The rift between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry is definitely not over. With Ed Sheeran buddying up with Perry, it hopefully does not affect his friendship with Swift. Read More »
CHVRCHES are steadily becoming the world's most famous cover band. The Scottish synth-poppers have recently covered acts as disparate as Janelle Monae, Bauhaus and Arctic Monkeys. Now, they've gone on BBC Radio One and tackled Lorde's "Team" after a good bit of fluffing up from the DJ. Check it out below: Read More »
It seems Donald Glover has spent his time away from Community digging into deep(ish) early '90s rap-n-b cuts. As Childish Gambino, he covered PM Dawn's second most famous track "I'd Die Without You" for BBC Radio One. Read More »
Arcade Fire have been making headlines with their strange shows, weird promotional material and costumed dress codes. At the end of the day, however, they back up all their eccentricity by being an excellent live band. And that was on display during their set at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Read More »
The spookiest night of the year, Halloween, is just around the corner, and everybody is celebrating a night full of tricks and treats, including pop icon Britney Spears. Read More »
Of all of the artists being showcased on BBC Radio 1, you would not expect to hear that bands like Muse and Green Day were taken off the playlist. These two acts are arguably the more recognizable names in modern rock n' roll, no matter your opinion on their respective music. So when the stations head of music George Ergatoudis announces that these acts aren't good enough for the station, some questions arise. Read More »
Last night (Sept. 26), Twitter was taken over by an angry Kanye West, who went on a 45-minute long rant on the social media site against late night host/comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The odd, all-caps rant quickly went viral, inspiring Kanye West, Jimmy Kimmel and Yeezus all to become trending topics. Read More »
A little over one month remains until Arcade Fire's new album "Reflektor" hit stores. The brilliant marketing campaign for the album has included vague, random Twitter messages and viral graffiti marks etched in major cities around the world. Read More »
Kanye West's four-part interview with BBC Radio 1 is going to be just as amazingly off-the-rails as we all dreamt it would be. The second interview 'Ye has given since Yeezus dropped (if you can count his appearance on Kris Jenner's talk show) will feature talk of never wearing flip flops ("wear some hot-ass Jordans on the beach"), Kanye talking about how people don't like his teeth and a loud declaration by West of being "the biggest rock star on the planet." Read More »
Though One Direction tried to contain it, the "Little Things" band's new single 2013 "Best Song Ever" leaked onto the Internet on Wednesday (July 17), according to Hollywood Life. Though the group had been releasing teaser trailers to build up hype to the song (and they still are), the inevitable happened. Now in clean up mode, member Harry Styles took to BBC Radio 1 today (July 19) to officially premiere the song and talk about the new track, which is the best song ever, according to 1D. Read More »
Jay-Z gets intimate and personal with Zane Lowe for the final installment of his hour-long BBC Radio 1 interview. With almost two decades in the rap game, Hov reveals how falling in love and marrying Beyoncé and the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy Carter changed his life and influences the energy for Magna Carter Holy Grail. Although his family is the focal point of the beginning of the interview, Hov also discussed a possible tour with Beyoncé and Watch the Throne 2 with Kanye West. Read More »
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Jessie J sold over 1 million copies in 2011 with her first studio album Who You Are, now as the English singer/song writer, born Jessica Ellen Cornish preps for the release of her second album, she told BBC Radio 1 that she is nervous as she drops the official music video for her new single “Wild,” featuring Dizzie Rascal and Big Sean. Read More »