The Music Universe Podcast

Carter talks about debut album's new reissue and upcoming Ryman show Deana Carter is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her 5X Platinum debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This? with a newly remastered and expanded edition today (Fri, Nov 5th) via Capitol Nashville/UMe. The project includes two new tracks with Carter performing and producing 2021 versions of "Strawberry Wine," featuring Lauren Al...

Copeland reinvents The Police music with an orchestra The Police drummer Stewart Copeland is teaming with an orchestra to reimagine some of the band's biggest hits. On November 4th, Copeland will take the stage a 28 piece orchestra, guitarist, bassist and three vocalists for Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged for Orchestra at The Soraya in Northridge, CA. The event focuses on the epic rise of Copel...

The group is celebrating its 60th anniversary The Temptations founding and sole surviving member, Otis Williams, is celebrating his 80th birthday this week and 60th anniversary of the legendary R&B group that's inspired generations of musicians. On November 1st, City College Center for the Arts will host a virtual event that will feature a conversation with Williams with several special celebr...

Matt Bailey was in attendance Lee Greenwood was recently celebrated in Huntsville, Alabama for 40 years of hits in the music industry. Stars from multiple genres of music came out to honor America’s well-known patriot ranging from non-country hitmakers Gavin DeGraw, Debby Boone, Sam Moore, Michael W. Smith, Scott Stapp (of Creed) to today’s hot country hitmakers Lee Brice, Michael Ray, Jamey Johns...

Wariner talks about his new Christmas record Steve Wariner has released a new Christmas album, Feels Like Christmas Time . The album, available now, features newly imagined arrangements of Christmas classics including “Silent Night,” “The First Noel” and “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” as well as six original holiday tunes, all written by Wariner. Christmas songs hold a special place in Wariner's...

Matt is live from Nashville Matt Bailey is traveling once again and this time, he's in Nashville where he saw his first-ever show at the famous Ryman Auditorium -- Boz Scaggs. Instead of trying to convey the experience in writing, we decided to record a podcast episode while Matt made his way back to his hotel -- across the Cumberland River in downtown -- on foot. From somewhere in Nashville, Matt...

Rappers launch new NFT collection Legendary rappers Goodie Mob have teamed with Curio for the “Dirty South Soul Food Truck” NFT collection . The collection celebrates Goodie Mob’s debut album, Soul Food, and consists of artwork showcasing food, beverage, tin chefs and Goodie Chefs that all represent different rarity values. Proceeds from the collection will be allocated to the Atlanta Community Fo...

Slane Castle is one of Ireland's most iconic venues 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the Slane Concert Series at Ireland’s historic Slane Castle just 30 miles from Dublin. Launched by Henry Conyngham in 1981, the legendary recurring concert series boasts headliners like U2, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Queen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and most recently (before COVID) Metallica in...

Sloane has represented some of music's most prominent artists Entertainment attorney Owen Sloane has more than 45 years of experience representing some of music's most prominent artists and leading corporations in entertainment, internet and music publishing. He regularly handles complex and sophisticated transactions for music industry and other entertainment clients and handles all forms of cont...

Chicago is prepping massive Carnegie Hall reissue Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago became the first non-classical group to perform six nights in a row at Carnegie Hall 50 years ago, and is prepping to release the complete eight show run in its entirety for the first time ever. Founding member and trumpeter Lee Loughnane and engineer Tim Jessup spent nearly a year meticulously going thr...

The KISS founder is debuting his artwork in Las Vegas KISS founder Gene Simmons has quietly held a passion for art for more than five decades. The rocker has created a broad variety of artwork from sketches to drawings to small and large format paintings, and is ready to show them off as Gene Simmons ArtWorks . Simmons has joined forces with Nicholas Leone of Animazing Gallery at Grand Canal Shopp...

Zappa talks about his new AXS TV memorabilia show AXS TV puts the spotlight on an eclectic array of passionate collectors and the incredible music items they hold dear in the all-new music memorabilia series Rock My Collection — premiering Sunday, August 15th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Hosted and executive produced by Ahmet Zappa — the best-selling author, producer, musician, and head of the iconic Frank...

