• Annie Lennox Announces New Album 'Nostalgia,' Shares Tracklist, Cover

    In an exclusive interview with Billboard, former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox revealed the tracklist, album cover, and release date for her next album. The album is titled Nostalgia and features covers of American standards, largely from the '30s and '40s, by artists such as Billie Holiday, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and George Gershwin.

  • Nicki Minaj Has More Hot 100 Singles Than Michael Jackson, Thanks To 'Anaconda'

    Here's a bit of news that I totally didn't expect: as of yesterday, rapper Nicki Minaj has appeared on more Billboard Hot 100 singles than the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. Though Jackson's two posthumous singles "Slave to the Rhythm" and "Love Never Felt So Good" gave him his 49th and 50th charting singles earlier this year, he was beat out by Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda," which became her 51st charting single when it debuted at no. 19.

  • Lil Wayne Freestyles Over SportsCenter Theme [WATCH]

    After performing with Drake(and special guest 50 Cent) in Hartford, Connecticut last night, Lil Wayne stopped by the ESPN HQ in Bristol this morning to reveal the cover and release date of his forthcoming Tha Carter V. He sat down with First Take's Skip Bayless, Cari Champion, and Steve A. Smith to talk about his plans for the album then decided to perform a freestyle riff of the SportsCenter theme (not to be confused with his song "SportsCenter.")

  • Tool's Danny Carey To Play Drums With Primus On Tour

    Though Primus' next album Primus & The Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble is the band's first with drummer Tim 'Herb' Alexander since 1995, his recent heart troubles will force him to sit out some early dates on the band's upcoming tour. To replace him, Primus has selected Tool's Danny Carey, who will briefly fill in for Alexander in September, including performances at both Riot Fests in Chicago and Denver.

  • Drake Immortalized As 'YOLO' Is Added To Oxford Dictionary

    In a move that's sure to irritate plenty of grammar snobs and old people in general, the word YOLO has been officially added to the Oxford Dictionary's online database, along with more than 40 other words and phrases that millenials use. Though the phrase "you only live once" has been part of the English language for a long time, Canadian rapper Drake popularized its abbreviated form "YOLO" in his 2011 song "The Motto" featuring Lil Wayne, with its chorus, "Now she want a photo, you already know, though/You only live once: that's the motto, n***a, YOLO." To be honest, I'm surprised it took so long, since "YOLO" actually seems pretty dated already.

  • Belle And Sebastian Announce Vinyl Reissues, 'It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career'

    Scottish indie pop heroes Belle & Sebastian have announced a vinyl reissue series of all of their studio albums, as well as two compilations and one live album. The series is titled "It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career," named for the opening track to the band's 1998 album The Boy with the Arab Strap. The reissues will be released through in the UK on Oct. 6 through Jeepster Records, and in the US on Oct. 7 through Matador Records.

  • Arcade Fire Shares 'You Already Know' Video, Starring Singing Paintings [WATCH]

    Montreal indie-rock powerhouse Arcade Fire has shared the video for its new single "You Already Know," which you can check out below. The video, which was directed by frontman Win Butler, features grainy footage of the band performing in a bedroom, and though Butler sings lead on the track, he's nowhere to be found for most of the video. Instead, his parts appear to be sung by the famous works of art hanging around the room. Butler eventually appears in a mirror at the end of the video, revealing that he had been filming the entire thing himself.
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