Artist News

By Gabriella Steffenberg No one can dispute the undeniable mark Joan Jett has left on rock and roll. But, as Jett  said herself in a recent interview with Billboard magazine, there needs to be more women in the rock and Roll Hall...

Ever wondered what type of gear Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson use? You can see for yourself through Premier Guitar’s Rig Rundown video, featuring Editor in Chief Shawn Hammond with Ann and Nancy Wilson’s guitar tech, Jeff Ousley, lead guitarist Craig...

Singer Joy Williams, formerly of The Civil Wars, dropped a new track titled "Woman (Oh Mama)" off her forthcoming record, Venus. This is the first single off the album, and the first album she's releasing after The Civil Wars disbanded. "Woman (Oh...

The May 2015 issue of Guitar World magazine features none other than female guitar bad-ass Joan Jett on the cover. According to our records, this makes for the fourth time the magazine features a woman on its cover in its almost 35-year...

We recently caught wind of a video featuring legendary studio bassist Carol Kaye discussing and demoing some of her most famous bass licks. While you may not recognize her name, you'll definitely recognize her contributions to music. With more than 10,000...

By Gabriella Steffenberg The hard rock group fronted by force Lzzy Hale is continuing to break records the month before their highly anticipated third album, Into the Wild Life, is released on April 14. Their new single “Apocalyptic” hit #1 on...

Alabama Shakes recently premiered "Don't Wanna Fight," a single off their upcoming album Sound & Color, available April 21 in North America and April 20 everywhere else. “Don’t Wanna Fight” can be streamed at the band's official website www.alabamashakes.com, and you can pre-order the...

Acoustic guitar phenom Kaki King offered up a lesson of her tune "Trying to Speak Parts 1 & 2" on Guitar World's Acoustic Nation. King breaks down what appears to be an extremely complex and high-speed song, and says "it's actually pretty easy...

Bassist Nik West recently dropped the musical video for "My Relationship," a track off her latest EP Say Somethin'. The video features 2013 She Rocks Award recipient and co-host of the 2015 She Rocks Awards, Orianthi. Watch below:

By Gabriella Steffenberg Lzzy Hale and crew are back and stronger than ever with their new power anthem, “Amen.” The bands’ new music video breaks out of the office job routine, of every day life, and rocks out hard. Hale shared...