Brittany Vance joins us for a special discussion Morgan Wallen has given ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) his first interview since his racial slur controversy in February. The disgraced country star chatted with host Michael Strahan, who is black, about the use of the N-word that instantly halted his career earlier this year. Wallen was blacklisted by the industry hours after TMZ released the vid...

We are live from Las Vegas reporting as live entertainment returns After 18 months, major concerts are back with in person audiences and it feels awesome! Over the weekend, Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey met in Las Vegas to cover the big Garth Brooks Allegiant Stadium concert. While we were there, we also enjoyed a beachside concert by Randy Houser and Dwight Yoakam . The live entertainment capital of...

Dietrich is oversees production of the brand In 2018, Metallica launched its own brand of whiskey called Blackened American Whiskey. In honor of the 30th anniversary of their iconic self-titled album, widely known as The Black Album , Blackened American Whiskey has released a limited edition The Black Album Whiskey Pack . A true collector’s item for both whiskey enthusiasts and Metallica fans alik...

Group features three of Nashville's top songwriters Nashvillains is an incredibly talented group made up of Nashville songwriters and producers Brett Boyett, Troy Johnson and Scott Lindsey. Last month, the band released “Who Don’t,” which is written by the late Andrew Dorff, Old Dominion’s Brad Tursi, and Corey Crowder, and is produced by Andrew’s father, Steve Dorff. Signed to Fate Entertainment,...

Tyminski discusses his return to the road and new music Throughout his 30+ year career, Dan Tyminski has left his mark in every corner of modern music. Tyminski’s voice famously accompanies George Clooney's performance of the Stanley Brother's classic song, "I'm A Man of Constant Sorrow," in the film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou. His vocal collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “Hey, Brot...

Bluegrass superstar revisits The Music Universe Podcast The Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent, is back with a new album Music Is What I See , which was delayed by the pandemic. The multi-award-winning bluegrass artist and newly minted Grand Ole Opry member used her downtime to perfect the new project that also includes the first-ever recorded bluegrass version of "Unchained Melody." Vincent retur...

We vlog our endeavors to find the Stadium Walk Garth Brooks is set to resume The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour on July 10th with a sold out show in Las Vegas, marking the first live event at Allegiant Stadium , and first show back since being sidelined by COVID. We are live in Vegas a month early to help fans navigate from the Vegas Strip to Allegiant Stadium . We vlogged our endeavors in hopes to hel...

TikTok star joins us for an exclusive interview Cooper Alan is a country music artist in the making. He's garnered over three million followers and 28.5 million likes in the year he's been on TikTok. He's known for converting popular songs into country versions and has written his own with some of Nashville's most prominent songwriters, such as Rivers Rutherford, Gary Burr, Kent Blazy and Victoria...

Trunk is a world famous radio and TV host Eddie Trunk is one of the most respected radio and TV personalities in the rock, hard rock and heavy metal worlds. His hosting career spans nearly 40 years. He can be heard weekly hosting six live "Trunk Nation" shows on SiriusXM, a syndicated FM radio show and his own podcast that compiles interviews from his shows. Trunk is recognized as a scholar of the...

Allen is making in-person appearances at three Wentworth Gallery locations in Florida Rick Allen, legendary drummer of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Def Leppard, will be making very special appearances next week at three Wentworth Galleries in South Florida to celebrate his latest creations: artwork built utilizing drumsticks and rhythm to dictate abstract visuals on canvas. This new and ex...

We discuss some of the shows we're attending and more We couldn't be more excited that in-person concerts are returning from a 14 month hiatus due to the pandemic. Many tours and festivals have been announced with many selling out in record time due to pent-up demand . Bonnaroo officially sold out of four day tickets , less than a month of going on sale for its 20th anniversary celebration in Sept...

The band is prepping a new album for June GRAMMY Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys are prepping to release Front Porch Singin'  on June 11th. The album features 11 new tracks, including "Love, Light And Healing" and their latest single, "Life Is Beautiful." The album is their fourth with producer Dave Cobb and was recorded during the pandemic. The group — Duan...

Country comedian chats about his four new albums Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens is in the midst of releasing four new albums, after recently returning to Curb Records. The GRAMMY Award-winning country singer/comedian has released two of the four albums -- Great Country Ballads in February and Melancholy Fescue (High Class Bluegrass) last month with Slow Dance due April 23rd and Nouv...