• Chris Daughtry Talks Life After 'American Idol' & 'The Walking Dead' Conspiracy Theories [Q&A]

    After over a decade on television, American Idol is officially over, but Chris Daughtry is just getting started. The 36-year-old rocker may not have won the fifth season of the popular singing competition (ultimately losing to Taylor Hicks), still Daughtry walked away with something much better than the title: a legitimate career. Although he finished in fourth place, since his Idol run ended in 2006 Daughtry ranks third in the number of albums sold by any contestant to date (behind Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson respectively).
  • Wendy Talks Rihanna & Drake Dating: Says Men See Her as a "Holla Back Girl" [WATCH]

    Rihanna's dating history has linked her to many big names in entertainment but, she still has yet to find the one and settle down. Even with recent reports suggesting that she and Drake have been secretly dating, talk show host Wendy Williams believes this is just another hook up that will soon fade away because men only see her as "holla back girl" and just don't take her seriously in relationships.
  • Grimes Plays Dress-Up With Purity Ring, HANA, Others in Dreamy ‘California’ Video [WATCH]

    Electronic art-pop oddball Grimes has dropped the dreamy new video for her 'Art Angels single.' "California." It looks like it was an absolute blast to film: the Canadian, born Claire Boucher, plays dress-up and channels the likes of Dolly Parton and old-school Hollywood starlets with the help of friends including Megan James of Purity Ring, frequent collaborator HANA, Cecil Frena of Born Gold, model Eric Cheng, and her brother Mac Boucher.
  • 'Voice' Winner Jordan Smith Talks 'Something Beautiful,' Rihanna & Confidence [Exclusive]

    At times, it may seem as though The Voice contestants come and go with the wind, but season 9 winner Jordan Smith refuses to be forgotten. Fresh off his win as a member of Team Adam in December 2015, the young man with a magical voice released his debut album Something Beautiful in March. And, in bucking the tradition of Voice alumni who don't fare that well in sales, the 12-song LP debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. charts, right behind former The Voice coach Gwen Stefani's new album.
  • ‘Hopelessness’ Reviewed: ANOHNI Makes Protest Pop Music About Drones and Global Climate Change

    ANOHNI, formerly known as Antony Hegarty of the chamber pop group Antony & The Johnsons, fuses elements of dance floor-ready pop with conventions of protest music on Hopelessness, her debut album under new moniker. With help from avant-electronica producers Oneohtrix Point Never and Hudson Mohawke, she presents goosebumps-inducing protest music for an era marked by drone bomb strikes and global climate change.
  • Stream New Death Grips Album, ‘Bottomless Pit,’ Download The Stems [LISTEN]

    Experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips have surprise-released Bottomless Pit, their fifth studio album and follow-up to last year's double LP The Powers That B. They've not only made all 13 new rock-rap noise jams available to stream on YouTube, but they've also shared a free download of the stems for your remixing pleasure.
  • "Die Young" Singer Kesha Set to Tour with Diplo's Mad Decent Block Party

    While her legal battle with Dr. Luke continues, it has just been confirmed that Kesha is set to tour with Diplo’s Mad Decent Block Party this summer and fall.The traveling festival features artists such as Tiesto, Baauer, AlunaGeorge, DJ Snake, D.R.A.M., Kaskade and dozens of others.