting stories of their travels then what they originally said....
Just this week, Michael Lang, one of the original co-founders of the famous 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, has announced that there are plans to commemorate one of the most memorable moments in rock and roll history. He plans on hosting a 50th anniversary festival on...
California surf indie band Best Coast has painted sunshine on love, nostalgia, the beach, and getting high to listeners since their debut in 2009. Now, lead woman Bethany Cosentino is shedding light on the dark side of music. In her essay, “Burgers, B*tches, and...
Bernie Sander: politician, senator, 2016 presidential nominee, and now, a musician. It should come as no surprise that a number of musicians and other celebrities are supporters of Sanders. Rock band Vampire Weekend is one of many groups that have announced their...
