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Yes, that’s Rita Ora lying on a beach somewhere. The “Black Widow” babe posted the TBT (Throw Back Thursday) pic on Instagram earlier this morning (October 23) without an explanation. Not that she needs one. The 23...

There's really no other way to put this -- One Direction's new video for "Steal My Girl" is bonkers. Tweenage sex symbol Danny DiVeto stars as the music video's fictional director, because 1D wants to get super meta righ...

Nick Jonas is nothing if not a good sport. The “Jealous” hitmaker, who almost broke the internet when his Mark Wahlberg-inspired Flaunt underwear shoot surfaced online, was asked to play ‘guess the bulge’ during ...

Not only is Nicki Minaj the queen of hip-hop she's also queen of the world according to a new promo video for the upcoming 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Walk The Moon have a hit on their hands with infectious pop/rock anthem “Shut Up And Dance”. The first taste of the band’s sophomore set is steadily gaining ground on radio and hovering just outside the top 100 on ...

I have been awake since Run The Jewels dropped RTJ2 around 3 this morning, and I am barely keeping my brain from turning into pink fuzz, so I will forgo my usual state-of-the-music video paragraph here and tell you that ...

Kiesza's video for her very good but ridiculously spelled song, "No Enemiesz," starts off pretty innocuously...

This week was brutal here in NYC as the city got hit with widespread panic and potentially unstoppable plague. Yes, dear readers, CMJ is back! We also had our hands full with plenty of great songs, including a few that d...

It all makes for a good time. And, if nothing else, it gives the proper screen time to her wild shoes that they deserve.

Sponsored by Dead Bolt Wine. Break into Dead Bolt wines responsibly. Since retiring from his position as the keyboardist in Passion Pit, Ayad Al Adhamy has become best known as frontman of the Brooklyn-based band Team Sp...

8 Years Fleetwood Mac existed before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined in 1975. 34 Highest chart rank for the band before 1975. 5

"'Fortress' is the kind of record you might hear on the set of a sweaty 70s porno flick..." You might think this is an absurd way to start a press release, but trust me, it's effective. Also, it's surprisingly not the fi...

Ben Gibbard knows what you're thinking about the new Death Cab For Cutie album, their last to feature founding member Chris Walla. He's thinking it too. "Oh, there is undoubtedly a line in the sand here," he says. "The p...

Chris Brown has been meeting his probation requirements since August, a judge said Thursday.

What's the difference between Maryland's Logic and Ohio's Illogic?

Lupe Fiasco delivers a new song, 'Haile Selassie,' ahead of his forthcoming mixtape, 'Lost in the Atlantic.'

Chris Brown appeared in court on Thursday (Oct. 23) to face a judge for a progress hearing.

Willie Nelson and his sister and Family bandmate Bobbie Nelson will release December Day, the first installment of the archival series, Willie's Stash, December 2nd on Legacy Recordings. Willie and Bobbie, who grew up in...

Guitar hero will now play seven nights

It's the only track on the album where Martin Doherty takes lead vocal duties away from usual singer Lauren Mayberry.

About a year ago, I stumbled upon Tasty Treat, and since then, after every release, I've been describing them along the lines of "pioneers" and "innovators." Well, I hate to be redundant and pretty much write the same ar...

The Seattle band S and the singer-songwriter Odessa performed on Thursday as part of the CMJ Music Marathon.