• 1955 and 'The Ballad of Davy Crockett'...All 5 Versions that Charted

    On this date 60 years ago, a strange incident occurred on the popular songs chart: Four different versions of the same exact song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," came in the Hot 100. Thanks to the internet, it's easier for a wider variety of performers to exist and makes it less enticing for a record label to put five different versions of the same exact song. Imagine if Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Shakira were all replicating each other constantly. Then again, the song in question was boosted by "the Crockett craze" generated by Disney's three-episode biopic on the legendary frontier fellow (some have called it the first miniseries). Let's take a look at the four different singles that managed to chart during the summer of '55.

  • Drake Drops New Song About Friends at Jungle Tour Stop in Detroit: Watch

    Drake's short Jungle Tour has already spawned quite a few headlines. Earlier this week, the "Energy" rapper made waves by replacing the lyrics to his If You're Reading This, It's Too Late track "Madonna" to Rihanna, and now it seems as though he's rolling out new music. Last night (May 27) during a show in Detroit, Drizzy dished out a new set of friends-related rhymes.

  • Major Lazer Confirm Album 'Music is The Weapon:' 'Peace Is The Mission' Follow Up

    We already knew that Major Lazer had ambitious plans for 2015, releasing not one, but two albums during the calendar year. Now that vision is starting to take shape with their new album Peace Is The Mission, featuring a laundry list of stars like Ellie Goulding Pusha T, 2 Chainz and DJ Snake getting its release in a only a few days on Monday, June 1. Now according to Walshy Fire, who gave an interview with Australian publication In The Mix, there is another album on the way and it has been given a name - Music Is The Weapon.

  • Hit 'Serial' Podcast to Return for Two More Seasons of Different Stories

    After reeling in an abundance of viewers for its first hit season, the Serial podcast will regenerate with confirmed seasons two and three. Podcast host and producer Sarah Koenig announced via e-mail blast that she and her team are gathering information for two fresh, independent stories.

  • Kanye West Settles 'Bound 2' Sample Lawsuit With Ricky Spicer

    Kanye West has settled the 2013 lawsuit stemming from a sample used in his Grammy-nominated Yeezus track "Bound 2." The lawsuit was filed by Ricky Spicer, former soul singer of The Ponderosa Twins Plus One, who alleged that Kanye had used their song "Bound" with their authorization. According to paperwork viewed by Billboard (dated March 6) that was filed to New York court on May 11, the suit has been discontinued.

  • 70 Years of John Fogerty: Ranking CCR Frontman's Best Songs by Decade

    Happy 70th birthday to John Fogerty, the vocalist and guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival and his own solo act. Although he's best known for his time as frontman for CCR, Fogerty has been working as a musician for the nearly 40 years since his first band folded. To celebrate his nearly 50 years in the music industry, we went back and chose what we thought his best piece of work from the past five decades. After you're done here, feel free to comment below (we know the picks for the Creedence years will be controversial) and then check out our similar feature on Eric Clapton and Bob Seger.

  • Blink-182 Move Closer to 'Friendly Divorce' From Tom DeLonge

    Tom DeLonge's split from Blink-182 hasn't exactly been smooth and under-the-radar but as bassist-vocalist Mark Hoppus announced in an interview that the band is extremely close to sorting out all legalities and completely severing ties with the soon to be ex-guitarist.

  • TomorrowWorld 2015 Lineup: Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Hardwell Headline

    Heading into its third year, Dutch electronic music event company ID&T's biggest American festival, TomorrowWorld, has announced the first phase of artists who will be performing in 2015. The initial lineup headed to Georgia in September for the American transplant of Tomorrowland includes Tiësto, Steve Angello, Hardwell and Armin van Buuren.

  • Flume 'Some Minds' Video: 'Holdin On' DJ Dances In Sydney Opera House

    Flume has unveiled his first single of 2015 "Simple Minds" featuring Miike Snow vocalist Andrew Wyatt. In addition to the song, the "Holdin On" producer has released an accompanying music video that features Flume floating and dancing around the Sydney Opera House in the middle of the night.
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