• Kendrick Lamar First Performer with Two Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Since Taylor Swift; First R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Since Beyonce

    Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp A Butterfly pulled off something that few performers outside of Taylor Swift have managed to wrangle in the last few months: holding the no. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for more than one week. The album spent a second week at the top spot on the chart-the only performer aside from Swift (who spent a total of 11 weeks at no. 1 with 1989) to have done so since November, having sold 123,000 equivalent units during its second full week of sales. The accomplishment is even more relevant for the R&B/Hip-Hop genres, where Butterfly becomes the first album since 2013's Beyoncé to spend multiple weeks at no. 1.

  • Baauer, Fetty Wap & Dubbel Dutch's "Promises" Released as Part of Adidas's Songs From Scratch Series [LISTEN]

    Originally previewed Monday, March, 30, Brooklyn-based trap producer Baauer, New Jersey up-and-coming rapper Fetty Wap -- real name Willie Maxwell -- and another Brooklyn producer Dubbel Dutch's collaboration "Promises" has been released as a free download. The track was put together as a part of Adidas's Songs from Scratch series, joining other collaborations between hot rising stars like Chet Faker and Goldlink, Joey Bada$$ and Chuck Strangers, Jacques Greene and Tinashe, Jeremih and Shlohmo and others.

  • Bloods Protest Selection of Snoop Dogg for 2015 MLB All-Star Game Performer at Cincinnati Reds Home Field

    Representatives for the United Bloods Affiliates have released a statement denouncing the decision of Major League Baseball to feature Snoop Dogg as part of the 2015 MLB All-Star Game entertainment, which will be held at the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ballpark this year. UBA claimed that featuring a noted Crips affiliate as a musical guest unfairly painted over the relationship of the Reds and the notorious Los Angeles gang, as well as Bloods' contributions to the history of gang warfare as a whole.

  • 'Fashion Police' Giuliana Rancic Denies Eating Disorder, Blames Cancer Medication for Being Too Thin

    Giuliana Rancic has found herself tangled in controversy over the past several weeks, but instead of slowly fading away the drama seems to just snowball for the E! host. First there was the infamous comment that Rancic made about Zendaya Coleman on Oscar night. Sure she apologized, but when all was said and done that comment was the catalyst for Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin quitting 'Fashion Police' before Melissa Rivers decided that it was best to put the show on hiatus. The stress has taken a toll on Rancic's personal life, leaving her looking skinnier than ever and the backlash has been pretty vicious. She has denied having an eating disorder, blaming her cancer medication for making her look too thin.

  • Andy Kim & Kevin Drew Talk 'It's Decided,' Defining Success, Remaking 'Shoot 'Em Up Baby,' And Other Lessons Learned [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    Andy Kim and Kevin Drew are a seemingly unlikely duo, despite both hailing from Canada. You probably know Kim as the industry veteran who co-wrote the Archies' hit "Sugar, Sugar" and classics like 1974's "Rock Me Gently" and "Shoot 'Em Up Baby." Drew, on the other hand, is best known for his indie music collective Broken Social Scene as well his two solo LP's Spirit If... (2007) and Darlings (2014). The two continually bumped into each other over the years and eventually formed a friendship. From there they decided to make music together. The result, It's Decided, which dropped in February on Drew's label, Arts & Crafts, was a labor of love for the two musicians and marked a new chapter in Kim's story. The album explores the journey of a man who has seen both the ups and the downs in life, but is ultimately at peace with it.

  • The Chainsmokers, Great Good Fine Ok "Let You Go" Music Video: "Kanye" Duo Have Awkward Threesome [WATCH]

    The Chainsmokers have unveiled the music video for their latest single "Let You Go" featuring Brooklyn indie band Great Good Fine Ok. The "Kanye" producers teased the topic of the video back when the track was released, but now the full visuals have been unveiled and the quirky personality are on full display from duo Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. The video documents a crazy day and night out on the town in Los Angeles with some unknown female protagonist who at the end of the day probably is the one calling the shots in this relationship. After having some sex in a hobbit-like bookstore while Drew reads in the next row seemingly oblivious, Taggart is dragged into the situation, which becomes a steamy and physical love triangle that ends up being awkward between them. Do not be surprised if this is based on a true story. Watch the clip below of the awkward threesome.

  • How Andy Kim & Kevin Drew's Collaborative New Album 'It's Decided' Became A Success Story [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    Andy Kim doesn't waste a heartbeat. If you have the honor to speak with him, it is because he felt you were worth those precious moments. Because that's all we are. That's all time is on this earth. Heartbeats. And we might as well feel something. It's Decided is not only the title of Kim's most recently effort, a collaboration with Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, but it's also Kim's mantra of sorts.

  • Joni Mitchell Hospitalized: Sara Bareilles, Emma Watson, St. Vincent & More Wish Folk Legend Well

    This morning (April 1), music legend Joni Mitchell was hospitalized after being found unconscious in her Los Angeles home. Best known for her 1971 album Blue and a slew of huge singles, her musical influence is felt from every corner of the industry. Though her camp reports that Mitchell is now conscious, in good spirits and undergoing tests in a Los Angeles hospital, musicians and celebrities flooded to Twitter to wish the "Big Yellow Taxi" singer well.
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