Archive | August, 2015

Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift Open VMAs With Surprise Medley

Nicki Minaj provided an unexpected opening for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards as she teamed with Taylor Swift, who the rapper briefly beefed with in the months prior to the VMAs, onstage for a surprise duet. Minaj and a cadre of dancers started things off with a thumping rendition of “Trini Dem Girls” before Swift… Source: RollingStone Link: Nicki Minaj, […]

Watch Taylor Swift's Glamorous, Retro 'Wildest Dreams' Video

Taylor Swift premiered the romantic video for her latest single “Wildest Dreams” during the Video Music Awards pre-show. The video stars Scott Eastwood — Clint’s son — as her love interest and was previewed on her Twitter one week before the ceremony. Helmed by “Bad Blood” and “Blank Space” director Joseph Kahn, who… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

MTV VMAs 2015: Photos From the Red Carpet

Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus each took a strength-in-numbers approach to their VMA red-carpet arrivals. Swift showed up to the big night as one 10th of a sizable posse, rounded out the dream team of female co-stars featured in her “Bad Blood” video. The evening’s host, Cyrus, hit the scene with her family —… Source: RollingStone Link: MTV VMAs […]

MTV Video Music Awards 2015: The Complete VMA Winners List

With Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” video and Nicki Minaj’s opening performance dominating the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards early on, it’s easy to forget that the show actually hands out awards throughout the night. Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé led all nominees going into the evening, but who walked away with the coveted Moonman… Source: RollingStone Link: MTV Video […]

Charts: Disturbed Capture Fifth Straight Number One

Disturbed kept their impressive Billboard 200 streak alive as Immortalized, the heavy metal band’s first studio album in five years, grabbed the top spot in its debut week, giving Disturbed five consecutive Number One albums. The Chicago rockers join Metallica and Dave Matthews Band as the only other bands in the Nielsen… Source: RollingStone Link: Charts: Disturbed […]

Jay Z Joins, Quits Instagram After Michael Jackson Tribute

While Beyoncé ranks second on Instagram with 44.4 million followers, her husband Jay Z doesn’t even have an account on the photo-sharing network. That is, until Saturday, when the rapper joined Instagram to post a photo remembering Michael Jackson on what would have been the King of Pop’s 57th birthday. “Happy Birthday to… Source: RollingStone Link: Jay Z […]

Motorhead Cancel Gigs Over Lemmy's Altitude Sickness

Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister continues to pulverize fans’ eardrums on the road even as the heavy metal icon approaches 70, but after four decades of hard living and hard drinking, the rocker has finally confronted an obstacle he couldn’t overcome: High altitude. The band’s Salt Lake City gig was cut short… Source: RollingStone Link: Motorhead Cancel […]

Kanye West Sets '808s & Heartbreak' Concert in Los Angeles

Kanye West will revisit his 808s & Heartbreak next month when the rapper takes to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to perform his groundbreaking 2008 album. While West hasn’t formally announced the surprise concert, a listing for the September 25th show popped up on Ticketmaster (via Complex). A ticket pre-sale for the concert… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]