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STRYPER's New Album Is Is 'Heavy', 'Hooky And Melodic,' Says MICHAEL SWEET
Blabbermouth - 29 Dec 2017 20:04
STRYPER will return to SpiritHouse Recording Studios in Northampton, Massachusetts on January 10 to begin mixing its new album for a tentative April release via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2015's "Fallen", whic...
Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo Claims That You Can Make Money From Spotify
SPIN - 29 Dec 2017 19:07
Two days ago on Twitter, Portishead's Geoff Barrow was talking about Spotify's paltry royalty rates, claiming that it was basically impossible for artists to make any money from the streaming service. In the process, he ...
Snoop Dogg's Merry Jane and Jack In The Box Launch Merry Munchie Meal
The Boombox - 29 Dec 2017 17:00
Snoop and Jack In The Box are celebrating Cali's new legal weed laws.
Eminem Rules Billboard Artist 100 Chart for the First Time Thanks to 'Revival'
AceShowbiz - 29 Dec 2017 13:21
The album, which debuted atop Billboard 200, made the rapper climb from No. 37 to the top spot on the chart.
Listen to a Snippet of Jaden Smith's Acapella Version of Syre
SPIN - 29 Dec 2017 06:52
Jaden Smith has announced plans to release an acapella version of his November album Syre. The Neo Yokio voice actor also announced this month that a Syre sequel called Erys is coming in the new year. Smith teased the vo...
Post Malone's 'rockstar' Originally Featured T-Pain and Joey Bada$$
Billboard - 29 Dec 2017 06:44
Aversion of Post Malone'sinescapable hit “rockstar” featuring Joey Bada$$ and T-Painleaked this week. According to...
Big Sean Had Some Advice for Bryson Tiller About Hate and 'Frequency of Joy and Love'
Complex - 29 Dec 2017 06:04Jaden Smith releasing a cappella version of debut album
Music News - 29 Dec 2017 05:15
Smith is also putting out a record titled Erys.
John Legend Turns 39 On Board the Tokyo Flight to Nowhere
Billboard - 29 Dec 2017 03:47
John Legend had a rough start to his birthday Thursday (Dec. 28), but luckily Chrissy Teigen was there to make light of the situation as per usual....
WATCH: Jay-Z Drops Star-Studded Ava Duvernay-Directed "Family Feud" Video
Hip-Hop Wired - 30 Dec 2017 01:49
Jay-Z pulled out all the stops for the “Family Feud” video. The renowned Ava Duvernary directed the visual off the critically acclaimed 4:44 album. As teased, Hova is in church getting to his confession on to a regal...
The 40 Worst Songs Of 2017
Stereogum - 30 Dec 2017 01:20
The internet was a lot less fun this year. With Russians propagandists invading Facebook, neo-Nazis overrunning Twitter, child predators exploiting YouTube comments, ransomware attacking our Gmail, and Eminem infiltratin...
Watch My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields Perform a Rare Solo Set
SPIN - 29 Dec 2017 18:53
What's our Kevin Shields up to? Doing a lot more than just gazing at his shoes, it seems! This year, he's finished up work on lovingly crafted analog remasters of My Bloody Valentine's Loveless and Isn't Anything, appare...
Watch My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields Play Solo Show
Stereogum - 29 Dec 2017 18:15
My Bloody Valentine's semi-reclusive mastermind Kevin Shields almost never plays solo shows, but he played one last night. Shields was a part of Sigur Rós' Iceland festival Norður Og Niður, and he produced wave after ...
Jay Z Releases Music Video For "Family Feud" Starring Beyoncé and Blue Ivy
Complex - 30 Dec 2017 01:57Jay-Z - "Family Feud" Video (Feat. Beyoncé)
Stereogum - 30 Dec 2017 01:57
Jay-Z's thoughtful and confessional 2017 album 4:44 has already yielded a great many music videos, including truly great ones for the songs "The Story Of O.J." and "Moonlight." Today, he unveils a new one for "Family Feu...
David Bowie's Son Duncan Jones Launches Book Club Featuring His Dad's Favorites
Complex - 30 Dec 2017 01:56Quavo jokes about tryout with Texans after Heinicke plays
Miami Herald - 30 Dec 2017 01:55
Quavo of the Grammy-nominated rap group Migos had some fun on social media this week after it was pointed out that he once held a high school football record that …
Yet Another Group Has Sued Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson Over "Uptown Funk!"
Stereogum - 30 Dec 2017 01:54
It's now been three years since Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk!" conquered the known universe, and the song has already been subject to plenty of litigation. Ronson and Mars gave songwriting credits to the Gap ...
Ghostface Killah and the Apollo Brown alternate on raw masterpiece 'The Brown Tape'
Ear Milk - 30 Dec 2017 01:46
Ghostface Killah has returned with the lead single off the Mello Music Group's re-issue version of his crime/horror Hip-Hop masterpiece 'The Brown Tape'. The story behind 'The Brown Tape' is Ghostface Killah recounting a...
Chance the Rapper Needs Your Help to Write a Movie About Trump's First iPod
Complex - 30 Dec 2017 01:31Top 10 Hip-Hop Collaborative Albums of 2017, Ranked: Critic's Picks
Billboard - 30 Dec 2017 01:25
2017 was a notable year for hip-hop collaborative albums. There have been 20-plus joint rap albums that have dropped this year featuring the likes of...
Beyoncé Accepts Jay-Z's Cheating Confession In New "Family Feud" Video Teaser
Hip-Hop Wired - 30 Dec 2017 01:20
It seems Jay-Z is making a public apology to Beyoncé for the world to behold. Hov is seen confessing to his wife in a new video. In a new clip posted by the official Tidal Instagram account, a teaser of the “Family Fe...