• Taylor Swift Label Head Says She Made Less Than $500K Last Year on Spotify

    Taylor Swift pulled her catalogue from Spotify last week, and the streaming giant's co-founder Daniel Elk responded earlier this week saying that the 1989 songstress would have made $6 million from Spotify streaming by the end of the year. Now Swift's label boss, Scott Borchetta, is claiming in an interview with TIME that last year his label only made $496,044 from her domestic Spotify streams, a number drastically smaller than what Elk suggested they could expect this year. According to a Spotify representative, the global payout last year was $2 million.

  • Culture Club Cancels Reunion Tour, Boy George Cites Health Issues

    Though '80s pop stars Culture Club were set to begin their first tour in over 12 years this Saturday, the band has been forced to cancel the entire tour due to problems with singer Boy George's vocal cords. According to BBC, the 53-year-old singer has discovered a polyp in his throat, and may require surgery to have it removed.

  • Richard Branson Denies Offering Led Zeppelin $800 Million to Tour Days After Robert Plant Called the Story 'Rubbish'

    Virgin billionaire Richard Branson has joined Robert Plant in denying that there was ever an $800 million contract to try and get Led Zeppelin to reunite for a tour. The singer called the "Daily Mail" article "rubbish" earlier in the week, and now representatives for Branson have confirmed the story was fabricated."Forbes" reached out for comment on the matter and here is what the publication got: "There is no truth to the story that Richard Branson offered members of Led Zeppelin £500m[illion, or $800 million] to reform and carry out a tour, nor had Richard been in discussion with the band about any such tour," a representative wrote via email.The fake deal would have earned Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham some serious dough, but, as the story went, the frontman ripped up the contract in front of stunned promoters. Branson also reportedly offered to rename one of his jets "The Starship," in reference to the band's old touring airplane, to shuttle the band from venue to venue. This was also untrue.

  • NBC's 'Today' Hoping to Land Exclusive First Joint American Interview with Kate Middleton and Prince William Later This Year

    NBC is sure working hard to get in good with the royal family. First the network scored an exclusive interview last summer with Pippa Middleton, and that went so well that Kate Middleton's sister is now said to be in contention for a spot with "The Today Show" as a lifestyles correspondent. Now we are hearing that "Today" is also working hard to try and secure the first joint American interview with Middleton and her husband, Prince William.We told you the other day that the young couple is planning to travel to the States in a few weeks and will be spending time in New York City. There is also a pretty good chance that little Prince George will be traveling with them, and it is an opportunity that NBC is dying to take full advantage of. ABC is also supposedly vying for a similar interview, but because of Pippa's connection with "Today," it seems more likely that they would agree to grant that morning show their first interview.

  • Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Delivers Spine Tingling Rendition Of "The Star Spangled Banner" [WATCH]

    Hold on your caps and get ready to be moved America, because we now have another guitar great rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Pearl Jam's Mike McCready performed the National Anthem before the Seattle Sounders playoff name on Monday and left not a person in the crowd unmoved. The pioneer of the guitar rendition is Jimi Hendrix, whose version at Woodstock in 1969 remains a shining moment in anthem history and a master class in covering a song.

  • Video of 12-Year-Old Taylor Swift Belting the National Anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers Game Surfaces [WATCH]

    Taylor Swift had the makings of a star even when she was a 12-year-old. Old video footage of the young "Shake It Off" singer performing the national anthem at a Philadelphia 76ers game in Pennsylvania recently went viral.Swift, a native of Reading, Pennsylvania, is shown in the brief clip below belting the last few lines of "The Star-Spangled Banner," including the challenging "o'er the land of the free" part, "The Huffington Post" reports. The singer does a spectacular job, considering her age at the time. I am sure no one knew Swift would one day rule the charts after listening to her performance, but she had plenty of years to improve. The next T.Swift is out there, though, so do not disregard any youngster you see belting out the beloved song.In case you missed it, New Zealand singer Lorde was also an excellent singer at age 12.

  • Azealia Banks Shares 'Chasing Time' Music Video from New Album 'Broke with Expensive Taste' [WATCH]

    Just last week, Azealia Banks surprise-released her debut album "Broke with Expensive Taste," and today she has shared the music video for the album's latest single "Chasing Time," which you can check out below. The vaguely sci-fi-inspired video is shot in black and white and features some intense choreography, making it reminiscent of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" and Madonna's "Vogue" music videos, which gives this clip — and the song itself — a simultaneously modern, retro and futuristic feel.Check out Azealia Banks's — slightly NSFW — "Chasing Time" music video here, via MTV:

  • Evangelical Kirk Cameron Tells Women to Get in the Kitchen and Put on a Happy Face to Set the Christmas Tone

    Many years ago, Kirk Cameron was a beloved 80's sitcom star that was famous for his role on "Growing Pains." As a grown man, Cameron has decided to take an Evangelical path and has often used his familiarity to try and further his religious ventures. Cameron has a new film, "Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas" that will begin a limited two-week run tomorrow. His goal is to put Christ back into Christmas and Cameron believes that mothers and wives in particular, play a huge role in creating "joy" for everyone around them. Cameron posted a message on his Facebook page encouraging women to get themselves back into the kitchen, put on a happy face and invite the neighbors over to share in the fabulously joyous time of year. In a video posted, Cameron encourages,
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