• New Lead Belly Album Set from Smithsonian Features 15 Unreleased Performances Including 1947 Commentary on Queen Elizabeth's Wedding

    Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter has a new compilation coming out later this year in the form of Smithsonian Folkways' Lead Belly: The Complete Collection. If one thing connects the traditionally black music forms of blues and hip-hop, it's that the performers of both tend to have huge back catalogues that ensure we'll never hear everything they've recorded. Thus the new five-disc collection will include 15 songs that never saw proper release, including a much-discussed narrative discussing Queen Elizabeth's 1947 wedding to Prince Philip.

  • BottleRock 2015 Lineup: Imagine Dragons, Robert Plant, No Doubt, Passion Pit Headlining

    It has become customary for festivals to put their tickets on sale before a lineup is announced and expect fans to buy them based on the brand name. Festivals like Coachella and Tomorrowland are able to do this because they deliver quality lineups each year, but for those who have not built up the cache with music fans, it is important to use a lineup announcement to drive ticket sales. California festival BottleRock has announced its full lineup with a big cast of acts that include headliners Robert Plant, Imagine Dragons, No Doubt, The Avett Brothers and Foster the People, with a diverse group of indie, folk, rock and hip-hop acts like Passion Pit, Public Enemy, Portugal. The Man, The Iron Heart — one of our 2015 artists to watch, Zella Day and more.The festival takes place at the beginning of summer, between May 29 and 31, in the heart of Napa Valley to bring you all the finest local bottles one could desire.Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Jan 8., at 10 a.m. PST.Check out the full lineup below, via "Billboard."

  • Teresa Giudice's Prison Stint Has Ended Bravo's 'RHONJ'

    It looks like it really is the end of the road for "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." While the ladies still connected to the show would say they can continue without Teresa Giudice, Bravo executives apparently think otherwise. Even with her, the ratings for this past season were so low that they wisely brought in former cast members like Jacqueline Laurita to lure old fans back, and it worked. But without Giudice in the mix, according to the results from several focus groups that have been evaluated, the show is kind of doomed.According to a report by Radar Online, the network already knows that it is time to pull the plug."At this point, 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' is essentially done. Bravo has considered all of their options and they don't feel like there is really a show without Teresa. Whether the other women want to admit it or not, she is the star of the franchise. The show simply wouldn't be the same without her," says the source.

  • Monster Products Sue Beats By Dre for Allegedly Scamming Company Out of Potential $100 Million-Plus Payout from Apple Deal

    Dr. Dre might be the hip-hop billionaire and his name might be on the product line Beats by Dre, but he's not actually capable of designing and building headphones all by himself. The original line of Beats headphones were produced by Monster, best known originally for its high-quality line of audio cables. Now that company and its CEO, Noel Lee, are suing the Beats Audio company for allegedly using shady dealings to cut Monster out of the equation conveniently before being bought up by Apple for a huge amount.

  • 12 People Dead in Terrorist Attack at Satirical Newspaper 'Charlie Hebdo' Offices in Paris

    What an awful story to begin the day, as we have learned that two gunmen stormed the offices of "Charlie Hebdo," a French satirical newspaper, and opened fire during an editorial meeting. As of now, 12 people are confirmed dead and at least 10 more are injured. The shooting reportedly went on for five minutes and, in spite of having a shootout with police, both gunmen are still on the loose. The publication has been vilified for years because of its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad and its offices were actually fire bombed once before.The publication had been seen as so much of a target that up until recently there was a strong police presence outside of the offices. Sources have said that it was only recently that the building became less protected. According to Chris Parsons of Yahoo News UK, French President Francois Hollande visited the site of the attack and has since called an emergency meeting."Charlie Hebdo" has a history of causing controversy with cartoons of Islam's prophet Muhammad. Speaking to the BBC after its office was firebombed in November 2011, the paper's editor-in-chief, Stephane Charbonnier — who is said to be among the dead today — said the incident had only confirmed that it was right to take the stance it did.

  • Phylicia Rashad Claims Accusations Against Bill Cosby Are 'Orchestrated' to Destroy His Legacy

    Bill Cosby's reputation and legacy has completely nosedived in under two months thanks to a string of allegations by several different women. Is Cosby really capable of drugging and sexually assaulting women on a regular basis? Could this many people who have never met be telling the same lie? That is what the comedian's legal team is trying to convince us of. It seems the public has hung on the words of those affiliated with Cosby and input from those who worked with him on the set of "The Cosby Show" seems invaluable. Finally, Phylicia Rashad is speaking up.Rashad was Cosby's television wife for years, and after staying quiet for several weeks, she finally spoke exclusively with Showbiz 411 yesterday, and she staunchly defended her friend."Rashad, who is one of our greatest stage actresses, has kept quiet, didn't seek me out and even said, 'I don't want to become part of the public debate.' But knowing this she did say to me, 'I love him' about Bill Cosby. She stands defiantly behind him. She told me that in the years she's known him, she has never seen the behavior alleged by the women who say they were drugged and raped, or sexually harassed," wrote Roger Friedman."Forget these women," Rashad said. "What you're seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it's orchestrated. I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy. And it's a legacy that is so important to the culture."Rashad dismisses claims from Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson."Oh, please," she said when their names came up.She is also quick to defend Camille Cosby."This is a tough woman, a smart woman," she told me. "She's no pushover."

  • Governors Ball 2015: Drake, Deadmau5 and The Black Keys Top Lineup; Bjork and Florence + The Machine Also Set to Appear

    Governors Ball will once again be claiming Randall's Island in New York City for its fifth rendition and once again, the lineup is bigger than ever. The clear headliners are Drake, EDM figurehead Deadmau5 and rockers The Black Keys, all of whom will be making their first appearances at the festival. Other "sub-headliners" listed include Florence + The Machine, My Morning Jacket and Bjork.

  • Holy Ship! Setting Sail Across Mediterranean Soon According To Gary Richards

    Hard Events's Holy Ship! has become one dance music's premiere destinations for fans who want to party out at sea with their favorite DJs. Entering its fourth year, the dance cruise just completed its first journey from Miami with Djs like A-Trak, Pretty Lights, Laidback Luke, Flume, Duke Dumont, Rl Grime, Gorgon City and others were brought along for the four-day voyage. 2015 saw the cruise expand to two seafaring expeditions out of Miami, but according to an interview by Revolt with Gary Richards, the founder of Hard Events, which hosts Holy Ship!, the promoter has their sites on another market, Europe, specifically the Mediterranean.

  • Joey Bada$$ Shares 'Teach Me' featuring Kiesza From B4.DA.$$ [LISTEN]

    Joey Bada$$, real name Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, has been in the news over the past few days for all of the wrong reasons. Instead of people focusing of his upcoming album, the Brooklyn rapper has become snared in legal troubles following an incident at Falls Festival in Byron Bay Australia where he allegedly punched a security guard. He looks to right the ship of his public image with a new single preview coming from his album B4.DA.$. Scott took to the BBC radio waves to premiere the song with Zane Lowe, who jamed the new single, "Teach Me" featuring Kiesza, as the "Hottest Record In The World."
View More
Festivals
Popular Now