• Grimes signs management deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation label

    Grimes (born Claire Boucher) announced yesterday through a picture she posted on Tumblr that she had signed a management deal to Jay Z's Roc National label. The image featured her throwing up the Roc diamond. The entertainment company has signed artists including Haim, M.I.A., Rihanna, Matthew Dear, Shakira, Kylie Minogue and Timbaland.
  • New Year's Eve Times Square: Miley Cyrus, Macklemore and Blondie to perform

    Less than two weeks from the event itself, ABC has finally revealed the lineup for its Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, perhaps the most apostrophized title in this history of television. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Blondie, Icona Pop, and in case you hadn't seen enough of her yet, Miley Cyrus will perform at Times Square this year.
  • The Piano Guys Interview

    Paul Anderson, Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson and Al Van Der Beek, know to the world as The Piano Guys, talk about their faith and their latest CD, "A Family Christmas," in this exclusive interview with Hallels.
  • Sir Mark Elder Joins the List of Acting Musicians

    The leading British conductor Sir Mark Elder reportedly gave his London acting debut this week. Sir Mark's inner thesp came out during a performance at the Royal Festival Hall of Offenbach's Fantasio, where he gave the spoken lines of Le Tailleur. Whether his cameo makes...
  • Alt-J performs 'Fitzpleasure' on Late Show with David Letterman [WATCH]

    Alt-J (∆) stopped by Late Show with David Letterman last night in support of last year's debut album, An Awesome Wave. They performed a shaky, unenthusiastic version of "Fitzpleasure," but even when they aren't at their highest intensity, they can still make an intricate song like "Fitzpleasure" work live. According the band's Facebook page, it was the "final song we'll ever play in 2013."
  • Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera team up on 'The Voice' finale for powerhouse rendition of 'Do What U Want' [WATCH]

    Last night, viewers of The Voice finale not only got to discover that Jamaican powerhouse singer Tessanne Chin won season five, but there was a special treat: a performance of Lady Gaga's stupendous pop hit "Do What U Want." However, this performance had one twist. The guest vocalist was not R. Kelly, but none other than Christina Aguilera, who was previously rumored to have an intense dislike of Gaga.
  • 3D printer at Cornell University produces fully functional speaker

    The issue with have a really awesome stereo system is that they're expensive as all get-out...hence the cultural divide between people with really nice stereo systems and people with Xbox One. However, researchers at Cornell University have had a success that may make owning both of the aforementioned options a more realistic option for those with similar salaries to us: They managed to construct a speaker with a 3D printer.