• Grammys 2015 Album of the Year Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Beyoncé, Beck & More Battle For Award

    The 57th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live from the Los Angeles Staples Center this Sunday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. We've examined the biggest categories and have put in our two cents on who we think should win and who we think will win each award. Vote for your pick in the poll at the bottom of the page. Beyoncé's surprise self-titled album will be hard to beat. It was, in the truest sense, the most influential album of the year. The effort was unprecedented as far as marketing, promotion and the massive visual component that tied everything together. With no prior promotion, it sold more than 828,773 copies in the first three days, which is impressive in an era where streaming and piracy are killing sales of actual downloads.

  • Melissa Gorga Fears That Without Teresa Giudice to Fight With, She'll Be Fired From 'RHONJ'

    Could Melissa Gorga's days on "RHONJ" be about finished? Well, there are several things pointing in that direction. Gorga's storyline on the show for the last few seasons has been her constant feud with sister-in-law Teresa Giudice. By now everyone knows Giudice is in lockdown at a federal prison in Connecticut for the next year, and before leaving she demanded the Gorga's not discuss her family in the media in any way. Without Giudice, let's face it: There is precious little going on in Gorga's life. She fears sh'll be fired from the show.

  • Spotify Given Valuation of $5.7 Billion, According to New Report

    The news of Spotify's growth continues to roll in seemingly every week. The streaming giant just announced a deal with PlayStation and Sony that would launch a revamped service PlayStation Music across and PlayStation Network by connecting users's Spotify accounts to their gaming accounts. With all of the expansion that company has gone through in the past year or two, it has become one of the darlings of the music industry and tech startup world, where money flows like water. Spotify is seeing the payoff of that expansion with increasing valuations of its company, despite not being able to turn a profit. The latest valuation, according to a report from market research company Manhattan Venture Research, according to "Billboard," now has the Swedish streaming service sitting at $5.7 billion.

  • Grammys 2015 Record of the Year Nominees, Who Should Win & Who Will Win: Sam Smith, Sia & Taylor Swift Duke It Out

    When it comes to the Grammys, sometimes it seems like it's all about the big four: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. In a year filled with pop gems from every corner of the genre, this year's nominations for Record of the Year are stacked. From throwback singles from Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor to modern demonstrations of pop from Taylor Swift, Sia and Iggy Azalea, there seems to be no clear cut winner.

  • Hilarious Video Uses Faulty Logic to Justify Migos Better Than The Beatles. Watch and Be Illuminated.

    Several acts, including Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones, have been the subjects of misguided attempts to prove that an act exists that was of greater musical influence during the 20th Century than The Beatles. Maybe if you have a high-minded listener you can make the argument for Miles Davis. One act that probably didn't come to mind, unless you're Complex: Migos. The publication has come up with a short video giving ten reasons why the Atlanta hip-hop trio is a better act than the skiffle superstars.

  • KRS-One Upset With State of Hip-Hop: 'I Can't Make Money in America'

    KRS-One is an American rap legend who often had the distinction of "your favorite rapper's favorite rapper." He never made a huge impact on the charts, but his 1987 debut as part of Boogie Down Productions, "Criminal Minded," is often credited as one of the greatest hip-hop achievements ever. But he is upset with the state of hip-hop in this country, saying, "I can't make money in America."

  • Will Ferrell Dominates Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon in Lip Sync Battle With Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love' and 'Let It Go' [WATCH]

    Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart stopped by The Tonight Show recently for a special Super Bowl edition. The comedians were promoting their new comedy Get Hard and pleasantly joking around with Jimmy Fallon before all three took part in an epic Lip Sync Battle. While each entertainer had their moments, Will Ferrell destroyed the competition with his hilarious renditions of Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" and Frozen's "Let It Go."

  • Super Bowl's Most Shazamed Songs: What Commercial Soundtracks Got Most Interest? Car Commercials Do Best

    Advertisers paid more than $4.5 million per 30 seconds of airtime during the Super Bowl last night so they like to know that their wares get people's attention. One way to do this is to examine what soundtracks get Shazamed, or searched using music identification service Shazam. Last night's most Shazamed moments came during the halftime show (more on that later) but outside of that it looked like New York songwriter Marc Scibilia induced the most curiosity with his rendition of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" featured during a Jeep commercial.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers Reportedly Working With Danger Mouse for New Album

    Amid all the Super Bowl chaos and Katy Perry praise, Flea posted a tweet over the weekend reportedly confirming Danger Mouse as the producer for the next Red Hot Chili Peppers album. The post has since been deleted, Alternative Nation pointed out, but perhaps that is just the bassist's way of creating some hype. Either way, DM might be what the group needs for their 11th studio album.
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