Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, died suddenly on Monday in London. She was 46. The cause of death wasn’t immediately available.
The original members of The Avett Brothers perform « Shame » at a pop-up stage in the concourse between sets of their New Year’s Eve concert at PNC Arena in Raleigh.
On Dec. 6, Bono and The Edge played a 15-minute set on a Berlin subway line that shares the band’s name, U2, to promote the band’s newly-released album, Songs of Experience.
The Grammy’s have embraced Hip Hop and R&B for its 2018 nominations. Jay-Z has earned eight nominations while Kendrick Lamar picked up seven. Other nominees include; Childish Gambino, Bruno Mars and Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee.
Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley hosted the County Music Awards on ABC on Nov. 8,2017, where they took some time to parody one of Underwood’s hits to poke fun at President Trump’s tweeting habit.
Rapper Eminem blasts President Donald Trump in a freestyle rap on topics ranging from the unrest in Charlottesville, Va., to the anthem protests in the NFL.
Musician Rhiannon Giddens sings a capella during a performance at a house concert in Raleigh Friday, Oct. 6,2017 in Raleigh.
Rhiannon Giddens and guitar player Dirk Powell perform a fiddle tune at a house concert Friday, Oct. 6,2017 in Raleigh.
Eric Church performed for his fans at the Las Vegas country music festival two nights before the bullets flew, killing 58 and wounding hundreds. He sang a song Monday night at the Grand Ole Opry that he wrote for one of those fans, one of the 58 who died.
Tom Petty’s career spanned 40 years during which time he released 13 studio albums with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, three solo albums, two Mudcrutch albums, and two albums with the Traveling Wilburys, which also included Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. He was nominated for 18 Grammy awards and won three.
Drone footage and highlights from Raleigh’s Wide Open Bluegrass festival featuring clawhammer guitar by Molly Tuttle Saturday, September 30,2017.
IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle and her band play in the California Bluegrass Association suite Friday night, Sept. 30,2017 after playing two shows earlier in the day at Wide Open Bluegrass.
IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year Sierra Hull plays « A Little Too Far » during her Wide Open Bluegreass set at Raleigh, N. C.’s Red Hat Amphitheater Saturday, Sept. 30,2017.
IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle plays clawhammer guitar during her show at Wide Open Bluegrass at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater Friday, Sept. 29,2017.
The Glorifying Vines Sisters got on a plane for the first time in August to travel to a festival performance in Lugano, Switzerland with the Music Maker Relief Foundation. The gospel group will be performing at Wide Open Bluegrass Friday night.
John DeLuca and his wife Sandy, who are both visually impaired, had guides with them while attending Wide Open Bluegrass in downtown Raleigh Friday, Sept. 29 2017. PineCone, the organization that produces Wide Open Bluegrass in conjunction with the International Bluegrass Music Association, is providing guides to the visually impaired to the outdoor festival on request.
