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Joell Ortiz is a new man. The Slaughterhouse rapper has shed over 50 pounds and reshaped his entire body.

This week, 2014 kicked into top gear, musically speaking, leaving us with way more than five great songs competing for space in our list of the week’s best. We had to leave out truly excellent cuts from Protomartyr, Wo...

After releasing the Stan Smiths and Attitude Hi (aka "Ewings"), adidas Originals is retro-ing another classic sneaker -- the Top Ten.

Yes, you are reading the headline correctly. Mac Miller -- for some odd reason -- has dyed his hair pink. The 'Donald Trump' rapper, who parted ways with his longtime indie label Rostrum Records, debuted his hair-raising...

Swedish artist posts mysterious image of artwork

Transatlantic touring member Daniel Gildenlow will miss a number of shows on the band's upcoming world tour

Damon Fox has revealed the artwork and tracklist for long-awaited fourth Bigelf album Into The Maelstrom

The Scorpions have released a new performance video of their classic track 'Holiday'

Gary Numan is pleased to announce an exclusive show for 2014 at The Hammersmith Eventim Apollo.

You can’t find two more disparate rappers in the entire world than A$AP Rocky and Aesop Rock. Yes, they both rhyme fast at times, but that’s about the only similarity that the former Def Jukie and the 'Goldie' rapper...

It was nearing the end of the first night of Boston Hassle Fest, after everyone shuffled through the November cold from the Lightning Bolt set at the Elk’s Lodge over to Cantab Lounge for the final bill of late-night a...

Gauzy Tornoto synthpoppers Austra have a history of making deeply strange and absorbing music videos, and their latest is for “Hurt Me Now,” one of the tracks from last year’s very good Olympia album. In director M...

If you're looking for something to brighten your day, then look no further. Netherlands based producer, Jeftuz absolutely kills this remix of recording artist Maejor Ali's "Lolly," featuring Juicy J and Justin Bieber. "L...

Anthony Minghella's "Madama Butterfly" has returned to the Metropolitan Opera with the South African soprano Amanda Echalaz in the title role.     

J&R, the last store in Manhattan to maintain a substantial inventory of classical recordings, now has only a small amount in close-out bins.     

The Minnesota Orchestra has announced its first concerts since ending a 15-month lockout of union musicians.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced it will stage Richard Wagner's famed "Ring" cycle.

More and more artists have been making moves to Bandcamp as a way to casually put out rare recordings. Last year we saw it done by Jim O’Rourke and Sunn O))), and now Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebden) has started his own Ba...

On Thursday night at Verizon Center, Jay Z abruptly stopped himself mid-verse during a floor-shaking rendition of his Kanye West-assisted hit "N----- in Paris." "I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick: Jackson, Tyson, ...

Luke Bryan has postponed a concert date in Lexington, Ky., after an accident following a show in Columbus, Ohio, that injured crew and damaged the stage.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago announced it will stage Richard Wagner's famed "Ring" cycle.

It’s difficult in the world of entertainment to separate the artist from the art. With hip-hop and R&B, the relationship between artist, art and how we view the relationship between the two is in constant flux.