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Lupe Fiasco, Jennifer Hudson and Common recorded an inspirational track called "Remission" for Stand Up to Cancer, a groundbreaking grassroots movement that raises funds to accelerate the pace of cancer research. The song is a remix to Fiasco's "Mission," a song about fighting cancer featured on his upcoming album Tetsuo & Youth. -
5 Albums Named After Lyrics By Other Bands: Steely Dan, Spoon, And More
One of my favorite types of album titles are those that are taken from the album's lyrics, but these five artists took a slightly different approach. Instead of naming their album after one of their own lyrics, they named their album after a lyric by another band entirely. -
Iron Maiden Rereleasing Every '80s Album and Single on Vinyl, from 'The Number of The Beast' to 'Live After Death'
Heavy metal fan? Do you prefer vinyl to other formats? You're in luck come this Fall. Iron Maiden has announced that it will be rereleasing all of its '80s albums on 180-gram vinyl, including the classic Live After Death performance album. Considering that the busy band put out seven albums during the decade, that's a lot for one metalhead to take in. -
Britney Spears, Boyfriend David Lucado Break Up Following Cheating Rumors: 'Perfume' Singer Cheers Up With Shoes on Instagram
Britney Spears is a Vegas girl, and now it seems like she's a single lady too. The "Perfume" singer and her boyfriend of a year and a half David Lucado have broken up. -
Max Martin Hits No. 1 on Hot 100 for 18th Time with Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off"; Trails Only Paul McCartney and John Lennon
Who are the best songwriters of all time? Beatles fans will quickly split into factions to argue for either John Lennon or Paul McCartney, and that's fine. McCartney has 32 no. 1's to his name and Lennon has 26, good for the no. 1 and 2 all time in terms of no. 1 singles. But no. 3 all time? How about Max Martin, who just got out of a tie with Mariah Carey thanks to his work on Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off." The song marks Martin's 18th time at the top of the Hot 100 according to Billboard. -
NBA Rap Album Hoax: Basketball Player Announces Hip-Hop Debut, Then Retires
Athletes want to be musicians, and vice versa. It’s basically a scientific fact. But when NBA player Robbie Hummel posted the following photo to Instagram and announced that he would be dropping an album, people were shocked. -
Beyonce Pens Poem in 'CR Fashion': 'Partition' Singer Opens Up About Daughter Blue Ivy, God in 'Bey the Light'
Beyoncé is best known for her compelling (and oftentimes sexy) song lyrics, empowering women to be their best selves and get down on the dance floor in her music. But now, the "Partition" singer has written a different sort of verse... a personal poem, which touches on her connection with young children and spirits, her daughter Blue Ivy Carter and God. -
Barack Obama Names Danny Marti New 'Piracy Czar'; RIAA and Others Applaud Decision
Barack Obama appointed Danny Marti to the office of U.S. intellectual property enforcement coordinator. Or, to use the much more awesome nickname for the appointment, "Piracy Czar." Marti worked for the Kilpatrick Townsend law firm branch in Washington D.C., where he specialized in computer fraud, copyright issues and other topics within the realm of intellectual property. -
Musician Jason Becker Calls Ice Bucket Trend ‘Amazing’: Talks John Mayer, Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth [WATCH]
Jason Becker, the former guitarist for David Lee Roth, suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and has done so for 25 years. He recently admitted to Billboard that he’s rather stunned by the incredible trend the ice bucket challenge has sparked, calling it “amazing.” -
Beyoncé Wins Big in Post-VMA Sales; Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Maroon 5 Are Also Looking Good
Billboard was 100 percent correct with its introduction to its article on the rise in downloads following the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday: It's great to win a trophy but the real winners were those who got to perform, regardless of hardware. -
Miley Cyrus’ VMAs Date Jesse Helt Turns Himself Over To Police
Just a couple of days ago, Music Times reported that Miley Cyrus’ MTV Video Music Awards homeless runaway date, Jesse Helt, had a warrant out for his arrest as a result of a number of probation violations. Now, it appears the young man has turned himself into Dallas, Oregon police just last night (Thursday, Aug. 28), reports Statesman Journal. -
ZZ Top Cancels Tour with Jeff Beck after Dusty Hill Injures Hip in Tour Bus Incident
Tour buses continue to me a huge hazard for touring musicians as yet another tour has been put on hold following following a bus-related incident. ZZ Top's bassist Dusty Hill required immediate medical attention after falling and injuring his hip Wednesday.
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