Let it never be said that Kendrick Lamar hasn't put in work to gain his current starpower. On top of releasing the insta-classic good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Lamar has been an absolute workhorse when it comes to touring.The Compton MC has already turned in a solo tour, an opening slot on the Yeezus tour, a show-stopping performance at the Grammys and a follow-up on SNL. Now, Lamar is busy rocking the Smoothie King arena in New Orleans during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Read More »
With public awareness of The Beatles at an even higher level than usual, it's no surprise that 2014 has turned into Beatles memorabilia auction season. The latest big ticket item announced for sale is a signed copy of Meet The Beatles that belonged to Dr. Jules Gordon, who treated George Harrison for a sore throat prior to the band's iconic Ed Sullivan performance. Read More »
Turns out Drake wasn't just tweaking out on his keyboard. There really is a Carter V coming from Lil' Wayne and it's dropping relatively soon. Read More »
The marketing blitz Mariah Carey's latest single "You're Mine (Eternal)" continues. Now we have music videos for both the original track and the Trey Songz remix. Read More »
Although we've been expecting it for a bit (what with those Adele collaboration rumors floating about), Madonna has finally admitted that she's started work on a new album. Read More »
By now, we've all heard that kinda gross but also awesome Kanye West remix of "Drunk In Love." Well, it looks like King Bey isn't quite done with the visual album kick, because Yeezy's interpolation is getting its own video. Read More »
If you didn't get enough creepy vibes from R. Kelly's Black Panties late last year, maybe Jerry James' "Lana Del Rey" will do the track. While the Pied Piper's objects of desire are kept strictly anonymous, James puts his unhealthy obsession right there in the title. Read More »
I don't think anyone is questioning whether Prince has still got it but, should that person exist, you need only show them this clip of "Chaos And Disorder" to silence them. The Purple One played the 1996 track with his band 3rdEyeGirl and wowed the intimate London crowd with a chugging psych jam session. Read More »
With noise-rap duo Death Grips, the name of the game is always "subversion." Still, to see them do something as unconventional as releasing a music video for a track from 2012 (after they've already dropped a new album) is crazy surprising. Read More »
CHVRCHES are becoming masters of the cover song, which is good considering that a solid majority of the songs on Bones Of What You Believe were on the disappointing side Read More »
Because, of course it does. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's engagement may be months in the past, but we're just now coming up on the air date of "A Very Special KimYe Engagement Bonanza." So, now we can get out first (legal) glimpse of the stadium-renting proceedings. Read More »
Not that he needed the cosign - if you haven't trap-elbowed to"OG Bobby Johnson" in your car yet, then I'm not sure you're a person - but Que just released an extended remix of his viral hit paying homage to his hometown. Read More »
Nas has revealed a few details surrounding his upcoming loosely autobiographical series Street Dreams. Read More »