• Dr. Dre, Dee Barnes Assault Was In 'Straight Outta Compton' Original Script

    The N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton has been a blockbuster success, pulling in a cool 56.1 million on the opening weekend at the box office. The film has been heralded by fans and critics alike, but there have been a few omissions or factual inaccuracies that have made headlines. Possibly the most glaring was Dr. Dre's abusive relationship with hip-hop reporter Dee Barnes, which was glossed over in the film, as well as his other alleged incidents of violence towards women. Barnes has spoken out about the incident and now the original script has leaked with a scene featuring Dre's abuse of Barnes.

  • Lana Del Rey 'Honeymoon' Tracklist, Pre-Order Information Announced

    Lana Del Rey's new album Honeymoon is just one month away now, and finally fans have gotten the record's full tracklist. Following the release of the LP's title track and single "High by the Beach," today (Aug. 20), Del Rey rolled out the full 14-song tracklist for her Ultraviolence follow-up.

  • 5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford Opens Up About Mental Health on Tour

    5 Seconds of Summer has always been open with its fans, but in a recent concert, guitarist Michael Clifford got really honest for a minute. As the "She's Kinda Hot" band told fans what they did during a short break off the Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour, Clifford revealed that he had been in therapy to take care of his mental health.

  • Run The Jewels, Pussy Riot Playing Banksy's Dismaland Theme Park

    Anonymous street artist Bansky has become something of a cultural icon and he is using his cache to build a brand new theme park in the UK called Dismaland. The 2.5 acre park is located on the seafront site of a derelict location in Weston-super-Mare. In addition to the various art installations scattered around the park, there will be live musical guests each Friday night going until 1 a.m., plus DJs every Saturday night. Among those who have been booked so far are Run The Jewels, Massive Attack, Pussy Riot and Kate Tempest.

  • Karen O New Song 'Singalong' Gets Grainy NYC Themed Short Film

    Karen O unveiled a grainy, New York City themed short film for "Singalong" featuring stranger flooded streets, city dwellers sucked into their cell phones and sweethearts exchanging kisses and holding tightly to their dog leashes on park benches. The Asli Baykal-directed short boasts a lo-fi attribute that conjures a Seventies slide show while the Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman delivers the lines-"All alone on your way home / You could be wrong, sing it anyway / Sing along your favorite song" - over gentle strums of the guitar.

  • Music Has Been Streamed Over One Trillion Times In 2015

    Streaming is the present and future of music consumption. Consumers, artists and industry observers will all agree on that point. There has been a growing number of data as to how ubiquitous the practice has become in the past few years, but the Pandora-owned music data analytics company Next Big Sound has put it very simply. In the first six months of 2015, music was streamed over one trillion times across various services such as Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, Rdio, Vevo, Vimeo and Pandora.

  • Dave Grohl's 'Sonic Highways' Documentary Success Led to TV Commercial Pitches

    The Foo Fighters front man, one of the world's most down to earth rockers, has taken on many rolls through his career between drumming, singing and producing--now, he's being sought after to sit in the director's chair. Dave Grohl admitted that he's been overwhelmed with offers to work in television and film, trailing the wide success of his four Emmy Award nominated HBO music documentary series, 'Sonic Highways.'
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