Music Awards

Extraordinary Mommy Blogger Recounts Conversing with Country Music Royalty

Most people don't get to meet with a musician that opened the proverbial door to a genre. But blogger Danielle Smith experienced something close to that when she conversed with Clay Walker, the man who introduced her to country music. Smith - who has won acclaim for her Extraordinary Mommy blog - w ... More >>

Kanye West's Snub and the Proud History of Grammy Incompetence

Homer Simpson proudly displays his Grammy Award for Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word or Barbershop Album.​Adele could soon become a Grammy paper champion. Oh sure. 21 is a worthy entrant for the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year. "Rolling in the Deep," after all, topped the 2011 Pazz and Jop P ... More >>

Rebecca Black, Kreayshawn and Tyler the Creator: Hype Hounds from Hell

Michele Crowe/MTV​Behold the three biggest page-view generators of 2011: Tyler the Creator, Rebecca Black, and Kreayshawn. This trio has come to represent the holy trinity of overhype -- with each one famous for dubious reasons, or at the very least, more famous for the wrong things than the r ... More >>

The Arcade Fire/The National

7 p.m. Thursday, April 21. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire on Finding Practical Uses for that Big, Heavy Grammy

Image via​Who is Arcade Fire? Well, it's a Canadian indie band on Merge records that's known for its incredibly energetic live shows. Its latest record, Suburbs, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts last August. Oh yeah, they won one of those Grammy Awards for 2010 -- what was it? Alb ... More >>

Winners and Photos! The 2011 Traffic Music Awards at the Ambassador, Sunday, March 6

Last night at the Ambassador, the annual Traffic Music Awards honored the best and brightest in music, retail, comedy, television and more. A total of 41 awards were given out; some notable music winners included Ray Da Kid, Yung Ro, Bradd Young, MoTre, T-Will and Nelly. See the entire list of winne ... More >>

Miranda Lambert

7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 24. The Chaifetz Arena, One South Compton Avenue.

Mary J. Blige/El Debarge/Jazmine Sullivan

8 p.m. Saturday, October 16. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

John Legend

8 p.m. Saturday, July 3. Fair Saint Louis, Gateway Arch, 707 North First Street.

Lady Antebellum Books a Show at the Fabulous Fox

A few months ago, a friend Tweeted that he didn't understand the point of a song about drunk-dialing an ex. (I responded with: "Have you ever been in college?") He was referring to Lady Antebellum's huge crossover hit, "Need You Now," which exploded on multiple radio formats shortly after the band's ... More >>

SXSTL: St. Louis sends several representatives to Austin for this year's SXSW festivities

The Best of 2009 in Music

Best Of Music 2009

Lady Gaga and Kanye West in St. Louis?

According to Pollstar, Lady Gaga and Kanye West's "Fame Kills" tour is set to hit St. Louis on Friday, December 4, at the Scottrade Center. Neither Ticketmaster nor the Scottrade's website has this info yet, so consider it tentative until we do get word. In light of last night's events -- i.e., when ... More >>

Ashanti, Chingy, Ginuwine, Nelly and Other Celebs with Two Names Set for All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball

On Sunday afternoon, July 12, celebrities and baseball legends will gather on the field at Busch Stadium for the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Musicians scheduled to play include Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, Nelly, Chingy, Ashanti and Ginuwine. (No word yet on if th ... More >>

Elvis Costello Announced as Special Guest for July 11 Sheryl Crow Concert Under the Arch

This in from Major League Baseball, Elvis Costello will be that previously announced "special guest" at the Sheryl Crow concert on July 11 beneath the Gateway Arch."I cannot think of anything better than sitting in with Sheryl and her band for a few surprise numbers and a rocking good time in St. Lo ... More >>

2009 RFT Music Awards Winners

The ballots have been counted and tallied, and so without further ado, here are the RFT's 2009 Music Awards winners! Remember, it's not too late to RSVP for our Music Awards party, which is taking place next Tuesday, June 23, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Schlafly Tap Room. All of the information is here ... More >>

