• How television show 'The Voice' became an industry hit-maker

    Although "The Voice" may not be the most-watched singing contest on television and has yet to launch a star of its own, the show has become one of the music industry's most coveted promotional platforms with its influence far outpacing Fox rivals "American Idol" and "The X Factor," music and TV experts say.
  • Demi Lovato strips down for 'Neon Lights' music video [WATCH]

    Demi Lovato strips down for the most revealing video to date for "Neon Lights." She flaunts blue hair, neon lipstick and wears dayglow outfits. She is pictured girating seductively in the rain, swimming naked in a pool of purple water and dancing in a leather-studded jacket in the middle of an underground dance-club rave.
  • Beck's journey creating the upcoming album 'Morning Phase'

    Creative rocker Beck recently announced his upcoming album Morning Phase will be released on Capital Records, which will be out in February. This is the first record since his 2008's Modern Guilt. Rolling Stone took a closer look at the artists new project and
  • R. Kelly and 'Sex Dolphin' get remixed to include backing track [LISTEN]

    R. Kelly has been all over the news in the last week, both for his forthcoming album Black Panties and the racy content/album art on the record. Nothing has gone more viral than the songs he improvised for Rolling Stone yesterday, taking given phrases including "sex dolphin" and "Italian hero sandwich" and turning them into bedroom jams. His great voice, coupled with the absurd content, has the potential for a Ylvis-type hit, but unfortunately there were backing beats to go with the song. Until now.
  • Broken Bells debuts video for 'Holding On For Life,' featuring Kate Mara and Anton Yelchin [WATCH]

    Broken Bells — James Mercer (The Shins) and Brian Burton (Danger Mouse) — has some cool things in store for their upcoming album, After the Disco. To accompany the release, the band will release a short film of the same name based on a story by Mercer and Burton, starring Anton Yelchin (Star Trek) and Kate Mara (House of Cards). Today the duo released the video for Part Two: Holding On For Life, which picks up where the first film left off.
  • Lady Gaga tries to shock in ARTPOP film [WATCH]

    Lady Gaga gets raw and gritty in her short film ARTPOP. We are used to her attempts to shock by now, which makes the video pack less punch than was probably intended. It features Mother Monster nude, covered in dirt and blood and with a nasty mouth grill.
  • Arcade Fire releases new video for "Afterlife"

    Arcade Fire has received quite a bit of attention lately, not only for buzz on the album Reflektor, but the news about the formal wardrobe requirements at their shows (and now the retraction). But there's more. The Montreal band just released a new video for the song "Afterlife."
  • RatDog and Bob Weir going on tour during 2014; Good news for Grateful Dead fans

    The Grateful Dead may have formally disbanded in 1995, but the band's fans are still as passionate as ever. Fortunately, despite the fold, those fans have been able to get theirs via RatDog, the side project begun by Dead guitarist Bob Weir. Now, after a three-year hiatus, RatDog are hitting the road again, so Deadheads won't have to settle for some touring cover band anymore.