• Meek Mill Throws More Jabs at Drake on PinkPrint Tour Stop in Camden - Lost Cause?

    Mill's unwillingness to concede was made ever apparent last night when he took the stage in Camden, New Jersey on the PinkPrint Tour to address the "Back to Back" rapper. This time, Mill wasn't just taking aim at Drake--he also took some swipes at Drake's mother. However, at this point we have to ask, is it a lost cause for Meek Mill?
  • Australia's Northlane Opens Up Metalcore to Wider Skies on 'Node'

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at 'Blacked Out,' the new album from Northlane, a metalcore group relatively unknown to American listeners but well-publicized in their homeland of Australia.
  • Silversun Pickups Release Intense 'Nightlight' Music Video Ahead of 'Better Nature'

    It's been three long years, but Silversun Pickups is back to rolling out new music. On Thursday (Aug. 6), the "Lazy Eye" rockers unveiled the first taste of its new album Better Nature in its lead single "Nightlight." In true Silversun Pickups style, the track was accompanied by a highly cinematic and mildly creepy music video starring Boardwalk Empire actress Meg Steedle.
  • Chris Brown Calls Out Baby Mama Nia Guzman on Twitter for Using Royalty as "Meal Ticket"

    As he fights for custody of his daughter Royalty, Chris Brown is lashing out against his baby mama on Twitter. On Thursday night (Aug. 6) the "Body on Me" singer criticized Nia Guzman for just trying to milk him for all he's worth while barring him from seeing his baby girl. Brown didn't name Guzman per se, but in a series of tweets, he called out "females" who use their children "as meal tickets," and it doesn't take a genius to put two and two together.
  • Robin Thicke, Nicki Minaj Team up For New Single "Back Together" [LISTEN]

    Amid many rumors floating around the web this week suggesting that a newly divorced Robin Thicke was engaged and had popped the question to his 20-year-old girlfriend of eight months, April Love Geary, the "Blurred Lines" crooner insists that couldn't be further from the truth. However, he did propose that fans direct the misplaced attention to his new single with Nicki Minaj, "Back Together".
  • Kendrick Lamar Dissing Drake on Dr. Dre's 'Compton' Verses?

    Drake and Meek Mill are the two names on everybody's tongue right now, but it seems as if the former emcee has bigger problems than Nicki Minaj's boyfriend: Kendrick Lamar may have taken shots at Drizzy during his guest spots on Dr. Dre's Compton release.
  • Ariana Grande New Album 'Moonlight' to Be Led by Single 'Focus On Me'

    Could a new single from Ariana Grande's third studio album Moonlight be on the way soon? If new reports are accurate, then the answer is a resounding yes. On Thursday (Aug. 6), rumors began to spead that the "One Last Time" singer was prepping to drop a brand new track entitled "Focus on Me."
  • Kurt Elling, 'Passion World,' Concord Jazz (REVIEW)

    Every single one of singer Kurt Elling's 10 previous albums has been nominated for a Grammy Award (he won in 2009). Now comes album #11, 'Passion World,' five years in the making, is a world music potpourri of intriguing images, melodies, sadness and surprise.