It’s an agonizing task picking out Nicki Minaj’s 10 best one-liners – a lot like selecting hay from a haystack. Hell, on 2012’s “The Boys,” she crowns herself “Punchline queen, no boxer though,” and when inspired, she even bests Lil Wayne, her boss and mentor. There may not have been enough room…… Source: RollingStone Link: Gritty in […]
On December 30th at 7 p.m. local time, the members of Pussy Riot will head to Moscow’s Manezhka Square to lead a nighttime protest demanding an “an end to Vladimir Putin’s regime, which is one of the real evils of the world today,” the controversial punk outfit said in a statement……. Source: RollingStone Link: Pussy Riot […]
A long-lost duet from Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist Linda Ronstadt has been unearthed after more than 25 years. “Where Is My Love,” which Ely has been playing live for a number of years, was recorded with Ronstadt in a Los Angeles studio in…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear an […]
Leonard Cohen’s return to the stage in 2008 after a 15-year absence remains one of the most impressive comebacks in music history. By the time he cut this new three-disc live album in September 2013, he had about 350 more shows under his belt. A great deal of the material…… Source: RollingStone Link: Live in […]
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, […]