Billboard is reporting that Frank Ocean’s Blonde will be ineligible for the Grammys this year.
A source confirms to Billboard that neither album was submitted for consideration by Ocean’s labels, management or other reps, even though both were released well before the 2017 Grammy eligibility cutoff date of Sept. 30, 2016.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2017 nominees. The full list can be found below.
August Burns Red have announced a 10 year anniversary tour for Messengers. Dates can be found below.
Yahoo is reporting that Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has put his Beverly Hills home on the market:
Diane d’Snitch sent word via covert digital communiqué that Blink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus has his sleek mid-century modern on a quiet cul-de-sac in the ultra trendy and spectacularly spendy Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills available outside the Multiple Listing Service, with a rockstar-sized asking price of $10 million.
The Oatmeal has launched a Kickstarter for a new card game called “Bears vs Babies.”
Chuck Berry has announced his first album in 38 years. The album will be called Chuck and is due out in 2017. He also turned 90 today.
Brand New have released some “The Devil and God” themed masks in time for Halloween. They’re $40, come with a t-shirt, and up for order.
David Bowie’s three final recordings will be released on an upcoming compilation album for his Lazarus musical. BBC Radio recently streamed both “When I Met You” (at the 51-minute mark) and “No Plan” (at the 46-minute mark).
The finalists in the 2016 comedy wildlife photography awards have been announced. Looking at animals doing funny things is always a good way to spend your time.
Brian Wilson recently sat down with NPR for an interview.
While there’s much to process from his past, Wilson is living in the present, touring with a band for the 50th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. (“I feel pretty good,” he says. “People love it, they just love it.”) And he’s also looking toward his future. He says he plans to write “a rock ‘n’ roll album” soon — one “that’s gonna make people want to dance, clap and yell.”
Jessica Wohl, writing at Ad Age, on the new pitchman for KFC:
Vincent Kartheiser, better known as Pete Campbell to “Mad Men” fans, is the latest actor to step into a Colonel Sanders role. He’s playing the Nashville Hot Colonel and viewers can expect to see Mr. Kartheiser appear in a variety of ways in subsequent commercials. […]
Mr. Kartheiser gets to wear an embellished version of the Colonel’s white suit, including sparkling studded lapels. But you’ll have to look carefully to find him in the first spot –he does not act in the first TV commercial, but appears throughout the 30-second spot on album covers, posters and other decorations in the bedroom of a teenage girl seemingly in love with the Nashville Hot Colonel and his chicken.
Lady Gaga has released her new single “A-Yo” on Spotify and Apple Music.
Spotify has announced that Drake’s “One Dance” has become the platform’s most streamed song in history. According to a press release, the song has now been listened to over 880 million times.
