• Skrillex & Diplo Release Jack Ü Album Featuring Justin Bieber, 2 Chainz, Alunageorge and more [LISTEN]

    Diplo did not lie at the Grammys. Diplo said that the Jack Ü album would arrive before the end of February and he was right on point. Last night at midnight, he and Skrillex dropped their long awaited debut album as a duo titled simply Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü. The LP is packed with features from artists big and small, but the big-ticket features come from Justin Bieber, 2 Chainz and AlunaGeorge.

  • 'American Idol' Season 14 Recap & Review: Top 12 Girls Ranked Worst to Best from Detroit

    The guys brought the house down at The Fillmore in Detroit last night, Feb. 27, with an extremely competitive first round of live performances. Qaasim Middleton and Quentin Alexander were two standouts from the evening. The ladies displayed their talents tonight and brought just as much energy and precision to the show. Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban were again blown away by this American Idol class of singers.

  • Chance The Rapper Breakfast Club Interview: Chicago Rapper & Donnie Trumpet Talk Social Experiment, New Album 'Surf,' Working With Madonna & More [WATCH]

    After a sold-out show at Webster Hall in New York City last night, Chance the Rapper and Donnie Trumpet stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning to talk about his come-up, community projects, his father's influence on him, classism in rap, his and relationships with Madonna, Jay Z, Drake, and other artists as well as the details on his upcoming album with The Social Experiment, Surf. Only problem was that Charlemagne hadn't ever listened to Chance, so that made for some interesting tension and banter. Here's some of what we learned:

  • 6 Death Metal Vocal Dubs on YouTube: Spongebob, Ernie & Bert, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Join Mary Poppins

    The viral video of the moment features Mary Poppins and Bert, singing and dancing among an animated cast as they would during the original film...except death-growling bloody murder rather than singing the actual lyrics to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase "something quite atrocious." This isn't the first death-metal-dub video we've seen, but we expect to see plenty more due to the popularity of this Mary Poppins spoof. Here's a brief ranking of six flicks on YouTube that feature unusually brutal vocals and blastbeats dubbed over otherwise innocuous material.

  • Muse Continually Teases New Album 'Drones' with Instagram Song Snippet [LISTEN]

    Muse's new album Drones seems to be coming more and more into completion. After releasing a series of Instagram videos featuring audio from in-studio sessions for its The 2nd Law follow-up yesterday (Feb. 25), the "Madness" band unveiled the first bit of music from it new album, and it sounds like Muse is going into classic rock 'n' roll territory.

  • Billy Corgan, Liam Gallagher Throw Shade at Kanye West Following Grammys Outburst and BRIT Awards

    Two big names in rock are throwing some shade at Kanye West following his Grammy outburst and BRIT Awards performance. Billy Corgan is so annoyed at the rapper that he wants to fight him (and thinks he could win). Liam Gallagher, on the other hand, criticized his recent performance at the BRIT Awards. Corgan and Gallagher are only two of the most recent Yeezy haters as the hip-hop artist has accumulated plenty of others in the past.

  • First Trailer for the Brian Wilson Biopic 'Love & Mercy' Drops: Clip Shows The Beach Boys Frontman's Creative Struggle [WATCH]

    The first trailer for the new Brian Wilson biopic dropped recently. 'Love & Mercy' will highlight the iconic singer-songwriter's time with The Beach Boys as well as his period of mental unrest, creative struggle and eventual return to music. The movie was shown for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and is slated for a screening at South by Southwest in March. Lions Gate will release the biopic worldwide June 5, 'Billboard' noted.

  • U2 Talks 'Songs of Innocence' One More Time Ahead of Big 'Innocence + Experience' Tour

    The members of U2 are still talking about their September release 'Songs of Innocence,' but not because they necessarily want to talk about it. Bono said the band's current concentration is writing new material. The Edge added that while they knew they would have to "weather the storm," they simply wanted to try out other methods of putting out music before their Innocence + Experience tour.

  • Unmasked Daft Punk Immortalized With Wooden Statues Alongside Pharrell, Rick Rubin and Others

    The mystique of Daft Punk is found primarily in their futuristic sound that always seems to be way ahead of its time, but also in their signature masks that the pair rarely are seen in public without. Now Guy-Manel de Homen-Christo and Thomas Bangalter are being immortalized with unmasked wooden statues in a new exhibit being done by sculptor Xavier Veilhan. They will stand alongside Pharrell, Rick Rubin and others.
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