• Drake and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Top Albums Sales Charts; Sam Smith, Beck and '2015 Grammy Nominees' Gets Award Show Boost

    Thanks to a week featuring at least two huge debuts, the album charts this week aren't too far from what the Billboard 200 reflected. Drake starts out with the biggest release of the year thus far, and in fact the biggest release of the last year (excluding a certain Taylor Swift). If You're Reading This It's Too Late sold 497,500 copies during its first three days of availability, suggesting that it could have racked up even more if the emcee had settled for a more traditional release date.
  • Drake Shocks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack, Tops Billboard 200 with Surprise 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'

    Everyone expected the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack to run away with this week's Billboard 200 chart...but then Drake happened. The emcee and his LP/mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late topped the list by moving 575,000 equivalent albums. The new metric for the chart, which takes streams into consideration, played to his favor as the album received more first-week streams than any other album in Spotify history. Among the other accomplishments that Drake managed to nab with his surprise album was becoming just the second hip-hop act to land his first four albums atop the Billboard 200 (the other is DMX). He quickly became the second bestselling performer for 2015 (behind Taylor Swift).
  • Beck Announces New Tour Dates

    Beck just announced a handful of new dates for the spring. The "Morning Phase" singer will make stops at the Hangout Music Festival and the Boston Calling Music Festival in addition to a few solo dates in May. The announcement comes a little more than a week after the artist took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, beating out Beyoncé's self-titled effort.
  • Kanye West Apologizes to Beck After Grammys Rant, Announces Collaboration with Taylor Swift on 'Ryan Seacrest'

    Just days after he stormed the Grammys stage as Beck accepted his Album of the Year award for Morning Phase, it's time for Kanye West's 2015 apology tour. Today (Feb. 11), the "Only One" rapper appeared on Ryan Seacrest's radio show for a variety of promotional reasons and to clear the air that there is no big Kanye/Beck feud. Oh, and West is also set to start recording new music with his other former awards show rival, Taylor Swift.
  • Michael McDonald Sounds Off on Yeezy, Beck Grammys Controversy

    It seems as though everyone has an opinion on the Beck and Kanye West Grammys controversy. Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, who has worked with acts like The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan -- Coachella anyone? -- is the latest musical mind to add his thoughts on the subject.
  • Shirley Manson of Garbage Slams Kanye West After 'Only One' Rapper Disses Beck, The Grammys for Beyoncé Album of the Year Win

    Everyone has a hot take on Kanye West's post-Grammys rant, when he slammed the award show and Beck because Beyoncé lost Album of the Year to the alt-rocker's Morning Phase. After the "Only One" rapper said Beck did not respect artistry, everyone from the Beyhive to Beck himself has had something to say, and now Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has shared her opinion, blasting West for being the real one who does not respect art.
  • Beyoncé Talks "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" Grammy Performance

    Despite losing the Album of the Year award to Beck, Beyoncé reigned supreme in the performance realm of the Grammys. She introduced the gospel standard "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" to a legion of pop fans and followers in a show-stopping tribute to the civil rights movement. Bey talked about the political message of the song following the ceremony in a video clip, revealing her personal connection to the standard as well.
  • Grammys '15: Prince Steals Show With Album of the Year Intro, Jumpsuit

    Prince walked onto the 2015 Grammys stage with more purpose and swagger than any contemporary pop princess or rap genius sitting in the front rows of the Staples Center last night, Feb. 8. The "Purple Rain" singer was there to present the award for Album of the Year and stole the show with his orange jumpsuit and superb smirk. Prince was able to sum up the category and, for that matter, the current state of music while dropping an educational, political and cultural bomb in the process.
  • Grammys 2015: Beck Responds to Kanye West's Defense of Beyoncé

    Beck, along with most people watching the 2015 Grammys, thought Beyoncé should have won Album of the Year for her self-titled release. Kanye West took the questionable route of jumping onstage during Beck's acceptance, but the "Morning Phase" singer was perfectly fine with it. West continued to be critical of the choice and Beck after the show, but the alternative singer-songwriter told E! that he understands the rapper's frustrations. He even paid West a few compliments.
  • 'Who Is Beck' Trends on Twitter After 'Morning Phase' Beats Out 'Beyoncé'

    Following Beck's big upset over Beyoncé for Album of the Year, confused millennials flocked to Twitter in order to joke about the win and find out about the artist. "Who is Beck" had a brief but impressive trending stint on the social media site during the tail end of the 2015 Grammys. Beck supporters took to Twitter to help out the BeyHive and enlighten them as to who the "Morning Phase" artist is.
  • Grammys 2015: Kanye West Disses Beck, the Academy After 'Morning Phase' Upset Beyoncé for Album of the Year

    Kanye West is not happy with The Grammys once again. Last night (Feb. 8), Beck's latest record Morning Phase upset Beyoncé's surprise self-titled effort for Album of the Year. In one of the most confusing moments of the night, the "Only One" rapper jumped up on stage as Beck accepted his award, but now he's admitted that is was more than just a reference to his 2009 VMAs Taylor Swift diss, he's actually beefing with Beck.
  • Grammys 2015: Beck's Victory a Conspiracy to Destroy Rock Music (Not Just A Slight to Beyoncé)...Says Trapt

    Beck was somewhat the victim despite winning the Album of The Year award at the 2015 Grammys last night, due to the social media backlash he faced from...everybody who thought Beyoncé was going to won and should have won (probably the same folks behind the #WhoIsBeck trend). Perhaps things go much deeper than just a basic disagreement between Recording Academy voters and the listening public however: Perhaps his victory is all part of a music industry conspiracy to DESTROY ROCK 'N' ROLL.
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