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All of this week’s best songs boast a balls-to-the-wall letting go in their own respective ways. Some are aggressive, others are shy and muted, but none of these artists are afraid of asking themselves difficult questi...

The musical collaboration and friendship between the Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus has been well-teased and well-documented but, outside of two Beatles covers, we haven’t really seen anything significant come of it. We ...

Charli XCX thinks emoji use should reflect who you are as a person.

Courtney Love has spoken of how eager she was to have a family with Kurt Cobain.

The band is set to appear on May 8.

Josh Groban was "terrified" about asking Kelly Clarkson to sing a Phantom of the Opera duet with him for his new album Stages.

Ciara is "super thrilled" to be heading out on tour once again, admitting she's "excited like a little kid".

The influential girl group performs a high-energy set spanning an impressive career.

"We fell back in love with drums!" says Marcus Mumford. "It's as simple as that." The band is also scheduled for a Legends on Letterman live stream on May 5.

The Grateful Dead will kick off their string of Fare Thee Well concerts with Trey Anastasio in late June, but the Phish guitarist offered up a preview at what was in store for those five shows when he performed a pair of...

Look up in the sky! It’s bird! It’s a plane! It’s Kendrick Lamar! In an interview with Mass Appeal, the magazine’s cover star revealed what kind of superhero he would be and it’s awesome.

Performances also include the American premiere of David Philip Hefti's "Monumentum" at Lincoln Center and works by Sofia Gubaidulina at Columbia's Miller Theater.

Reddit has unearthed some photos of Lana Del Rey supposedly on set filming a music video for her upcoming album Honeymoon. User SimeonsDilemma (presumably a Why? fan) claims to have found the images on Tumblr with the de...

Naughty By Nature's fourth album, 'Poverty's Paradise,' turns 20. The Boombox takes a look back at the project and highlight five of its best songs.

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from Lauryn Hill but on Saturday (May 2), the former Fugees rapper performed a song for Nigeria. The occasion? Apparently, Hill had to abruptly cancel one of her concerts in Lagos, ...

Zac Brown and his band of nimble-fingered shredders never shy away from taking risks and don't back down from broadening an already exceedingly eclectic sonic palette. And Friday night in Nashville, where -- following a ...

Killer Mike has penned an op-ed about the situation in Baltimore with the Run the Jewels rapper discussing the riots and criticizing Geraldo Rivera and Wolf Blitzer for attempting to "pander" and "sensationalize" the inc...

The dynamic LA duo Lost Kings have been on a hot streak this year and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Just this year they've released remixes of Halsey, Vance Joy, and Theif. With every remix they prove their...

On one hand it’s really fun seeing a sample pair of sneakers that you absolutely can’t get a hold of, but on the other, a game of what-ifs is always fun. New Balance is the next contestant and for their entry they’...

Earlier this week, Blur released an album called The Magic Whip, the first in 16 years from their classic four-man lineup. It's a strong album, one that hits many familiar sweet spots from their days as the most consiste...

Beyonce has added her voice to the conversation about the social unrest in Baltimore regarding the tragic death of Freddie Gray while in police custody.

Ben E. King scored lasting hits with records like "Spanish Harlem" and the Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk," but the recently-deceased New York native will always be best known for "Stand by Me," a Psalm-inspired ballad c...