• James Murphy petitions to soundtrack New York City's subway system [WATCH]

    It's been almost three years since James Murphy and his band LCD Soundsystem played their farewell show at Madison Square Garden, but Murphy isn't finished with his mission to bring music to New York City. What he hopes to do next is soundtrack the New York City subway system. Murphy first introduced the idea back in 2011 but he's reportedly been working on the project for almost 15 years.

  • One Direction, Katy Perry lead Kids Choice Awards nominees for music

    Time to whip out those crazy outfits and make a new batch of slime, the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards are on the horizon. Today (Feb. 24), the children's network announced the nominees for its 27th annual award show, and some of music's biggest stars are in the running. Katy Perry, One Direction and even Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are up for those much-coveted orange blimps.

  • Illegal streaming sites brought in $227 million last year

    There's been plenty of turmoil of late regarding how music streaming sites such as Spotify and Pandora don't pay enough out to musicians based on the number of plays they get. This may or may not be true. However there is little doubt that at least Spotify and Pandora are paying the providers of their products something. The Digital Citizens Alliance estimated through research that illegal streaming and torrent services brought in more than $227 million last year, and naturally didn't pay out anything to performers.

  • Lorde and Taylor Swift hang out again, fans go wild

    Taylor Swift and Lorde are hanging out again, and the world is standing by to see what happens when two young, superstar music acts come together. Celebuzz captured a whole slew of photographs of the young ladies shopping in West Hollywood this past weekend. Though the paparazzi must've been tracking their every move from Rag and Bone to Free People, the two seemed to be unbothered by the lack of privacy. They were all smiles checking out boots and hats, going about their day as usual.

  • Australia could stand to listen to new music, as INXS takes no. 1 and 2 spots on album charts

    The United States can't exactly judge other nations for not being up-to-date with new music. After all, as of last week Bruno Mars' 2012 album Unorthodox Jukebox was still ranked no. 5 on the Billboard 200, and Imagine Dragons' Night Visions was ranked no. 6. It's now 2014, so maybe we should try something new. Australia is taking it to a whole new level however. This week, both the no. 1 and 2 spots on the Australian albums charts are occupied by INXS.
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