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It's a shame that hip-hop heads tend to have only a U.S.-focused appreciation of that which is dearest to their heart. Ever since the late '80s/early '90s, hip-hop has been alive and well overseas. In some arenas, it's k...

Tyler the Creator pulls double duty in his latest video combining two tracks from his long-awaited n[...]

Music from Steve Coleman and Five Elements and Charles Bradley are among new releases.

Please oh please tell us that Justin Bieber has in fact adopted a monkey. Could it BE? We already knew that Justin Bieber had a thing for animals judging by his owl tattoo and pet hamster (R.I.P.), but this photo of him ...

Willie Nelson is leaving no room for doubt about his stance on same-sex marriage "It's ridiculous t[...]

In the new issue of Rolling Stone we take an inside look at Macklemore's hard road to the biggest hi[...]

What is it with drum and bass producers doing house/techno/acid so well? Marcus Intalex as Trevino, Nphonix's newest on Audio Culture, Mutt as Sean Roman, Instra:mental's former members... the list could go on, but in th...

In a genre in which singers growl, howl, scream and otherwise create vocal mischief, defining a good metal singer can be a challenge. Who do you think has the best metal voice of all time?

The authors of “The Merciless Book of Metal Lists,” Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins, preview their choices for the most embarrassing pieces of art for heavy-metal album covers.

Chris Brown admitted during a radio interview that he and singer Rihanna are no longer an item.

Alternate version to feature more Beijing footage and Fan Bingbing appearance

Dark Horses list a photographer as one of their band members -- and now we're obsessed. We probably shouldn't be surprised that the video for "Alone," the first single from the Brighton, U.K. seven-piece Dark Horses, is ...

The punk-folk singer showed up outside a club in Santa Cruz, Calif., which had canceled her scheduled performance after she made anti-gay remarks at a San Francisco concert.

Ed Sheeran who we followed around for a whirlwind tour stop in New York is on tour with Taylor Swift[...]

The secretive nightclub run by Damon Lawner and Natacha Merritt puts eroticism front and center, with a mix of theater and fetish culture. In the airy Venice apartment where Damon Lawner and Natacha Merritt are working t...

With “Parsifal” and “Wozzeck,” the Staatsoper in Vienna exhibits its prowess at performing challenging Wagner operas with little rehearsal time.

The YouTube phenom-turned-recording artist will perform at the 135th annual event. read more

Last week we posted our list of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums Of All Time in honor of the 50th anniv[...]

Download Paramore's new book, "Writing The Future." It's FREE! Maybe it's time we instituted an Oprah-like book club around here, but instead of all the books being tear-jerking/life-changing/heart-smashing novels, they ...

Alice Cooper, Robbie Krieger and others perform at a benefit concert for a rock ‘n’ roll academy.

Rapper says he wants to get into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

MGK hits the streets of L.A. with pro skater Ryan Sheckler for his "Skate Cans" video. MGK's been everywhere lately: Not only is Mr. Kelly prepping a follow-up mixtape to his amazing Lace Up, but he's just wrapped up his...