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DJ Afrojack, born Nick van de Wall, has collaborated with notable artists like David Guetta, Ne-Yo, Steve Aoki, and most recently Chris Brown to "jack" out his hit singles like he and C-Breezy's "As Your Friend" dance track, which will appear on Afrojack's is new album, dropping in September. Recently, the Dutch music producer has recruited a new and seemingly unlikely "friend" to work with on his upcoming record: former 'The Police' frontman Sting! This news was learned when a teaser photo of Afrojack and Sting in the studio together was posted to Afrojack.com on April 10th. The surprising picture was uploaded onto the DJ's website with the caption: "That's all we can say for now...stay tuned!" On the same day, the Netherlands native also tweeted (in response to the same photo tweeted by Sting's twitter handle): "@OfficialSting @MKCherryBoom its gonna be a blast!" Read More »
'Pretty Lights' finally revealed the details surrounding his upcoming album, 'A Color Map of the Sun,' during his performance at 'Coachella' Sunday night! Fans who attended the festival were privileged enough to hear some of the new music that the 'Pretty Lights' mastermind, Derek Vincent Smith, has been working on for his upcoming album, which he also revealed the release date for: July 2nd 2013. As for electronic fans who couldn't make it to the 'Coachella' festival in California, the "electrohiphopsoul" producer artist released the first single off of his two-disc album today, entitled 'Around the Block' today, announced DancingAstronaut. It is available for free via PrettyLightsMusic.com, just as his album will be downloadable for free this summer. Listen to 'Pretty Lights' new "feel-good, summertime hip-hop jam" here. It features Talib Kweli and is "all about slowing down and enjoying the best moments in life," states the "Finally Moving" creator. Scroll down to see the official TRACKLIST for 'A Color Map of the Sun.' Read More »
The odds were ever in our favor Sunday night when MTV premiered the first official "Catching Fire" trailer (presented by Liam Hemsworth) at the end of the MTV Movie Awards ceremony. This teaser video, which features returning cast members Jennifer Lawrence as "Katniss," Josh Hutcherson as "Peeta," and Liam Hemsworth as "Gale," caught the attention of "The Hunger Games" fans, who have been axiously anticipating the sequel movie, out in theatres November 22nd. Watch the trailer here: Read More »
After living in a "partially conscious" state since the unfortunate car accident that put the musician in a coma back in 2008, the 'Deftones' bassist Chi Cheng, 42, has reportedly died this weekend. "His heart just suddenly stopped," Cheng's mother, Jeanne Marie Cheng, revealed on One Love for Chi website. Cheng was taken to an emergency room in Sacramento, where the talented musician died at 3 a.m on April 13th, reports Rolling Stone. "He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear. He fought the good fight," his mother wrote. "You stood by him sending love daily. He knew that he was very loved and never alone." On November 4th, 2008 in Santa Clara, California, Cheng was the passenger of a car that was involved in an accident, which resulted in the bassist being ejected from the vehicle (he was not wearing a seat belt at the time), and left him in a coma and fighting for his life. Although improving, but never fully recovering, Cheng's fight sadly came to an end on Saturday after hanging on for nearly 5 years. Read More »
Almost 20 years since their inauguration into the hip hop scene with their debut album 'Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers,' all 8 living members of the legendary 'Wu-Tang Clan' have reunited on the group's first collective studio album in nearly six years: 'A Better Tomorrow.' It has recently been announced in a UK press release that the latest album from the east coast rappers, RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa, will drop in July of 2013. The press release also revealed a few July tour dates when the "greatest hip hop group of all time" will perform in the UK, reports Pitchfork. The Clan's performance at Coachella 2013 this Sunday night (4/14) marks the group's first stop on their "short tour" that will hit the road this summer (see all announced TOUR DATES below). The tour will feature "all living members from the influential group performing on stage together," states the release, as 'Wu Tang Clan' celebrates their 20th anniversary this year. Read More »
Starbucks coffee addicts will soon save themselves a "buck" at grocery stores, as the Seattle-based corporation has decided to jump on the bandwagon and cut their packaged coffee prices by an average of 10% beginning on May 10, reports Reuters. Although this does not mean that the "beloved" coffee chain will charge less for their seemingly overpriced Venti Lattes in their countless cafes across the nation, the suggested retail price of their 12-ounce bag of its whole and ground coffee will drop a "buck" from $9.99 to $8.99 beginning next month. Starbucks has reportedly made this move to stay competitive as coffee bean prices have steadily declined, notes LA Times. Additionally, the company is looking to increase sales from its packaged goods business. Read More »
'Gleeks': prepare to "Gleek out" over some major season 4 spoiler alerts for the finale episode of Glee, premiering on Fox May 9th! Newcomers to the Glee family, actresses Patty Duke & Meredith Baxter will make their debut on FOX as they recently signed on to join the cast of the hit TV show as a "longtime firmly committed lesbian couple who have been together for 25 years", confirms a source to E! News. Even bigger news than the inauguration of the Oscar winner Duke & Family Ties' Baxter into the Glee family during the season finale is a marriage proposal! No, unfortunately Finn is not proposing to Rachel again, but "Klaine" fans will be pleased to learn that Blaine will apparently pop the question to his "on-again off-again" boyfriend Kurt, as Glee tackles the topic of same-sex marriage. Read More »
