• Izod Center—Longtime New Jersey Staple of Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and More—to Close in March

    It's almost a story out of a Bruce Springsteen song: All the jobs are going elsewhere and the town begins to die. The "town" in this case is the Izod Center at the Meadowlands complex in East Rutherford, one of The Boss's favorite concert joints in his home state. A rash of competition in the region, from the Newark Prudential Center to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, have begun swallowing up both music and sports events. Now Governor Chris Christie is pushing a plan to close the arena in March.
  • 'American Idol' Season 14 Recap & Review: 5 Best Auditions from Jennifer Lopez's Hometown and Adam Lambert's Return

    The gang headed to Jennifer Lopez's native New York City for the fourth auditions episode of American Idol Season 14. Jenny from the Block ...As an added bonus, former runner-up and current Queen frontman Adam Lambert stopped by to fill in for Keith Urban, effectively putting the country star's bromance with Harry Connick Jr. on hiatus (Urban was thankfully on tour during the shooting).
  • DJ Mustard Remixes Beyoncé's '7/11': 'IDFWU' Producer Gives Club-Friendly Twist To 2014 Hit [LISTEN]

    DJ Mustard is on the track. The prolific YG collaborator who dominated 2014 with his club-friendly sound has gotten back into the remix game with a fresh new take on Beyoncé's smash single "7/11" from the platinum version of her platinum selling artist album Beyoncé. Mustard does what he does so well in giving the fun, upbeat, autotuned original a club-friendly makeover with more powerful drums, bigger chords, chops up the vocals to fit the structure of the song and adds his own "drop" with pitched, rising synths.
  • Unreleased Tupac Interview From Just Before Death Surfaces: 'Changes' Rapper Was 'In Midst Of War'

    The saga of Tupac and his game-changing career has been very well documented from birth to his untimely and still unsolved murder. Shakur is treasured as one of the greatest rappers to ever live and he was taken from the earth in his prime in Las Vegas at the of 25. A recent interview with the rapper and actor that took place just 18 days before his death has surfaced on a Tupac message board. It takes place on the set of the movie "Gang Related," which he was set to star in alongside Jim Belushi. During the 20-minute interview, Tupac discussed his work in the film, where his name came from and much more.
  • Junk Mail: Mark Ronson 'Uptown Special' Album Review

    If we were Mark Ronson, I would have made the below adjustments to the track list:01. “Feel Right” 02. “Uptown Funk” 03. “I Can’t Lose” (ONLY the first minute) 04. “Uptown Funk” 05. "Daffodils” 06. “Uptown Funk" 07. “In Case of Fire” 08. “Uptown Funk" 09. “Leaving Los Feliz” 10. “Uptown Funk” 11. “Uptown Funk
  • Brits Nominations 2015: Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran Lead Nominees [FULL LIST]

    Surprise, surprise. Sam Smith leads the nominations for an awards show. Today (Jan. 15), the nominations for the best of British music, the Brits, were announced and the “I’m Not the Only One” singer leads nominations, followed closely by Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Royal Blood.
  • Florida Georgia Line Extend "Anything Goes Tour" Into October [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Even though Florida Georgia Line is kicking off the 2015 leg of their "Anything Goes Tour" today, Jan. 15, the bro-country superstars have already announced a brand new string of tour dates. According to reports, these new dates begin on May 9 in Columbia, Maryland and finish up on Oct. 17 in Atlanta. Other than the May 9 concert, which takes place at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, no venues have yet been revealed.