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In a bizarre twist of events, a rising San Antonio, Texas rapper has allegedly died at the hands of a fellow artist. Hooligan Boyz rhymer Miguel Silva (aka M.I.G.) was killed last Saturday (Feb. 1) after he got into a fi...

The Super Bowl is but a distant memory, yet the Chili Peppers’ Cordgate controversy continues to annihilate our nation’s collective sensibilities. Flea already gave us his side of the story — “[We] were playing a...

Prince and his all female band 3RDEYEGIRL are on tour and if you happen to be in London, he might just make a stop to you. Following his guest appearance on Fox's 'New Girl' and premiering new song 'Pretzelbodylogic' on ...

If you couldn't already tell by some of the ghoulish faces painted on his favorite axes, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is a serious horror fan. His San Francisco home houses the world's second-largest collection of ho...

Prodigy is a veteran New York gangsta rap legend, but what is perhaps too slept on is that he can do horrorcore well. Picture a brain stabbed with a nose bone for a second. The lyrical half of Mobb Deep again channels so...

Twitter trolls target producer during rehab stint

That sound you're hearing is not an earthquake. If San Francisco seems a little more cacophonous than usual this week, or if you wake up in the middle of the night hearing what you swear are dinosaur farts, fear not. Tha...

Times critics share what they've been listening to lately.     

The uncensored lyrics for '6 Foot 7 Foot' were handed to students as part of an English class in Florida     

Today Paul Makris from The Tripping Souls tells us about the song 'The Riverbed,' one of the fan favorites from their group's 2013 self-titled 'The Tripping Souls' release.

The track is taken from the upcoming 'St Vincent' album     

With an insatiable amount of sounds so readily available, it's easy to get lost in them and feel the monotony after a while. But sometimes tracks, no matter how simple or extravagant, can really hit us in a new way. I tr...

The rapper Young Thug's new release with Bloody Jay, "Black Portland," is idiosyncratic yet focused.     

Brisbane's Tincture dropped Tryst last year, his first EP. The 23-year-old producer's name has been making the blog rounds. The rising star's minimal yet lush style and blend of artificiality and humanity in vocal swells...

Richard Hayman, longtime pops conductor for the St. Louis Symphony and other symphonies around North America, has died.

Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, is proud to announce the release of Out Among The Stars

Two generations of American Idol contestants unite as some familiar faces head to Hollywood Week.

The soundtrack to Disney's animated film "Frozen" held at No. 1 on the album chart, beating out a compilation of Grammy nominees.     

It's been more than 25 years since Grammy Award winner Dr. John has played New Orleans' French Quarter Festival, but organizers say that changes this spring when the singer-pianist returns for the first time since 1987.

The three were arrested in connection with the theft of a Stradivarius violin from the concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.     

Gather 'round! It's time to get acquainted with Welsh singer Debbie Clarke and her massively addictive new song, "Choose Your Own Adventure."

The Californian rapper, Azad Right is effortlessly expanding his audience through #GetRightTuesdays, a strong musical campaign where he is drops teasers for his upcoming album, For The Hopeful. The rapper strengths are h...