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Jessie J planning US move
Music News - 31 Jul 2014 06:30
Jessie J says she will most likely relocate from England to America within the next two years.
Dope Body - "Hired Gun"
Stereogum - 31 Jul 2014 22:45
Baltimore’s Dope Body play noise-rock, and “Hired Gun” puts an emphasis on the latter half of that term. There’s plenty of distorted madness and feedback, but all in the service of riffs that you’ll want to pum...
Speedy Ortiz Get Creepy With Cartoons in 'American Horror' Video
SPIN - 31 Jul 2014 00:33
Speedy Ortiz have shared a spooky video for "American Horror," a track from
Broken Bells Get Intimate in Live 'Holding on for Life' Video
SPIN - 31 Jul 2014 22:46
Broken Bells have shared a live video for "Holding on for Life," aptly immortalizing a performance of the song at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. This one is, of course, the lead single off of
Gomez 'in zero contact with Bieber'
Music News - 31 Jul 2014 06:30
Selena Gomez has supposedly not spoken to ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber since he got into a brawl with Orlando Bloom.
Chance The Rapper - "Wonderful Everyday" (Arthur Theme Song Cover)
Stereogum - 31 Jul 2014 01:32
Chance The Rapper has been trotting out his cover of the Arthur theme song during his live show for a while now and he’s finally posted a studio version of the track. It features a whole chorus of vocals from Wyclef Je...
DJ Mikey Lion on House, Techno, Love, and Top Hats
SF Weekly - 31 Jul 2014 23:05
For producer and DJ Mikey Lion, the recipe for success as a performer comes from continually following your passion and not being afraid of change. While in his teens, Wu-Tang and Biggie records were among his go-to sele...
25 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About G-Unit
The Boombox - 31 Jul 2014 21:09
25 things you may not have known about 50 Cent's recently reunited crew.
Ariel Pink explains 2013 macing incident: "I got maced by a feminist"
The 405 - 31 Jul 2014 03:29
Back in 2013, Ariel Pink tweeted something about an incident in which he was maced by a girl (read the tweet below). No further explanation was given, but Alexi Wasser, host of the web series "Alexi in Bed", remembered a...
Usher 'overwhelmed' by supporters of foundation
Miami Herald - 31 Jul 2014 22:55
R&B singer Usher said he was overwhelmed with gratitude by the amount of supporters at his New Look Foundation's 15th anniversary luncheon.
Swizz Beatz Shares Footage of Old Studio Session With Jay Z & Timbaland [VIDEO]
The Boombox - 31 Jul 2014 00:56
Swizz Beatz shares a few clips of himself in the lab with Jay Z and Timbaland, as the three work on the interlude 'Versus,' from Hov's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' album.
5 Seconds Of Summer Take It Back To The Beginning In Their Melancholy "Amnesia" Video: Watch
Idolator - 31 Jul 2014 23:52
5 Seconds Of Summer‘s self-titled debut LP landed at number one on the Billboard 200 this week and the band is celebrating their success by releasing a video for new single “Amnesia”. The summer smash, which was co...
Lorde to curate The Hunger Games: Mockingjay soundtrack
The 405 - 31 Jul 2014 22:50
By alt-rock standards, the soundtrack for the first movie in The Hunger Games series was pretty damn strong. Sia, The National, Ellie Goulding, Phantogram, and more all took part in it. For the second film, The Hunger Ga...
Raekwon Delivers 'Flawless' For His Throwback Thursday Series
The Boombox - 31 Jul 2014 23:45
Raekwon spits hard rhymes with a smooth delivery on his new track 'Flawless' for his Throwback Thursday series.
Samuel Proffitt and Khai take us on an electrifying emotional rollercoaster with "Sladky"
Ear Milk - 31 Jul 2014 23:27
The wavy, introspective Coldplay-esque productions of newcomer Samuel Proffitt are nothing short of tear-jerking. The first single from his upcoming EP, Blue Notebook No. 10, "Sladky" features Texan singer/songwriter Kha...
Listen to J Dilla & Phat Kat's 'Detroit's Finest' EP Snippets
The Boombox - 31 Jul 2014 23:13
Sergent Records is releasing an EP of unreleased demos from the late J Dilla and Detroit spitfire Phat Kat.
Rob Guthrie Upped to Operations Head at SONGS Music Publishing
Hollywood Reporter - 31 Jul 2014 23:05
Veteran exec assuming a variety of new roles at red-hot indie music publishing company.
Ikonika shares "Praxis" from upcoming 'Position' EP
Ear Milk - 31 Jul 2014 22:53
Props to UK label Hyperdub for boasting one of the best arsenals of female artists in experimental electronic music. In addition to newer arrivals like Fatima Al Qadiri, Laurel Halo, and Jessy Lanza, Sara Abdel-Hamid, a....
Kylie Minogue Will Perform At The Commonwealth Games' Closing Ceremony
Idolator - 31 Jul 2014 22:52
Finally a sporting event Idolator readers can get behind that isn’t men’s diving. Kylie Minogue has been tapped to headline the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on August 3. She will sh...
Stream King avriel's debut album thesis in full
The 405 - 31 Jul 2014 22:43
If you're even a casual visitor of the site, you probably know that we're pretty big fans of Los Angeles- based songstress King avriel. She's been dropping a new track every few months for a good part of the year, and to...
'American Idol' Alum Constantine Maroulis Returns to 'Rock of Ages'
Hollywood Reporter - 31 Jul 2014 22:37
The season four alum talks about the return to the role he created in the '80s rock musical, making new music and what he has in common with Adam Lambert.
Stream another new song from Tweedy, 'Low Key'
The 405 - 31 Jul 2014 22:34
Seemingly releasing songs every few days now, Tweedy (Jeff Tweedy and his son Spencer) have shared another new one called 'Low Key'. It's taken from their forthcoming album Sukierae, out on 22 September via Jeff's own dB...