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Bobby Gillespie talks about the jazz-like guitar-playing of The Jesus and Mary Chain's William Reid in this preview clip from shoegaze documentary 'Beautiful Noise'. Visit Kickstarter to support the film.

Tonight Jon Pareles will live blog the 12-12-12 benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy from Madison Square Garden.

Carole King, Glenn Gould, Charlie Haden, Lightnin' Hopkins, Patti Page, The Temptations are also receiving the award

Dirty Projectors have shared a video for their Swing Lo Magellan opener "Offspring Are Blank", via Pitchfork.tv. The clip was directed by DPs frontman David Longstreth as part of the band's "Hi Custodian" short film, ...

The recovery continues following the destruction from Hurricane Sandy. Along with tonight's massive 12-12-12 event and Pitchfork's next benefit show (this Friday at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus with The Men, Widowspeak, ...

'Shaking The Habitual' is the electronic duo's first album since 2006's 'Silent Shout'

Artist and producer Toro Y Moi presents the visuals to the original version of his newest single "So Many Details". The remix features Odd Future's Hodgey Beats and a slightly altered instrumental. The summer beachsid...

This week, A$AP Rocky confirmed the tracklist for his long-awaited major-label debut Long.Live.A$AP. Now, we have the production credits, and they're just as weighty as the features roster: Skrillex (!?!), Clams Casino, ...

6,242 people affiliated with the genre of music in the 2011 UK census

Ruben Smulovitz (aka DSCO) made quite the splash with his debut solo EP, featuring both individual tracks - "Gravity" pulled quite the attention - and a taste of his collaborative efforts. Keeping up with his Facebook, t...

Paul McCartney teams with Nirvana survivors for new song and Michael Stipe duets with Chris Martin on "Losing My Religion" as perhaps the greatest concert lineup of the new century comes together to help victims of the s...

Justin Bieber was targeted by a New Mexico prison inmate who plotted to castrate and murder the singer, according to a local report.

Despite a controversy of its use of the n-word, Quentin Tarantino's film collects four nominations. read more

The R&B singer covered "Fake Plastic Trees" as the intro to his own song, "Voodoo." read more

Ms. Della Casa, a Swiss soprano, combined an outstanding voice, stunning beauty and exceptional stage presence to become one of the foremost interpreters of Richard Strauss.

The measure's sponsor, Sen. Daniel L. Squadron said in a stat

Beyoncé scores a $50 million contract with Pepsi and more in this week's 10 Things To Know Now! 1.) Beyoncé doesn't just have an HBO special, Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, and new album to look forward to i...

A-Trak's "Piss Test", his contribution to the Loosies compilation from his label Fool's Gold, has gotten a new remix. The track originally featured Juicy J and Danny Brown, and now features Juicy J, Jim Jones, Flatbus...

They will play four shows, including London's O2 Arena next June

Photo by Ysa Pérez TMZ reports that A$AP Rocky has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted grand larceny. No, no, that doesn't mean he was caught trying to rob someone-- the charges were brought back in July when he wa...

Ms. Swift's latest album, "Red," returned to the top of the chart in its seventh week.

Jason Aldean, Greyson Chance and The Wanted are among the new additions to the telecast. read more