It may be hard to remember, but Kanye West- the Kim Kardashian-dating egomaniac who creates fashion lines, collaborates with Daft Punk and screams at the top of his lungs about being a god- used to be just another talented producer who made some waves after rapping with his jaw wired shut. Read More »
Rumors swirled yesterday about an intervention on behalf of the Hemsworth family in an attempt to force Liam to leave his rocky relationship with Miley Cyrus. However, according to an inside source who spoke to Perez Hilton, there was no intervention. And the Hemsworths have always been "very welcoming to the entire Cyrus family." Therefore, the engagement and future wedding are still on! Read More »
Jay-Z continues his attempts to grow Roc Nation Sports. Rumors have Jigga gunning for Jets QB Geno Smith, however, a new rule passed by the NFLPA may keep him from doing so. Read More »
Lauryn Hill has been sentenced for tax evasion. While Sony swept in at the last minute to provide Hill with the money to pay her fines (and get some new music from Hill out of the deal), Hill will still serve three months for failing to pay taxes on $1.8M she received from 2005 to 2007. The lenient sentence is thanks, in part, to letters written to the judge. According to a note on Hill's Facebook, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys wrote the judge in Hill's case, as well as 28 others. Read More »
After Chris Brown admitted to a break up with long time on-again, off-again girlfriend Rihanna, it was only a matter of time before RiRi opened up on her side of the story. She decided to talk about her relationship with Breezy during her BK stop for the "Diamonds" World Tour. Read More »
It's been a few months since Lil Wayne was first hospitalized for seizures (an event that led to some wild speculations about the rapper's death). After the media circus, Weezy admitted that he suffers from epilepsy. Now, in the wake of yet another hospitalization, Wayne has released more details about his condition. Read More »
Australian DJ sampling group The Avalanches haven't released any new music in 13 years. Their classic Since I Left You came out in 2000. The title turned out to be more telling than anyone expected because the breakthrough debut still remains thier only album. I'd be lying if i said "Frontier Psychiatrist" and the title track don't still get regular play in my car, so I may be a bit more excited than the next guy about this news: The Avalanches have new music. They've contributed a remix of "Get Happy" to a new musical adaptation of King Kong that premieres at Melbourne's Regent Theatre May 28. Read More »
It looks like Gucci Mane has found another hyper-aggressive rapper to fill the hole in his roster left by one Waka Flocka Flame after their relationship turned sour earlier this year. It appears that Guwop himself has signed Drill movement messiah and troubled teenager Chief Keef to his Brick Squad label. From the looks of Gucci's Twitter announcement, Keef will be given his own micro-label called the 1017 Glo Gang. Read More »
In case you haven't heard Queens of the Stone Age have a new album coming out on June 4 titled ...Like Clockwork. They have already debuted "My God is the Sun" and a teaser for "I Appear Missing," now they've given us two more full tracks to tide fans until the summer album drops, "I Sat By The Ocean" and "If I Had A Tail." Read More »
Shane Morris may be rethinking launching an apropos of nothing attack on Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump (but probably isn't). A few choice words from Morris launched an epic 18-tweet rant from Stump who set about eviscerating Morris for speaking out of turn. Read More »
As the release date of Daft Punk's new album Random Access Memories draws nearer, anxious fans are becoming more and more ravenous for any new music they can get their hands on. Now, we have any ultra-low-quality leak of "Giorgio by Moroder" available to listen to here. Read More »
DFA Records, the record label that hosts (or hosted) acts like LCD Soundsystem, YACHT, the Rapture and Holy Ghost! is celebrating its 12 year anniversary. In Too Old to Be New, Too New To Be Classic Red Bull Music Academy provides a rapid-fire retrospective on the label started by James Murphy, Johnathin Galkin and Tim Goldsworthy. Read More »
It's almost here, Blujays! Hot on the heels of her new album release Jessica Sanchez is set to star in the season finale of Glee as New Directions rival Frida Romero. The episode "All or Nothing" airs tomorrow on Fox, but you can catch a glimpse of Sanchez in action below. Read More »