Artist News

Carrie Underwood announced dates for her tour in support of her fifth studio album, Storyteller. The tour kicks off in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 30, and will also feature Easton Corbin and the Swan Brothers. Tickets can be purchased at...

Gwen Stefani launched a heart-wrenching video for her track, "Used To Love You." The video is filled with sheer, raw emotion, and is presumably directed to her soon-to-be ex-husband Gavin Rossdale. Watch below:

By Gabriella Steffenberg This award may come as no surprise to any avid Alabama Shakes/Brittany Howard lover, but Billboard has officially crowned Howard as their 2015 Women in Music ‘Powerhouse’ artist, joining Lady Gaga (who was named Women of the...

October 10 marked the conclusion to the Percussion Marketing Council (PMC) 2015 International Drum Month promotion with grand prize winner Fatima "Zohra" Brown meeting drummer extraordinaire Shannon Larkin of Godsmack at the Rock Allegiance Festival, in Chester, Penn. Contest winner Fatima "Zohra"...

Women’s Audio Mission (WAM), a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, will represent women and girls at the 139th Audio Engineering Society (AES) convention in New York from October 29 -...

Nita Strauss, guitarist for Alice Cooper and Iron Maiden cover band the Iron Maidens, was recently a guest on Guitar Player's "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast with Jude Gold. In the interview, Strauss discusses how she went from playing with the Iron Maidens...

The Baby Magic, a Chicago-based No Wave/punk band featuring lead singer Mary Beth Brennan, released a music video for "Huts" off of their latest album Rent a Place in Hell. The video was directed by Addovolt Productions' Derek Quint, an indie filmmaker...

Pretty awesome news on the gear-related front of things. Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anne Erin "Annie" Clark, better known as St. Vincent, partnered with Music Man to develop an awesome signature model guitar, keeping women's body parts in mind. As seen in her...

International, award-winning musician and philanthropist Avril Lavigne has teamed up with Prizeo, a digital fundraising platform, to launch a global campaign to raise funds and awareness. The 5-week campaign kicked off on September 27, 2015 – Lavigne’s birthday –...

Jennifer Batten just wrapped up a 26-city Sam Ash clinic tour in support of Fishman’s TriplePlay Wireless MIDI Controller for guitar.  She was also recently installed in Guitar Player magazine’s “Gallery of the Greats,” and was announced as a 2016 She Rocks...