Backstage at The Tonight Show, Slim Jimmy of the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd raves about the bright orange faux-fur trench coat he’s about to debut on national television: “Man, Obama’s gonna make me the first son when he see this!” says the 21-year-old MC. Not to be outdone, his 19-year-old…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flex Appeal: […]
A former partner of Beats Electronics founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine has filed a lawsuit against the duo, accusing them of improper business dealings. Monster Cable founder Noel Lee alleges that Iovine and Dre duped him into lessening and then selling his stake in Beats Electronics prior to the company’s billion deal with…… Source: RollingStone Link: Beats' Dr. Dre […]
The 2015 country-music concert event season seems destined for a solid success with the announcement of the new two-day Shaky Boots Festival near Atlanta, featuring appearances from Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jason Isbell and several more big Nashville names. The inaugural event will take place May 16-17 at the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Blake […]
Electronic firebrands the Prodigy will release their sixth studio album, The Day Is My Enemy, on March 30th via the band’s own label, Take Me to the Hospital, via Three Six Zero Music and Warner Bros. The LP, their first since 2009’s Invaders Must Die, will be preceded by a single called “Nasty,” which…… Source: RollingStone Link: The Prodigy […]
Huddie Ledbetter was born in January of either 1888 or 1889. He became a musician around the turn of the century and died on December 6th, 1949. Better known as Lead Belly, the folk music legend often wrote songs based on what was happening in the news, and late in…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear a […]
Drake, The Black Keys, Bjork, Lana Del Rey and Deadmau5 will headline the fifth annual Governors Ball at New York’s Randall’s Island June 5th through 7th. The popular festival will also feature performances by Florence and the Machine, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, St. Vincent and…… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Keys, […]
A care package featuring Eminem songs is “contraband personified,” says the music giant Source: Yahoo Music Link: Universal Music Files Copyright Lawsuit Over Mixtapes Sent to Prisoners (Exclusive)
The experimental musician leads a 24-piece orchestra through a performance of the film’s unnerving soundtrack Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'Under the Skin' Score Live: Oscar Contender Mica Levi on Music from the Sci-Fi Saga
Mounting rape allegations against the TV star brought planned disruption and fundraisers ahead of three comedy dates in Ontario Source: Yahoo Music Link: Bill Cosby's Canadian Concert Tour Sparks Protests
Kid Rock hops in his jacked-up truck and takes a trip down memory lane in the video for “First Kiss,” the latest single and title track from his upcoming record, out February 24th. The country rocker opens with a riff that splits the difference between the Cars and ZZ Top, and as…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kid […]