Caitlin Carter

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  • Grammys 2015 Best Pop Solo Performance Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Sia Battles Sam Smith, John Legend, Taylor Swift & Pharrell

    The 57th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live from the Los Angeles Staples Center this Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. We've examined the biggest categories and have put in our two cents on who we think should win and who we think will win each award. Vote for your pick in the poll at the bottom of the page. Sia's "Chandelier" is one of the only pop songs that instead of getting really old after a while actually gets better with time. Every new performance seems to bring out more layers. It's a truly powerful song that will stand the test of time. The range of notes Sia hits and the texture of her sound blows the other nominees out of the water. This song is also up for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Music Video, but Sia shines especially bright in this performance category. You can hear the pain in her voice, you can feel her struggle.

  • Virus Syndicate Talk New Album 'The Swarm,' UK Vs. US Hip-Hop Production & More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    UK grime collective Virus Syndicate recently dropped their latest album The Swarm. Packed with 19 tracks, the effort features collaborations with hip-hop/crossover producers and DJs including DJ Muggs of Cyprus Hill, Skism, Savant, and Buku. The Swarm mixes elements of trap, dubstep grime, and electro for their most ambitious and raucous work to date. Keeping the street kid spirit but looking toward the future of hip-hop, The Virus Syndicate is ready to take their brand of UK hip-hop stateside.

  • Show Us How You GRAMMY Photo Contest: Win 2015 Nominees Compilation Album & More

    Need help catching up on today's hot music talent? The 2015 GRAMMY® Nominees compilation album has you covered. The 21st installment of the best-selling series features 21 top-charting hits from a diverse array of this year's GRAMMY-nominated artists and songwriters. Hear songs from Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance nominees including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Beyoncé, Iggy Azalea, Coldplay, Katy Perry, John Legend, Hozier, Coldplay, Sam Smith, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, and many more.

  • Sarah McGowan Talks New EP 'Indian Summer,' Plans For 2015 & More; Performs "Molly" Live [EXCLUSIVE PODCAST]

    Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sarah McGowan started writing songs at the age of 14 in her hometown of Darien, Connecticut. After composing an original piece of music and performing it at her high school, she began to pursue music as a potential career and has since evolved her sound from Taylor Swift-inspired pop to a dark, folk style. She completed her degrees in Music and Spanish at NYU in 2014 and just released her first EP, Indian Summer, last month.

  • Grammys 2015 Best Urban Contemporary Album Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Beyoncé, Pharrell, Chris Brown, Jhené Aiko, & Mali Music Battle For Award

    The 57th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live from the Los Angeles Staples Center this Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. We've examined the biggest categories and have put in our two cents on who we think should win and who we think will win each award. Vote for your pick in the poll at the bottom of the page. Although we don't predict G I R L winning Album of the Year, the effort could fare well in the Urban Contemporary department, which in its third year as a category celebrates albums that include "the more contemporary elements of R&B and may incorporate production elements found in urban pop, urban Euro-pop, urban rock, and urban alternative." Pharrell is the face of contemporary production, and his latest effort splashes pop, funk, and dance onto its R&B canvas. The album also features heavyweight contributors Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Daft Punk and Miley Cyrus, adding to its mainstream appeal.

  • Grammys 2015 Album of the Year Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Beyoncé, Beck & More Battle For Award

    The 57th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live from the Los Angeles Staples Center this Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. We've examined the biggest categories and have put in our two cents on who we think should win and who we think will win each award. Vote for your pick in the poll at the bottom of the page. Beyoncé's surprise self-titled album will be hard to beat. It was, in the truest sense, the most influential album of the year. The effort was unprecedented as far as marketing, promotion and the massive visual component that tied everything together. With no prior promotion, it sold more than 828,773 copies in the first three days, which is impressive in an era where streaming and piracy are killing sales of actual downloads.

  • Chief Keef Reunites With Lil Durk On New Song "Decline" [LISTEN]

    Chief Keef teams up with his former Chicago rival Lil Durk for the Young Chop-produced "Decline." Their first collaboration in a few years, Keef takes on the hook, singing about declining phone calls from persistent women and adding a verse in between Durk's own two verses.

  • The Weeknd Drops "Drinks On Us" Remix, Previews "Where You Belong" From 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack [LISTEN]

    The Weeknd has released the full version of his remix to Mike WiLL Made-It's "Drinks On Us," which was teased on Twitter Saturday night and was originally featured on the Mike WiLL's collaboration-filled new mixtape, Ransom. The Canadian crooner joins original contributors Future and Rae Sremmurd's Swae Lee, taking over the beginning of the track and giving it more of a sensual R&B feel.

  • Katy Perry Gets "XLIX" Tattoo Commemorating Super Bowl Halftime Performance [PHOTOS]

    Katy Perry delivered a roaring set during last night's Super Bowl Halftime Show, and she commemorated it with some new ink. Still glammed up with her slicked-back ponytail and fur coat, she continued the festivities into the wee hours of the morning, posting a photo on Instagram of a tattoo artist inking "XLIX" into the inside of her ring finger to celebrate a job well done at Super Bowl 49.

  • Bobby Shmurda Has Posted Bail, Faces Six New Charges

    After appearing in court yesterday, Bobby Shmurda (born Ackquille Pollard) might finally be getting out of jail. The rapper, who is currently locked up on a variety of charges, has reportedly secured a bail bondsman to put up his $2 million bail. Ira Judelson, a bondsman to the stars, will front the money as early as next week, Bossip reports.

  • Chance The Rapper Talks Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, New Album 'Surf,' The Chicago Hip-Hop Community & More In The Fader Cover Story

    Chance the Rapper's upcoming album with his band The Social Experiment, titled Surf, was slated for release in 2014, though it never ended up coming out. Save for a censored tracklist posted to Instagram and an interview with Billboard three months ago, the Chicago rapper has remained mostly silent about the new project until yesterday, when he unveiled a teaser video starring supermodel Cara Delevingne. Now he and his band are featured on the latest cover of The Fader. In their cover story, Chance clarifies that Surf is not a Chance the Rapper album, rather it's a Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment project. Chance is just another member of the four-member group. The rapper also dishes on his come-up, why he hasn't signed with a label, the Chicago hip-hop community, and his band's approach to making music, among other topics. Here some things we learned:

  • Katy Perry Talks Rumored Taylor Swift Beef, John Mayer Relationship, Childhood, Lenny Kravitz & More Ahead Of Super Bowl Halftime Performance

    With the Super Bowl just days away, Katy Perry graces the cover of Billboard magazine ahead of her halftime performance. When she takes the stage at the University of Phoenix stadium on Sunday, she will perform for 12-and-a-half minutes for an audience of about 100 million TV viewers and 63,400 attendees. The cover story follows Perry through rehearsals, where she dishes on her childhood, her home life, her relationship with John Mayer, her rumored beef with Taylor Swift, and her thoughts on all things Super Bowl XLIX-related, among other topics. Here's what we learned:

  • Snoop Dogg Stars In Super Bowl Commercial For Eat24 Alongside Gilbert Gottfried [WATCH]

    Nowadays, you don't have to wait until Super Bowl Sunday to watch those highly anticipated commercials. They're been surfacing online all week. It's really such a weird concept that we try to skip commercials every other day of the year but we tune in especially for them during the Super Bowl - but I digress. The latest celebrity-featuring commercial comes courtesy of Snoop Dogg and Gilbert Gottfried to promote a new food app called Eat24. The app brands itself to be a "food truck in your pants" and works to combat hangur.
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