• 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.

  • Will Smith, Jay Z Executive Team Up To Produce Emmett Till HBO Miniseries

    Will Smith and Tidal owner Jay-Z have decided to collaborate once more for an HBO miniseries documenting the life and story surrounded Emmett Till, a teenager who died in 1955, sparking the civil rights movement. Writers are being sought out for the un-titled project expected to span six hours.

  • Tame Impala Offers Free Magic Bus Experience; 'Currents' Scores First UK Top 10 Album

    For the very first time, Tame Impala has erupted in the Top 10 of the UK's Official Albums Chart with their third dance-leaning studio album, 'Currents.' The Perth, Australian band's third LP stormed the charts today and stole the number three slot, undoubtedly surpassing the successes of their 2012 debut album, 'Innerspeaker,' which sat at Number 144 and their 202 follow-up album, 'Lonerism', which peaked at Number 14.

  • Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert Tweet Each Other About Ashley Monroe After Divorce

    It seems as though Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's shocking divorce may have been amicable, after all. Though rumors of infidelity and "living separate lives" have surrounded the country duo, the two still seem more than friendly with each other. Today (July 24), four days after the separation news broke, the two tweeted each other, joking about mutual friend Ashley Monroe's new album.
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