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William Hill have slashed the price of Sam Smith singing the next Bond theme following a significant move and he is now odds on at 2/5

Anyone who's been to the Austin-based music, film and interactive festival SXSW knows that Saturday is the finale, the best day when it's all winding down and (at least as a festival goer) it's easier to just relax a lit...

This is a TGIF that Chris Brown can truly be thankful for. The singer's felony probation as a result of his 2009 assault against then-girlfriend Rihanna has come to an end.

Arular, M.I.A.’s powerful, adventurous debut, turns 10 years old this Sunday. To celebrate the anniversary and that record’s enduring legacy, she spoke to Rolling Stone, looking back on the making of the album, the p...

Both rocker Mick Thomson and his brother sustained serious injuries.

Emily Eavis has responded to the outcry over Kanye West headlining Glastonbury, and says that she and her father have “no regrets” in their booking decision, despite the unexpected popularity of the petition to cance...

Russell Simmons is bringing hip-hop to the Great White Way. The rap impresario is producing a new Broadway musical on the early days of hip-hop titled The Scenario.

Mississippi duo Rae Sremmurd didn’t take the stage at Hype Hotel for SXSW in Austin, Texas on Friday night (March 20) so much as explode on to it. A wild, exhilarating blast of power and noise, the rap tandem steamroll...

The ever-innovative Meredith Monk is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her professional career.

Bob Geldof and Thomas Cohen have a strong relationship and he sees his grandsons on a regular basis.

Björk is one of the few artists working whose music videos are almost always worth a watch — at the very least, they’re reliably strange and usually contain some pretty striking imagery. Now, in support of Vulnicura...

"You have to be careful when it comes to copyrights," Legend said.

SXSW is safer, less obnoxious, and more manageable this year. I’ve been coming since 2006 and this week’s fest may end up being the most enjoyable overall. Notably, Austin isn’t overrun with pop stars and corporate...

Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight collapsed while in court, following the judge ordering that his bail be set at $25 million. This is the fourth time that Knight has collapsed in court. According to his lawyer, Ma...

DJ Esco, Future’s longtime tour DJ, spent 56 days jailed in Dubai last year. That’s not the kind of experience you get over quickly, so it follows that the incident serves as the inspiration for Future and Esco’s n...

Neil Diamond performs at the Barclays Center on Thursday.

Robyn will spearhead a festival in her native Sweden this April that aims to promote the inclusion of women in technology. The one-day Tekla Festival will take place April 18th at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sto...

Modest Mouse brought their Strangers To Ourselves press tour to CBS This Morning: Saturday today. The band performed “The Ground Walks, With Time In A Box” and “Coyotes,” and Isaac Brock sat down for a surprising...

After years of rumors and false starts, Modest Mouse are finally back in the public eye thanks to their new album Strangers To Ourselves...

There were some tears and some flubs, but the singer showed exceptional voice, exceptional pluck, and exceptional sense of the marketplace.

It looks like Nicki Minaj is having a lot of fun on her European leg of the Pinkprint Tour. On Friday (March 20), her trek landed in Frankfurt, Germany and suffice to say, the Barbz were happy to see her. So much so, one...

It’s easy to get lost in Shura’s ’80s-channeling doe-eyed pop without realizing how sad the songs are. The British trio is fronted by Alexandra Denton — who also writes most of their lyrics — and it wasn’t un...