RSVP: RFT Music Awards Party, Tuesday, June 23, at the Schlafly Tap Room

Now that everyone's hangovers from Sunday have (possibly) subsided, mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 23, at the Schlafly Tap Room. From 7 to 10 p.m., we're going to have a celebration for music awards winners, nominees, music fans and anyone else who wants to have a little fun on a school night ... More >>

Open Comment Thread: The 2009 Grammy Awards

Because I'm on vacation, I'm writing this FROM THE PAST (ooh, spooky), and there won't be any live-blogging about Sunday's Grammy Awards broadcast from me this year. However, consider this post an open commenting thread for the show. According to Grammy.com, the list of performers is crazytown:Curre ... More >>

Second Spin: Aretha, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: Jumpin' Jack Flash From: Vintage Vinyl Year: 1986 Label: Arista Records What it sounds like: Aretha Franklin slurring her words like Mick Jagger over "street" renditions of the classic Stones song.

Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: The Commodores, "Nightshift"

The Singers: Formed in the late '60s when the members were school mates at the Tuskegee Institute, the Commodores are best known for two things: having fostered a young Lionel Richie, and the funk jam "Brick House". The group's hits were split between "Brick House"-like funk songs ("Machine Gun" and ... More >>

Xmas Jams: A roundup of 2008's best Christmas albums

51st Annual Grammy Awards Announced: Lil Wayne, Radiohead, Rihanna, Daft Punk, etc.

The 51st Grammy Award nominations are in -- and are quite interesting. No, really. The entire list is here, but some highlights. And no, a highlight is not Paul McCartney earning a nomination for "I Saw Her Standing There." REALLY? Or Ministry earning a nod for a Stones cover of "Under My Thumb" -- ... More >>

Last Night: Ludacris at Exo, Listening Party for Theater of the Mind, Election Night Celebration

A Steely Dan fan recalls the evolution of his fandom in honor of the band's intimate theater date, while Nine Inch Nails remains relevant and ferocious with new album The Slip and its Lights in the Sky tour

John Roderick's Rhetoric This Week

Mika and Beth Ditto, Kylie Minogue, Kaiser Chiefs, Rihanna with Klaxons at the Brit Awards

2008 Grammy Awards: The Liveblog

Ike Turner: How Should We Honor His Legacy?

2007 MTV VMAs Wrap-Up: Stream-of-Conscious about Britney, Timberlake and more

Move Every Mountain

B-Sides traces Mastodon's surprise world domination from Blood Mountain to easy street.

Local Motion: Well Hungarians

7 p.m. Thursday, December 21. Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois).

The Volebeats

Like Her (Turquoise Mountain)

Show Stopper

A local musician speaks out on the tragic death of Dimebag Darrell

The Caribbean Jazz Project

Wednesday, November 17, through Saturday, November 20; Jazz at the Bistro

Usher Wants His MTV

Why a pop megastar still feels neglected by the mainstream

Shelby Lynne

Saturday, October 25; Off Broadway

Fog

Ether Teeth (Ninja Tune)

Filling the Blue-Eyed-Soul Hole

Justin Timberlake leads the charge of new melanin-challenged soul brothers

2003 Music Awards

The readers spoke, and the RFT music staff listened. Find out who's large and in charge on the St. Louis music scene.

Credit Check

Local musician Willie Woods says the Trackboyz promised him credit on a smash hit -- then reneged

Mary J. Blige

Wednesday, July 3; UMB Bank Pavilion

Lunatic Fringe

News from St. Louis' favorite rappers

What's in a Name?

Slammies no more -- it's the Riverfront Times Music Awards

Brave Art

Brave Combo dares to embrace the last musical taboo: polka

Linkin Park with the X-ecutioners, DJ Z-Trip and Apex Theory

Wednesday, Nov. 28; Family Arena

Diana Krall

Thursday, May 4; Sheldon

Fiona Apple

When the Pawn (Epic)

DOUBLE GRAMMY

East St. Louis trumpet wunderkind Russell Gunn makes no bones about his desire to bring home a Grammy

Who Are You on TV?