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The Weeknd delivered a huge surprise as the musical guest for 'Saturday Night Live' over the weekend. The R&B crooner performed his No. 1 hit “The Hills,” which featured his surprise guest Nicki Minaj.

The Weeknd served as the musical guest for the Amy Schumer-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live, and the singer had a trio of surprises at the ready for the night of his performance. Before Abel Tesfaye even took the st...

Surprise guest Nicki Minaj joined The Weeknd for “The Hills” on SNL.

Beach Boys vocalist Bruce Johnston says memories of owning a Ford Ranchero when he learned to surf just might have influenced his vote in a Mississippi vintage car contest. …

Carey Lander, the keyboardist for Scottish indie-pop band Camera Obscura, passed away this morning after battling osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, since 2011. She was 33. Lander joined Camera Obscura in 2...

The 405's Umit Koseoglu spent some time with Frances in London for our latest Behind The Scenes feature. Check out the full gallery right here.

Jail records show rapper Scarface has been arrested for not making child support payments after being honored at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. …

With Ravi Coltrane on saxophones and Matt Garrison on electric bass, Mr. DeJohnette's group is appealing, and not just because of its lineage.

Foo Fighters had a few surprises in store for their headlining set at the second weekend of Austin City Limits. “‘Cause who wants to do the same thing all the time?” Dave Grohl asked the crowd on Friday night. “Y...

Janet Jackson claimed her seventh career Number One album as the singer's Unbreakable, her first LP in seven years, cruised to the top spot on the Billboard 200. Unbreakable sold 116,000 total copies in its debut week to...

Just when you thought that Nike had milked it’s Air Tech Challenge III silhouette dry they’ve pulled out a colorway that is sure to make you pull out your wallet. The legendary tennis shoe just reminded us of why we ...

The president decided to roast West about his music, political ambitions (remember that a while ago the rapper declared he would run for president?), and his connections to the Kardashian clan.

Arms Around A Vision shows that the band are finally beginning find their musical footing.

The estate of Jimi Hendrix is suing a Tucson man for a guitar once owned by the legendary guitarist. …

We caught up with Tom, one of the band's singers, to talk about their debut album, how we can beat London's nightlife crisis and what it means to be young and cut adrift in 2015.

Scarface’s night of recognition at the BET Hip Hop Awards this weekend ended rather unfortunately. TMZ reports that the Houston rapper was arrested in Atlanta on Friday night, just minutes after he accepted the channel...

Today we celebrate a woman who helped paved the way for other female rappers in hip-hop. Veteran rhyme-spitter MC Lyte turns 45 years old today (Oct. 11).

Janet Jackson returned to the greatness she was accustomed to last week when she released her eleventh studio album, the Hip-Hop boosted Unbreakable. The release has now become her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and ...

A monument celebrating the 40th anniversary of the rock band Kiss' visit to the northern Michigan community of Cadillac has been unveiled. …

The pianist played his "Variations on a Theme by Paganini" at the Peoples' Symphony concert on Saturday.

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is asking Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using the power ballad "Dream On" at campaign events. …

Kelli Wilson, a Black woman in Jacksonville, Fla,, claims that white cops beat and assaulted her after they saw her filming her husband’s arrest at a local convenience store. Wilson’s legal team says video of the inc...