• T-Pain Shares New Track "Stoicville" From Upcoming Album [LISTEN]

    It was just yesterday that T-Pain shared his new standalone single "Let Me Through" featuring Lil Wayne, but today the singer/rapper has offered us the first taste of his upcoming album Stoicville: The Phoenix in the form of the album's epic title track, which you can check out below.
  • One Direction Shares Folky New Track "Ready To Run" From Upcoming Album 'Four' [LISTEN]

    The Mumford & Sons arena folk trend is a few years old at this point, but One Direction is still shooting for that epic sound in their new single “Ready To Run,” which you can check out below. With some acoustic guitar arpeggios, huge beats, and a healthy dose of “woah-oh!” chants, this definitely sounds like a pop anthem for 2014. Just for good measure, there's also some U2-inspired electric guitar in the choruses.
  • Ultra Music Festival South Africa 2015 Announces Phase 1 Lineup

    In its second edition, Ultra Music Festival South Africa has announced the first wave of artists that will join its revelers for next year's edition in 2015. The lineup includes your standard festival headliners Armin van Buuren, newly re-crowned most popular DJ in the world, Martin Garrix and Axwell Ingrosso. Ultra always looks to include some local artists and they do so with the additions of live electronic band, Goldfish and trance DJ Protoculture.
  • Earl Sweatshirt Shares Weird New Song "45" [LISTEN]

    Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt has shared a new track titled “45,” which you can check out below. The Alchemist-produced track is typical Earl, rhyming over a dark, grimy beat without any sort of hook or refrain. The track runs at an incredibly short 1:16, leading Consequence of Sound to speculate that this is just the first half of the actual song, though a more experimentally-minded rapper like Earl could easily be recording an entire album of brief songs like this, similar to Madvillainy.
  • Listen to Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz's Set from Hard Day of the Dead [LISTEN]

    The newfound partnership between kings of the progressive deadmau5 and Eric Prydz took a new step forward this past weekend. At Gary Richard's Hard Day of the Dead, the two hosted their own stage with a selection of hand-picked artists and then closed out the night with a rare, two-hour, back-to-back set. Some intrepid soul was kind enough to sacrifice their own experience for the benefit of everyone by recording the whole thing and then putting it on YouTube.Taking place at the Pomona Fairplex over Halloween weekend — Saturday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 2 — Prydz and deadmau5 hosted their own Mau5ville stage. The name "Mau5ville" is the convenient combination of their two labels: "Mau5trap" for deadmau5 and "Mouseville" for Prydz. They brought on some friends, including Eekkoo, Jeremy Olander, Alesia and the mysterious and much-hyped ZHU with them Saturday.
  • Hilary Duff Hates Talking About Aaron Carter's Obsession with Her, Says He Needs to 'Move On'

    Hilary Duff seems to be one of the few stars who has managed to cross over from being a child star into adulthood without suffering a major meltdown on a worldwide scale. No arrests or naked photo scandal, but she has gained a husband and a son in the process.Duff is covering the December issue of "Canadian Elle," and in her interview she admits to screwing up but doing it behind closed doors and then learning from her mistakes. And she hates talking about Aaron Carter's obsession with her because she thinkg he needs to move on.When the magazine asked what her key to leading a balanced life as a celebrity is, she chalked it up to therapy.
  • Kendrick Lamar New Album Update: Peter Rosenberg Says Sophomore Album Is "Phenomenal" [WATCH]

    Probably the most highly anticipated album in recent memory, Kendrick Lamar's follow-up to the critically acclaimed good kid m.A.A.d city has everyone buzzing and hungry for any information or piece of the effort they can get their hands on. One lucky man, Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, was given a short private preview of some of K. Dot's new material, which will presumably be featured on the LP. He described the four songs he heard as "not anything like what you've heard from Kendrick before."
  • Will Smith's First Wife, 'Hollywood Exes' Star Sheree Fletcher, Pulls Plug on Marriage to Ex-NFL-Star-Turned-Pastor Terrell Fletcher

    If you are a fan of VH1's "Hollywood Exes," then you are already familiar with Sheree Fletcher. She was married to Will Smith from 1992-95 and they share a grown son, Trey. When the reality show first premiered a few years ago, Fletcher was happily married to Terrell Fletcher, a former NFL San Diego Chargers running-back-turned-pastor. This past season, there seemed to be a shift in their relationship, and it has now been confirmed that Sheree has indeed filed for divorce after seven years of marriage to Terrell.According to TMZ, the couple actually separated last July, and in the most recent scenes of "Hollywood Exes" it seemed like there was a chance that a split was coming. It was never exactly said on camera, but Sheree had stepped down from her official duties in Terrell's church and seemed to be moving away from her life with him rather than embracing it.
  • Skrillex Remix EP Released Early on iTunes [LISTEN]

    Rumored to be released later this month, according to Less Than 3, Skrillex’s remix EP for “Ragga Bomb” featuring Ragga Twins and “Ease My Mind” featuring Niki and the Dove has popped up early on iTunes for download. The two tracks come from Skrillex’s recent artist album "Recess," released in May.The remix package packs a punch with solid additions from Zomboy, Jai Wolf, GTA and Teddykillers.The first remix for Ragga Bomb featured a collaborative remix effort by Skrillex and Zomboy, which makes sense since they have similar styles. It is also interesting since there was speculation that there was a rift between the two over a potential copy by Zomboy of a Skrillex song.
  • Peter Gabriel, Serj Tankian Contribute Songs to Gaza Benefit Album '2 Unite All'

    Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian have never shied away from political statements in their music, so it should come as no surprise that both artists have contributed songes to a new benefit compilation album titled "2 Unite All," which goes toward funding humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. According to radio.com, the album was produced by Project Peace on Earth and is currently available for purchase."Helping to rebuild the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is a necessary and noble worldwide humanitarian prerogative that we must not shy away from," Tankian says about the album in a statement. "It's the least we can do for a people that have suffered under an occupation, embargo, and invasion."For the album, Tankian contributed a song titled "Spinning Mysteries at the Sacred Groove," which features Police drummer Stewart Copeland.