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The climbing success of Empire on Fox has already begun to spawn other hip-hop dramas, as Netflix has ordered The Get Down, a 13-episode television series from director Baz Luhrmann, the auteur behind The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge! -
INXS Guitarist Loses Finger in Grisly Accident; Tim Farriss May Not Be Able to Play Again, Even After Surgery
INXS may have had its final retirement confirmed as guitarist Tim Farriss recently lost a finger during a boating accident, according to new reports from Billboard. The accident happened near his home in Sydney and the band's label Petrol Records confirmed that he has had two operations to attach the digit. The accident occurred on January 24 and Farriss has since been released from the hospital, according the label. -
Fun. Denies Breakup Rumors, Tension in Band as Jack Antonoff Focuses on Bleachers & Nate Ruess Records Solo Album
Fun. may currently absent from the music scene, while Nate Ruess guests on major pop releases and Jack Antonoff dates Lena Dunham and plays the indie rock darling in Bleachers, but the "We Are Young" band is not breaking up. In the midst of rumors of tension in the band and two years after winning the Grammy for Best New Artist, today (Feb. 5), fun. dismissed rumors about band tensions in a lengthy Facebook post. -
SiriusXM Posts Big Gains in 2014 Thanks in Large Part to Increased Automobile Sales; What's Next for Satellite?
Things are looking good for satellite radio provider SiriusXM according to the 2014 report given by the company on February 4. The company now has a record-high 27.3 million subscribers, which led to a 10 percent revenue increase during 2014, totaling $4.18 billion, while net income rose 31 percent to $493 million and free cash flow rose 25 percent to $1.16 billion. -
Phil Rudd Court Date Pushed Back to April: Former AC/DC Drummer Chris Slade Rumored for Grammys
Phil Rudd's next court date, which was scheduled for the week following the Grammys, has been pushed back to April. According to Blabbermouth, the AC/DC drummer switched up his legal representation, which is why the review of the charges against him has been postponed. He was arrested in November on charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. A murder-for-hire charge was dropped. Former drummer Chris Slade has been rumored to step in for the percussionist this weekend at the awards ceremony. -
Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" Music Video: "Stay With Me" Crooner Takes on Gay Marriage in the Catholic Church in Emotional 'In The Lonely Hour' Clip [WATCH]
It's a big week for Sam Smith. Not only is the British crooner in the running for a mess of Grammys this Sunday, but he's also released an important new single and music video. Today (Feb. 5), Smith released the emotional clip for his new In The Lonely Hour single "Lay Me Down," and he's taking on the Church's stance on gay marriage - an issue near and dear to his heart. -
Taylor Swift Tops Album Sales Charts as Ne-Yo, Charlie Wilson and the Bethel Music Group Debut in Top 10
This week's Billboard 200 didn't reflect much in terms of new music but the Albums Chart has better news, introducing two new debut discs. Taylor Swift and 1989 are at the top again however, selling 71,000 copies. As we mentioned yesterday, that makes her only the second female performer to top the chart for at least 10 weeks with two different albums (the other being Whitney Houston). Also interesting: This week's stop at the top marks the first time since Lecrae's Anomaly during September that an album went to no. 1 with less than 100,000 in sales. -
Lil Wayne Announces 'The Free Weezy Album' on Twitter Ahead of 'Tha Carter V' & In The Midst of Cash Money Lawsuit
In the midst of a tumultuous legal battle with his label Cash Money Records, Lil Wayne is tired of waiting to release new music. Following the release of his mixtape Sorry 4 the Wait 2 last month and ahead of the up-in-the-air Tha Carter V, Tunechi logged onto Twitter in the wee hours of the morning today (Feb. 5) to announce a free album for his fans, The Free Weezy Album. -
Ben Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan Talks Odd Time Signatures and Colombian Drug Cartels Before His Band's 2015 Debut at Rock on The Range
Dillinger Escape Plan isn't the most crowd-pleasing of options for the typical rock festival but they keep getting calls to perform, somewhat to the confusion of guitarist and founder Ben Weinman. He spoke to Music Times about writing music in 15/16, destroying both equipment and bodies on stage, and run ins with Colombian drug cartels in advance of his band appearing at Rock On The Range in Columbus, Ohio. -
Kelly Clarkson "Heartbeat Song" Music Video Filled with Heartbreak, Meet Cutes and Marriage Ahead of 'Piece By Piece' Release [WATCH]
Kelly Clarkson has her "Heartbeat Song" and she's going to play it and show you the song's new music video. Today (Feb. 5), ahead of the release of her new album Piece by Piece, the original American Idol and pop megastar released a touching new music video for her new single "Heartbeat Song," featuring new couples falling in love. -
The Weeknd "Where You Belong" Review: New Song from 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack is Par for the Sexy Course [LISTEN]
The Weeknd is all over the soundtrack to the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack. After releasing "Earned It" in December and the accompanying NSFW music video, today (Feb. 5), the R&B crooner's second offering from the film, "Where You Belong," hit the web. -
Luke Bryan Is Caring for His Orphaned Nephew Following the Death of His Brother-in-Law
Luke Bryan seems like a pretty nice guy. He has the whole good ol' boy vibe going for him, but he is also truly dedicated to his family. Last year, the country star missed the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony due to the death of his brother-in-law Ben Lee Cheshire. Now it turns out the singer and his wife, Caroline, have been caring for Bryan's orphaned nephew Til, whom Bryan took to the American Country Countdown Awards in December.
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