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Will Smith stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote his new film Focus and performed his DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Prince Fresh 1991 rap hit “Summertime” without his long-time collaborator. -
Big Sean's 'Dark Sky Paradise' Projected to Go No. 1 on 'Billboard' Album Charts
Big Sean is projected to top the 'Billboard' 200 album charts with his new LP 'Dark Sky Paradise.' According to 'Billboard,' the "Blessings" rapper should sell about 140,000 units in its first week, which would be enough to make it to No. 1 in the week ending March 1. -
Watch This Heavy Metal Mash-Up of Mary Poppins Singing 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'
The Internet is at it again. A video surfaced recently that uses footage from the classic children's movie 'Mary Poppins' and syncs it up to some heavy metal. Best of all, the scene is of Poppins (Julie Andrews) and Bert (Dick Van Dyke) singing the movie's most famous song, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The mash-up is a little weird at first, but you get used to it by the end. -
Spotify Partners With Musixmatch to Add Lyrics to Desktop App
Spotify has announced a new update for its desktop app that will give users the option to show lyrics while they listen to songs using the streaming service. The new update will be rolled out in the next few weeks implementing a simple "lyrics" button at the bottom right of the screen. -
Imagine Dragon Outsells Drake on Albums Chart; Grammy Winners Slide Down and Aaron Watson Debuts
Imagine Dragons narrowly edged out Drake on this week's Billboard 200 charts, as streaming and single downloads allowed the emcee and 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' to almost catch the rock band's 'Smoke + Mirrors.' On the pure albums chart however, the Las Vegas band had a more significant cushion: Its second album sold 169,500 copies, marking the highest sales week of its career. Drake's surprise album sold 129,000 copies in its second week. -
Rich Homie Quan Is Taking a Break From Rich Gang to Complete His Debut Album
Rich Homie Quan is in the process of putting together his debut album, and it sounds like he will be taking a break from the Rich Gang in order to complete it. The Atlanta rapper stopped by hometown radio station Hot 107.9 to talk about his new music and why he needs to concentrate on his solo effort. Quan dropped a new track with Young Thug recently, "Homie," that might be his last collaboration for a while, 'HotNewHipHop' noted. -
John Legend, Common and 'Glory' Lead Post-Oscars Sales Boost; Lady Gaga, Jennifer Hudson Boost Inspirations
John Legend and Common have already added a slight boost to sales of their single "Glory" from the film 'Selma' despite last week's sales tallies ending a short while after Sunday night's Oscars telecast. That and the rest of the songs nominated/performed on Sunday saw a rise in sales numbers, while an even bigger boost should be expected for next week's totals. -
IFPI Announces New International Standard of Friday as New Music Release Day; American Agencies Protest
A decision that we figured would cause more of a media hullabaloo has been settled: New music albums will now universally be released on Fridays instead of Tuesdays. The conversation between the world's largest music markets has been going back and forth for half a year but ultimately European representatives won out in proposing the Friday release date, as opposed to a universal Tuesday release, in the tradition of what Americans already expect. -
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The Bunbury Music Festival, a relative noob on the festival circuit from Cincinnati, has announced the lineup for its fourth iteration, featuring The Black Keys, the Avett Brothers and Snoop Dogg as its headliners. -
Drake Holds 21 of 50 Spots on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart, Sets New Record; What Singles Rank Highest?
Drake has broken yet another record with his new release If You're Reading This It's Too Late, once again setting the mark for the most tracks in the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Last week, marking the debut of the new album, Drake was part of 14 tracks. This week, the record's second on the charts, he's up to 21 spots. -
Scarlett Johansson, Este Haim and Supergroup The Singles Get Cease-and-Desist...from The Singles
We just reported on Monday that Scarlett Johansson had teamed up with Este Haim to form a "super pop" super group but it seems they've run into some legal troubles early as another band named The Singles has filed a cease-and-desist. -
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