• The Beatles, Michael Jackson and More Musicians with Space Objects Named After Them

    The Beatles received an interesting honor on this date 25 years ago, as each member-John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr-received the honor of having four newly discovered asteroids named after them. It's not a rare honor-as Mental Floss explains, there are literally hundreds of asteroids and "minor planets" in our galaxy, and although they don't necessarily need to be named after anything, we're a sentimental species. That's how individuals such as The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Phil Spector ended up with astronomical objects named after them.

  • Ratatat Unveil "Cream on Chrome" During Coachella 2015 Performance [LISTEN]

    Experimental rock electronic duo Ratatat -- comprised of Evan Mast and Mike Stroud -- has unveiled their first single in five years, "Cream on Chrome." Premiered yesterday, April 11, during their Coachella 2015 performance, the single is the first piece of original solo material from the band since their 2010 album 'LP4' on XL Recordings.

  • Apple Targeting Taylor Swift and Florence + The Machine for Streaming Service

    The war between streaming services is growing more intense by the day, and the new battleground, seemingly broken by TIDAL, is exclusive content by artists and content partners. According to a new Bloomberg report, Apple is making its move to try and gather some exclusives of its own, targeting major pop stars like Taylor Swift, Florence + The Machine and more than a dozen other artists.

  • Tyler, the Creator Unveils 'Cherry Bomb' Tracklist Featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye West

    Tyler, the Creator took to Instagram last night, April 11, to unveil the tracklist for his upcoming, somewhat of a surprise, sophomore artist album 'Cherry Bomb.' The "Yonkers" rapper unveiled plans to release the album only three days ago, while sharing the first two singles from the LP, "DEATHCAMP" and "F**KING YOUNG / PERFECT." The tracklist does not show any of the features on the album, unfortunately, but we do know so far that Track 11, titled "Smuckers," has Lil Wayne and Kanye West credited and "F**KING YOUNG / PERFECT" features Charlie Wilson, Toro Y Moi and Chad Alexander of the Black Lips.

  • SoundCloud Partnering With Zefr, YouTube's Copyright Enforcement Manager

    SoundCloud has announced a new partnership with Zefr, a content tracking company that currently works with YouTube to help identify songs on the platform and better facilitate either takedowns or ads being run against it. This means Zefr is YouTube's copyright enforcement manager. The announcement is light on the hard details of what the two companies plan to do together, though Zefr states it will "better understand the sharing of content on the platform." Some users are worried it could mean a stricter copyright enforcement and more ads.

  • Nelly Arrested in Tennessee for Alleged Felony Drug Possession; Guns Also Seized

    Nelly has been arrested in Tennessee on charges of drug possession after an incident this weekend. The emcee's bus was pulled over for not having required stickers and police came aboard when they smelled marijuana. A few other charges have been filed, although some pertain to the rest of the crew riding the bus and not the rapper himself.
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