• Charlie Stamper, 84 Year-Old Bluegrass Icon, Releases First Album 'Glory To The Meeting House'

    Thousands of musical acts remain to be recorded but interestingly the oldest of genres tend to have the most untapped talent. Even when we realize it exists, we don't bother to get it on tape. Such was the case of Charlie Stamper, an 84 year-old fiddler and bluegrass icon from Cadiz, a small town down near the Western toe of Kentucky. The performer dropped his debut album during December, titled Glory To The Meeting House.

  • Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug Guest on Nipsey Hussle's "Choke" [LISTEN]

    Nipsey Hussle's new mixtape, 'Mailbox Money,' is set to drop tomorrow, Dec. 31, but if that's too long for you to wait for new music, Nipsey has shared a new song titled "Choke" featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, which you can check out here. The song features some heavy-hitting, dramatic production from London On Da Track and opens with a lengthy sample of Samuel L. Jackson's climactic speech from "Pulp Fiction." The vocals don't seem to be mixed very well though and often rise uncomfortably far above the beat.

  • Broken Social Scene Recaps 2014 In "Golden Facelift" Video [WATCH]

    Toronto indie rock collective, Broken Social Scene, has shared the music video for its song "Golden Facelift," which you can check out here The video is basically a five-minute recap of all the major events in 2014, ranging from the rise of ISIS to the racial tensions in the United States to inconsequential viral videos, but when placed side by side, they all come off as equally significant in the building of our culture. There are also some graphic shots of surgical procedures, so don't watch if you're squeamish.

  • Kelly Clarkson Talks New Album, Jokes It's 'Right on Up There with John Lennon's "Imagine"'

    Kelly Clarkson is now based in Nashville, and the "Since U Been Gone" singer has been recording for most of the year in the country-music hotbed.According to CMT, via radio.com, Clarkson recently admitted that her seventh studio album might have a little bit of twang in it."There's all different kinds of genres on there," Clarkson said. "I'm obviously affected by the community I live in. So there's a little bit of everything."Clarkson has done recent live duets with Trisha Yearwood ("Silent Night," "Prizefighter") and Reba McEntire ("Silent Night," "Because of You"), so it is not far-fetched to think that she has been influenced by some of Nashville's best.In jest, she compared the new LP to an all-time U.K. classic."It's amazing, and you're gonna love it," she said. "Personally, you're gonna be like, 'This is right on up there with John Lennon's 'Imagine.' Guaran-d--n-tee it!"

  • Justin Bieber Hints at New Album Coming in 2015

    When caught up in his seemingly endless supply of scandals and lawsuits, it's easy to forget that Justin Bieber is, first and foremost, a musician, and over the last few days, the 20-year-old singer has dropped some hints that new music will soon be on the way. On his Twitter account yesterday (Dec. 29), Bieber responded to MTV's pleas for a new album in 2015 with a simple "no problem."
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