Prior to the official formation of Angels and Airwaves out of San Diego, California, founding member Tom DeLonge had already begun working on new material when Blink-182 was doing their final tour as a band in 2004. In the meantime, he had been busy working out a logo for his new band. It eventually looked…
The Canadian alternative rock band known as The Dirty Nil originally hails from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They were founded in 2006 by Luke Bentham, Kyle Fisher, and Ross Miller. They have kept together as a three-man band ever since their days in high school. In 2011, they released their first debut single (F*ckin’ Up Young)…
Luke Combs is a country singer and songwriter who was born in North Carolina on March 2, 1990. Although he began performing as a child, Combs did not begin his professional career until 2014 after moving to Nashville, Tennessee, and released his debut EP in the same year. Combs is widely considered one of the…
Willie Nelson is a musician and actor who was born in Texas in 1933. He began his career in 1956, and he is most associated with the country music genre, especially the outlaw country subgenre of country music. In addition to becoming a big name in country music, Willie Nelson has enjoyed a successful acting…
Currently, Rihanna sits second, behind Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer. Her current net worth stands at $1.7 billion, much of which comes from the value of Fenty Beauty. However, we cannot forget that she has been churning out top hits for nearly two decades now. She is a music icon who has numerous…
The mid-’90s was a superb era for music, but not every band was meant to be. After some early success, members of the hardcore punk band Arcane were feeling limited by their genre and needed a change. Moving in a more metal direction seemed less restrictive and so the American metalcore band Dillinger Escape Plan…
The deathcore metal band known as Whitechapel was first formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006. Founding members Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage opted to name their band after the location of East London’s district that served as the location of choice for the famed Jack the Ripper to carry out his gruesome murders….
When The Weeknd released his debut mixtape, House of Balloons, in 2011 the project became an instant hit. His mysterious persona mixed with his airy and genre-defying sound was unlike anything anyone had heard. In the years since that project, he has gone on to become an international success with millions of albums sold all…
Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. is professionally known as Consequence, a rapper who grew up in Queens, New York. He started his rapping career with producer J, Dilla, who died from lupus in 2006, and Phife Dawg, who died from diabetes complications. Consequence is now battling the two diseases that took away his friends, and he…