• Drake Jungle Tour: "Madonna" Rapper Announces 6 North American Dates With Future

    Drake has been staying home, running through the six with his woes for most of 2015, but now the "Madonna" rapper is getting ready to get out and tour some of the new music he just released. Drake got warmed up at Future Music Festival in Australia in February and March, and then got some action last night, April 12, closing out Coachella on the main stage, but he is ready to take his show on the road as a solo act. The six-date "Jungle Tour" was just announced via Drake's Instagram and will be supported by Atlanta rapper Future.

  • Janelle Monae Teaches Sexy 'Yoga' in New Music Video with Jidenna [WATCH]

    Janelle Monae can't just lead her Wondaland Records, she also makes one heck of a yoga instructer. Today (April 13), the R&B songstress released her music video for her steamy new single "Yoga" featuring newcomer Jidenna, and she's the leader of the most female-positive yoga studio in history.

  • Billboard Charts Now Able To Reflect Bandzoogle's Sales Reports To Nielsen SoundScan

    Bandzoogle, the leading website platform for musicians, will now report its direct-to-consumer sales to Nielsen SoundScan, giving artists a chance to impact charts, Billboard reports. The site allows bands to include a "store page" where they can sell their music directly to their fans without a middle man, putting 100 percent of the profits in the artists' pockets as Bandzoogle doesn't take a cut. As of publication time, there have been $16,483,745 in member sales through the company and counting.

  • AXS TV to Air Jack White, St. Vincent, War on Drugs, Band Perry Coachella, Stagecoach 2015 Sets

    If you were not able to catch some of the Coachella 2015 sets this past weekend on the live stream, then you might be in luck. AXS TV, a television channel founded by Mark Cuban originally as HDNet before getting rebranded in 2012, will be broadcasting select Weekend 2 sets live on TV. Some of the artists who will be televised include Jack White, War on Drugs and St. Vincent. In addition to Weekend 2 of Coachella, AXS TV will be staying at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for the following weekend to broadcast 15 sets from Dierks Bentley, Kacey Musgraves and others. The news was first reported by 'Billboard.'

  • Patti Smith Announces 'Just Kids' Sequel 'M Train': New Book Due in October

    Patti Smith's 2010 memoir 'Just Kids' won a slew of awards and accolades for the singer, making her an in-demand author with stories to tell. According to Billboard, the 'Horses' singer has another one ready to go titled 'M Train.' The new book is described as a "sequel" to 'Just Kids,' which recounted her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and '70s. It is due out in October.

  • Yelawolf, Eminem Release "Best Friend" From Album 'Love Story' [LISTEN]

    Yelawolf and Eminem have released their collaboration "Best Friend" from the "Till It's Gone" rapper's upcoming sophomore album 'Love Story.' The track takes on a spiritual theme as Yela raps about his "Best Friend," talking about God and referencing all the struggles he has been through in his life that have put him on the path toward hell. Yelawolf -- real name Michael Wayne Atha -- handles the hook and adds a verse of his own, while Eminem snaps and goes in for more than 16 bars.

  • John Legend Starts FREE AMERICA Campaign To End Mass Incarceration: 'Glory' Singer To Perform, Speak At Correctional Facilities

    John Legend is working to end mass incarceration through a multiyear initiative called FREE AMERICA. He announced the campaign this morning and will perform at a correctional facility on Thursday in Austin, Texas, as part of a press conference with state legislators in hopes of starting a dialogue about the state's criminal justice system, the Associated Press reports.

  • Brad Paisley and Foo Fighters Guitarist Chris Shiflett Talk on 'Walking the Floor' Podcast

    In addition to playing guitar for one of the biggest bands in the world right now, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett also hosts an occasional podcast called 'Walking the Floor.' He has talked to a few big names, and recently country star Brad Paisley stopped by to gab about their chosen professions. Paisley even jammed with Shiflett's side project The Dead Peasants following the interview.

  • Stream Alabama Shakes's New Album 'Sound & Color' Ahead of April 21 Release [LISTEN]

    Alabama Shakes have been offering bits of their new album 'Sound & Color' recently, but NPR now has the entire effort available to stream ahead of its April 21 release. The new LP is the band's highly anticipated second album following the success of 2012's 'Boys & Girls.' So far, fans have heard "Don't Wanna Fight" and "Gimme All Your Love" from the album.
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