• Caribou Assembles Massive 1,000-Song Mixtape To Thank Fans [LISTEN]

    Artists like to release mixes and mixtape with the music that they have been listening to or tracks that have influenced them as a way to broaden their fan's music tastes and give outsiders a perspective into the creative mind of that artist beyond their live show and productions. Caribou has assembled potentially the granddaddy of them all with a 1,000 track, yes 1,000-track, mixtape of his favorite tracks to school his fans on what they should be listening to. The playlist has tunes from a wide variety of genres and artists including Kanye West, Sly and the Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, Nas, Boz Scaggs, Kraftwerk, Neutral Milk Hotel and many more.

  • 2 Chainz Shares New Song 'Road Dawg' From Upcoming Mixtape [LISTEN]

    Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has shared a new track titled "Road Dawg," from his upcoming T.R.U. Jack City mixtape, which you can check out below. The song features some very sparse production by DJ Spinz, who lays off the beats entirely for large sections of the track, leaving 2 Chainz to do most of the heavy lifting himself when it comes to the song's momentum.

  • Snoop Dogg Is a Grandfather: 'Gin and Juice' Rapper Welcomes New Addition on Instagram [PHOTOS]

    Congratulations go out to Snoop Dogg and his family, who recently welcomed a new member into the clan. Snoop's oldest son Corde Broadus became a father yesterday, Jan. 14, to son Zion. The new grandpa missed the birth, but he shared photos of the newborn on Instagram to help welcome the newest Broadus, "XXL" notes."Zion. U have a lot of love waitin on u grandson!!" Snoop wrote.Check out some of the posts below.

  • Kari Faux Drops Video Featuring Childish Gambino For "No Small Talk (Remix)/Gahdamn" [WATCH]

    On his DJ Drama-hosted STN MTN/ Kauai mixtape, Childish Gambino featured Little Rock, Arkansas rapper Kari Faux. He remixed her breakout single "No Small Talk" and has also reportedly signed her. Now the femcee is back with a two-part music video featuring his remix (Gambino makes a cameo) as well as her self-produced track "Gahdamn" off her Laugh Now, Die Later EP.

  • CounterPoint Festival 2015 Lineup: Kygo, Dillon Francis, Knife Party, Zedd and More Included

    Just when you thought the festival lineup announcements were over, CounterPoint Music & Arts Festival decides to make its announcement to try and get in on the action. Taking place in the grassy fields of Kingston Downs, Georgia, CounterPoint will host a wide variety of different EDM and jam band acts, with some curve balls from R&B and hip-hop included as well. Headlining the festival will be Zedd, The Roots, Kygo, Knife Party, Dillon Francis, Widespread Panic and Zeds Dead.Further lineup additions include RL Grime, Brodinski, Cherub, What So Not, Chet Faker, iLoveMakonnen, Lettuce, Thomas Jack, Gorgon City and others.The 2015 edition will move from April to May and take place May 22 to 24. The Georgia landscape plays host to two of the bookending dance music festivals during the summer season with TomorrowWorld arriving the last weekend of September just a short drive away in Chatahoochee Hills.2015 looks to build on a lineup from 2014 that included OutKast on their festival world tour, Pretty Lights, Foster the People, Above & Beyond, A-Trak, Janelle Monae, Run the Jewels, Major Lazer, J. Cole and more.Early bird tickets have already sold out, but regular general admission and VIP tickets are available for purchase. Head to CounterpPoint's website to get yours now.See the full lineup below via "This Song Is Sick."

  • Metallica's Controversial 'St. Anger' Rerecorded by Fans as Experiment; More Traditional Production, Trimmed Length, Better Product?

    Let's get this out of the way: Your correspondent is a fan of St. Anger. Granted, that's relative term—Metallica hasn't put out a consistent, quality album since 1991 (aside from the excellent live set S&M—-but the more lo-fi, raw approach to the album helped me believe for a moment that the band hadn't become a shiny, arena act, even if it did headline arenas. A majority of the band's fans disagree with my analysis however, referring to St. Anger in the same light as Chinese Democracy, a massive disappointment. With that in mind, a trio of fans have gone about rerecording the entire album, produced in a way they feel will make it more appealing.

  • Lorde & Taylor Swift Collaboration? 'Pure Heroine' Singer Addresses The Idea

    By now everyone knows that Taylor Swift and Lorde are besties, but would the two hit makers ever consider collaborating? Both singers have Grammys under their belts. Both have had No. 1 singles. What would happen if they combined forces to make the ultimate pop song? Fans would surely eat it up, and the media would, too. TayLorde has a decent ring to it, right? Well, before you get excited, Lorde has offered up an answer to whether she'd consider writing music with her best bud. In an interview with E!, she said they don't plan to work together anytime soon and has "no idea" if they'll ever collaborate.

  • Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks Dishes on Cocaine Habit and Tumultuous Relationship with Lindsey Buckingham

    Stevie Nicks covers the latest issue of "Rolling Stone," and the Fleetwood Mac singer opened up about her impressive career in a lengthy profile. Nicks talked about her cocaine habit and her tumultuous relationship with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. The band is currently on a reunion tour with its original lineup.Despite the fact that Nicks is a huge fan of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and would leave Fleetwood Mac to join that band if the opportunity arose, she loves her iconic group."We choose to stay," she said about her Mac bandmates. "Because we can't do anything else. None of us are ever going to stand up and say, 'I'm going to make my own choice for the first time in my life, and I'm going away, and I don't know if I'm coming back."Nicks also revealed that her drug habit back in the day was a big problem.

  • Album Sales: Taylor Swift and '1989' Border 4 Million Overall, 'Guardians of The Galaxy Awesome Mix' Continues Solid Sales

    Once again the actual album sales were a near clone to their cohort the Billboard 200 this week, with some subtle reorganizations going on. Taylor Swift was at the top with 1989 once again, selling 111,000 copies of her album. Just last week she had her first slot with less than 200,000 in sales for 2015's bestselling album and now it looks like she may drop below 100,000 next week. On the plus side, Swift is at 3.94 million total units moved for the album, meaning it will most likely reach quadruple-platinum in the next seven days.
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