I'll be honest; I've never been the biggest James Blake fan. But this performance of his song "Retrograde" on the Late Show with David Letterman is just tops. Slow songs on Letterman tend to flop, as you can just kind of feel the live audience sitting in confused silence, but Blake's haunting, echo-y vocals seemed to fill the space and kept me riveted the whole way through. Read More »
Kanye West debuted his long-awaited (and heavily scrutinized) track "I Am A God" last night at the Met Gala. The track that was previously thought to be titled "I Am God" (and was at one time confused with the title of Kanye's as-yet unnamed follow-up to My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy) was uploaded in snippets via producer A-Trak and model Jamie King's Vine accounts, marking the only time Vine has ever been useful. King's Vine shows the rippity rap verses while A-Trak's clip confirms that it is "I Am A God" that is playing and shows us that Ye's new song will have a lot of screaming. Read More »
Vampire Weekend New Album: Listen To 'Modern Vampires Of The City' One Week Before Release Date [FULL ALBUM STREAM] Read More »
Rihanna upset quite a few fans last night when she was three hours late to her show at Boston’s TD Garden. As Rihanna has no opener on this stop her “Diamonds” world tour, fans were forced to stand around for the entirety of the wait. To make matters worse, the concert was a make-up date for a show she canceled due to laryngitis in March and Rihanna didn’t even apologize. Read More »
Jennifer Lopez received a nasty surprise during her recent music video shoot. The shoot was interrupted when gunshots were heard from the Ft. Lauderdale set of her beach-themed video for “Live It Up,” a single featuring Pitbull. Read More »
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Update: Are Wedding Plans In Trouble? Cyrus Caught Flirting With Lawson's Frontman On Twitter Read More »
Aerosmith have canceled a show in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta citing safety concerns. The cancellation comes in the wake of a recently discovered plot by terrorists to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in the city. Read More »
Daft Punk New Album:, Get Lucky, Random Access Memories Read More »
Justin Timberlake has announced the release date for the sequel (or second half) of his latest album The 20/20 Experience. JT revealed that the new album will hit shelves on September 30 via an Instagram pic of himself playing guitar and singing in studio. In the foreground, a piece of posterboard can be seen that reads “THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE (2 OF 2) SEPTEMBER 30TH.” Read More »
With the abundance of artist-specific apps out there, it seems like many performers toss a poorly thought-out app out into the ether just because they are told they should have one. That’s not the case with R&B singer Trey Songz, whose interesting “fan club” app/experiment is not only drawing a lot of use from fans, but bringing in a hefty income of $50K per month. Read More »
Jeff Hanneman, Slayer Guitarist Death Update: Spider Bite Not The Cause, Says Disease Specialist Read More »
Though there seemed to be a lot of anticipation surrounding the Rolling Stld h tour ones' 2013 world tour, that enthusiasm didn't translate into ticket sales. The Stones announced that they are cutting the prices on many of thier premium seats in light of poor sales (this process is known as "flexing" in the live music industry). The Stones will probably face a pay cut into their guaranteed paydays, due to flagging sales. Read More »
Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, of 90s kid rap duo Kriss Kross, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose last week at the age of 34. Now, TMZ has uncovered footage of the rapper from early in the morning on the day of his death. Read More »