• Game Pens Op-Ed On Baltimore Protests, 1992 L.A. Riots

    The United States has once again risen up in protest in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray a week after being taken into police custody. The official police investigation was just turned into the Maryland state attorney, but the past week has seen tensions escalate to riots, looting and clashes with police in the city, resulting in a mandatory curfew and the military being called in to restore order. Protests have broken out in solidarity all over the country in hotspots like New York City, Ferguson and Los Angeles, as well as other cities like Denver. The incident has restarted the conversation on the marginalization of young African Americans in United States society and police brutality and how to right these wrongs. Many people have an opinion on this, some more educated then others, and one is rapper The Game, who was just an 11-year-old kid at the time of the L.A. riots after Rodney King was brutally killed by Los Angeles police and recalls taking part in the looting and rioting that followed. He penned an op-ed for Billboard with his thoughts on the current situation in Baltimore with the perspective of someone there in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots.

  • Diddy Announces World Tour On Ellen Degeneres: Will It Be His Last?

    Diddy has become of the biggest moguls in hip-hop, taking on the role as brand ambassador for French vodka company Ciroc, his major media brand, Revolt TV as well as still being involved as various music ventures. Although he has been quiet on the music front lately compared to his 1990s output, it appears as though the "Shake Ya Tailfeather" rapper is plotting one last tour around the world. Puff went on the Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday to make a big announcement. Ellen guessed what that was and if she got it wrong, Diddy had to take a shot of Ciroc. Thankfully for Diddy, she got it write after four attempts. He did not give many more details then that, but did reveal it will be his last so he can spend time with his girls.

  • Alabama Shakes and Yelawolf Top Albums Charts, Representing Home State

    Alabama Shakes started high up on the Billboard 200 and now they do the same on the Albums charts thanks to the high-volume of full records sold by the band. The band's Sound & Color becomes the first independent label record to top the chart during 2015, thanks to more than 87,000 units moved...making up more than 90 percent of its Billboard 200 total.

  • Demi Lovato, Tattoo Artist Fight Over "Vagina" Lips Ink on Instagram

    When Demi Lovato covered up her "vagina" lips tattoo last month, the "Really Don't Care" singer seemed to leave one person out of the equation: the artist who branded her with the now-gone ink. But now, the artist Ashley McMullen is speaking out about her artwork and Lovato's unruly behavior.

  • Basement Jaxx Briefly Touring U.S. for First Time in 10 Years

    Basement Jaxx will be bringing its live show to the United States for the first time in nearly ten years but chances to catch the British electronic act in action will be slim. The group will play two DJ sets and three shows featuring the full 12-piece band—in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and New York City.

  • 'The Voice India' Coached by Bollywood Stars Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika, Shaan, More

    Few nations feature music so prominently within all forms of media as India does, so it only makes sense that The Voice is finally getting its own chapter for the world's second largest population. Bollywood stars—Sunidhi Chauhan, Himesh Reshammiya, Mika and Shaan—will serve as the show's first foursome of coaches.

  • Wiz Khalifa Releases 'Good For Us' Rapping Over Marvin Gaye 'Sexual Healing'

    With all of the success of "See You Again" it could be easy for Wiz Khalifa to sit back, light up some green and watch the money pile up. He is probably doing a little bit of that, but the Pittsburgh rapper has not been idle this year, releasing a mixtape with Ty Dolla $ign and prepping another with Curren$y, while lending his talents for a variety of different features. He is giving back to his fans today with a new, short single titled "Good For Us" where he raps over the timeless summery beat from Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing."

  • David Guetta Describes Preforming at Coachella Without Pre-Set Playlist

    David Guetta is one of the biggest DJs in the world. He has been one of the primary drivers for the EDM explosion in the United States around 2009, 2010 with tracks like "I Got A Feeling" with the Black Eyed Peas and "Sexy B*tch" with Akon. Without those, the packed stadium tours, eye-popping festivals and multi-billion dollar EDM industry might not have been possible or would have taken longer to develop. This has not been without criticism however. He has been accused of using playing "pre-recorded" DJ sets, where just stands with his hands in the air, while an hour-long pre-made mix plays. Evidence has been put forth for and against Guetta playing pre-recorded sets, but it appears in a new interview with Beatport at Coachella, he might have admitted to performing pre-planned sets that verge on pre-recorded.
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