• Bob Dylan's Biggest Non-Newport Folk Festival Performances: Concert for Bangladesh, More

    Fans and promoters at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island will spend the entire weekend celebrating the 50th anniversary of the occasion when Bob Dylan first took the stage with an electric guitar, thrilling some of the audience and alienating just as many, who felt betrayed by the folk icon taking a more rock 'n' roll approach to his genre. Given 50 years to think about it, and excellent albums such as Highway 61 Revisited as a result, the folks at Newport are feeling a bit more generous about what is now considered one of the most iconic live appearances of all time. It certainly goes down as the most momentous concert in Dylan's career, but don't think that he hasn't played a few other "big" shows in a career that stretches nearly 60 years. Here are a few other big live moments for The Bard.

  • YG, Ty Dolla $ign Remix 'Big Tymin,'' Nef the Pharaoh's Breakout Hit

    Here's some much needed attention for Bay Area up-and-comer, Nef the Pharoah. YG and Ty Dolla $ign, remix young Nef's breakout hit, "Big Tymin'," which pays ode to the Big Tymers, the former Cash Money duo of Baby (now Birdman) and Mannie Fresh. "Big Tymin'" has been a hit in The Bay, and the new remix is 'bout to take it nationwide.

  • Monsanto Releases Rebuttal to Neil Young's 'Seeding Fear' Film; GMOs Good or Bad?

    Neil Young is known for latching onto certain causes from time to time, but his battle against Monsanto and genetically modified organisms (just plants in this case) has been raging for years. Not only did the rocker name his most recent album 'The Monsanto Years' and has now released a ten-minute short film detailing the dangers of big agribusiness, titled 'Seeding Fear.' Now the target company has stormed back, accusing the performer of letting his bias get out of control in the film.

  • Pink Floyd Thought About Hip-Hop for 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason'

    One would expect the most experimental bands in rock music to be among the first to incorporate new forms of music into their albums...but that doesn't mean we think Pink Floyd messing around with hip-hop is a good idea. Indeed, a Reddit post on the band's page pointed to a point in history where the band almost sorta tried it.

  • NBC Airing Ed Sheeran's Wembley Stadium Concerts...with One Huge Special Guest

    Ed Sheeran is kind of a big deal in the UK—just look at his streaming numbers from 2015 thus far—so it's no surprise that he can headline a gig at Wembley Stadium. NBC has announced that they'll be airing a special comprised of Sheeran's recent three-date stint at the venue for audiences across the pond.

  • Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Mark Ronson Drive Huge UK Streaming Numbers

    If you want a primer on how music streaming is taking off around the world, consider the year-to-year numbers from the UK, stretching from 275 million plays last July to 500 million through the tracking period that ended July 16, 2015. That's not exactly the "double" that Billboard's headline claimed (math, guys) but that is a remarkable jump. Residents of the UK have streams more than 11.5 billion songs, an 80 percent increase on the first six months of 2014, thanks to Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.

  • Albums Sequels That Worked: Led Zeppelin, Lil Wayne, Future and More

    The average blockbuster is hardly an original concept...everybody knows that the big money lies in sequels, such as the newly announced follow-up to Jurassic World, or the seventh installment of the Fast & Furious series. Granted, most of the time these films rarely end up being better than the original franchise. Although Furious 7 bucks the trend (the films actually got progressively better thanks to more and more absurd stunts and car chases), many questioned the need for the reintroduction to the Jurassic Park universe, especially after the last two sequels fell flat with critics (then again...all three of the follow-ups to the classic original have been box office smashes...so we're all to blame). Albums often work the same way, but occasionally the later chapters outshine the originals, or at least match them. Here are six albums that were better than the preceding ones with similar titles.

  • Birdman Speaks on Attempted Murder of Lil Wayne with Young Thug

    Birdman has finally spoken on the indictment that involves him and Young Thug in a plot to kill Lil Wayne. Police suspect that Jimmy Winfrey, who's currently in prison, acted on behalf of Birdman and Thug when he fired shots at Lil Wayne's tour bus at the end of April, but the Cash Money Records boss claims he had nothing to do with it.
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