• Kanye West can't believe he has only two Grammy nominations this year

    Kanye West's Yeezus received two Grammy nominations this year. It is up for Best Rap Album, competing with Drake, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and its track "New Slaves" is up for Best Rap Song. But is this enough of a nod for an album that has topped most Best of 2013 lists? West doesn't think so.

  • Burial releases new EP, 'Rival Dealer' [STREAM]

    London's Burial (born William Bevan), considered to be one of the world's best electronic producers, has delivered on his announcement to release a new EP by the end of 2013. The new effort, called, Rival Dealer, consists of three tracks that span 28 minutes. In anticipation for its official December 16 release via Hyperdub, the three songs are streaming in full now.

  • Beyoncé's new album could drop in 2014

    According to Rolling Stone, Beyoncé's new album might finally drop next year if Columbia Records chairman Rob Stringer's recent comments are true. "At some point, Beyoné will put a record out, and when she does, it will be monumental," he told Hits Daily Double. He did not, however, divulge specifics on a release date for the follow up to 2011's, 4. Although the singer has not released any true "singles," she has released about four teasers throughout 2013.

  • The Roots play with Big Daddy Kane, Raekwon, Sufjan Stevens and many others

    The Roots really went for it this year with the annual holiday jam session, also known as the OkayPlayer's Annual Holiday Party at Brooklyn's Brooklyn Bowl. It marked the fifteenth anniversary of the OkayPlayer website, which Questlove helped to found, and the show delivered by offering appearances from Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon, beat-boxing mastermind Rhazel, and an unannounced appearance from Sufjan Stevens.

  • Stream American Country Awards Online Live

    Stream the 2013 American Country Awards tonight here at 8 p.m. EST. This year's show is hosted by Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick and will feature appearances by Luke Bryan, Jewel and Dwight Yoakam.

  • James Blake announced for BBC Radio 1 Residency

    James Blake has been slotted to take over one of the segments in BBC Radio 1's Residency series in January 2014. The series will feature one selected DJ to play a two-hour set each Thursday, and Blake (recent winner of the Mercury Prize) will be the artist taking the Jan. 23 spot right after a set from T Williams.

  • Avenged Sevenfold's music basis for animated show 'Hail To The King'

    This weekend we brought you the exciting news that rapper T.I. and his wife Tony would star in their own animated Christmas special during December. Well, rock band Avenged Sevenfold won't star in their own cartoon, but its album Hail To The King will be adapted into one. Hail To The King (the TV series) will consist of six episodes uploaded to Machinima.com-an animation and video game-based website-on December 15.
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