Ariel Pink is one sleazy unicorn. “I’m a sexual athlete,” the Los Angeles bedroom-pop trickster boasts on his latest bong-swirl odyssey. Pink’s music manages to be at once glossy and murky, absurd and natural – pinging with ADD inventiveness from demented glam rock to lone-wolf disco to cartoon punk to…… Source: RollingStone Link: Pom Pom

For David Guetta’s sixth album, the Parisian pop-house producer lightens up on the hip-hop and veers toward a highly Grammy-friendly roster of guests including Sia, Nicki Minaj, Ryan Tedder and, on the Coldplay-at-the-rave title cut, John Legend. The songwriting remains basic, as always, and vocalist Sam Martin blandly belts “Lovers…… Source: RollingStone Link: Listen

Here are 50 splashes made in 2014, from SoundCloud-famous rappers, to Bandcamp-hustling indie rockers. They run the gamut from Billboard Top 20 hitmakers (DJ Snake, Bobby Shmurda, Echosmith) to critically acclaimed breakthroughs (FKA Twigs, Angel Olsen, Future Islands) to under-the-radar new voices that we just enjoyed. Hear them all in the Spotify…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear the […]

From Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj’s remix track to MJ and JT’s cross-generational duet, THR highlights the most memorable musical duos of the year Source: Yahoo Music Link: Best of 2014: 10 Top Music Collaborations

South Korean hip-hop stars claim that a contract was never signed for their song ‘Pay Day’ Source: Yahoo Music Link: K-Pop Stars Consider Legal Action Over Use of Music in 'The Interview'

The King of Country Music is once again king of the country road. George Strait had the highest ticket sales of any country music tour in 2014, according to a new list released by StubHub, and he was second only to British pop sensation One Direction overall. Luke Bryan comes…… Source: RollingStone Link: One Direction, […]

Ringo Starr will release a new album and hit the road next year, the former Beatle revealed in a new video uploaded to his YouTube page. Starr said the LP has been recorded and mixed, and will see release via Universal Records. The as-yet-untitled album will follow up his 2012 effort, Ringo 2012. Though the drummer didn’t say when…… Source: RollingStone Link: Ringo […]

One brisk morning this past November in New York City, Ty Herndon went for a run. He woke up, slipped on his sneakers and headed out for his usual eight miles or so — just one of the ways he keeps himself looking at least a decade shy of his…… Source: RollingStone Link: Why 2014 […]

The Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways is packed with references to the musical legacies of the eight cities where the band wrote and recorded their eighth LP. Many of these were detailed in the band’s accompanying HBO docuseries of the same name, but frontman Dave Grohl offered a more in-depth look at album closer “The River” for…… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave Grohl […]

Years before she conquered hip-hop as Nicki Minaj, Onika Maraj studied drama at the Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Queens. But even if her career goals were different, her scene-stealing intensity was the same. Thanks to British TV series You Saw Them Here First, fans can check out a brief…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch a […]