• Talib Kweli Releases Surprise Free Album - 'F*ck The Money'

    Talib Kweli has been pretty quiet in the past few years on the music front, but yesterday, the New York City rapper decided to surprise his fans with a free album. Kweli brings out some big names to contribute on the project, aptly titled 'F*ck The Money,' like Miguel, Ab-Soul, Styles P, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump and others.
  • Dillon Francis 'This Mixtape Is Fire' Featuring Skrillex, Kygo Released

    Dillon Francis has released his new moombahton EP titled 'This Mixtape Is Fire.' Francis' new project does not skimp out on big name dance music features, tabbing some of the "IDGAFOS" DJ's best friends in the industry. Francis only tackles one of the six tracks alone, working with Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Chromeo, Kygo and Bro Safari across the other five tracks on the EP.
  • #FutureHive Dreams Answered: Future & Zaytoven Working on 'Beast Mode 2'

    Future's historic winning streak isn't coming to an end any time soon. About a month after the chart-topping DS2, producer Zaytoven has announced that he and Future are back in the studio working on "Beast Mode 2," the sequel to their beloved joint mixtape from January. The #FutureHive is having an awesome year.
  • Birdman Misses Lil Wayne on Instagram, Wants to Save Young Money

    It's been shocking to watch father-son relationship between Birdman and Lil Wayne collapse right before our eyes, especially with such vitriol. It started with a few tweets from Wayne pleading for his freedom from the Cash Money "prison." Those tweets soon turned into a $51 million lawsuit against the label and its CEO Birdman, which, as of now, still hasn't been resolved. Somehow, things got even worse after the lawsuit as a recent indictment naming Birdman as a co-conspirator, along with Young Thug, in a plot to shoot up Wayne's tour bus. Today, finally, it seems Birdman has given his first apology to Wayne -- or, at least, his first attempt at reconciliation.
  • Nicki Minaj Stops Bay Area PinkPrint Tour Show After Multiple Fights Break Out [WATCH]

    According to sources and video footage, Nicki Minaj stopped her Bay Area show mid-performance as concert goers began fighting amongst each other causing security to come in and spray those involved in the melee. Minaj, concerned with the turn of events, halted the music and asked for all those that were harmed in the brawl to come up on stage.
  • The Physical Network: Word of Mouth Moving Tickets to Bestival, Electric Zoo, More

    So you've just started a music festival and you haven't figured out how to inspire fans to come to your event and not the hundreds like it. Enter The Physical Network, a marketing team bent on using your fans to sell tickets to their pals in return for a free pass. Big-name events such as Bestival, Electric Zoo and the Electric Daisy Carnival are turning to brothers Liam and Callum Negus-Fancey to do the hard part for them.
  • Marilyn Manson & Billy Corgan Cover Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' [Watch]

    90s alternative music legend Billy Corgan and shock rocker Marilyn Manson covered Cyndi Lauper's chart topper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" during their tour finale in Nashville. Recently wrapping up the tail end of their appropriately titled "End of Times Tour," the co-headliner's rendition of the well-loved 80s anthem was prefaced by a dramatically staged performance of the title track of the former Christian schoolboy's second studio album.
  • Patti Smith Plans For 'M Train' North American Book Tour

    Rock legend Patti Smith announced details related to her book tour for "M Train" earlier this month. The highly anticipated follow up to 2010's "Just Kids," which was recently slotted for adaptation into a series by Showtime, seamlessly meshes the world of rock and roll with the realm of the literary.