Music News
Is Aphex Twin's son the electronic Mozart?
The 405 - 3 Nov 2014 14:29
Mozart was well young when he started composing music. His dad was also a composer. Surely that's where he got it from? You'd think so, wouldn't you? Anyway, Aphex Twin's 6-year-old son has allegedly been making music, l...
Ariana Grande Delivers 'Love Me Harder' Video Featuring the Weeknd
The Boombox - 3 Nov 2014 19:18
After seeing Ariana Grande roll around in the sand in the behind-the-scenes footage for her new video 'Love Me Harder,' the songstress debuts the complete visual featuring the Weeknd.
Elen Levon Teams Up With DJ Spada For Killer Club Anthem "Cool Enough": Watch The Outrageous Video
Idolator - 3 Nov 2014 23:52
The last time we heard from Elen Levon she was channelling her inner-Taylor Swift on gentle country-tinged pop anthem “Over My Head”. Well, a lot can change in the space of a year! The rising Australian pop star retu...
Macklemore Went Trick-Or-Treating In Full Grandma Drag: Watch The Hilarious Halloween Video
Idolator - 3 Nov 2014 23:08
Pop stars really upped their Halloween game this year. Beyonce and Blue Ivy melted hearts with their adorable Janet and Michael Jackson costumes, while Iggy Azalea had everyone in stitches by dressing up as Marlon Wayans...
Tom Sneddon, Michael Jackson Prosecutor, Dies at 73
Hollywood Reporter - 3 Nov 2014 00:08
Jackson included a derisive line about Sneddon in one of his songs
Ariana Grande Locks the Weeknd in a Basement for 'Love Me Harder' Video
SPIN - 3 Nov 2014 20:57
In Ariana Grande's new video for her My Everything cut, "Love Me Harder," the singer pouts and prowls through a sandy drawing room as she slowly turns into a human cat...
Lady Gaga Covers 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up" During ArtRave Concert: Watch
Idolator - 3 Nov 2014 19:08
Lady Gaga gave her best Linda Perry impersonation, when she covered 4 Non Blondes‘ 1993 hit “What’s Up” during the Vienna stop on her ArtRave concert. Mother Monster transformed into a musical beast, as she pushe...
Sting's Visceral, Emotional 'The Last Ship' Arrives on Broadway
Rolling Stone - 3 Nov 2014 18:24
At the close of the first act of The Last Ship - the musical conceived by Sting that just opened on Broadway - a group of workers charge the fence that locks them out of the shutdown shipyard where they had worked all th...
Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx on 'Annie' Singing Lessons, 'Any Given Sunday' Reunion
Hollywood Reporter - 3 Nov 2014 17:19
"I was naked when the camera was off, because I didn't want everyone to go crazy!"
New Music: Albums by Neil Young, Bette Midler and Miguel Zenón
The New York Times - 3 Nov 2014 23:40
Neil Young, Bette Midler and Miguel Zenón have all released new music.
The Decemberists Detail Intensely Personal and Emotional New LP
Rolling Stone - 3 Nov 2014 23:32
A few months after the Decemberists performed their first headlining concert in three years, the Portland, Oregon group have readied the release of its first record in four years. What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful ...
Taylor Swift To Perform "Blank Space" On American Music Awards
Idolator - 3 Nov 2014 20:48
Beware, boys: She’s got a pen handy. Taylor Swift‘s ominous anthem “Blank Space,” a cheeky warning to all of her future suitors, is officially the next single off of the pop singer’s projected million-plus sell...
Buraka Som Sistema Reveals Lisbon's Musical Melting Pot
The New York Times - 3 Nov 2014 20:20
The Portuguese ensemble Buraka Som Sistema shows the melting-pot side of this former colonial power.
R.E.M., Neutral Milk Hotel Donate Items to Save Iconic Church Steeple
Rolling Stone - 3 Nov 2014 17:37Rihanna Is Back On Instagram [PHOTOS]
The Boombox - 3 Nov 2014 01:39
Guess who's back? Rihanna made a grand return to Instagram after a six-month absence. On Sunday morning (Nov. 2), the R&B singer reunited with her 13 million followers with a photo of her head turned upside down with the...
Music Review: Gilbert and Sullivan Players Present 'Ruddigore' at N.Y.U.
The New York Times - 3 Nov 2014 00:14
The Gilbert and Sullivan Players present the operetta "Ruddigore" at the Skirball Center.
Music Review: 'Mass,' Leonard Bernstein's Teeming Effort From 1971
The New York Times - 3 Nov 2014 23:49
The production of "Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers," at Queens College on Sunday, encapsulated its composer, Leonard Bernstein.
Rihanna Covers Elle Magazine's December Issue, Reveals Hangover Cure & Worst Fear
The Boombox - 3 Nov 2014 23:45
What’s black, white and read all over? Rihanna’s high-fashion Elle magazine cover. The Princess of pop graces the front of the December issue, dressed in a black-and-white bustier and gown by Atelier Versace, structu...
Music Review: Kristian Bezuidenhout With Juilliard Players
The New York Times - 3 Nov 2014 23:43
The fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout led Juilliard students in a concert of orchestral works by Mozart and J. C. and W. F. Bach.
Rihanna, Katy Perry, Beyonce And More Dress Up For Halloween 2014: See The Pop Star Costumes
Idolator - 3 Nov 2014 23:42
Happy Monday, Idolator readers! We hope you all had an appropriately spook-tacular (groan) Halloween weekend, and hopefully, a far less spooky recovery the day after. As always, our favorite pop stars were out in full fo...
'Voice' Runner-Up Jacquie Lee Shares Series' Top Takeaway, Christina Aguilera's Advice
Hollywood Reporter - 3 Nov 2014 23:37
"When you're on the road and meeting all of these new people, you sort of lose your sense of reality and who you can trust"
R.E.M. and Neutral Milk Hotel Want to Restore a Georgia Musical Landmark
SPIN - 3 Nov 2014 23:32
Save the clock tower! Erm -- help rebuild St. Mary's Steeple! The 145-year-old Athens, Georgia landmark -- known to locals as the venue where R.E.M. played their first show in 1980 -- was demolished in 1990 to make room ...