This article was published in RTT Music News on 11/20/20 Nelly is set to portray rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry in an upcoming Buddy Holly biopic. Colin Hanks and Diane Guerrero have also joined the cast of Clear Lake. Previously, Irish actor Ruairi O'Connor was tapped as Buddy Holly for the biopic. The movie will be directed by Bruce Beresford, who has received Oscar nominations for the Breaker Morant script and for directing Tender Mercies. Clear Lake will tell the story of how Holly and other famous musicians of the late 1950s gave birth to rock 'n' roll while changing the trajectory of civil rights in America. Holly died in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 3, 195

Source: RTT Music News Ahead of the release of his memoir, "A Promised Land," former President Barack Obama shared a playlist of memorable songs from his presidency. Obama posted a tracklist of his favorite songs on Twitter on Monday, saying, "Music has always played an important role in my life—and that was especially true during my presidency. In honor of my book hitting shelves tomorrow, I put together this playlist featuring some memorable songs from my administration. Hope you enjoy it." The 20 uplifting, inspirational anthems the Democrat listed as "A Promised Land Playlist" include Beyoncé's "Halo," Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'," Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke," U2's "B

Many stations have started their Christmas programming already. It seems to get earlier and earlier every year. This year has been an unprecedented year for everyone and we all need some holiday cheer. While I was growing up radio stations would start playing some Christmas music after Thanksgiving and increase the number of Christmas songs in the rotation as we got closer and closer to Christmas Day. There were no radio stations programming only Christmas music back in the 60s and 70s. I enjoyed the holiday music mixed in with the regular music. Edgewater Gold Radio does it the old fashioned way. We will start airing a small amount of holiday music on Thanksgiving Day and increase the holid

News is supposed to be factual and substantiated with evidence. There are commentators who always give their opinions of news but those comments must be based on factual evidence and the truth. We are in a situation where networks who call themselves "news" are actually not. They are entertainment sources posing as news networks spewing hatred and falsehoods. The problem is millions of people watch these networks. Conspiracy theories are taking hold on the viewers of these channels along with the refusal to accept reality and facts. It's an alternate universe that is destroying democracy in America. All for what? The answer money! We are in an unprecedented moment is our history. Just thi

SOURCE RTT Music News Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker, the co-hosts of the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards, paid tribute to late country legend Mac Davis with a cover of his classic "In the Ghetto" on Wednesday night, November 11. "Well the world turns/ And a hungry little boy with a runny nose/ Plays in the street as the cold wind blows/ In the ghetto," the pair sings in the striking duet. The performance ended with a black-and-white photo of Davis, who passed away on September 29 at age 78, being displayed onscreen. McEntire and Rucker recorded "In the Ghetto" together in October. The cover is available on all streaming services. "In the Ghetto" was written by Davis and

Source" RTT Music News American rock band The Doobie Brothers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by country star Luke Bryan during a special program broadcast live on HBO and HBO Max on Saturday. Originally scheduled to have been held in May in Cleveland, the event was postponed to November in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and was converted into a virtual ceremony. "I've loved the Doobie Brothers since the first time I heard them as a kid. I've had the privilege of playing with them onstage, and I can honestly say that they are great guys as well as great musicians," said Bryan, referring to him sharing the stage with the group for a 2011 episode of "CMT Crossroads.

A new album coming by Barry Gibb. Here's the story from RTT Music News. Barry Gibb has announced that a multi-star album, Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1, will be released on January 8 via Capitol. Songs featuring Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Sheryl Crow, and Alison Krauss are featured on the 12-track Gibb Brothers' classic songs album. As a teaser, the Bee Gees co-founder shared a duet with Jason Isbell, titled, "Words of a Fool." "From the first day we stepped into RCA Studios in Nashville (the very place where Elvis, Willie, Waylon, Roy, the Everly Brothers and so many other legends made their magic) the album took on a life of its own," Gibb said in

This election has shed so much light on the moral compass of this country. I've always thought that the American people were smart, insightful, fair and basically non biased. Pardon my naivety, this is clearly not true. We are at the end of the most stressful election in modern history but what amazes me is the number of people that believe and support the lies, conspiracy theories, immorality, criminality and misinformation that this administration has spewed out over the last four years. Quite frankly, I'm amazed, horrified and disgusted by this. I've disconnected myself from many people because just knowing that this monumental form of hatred harboring inside of them is enough for me to

The latest article from RTT music news accuses Wolfgang Van Halen accuses 'Us' magazine of telling lies about his family. Here's a copy of that article. Wolfgang Van Halen has accused Us Weekly of spreading lies about his family and the death of his father Eddie Van Halen. The legendary guitar player died in October following a years-long battle with cancer. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Van Halen blasted the entertainment magazine over a cover story published in it. His post was accompanied by a picture of the cover of the new issue of the magazine which features his mother Valerie Bertinelli alongside the headline, "Love, Loss & Staying Strong." "The only thing printed in this piece of toi

Well it's almost here, the most important election of our lifetime. The Coronavirus is raging throughout the country, there is upheaval all around. We feel like our country is being taken over by bigots, liars, racists and criminals. In my opinion, most Americans are looking for a calm and healing. We've been dangling on a string for the last four years. We've lost faith and respect in our government. I personally am looking forward to feeling confident in the leadership in our land again. I look forward to hanging onto to very word our President says as truth and strength. I yearn for true leadership so we can live our days without fear and anxiety. It's going to be a tough few days. The di