• Charli XCX Reveals She Has Synesthesia to 'Nylon' Magazine: She Can See Music

    Charli XCX has become one of the hottest new acts in the pop world with her edgy sound and well-timed hooks. Her rise to prominence has been so meteoric it almost seemed like something was not right. Now in an interview with "Nylon" magazine, the "Boom Clap" singer has revealed she has a special gift that, according to Boston University, anywhere from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 100,000 people have the condition synesthesia.Synesthetes, the people who have synesthesia, have a condition in which, according to BU, "When a certain sense or part of a sense is activated, another unrelated sense or part of a sense is activated concurrently. For example, when someone hears a sound, he or she immediately sees a color or shape in his or her 'mind's eye.'"Charlie XCX spoke to "Nylon" about her experience with synesthesia and what it is like to make music with the condition.People would always ask me how I came up with my music and what it felt like to make music, and I would always see colors and then I found out that that was synesthesia," Charli recently told "Nylon." "It helps me understand songs and what I like."

  • Azealia Banks Fires Shots At Iggy Azalea After Eric Garner Non Indictment

    The Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea feud just got a little nastier after a series of tweets directed at Azelia from Banks in response to the New York City grand jury decision to shockingly not indict the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner. The "Chasing Time" singer took to twitter to express her feelings on the non-indictment and race relations in America. She then turned her attention Iggy Azalea and her label boss T.I. (via Billboard). Below are a series of her many tweets that she posted during the evening.

  • Taylor Swift "Blank Space" Crowns Hot 100: Selena Gomez "The Heart Wants What It Wants" & Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" Crack Top 10

    Be assured, there is no "Blank Space" available at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. For the third week in a row, Taylor Swift's new single from 1989 tops the charts. While she sits snuggly atop the U.S. music radar, two new songs have cracked the top 10, with Selena Gomez's "The Heart Wants What It Wants" and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" (feat. Bruno Mars) vaulting up the charts.

  • Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose is Not Dead, 'Welcome to the Jungle' Singer Responds to Death Hoax

    Axl Rose is not knock, knock, knocking on heaven's door yet. The "Welcome to the Jungle" singer is the latest rock star to fall victim to an Internet death hoax. While he did not immediately respond to the false reports, the Guns N' Roses frontman eventually posted a funny sentiment about the incident via Twitter. The story was originally posted on a fake MSNBC website with the headline, "Sources: Guns N' Roses Frontman Axl Rose Found Dead in West Hollywood Home at Age 52."

  • Future Music Festival Asia Announces First Phase Of Lineup

    Future Music Festival Asia is back in 2015 and it has announced the lineup for its two-day festival. Taking place on March 13 and 14, the festival has relocated its grounds to the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore from this year's edition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Today FMF announced the first wave of artists that will be joining the festival next spring. Unlike its Australian edition that varies in genre, Future Music Festival Asia is leaning almost all electronic, tabbing acts like Avicii, Afrojack, Fatboy Slim, Knife Party, The Prodigy and more.

  • Electric Forest Releases 2015 Ticket Information and Trailer [WATCH]

    Taking place on the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan, the festival has announced ticketing information and on sale dates for the 2015 festival. The festival will take place over four days in June, from June 25–June 28. The festival has also released its heart pounding trailer that intermingled clips of live performances and its claim to fame - the Sherwood Forest that lights up at night and where people relax in hammocks all day. Watch the video below and get excited for next year's Electric Forest.

  • Madeon Teases 'You're On' Featuring Kyan on Instagram

    Arriving this upcoming Monday, Dec. 8, Madeon has put a short 15-second teaser of the song on his Instagram account, confirming what his Tweet says about the song and the potential new direction of his music. Madeon shows his watchful eye for talent, picking the very talented Kyan to play an integral role in this track.

  • J. Cole Calls Out Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Macklemore And Iggy Azalea On 'Fire Squad' From Upcoming Album '2014 Forest Hills Drive' [LISTEN]

    J. Cole got everyone talking when he announced the release of his upcoming album 2014 Forest Hills Drive and although the album isn't out yet, the North Carolina rapper has sparked some controversy in the rap game. On a leaked cut from the album titled "Fire Squad," Cole calls out Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Macklemore and Iggy Azalea on for appropriating black culture.

  • Bleachers Announce North American Tour Dates For 2015 [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Bleachers, the side project of fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff, has announced a North American tour for 2015. The "Bleachers Come Alive!" tour kicks off on March 4 in Vancouver and finished up on April 9 in Antonoff's hometown of New York City. Opening for Bleachers will be Rochester's Joywaves and Los Angeles's Night Terrors of 1927.

  • 'Time' Names Beyoncé And Nicki Minaj's 'Flawless (Remix)' The Best Song of 2014, Calls 'Rude' by MAGIC! The Worst

    Beyoncé took everyone by surprise last year when she released her self-titled visual album. Fans were thankful for the album and no one imagined Yoncé would team up with the self-proclaimed "Queen of Rap" for a remix to one of the album's hottest cuts, but it happened. "Time" recently named the "Flawless (Remix)" featuring Nicki Minaj the best song of 2014 while the magazine called "Rude" by MAGIC! the year's worst.
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