• Grimes Announces 'Visions' Follow-Up, Year After Scrapping More Pop Disc

    Alt-pop, alt-whatever musician Grimes has once again announced a release date for her new album, although we're inclined to believe it when we see it. The performer stated that her follow-up to 2012's Visions would be released during 2014...but then she axed the entire album after deciding that it came across as too commercial. The new album, which doesn't have a title as of yet, was confirmed for October 2015 by the performer this weekend.

  • Rihanna's Dior Ad Is Finally Here! New Song 'Only If For a Night' Soundtracks Stunning 'Secret Garden' Video

    After weeks of anticipation and a little Instagram tease, Rihanna's full Dior video campaign has arrived. Today (May 18), the "American Oxygen" singer and the fashion house teamed up to release the latest campaign video in its "Secret Garden" series, featuring the pop star parading around Versailles in France. Just as glorious as the fashion and the lush palace, the latest taste of "R8," Rihanna's Florence + The Machine sampling "Only If For a Night" soundtracks the ad.

  • Rihanna, Louis CK Announce New Relationship in 'SNL' Promos with Leslie Jones [WATCH]

    Saturday Night Live's massive 40th season is set to come to a close this weekend (May 16), and the sketch show got Rihanna to be the last musical guest. Just one day before airtime, the "B*tch Better Have My Money" singer joined forces with host Louis CK and SNL cast member Leslie Jones to shoot a few promos, and you best believe that RiRi is not going to deal well with being cast as CK's girlfriend of Jones peeing her pants.

  • Rihanna "BBHMM" Remixed By Diplo, Grandtheft Ahead Of 'R8' Release

    Rihanna's "BBHMM" has unsurprisingly become a radio hit and the target of remixes by electronic music producers all over the world. We have not seen any official reworks yet, until today when Diplo uploaded his remix alongside Canadian trap producer, DJ Grandtheft of the "Stay" singer's hit.

  • New Calvin Harris Biography on Following Path to Stardom Hitting Stores in October

    A lot of ink has been spilled on the rags to riches story of Calvin Harris, real name Adam Richard Wiles, and now a full length biography has been put together on the man who has electrified crowds across the world and crafted some of the biggest radio hits of the past couple years. UK journalist and author Douglas Wright, who according to his biography, has written, co-written or ghosted seven different biographies, has written a new book about Calvin Harris documenting his rise from a low-level employee at a local supermarket in Dumfries, Scotland to one of the wealthiest, most in demand-global artists inside and outside the DJ booth. The book, titled "Calvin Harris: The $100 Million DJ," will be available on October 21, 2015.

  • Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Drake and More: 7 Stars Attend Prom with Very Lucky High Schoolers

    Justin Bieber and his crew made a stir over the weekend when they appeared at a high school prom in California to surprise the students in attendance. The result was a student body gone mad, resulting in one of the more memorable proms of all time without the pop star actually delivering a single song, reportedly. At least one attendee can tell her future (and possibly current) boyfriend about how she danced with Bieber at prom. Some musical acts have gone far beyond just crashing a prom however, actually attending a dance as someone's date. Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Drake: All have made appearances at high school way after attending high school.

  • Chris Brown & Rihanna's Unheard Duet "Put It Up" Surfaces [LISTEN]

    Chris Brown and Rihanna -- one of R&B's most tumultuous relationships -- spawned some memorable collaborations such as "Birthday Cake" and "Nobody's Business." Although the relationship has since ended, a previously unheard collaboration called "Put It Up" has surfaced online. The duet was originally recorded for Brown's 2014 album X but ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor, according to Rap-Up.

  • Rihanna 'American Oxygen' Music Video: New Single Gets Political with Visual Filled with History

    Rihanna is getting political in her new music video for "American Oxygen." Featuring footage from America of days present and past, the party-friendly singer takes on the racial tension and protests that have been sweeping the nation in recent years. Though the new single from "R8" was released to subscribers of TIDAL earlier this month, the "B*tch Better Have My Money" follow-up is now available for purchase and the visual has been uploaded to VEVO.

  • Ranking Drake Covers, from Lykke Li's 'Hold On, We're Going Home' to Florence +The Machine's 'Take Care' and More

    Lykke Li covering Drake's "Hold On We're Going Home" has several media outlets excited today, although the song was first performed by the Swedish alt star during 2014. Naturally there's always a bit of interest when one prominent performer covers another from a different genre, but perhaps the homage to the Toronto emcee has piqued our interest even more because covers of hip-hop singles are rare...due to the mistaken idea that regular old vocalists can't convert raps to their style. Even if that were true, Drake makes for a favorable cover subject thanks to his blending of rhythms and melodies throughout. We gathered five Drake covers from the Arctic Monkeys to Florence + The Machine and more, ranking them accordingly.

  • How Will Rihanna's 'Bitch Better Have My Money' Be Affetced by Exclusive Tidal Streaming Rights?

    The biggest announcement in the music industry last week was the details of Tidal, a new streaming service kickstarted by Jay Z and held by a number of big-name performers such as Beyoncé, Kanye West, Jason Aldean and Jack White. The future looks promising for the service as part owner Rihanna has released two tracks—"Bitch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen"—for exclusive streaming on the service. Billboard brings up a good question however: How will serving Tidal exclusively affect the way a song or album charts?
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