Despite recent rumors that Bravo's 'The Rachel Zoe Project' has already been cancelled by the network due to continuously low ratings for season 5 of the reality show, a Bravo rep has stepped up to deny this false information and stated that no official decision has been made, reports E! News. Radar Online first revealed the premature news, on April 11th, that the show following the celebrity stylist was not being renewed for a 6th season. The site reported that a show insider told them: "The decision has been made to cancel Rachel's show...all we are waiting for is the announcement. The ratings are lackluster and Bravo has decided that Rachel's show has run it's course." However, Bravo has now decided to address the rumors surrounding The Rachel Zoe Project, as a rep told E! News: "Rachel and Brad [Goreski] are currently airing and NO decision has been made for the next season." Read More »
Amanda Bynes' Twitter has provided followers with lots of shocking updates on Thursday night! If only we could keep up with all of them... From her heated Twitter war with entertainment blogger Perez Hilton, to her sad revelation about no longer speaking to her parents, to continuously threatening to sue every media outlet if they don't use the pictures that she demands, Amanda is at it again with her crazy antics and "erratic behavior." However, the former Nickelodeon star still claims that she's doing "NOTHING wrong." In one of her latest Twitter rants regarding the media criticizing Bynes' recent bizarre behavior, Amanda stated: "And to be fair, there isn't anything wrong with piercings, blow-outs, the occasional smoke, wigs or even socks and sandals. "There's NOTHING wrong with my life, other than you putting up awful candid photo after photo," says the downward spiraling actress. She also must have thought that nothing was wrong about her tweet at 9:43 last night: "@perezhilton is ugly, has never had a hot boyfriend. He makes being gay look bad! No one wants to be a single parent bc no man wants them." Read More »
Scream and shout and let it out...Will.i.am has released the tracklist and cover art (seen above) for his upcoming album entitled '#WILLPOWER. Dropping on April 23rd, the wait for the rest of the Black Eyed Peas frontman's newest series of hits its almost over! While will.i.am initially planned for his fourth album to be released October 2012 and feature Rihanna, Redfoo and David Guetta, unauthorized leaks forced the producer to write new songs and push its release date back to April 23, reports Idolnator. Nevertheless, with stars like Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Juicy J, Nicole Scherzinger Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Skylar and more all making guest appearances on the project, the hit maker's long anticipated album is guaranteed to be worth the wait. The follow-up to his 2007 album Songs About Girls also features the hit singles "Scream & Shout" with Britney Spears and "#thatPOWER" with Justin Bieber, which have luckily already been released and are still sitting at the top of the charts. Which one of will.i.am's newest songs from #WILLPOWER will become the summer 2013 anthem? Check out the tracklist below: Read More »
"Beasts are proud of Bea" became a trend on Twitter yesterday, as the news that the 'X Factor USA' teen favorite, Beatrice Miller, signed a record deal with Hollywood/Syco Records was released. The talented 14-year-old 'X Factor' season two finalist from Maplewood, New Jersey reportedly became the first singer to sign with the Hollywood/Syco Records collaborative label arrangement, states The Hollywood Reporter. The announcement was made on Thursday by by Ken Bunt, President of Disney Music Group and Phil McIntyre, Head of Syco Music North America, SYCO USA: "Syco, along with the creators of The X Factor franchise, have cultivated some of the industry's leading talent. We are thrilled about the opportunity to contribute the unique resources we have at Hollywood Records and Disney to showcase Beatrice's incredible talent," said Blunt in a PR Newswire statement. McIntyre added, "We're incredibly excited to join forces with Hollywood Records. Our combined resources and various platforms will enable Beatrice to take full advantage of her unique talent. This is a great first step in what we hope is a long and valuable partnership between Syco Entertainment and Hollywood Records." Read More »
American Apparel, the "controversial" US retailer, has regularly broken advertising rules in the past by using exploitative images of young women, and they're at it again in their latest campaign featured on their website. The Advertising Standards Authority received complaints that the two models were shown in vulnerable positions, and that the images were offensive, overtly sexual and objectified women.American Apparel ads are stirring up controversy once again! Their latest website campaign features "voyeuristic" images of models in "vulnerable poses" and therefore has reportedly been banned by the ASA in the UK, reports NY Daily News. Recently, the brand posted six photos of a model in a bodysuit and thigh-high socks on a bed without her face shown, from the front showing her legs open or in a kneeling or reclining position, states Huffington Post UK. Another ad showed her wearing only a jumper while her bottom half appeared naked, reclining on a bed with her legs in the air. Of a series of six images of one of the models, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said: "We considered the images were overtly sexual and that they demeaned women by emphasising the model's groin, buttocks and breasts and by not including her face." Read More »
'Jimmy Eat World,' the talented pop-rock band that gave us hits like "The Middle" and "Hear You Me," has just premiered their newest song today entitled "I Will Try to Steal You Back." Their latest single is the first to be released off of their upcoming album 'Damage,' which will make its debut June 11th. In additon, 'Jimmy Eat World' has also announced their initial World Tour Dates (kicking off May 17th in San Diego, CA) where the band will promoting their new 8th album and celebrating their 20th anniversary, reports AntiMusic. 'Damage' is described by frontman Jim Adkins as an "adult break-up record." Speaking to Rolling Stone about the album, the singer said: "I hate saying more raw, but it's more raw and warm." Read More »
