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After a year full of racial tensions in the United States and weeks of conversation about race in hip-hop, one previously silent major player in the game is speaking out: Macklemore. Yesterday (Dec. 30), the "Thrift Shop" rapper and Gramy winner appeared on Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97 to discuss race, recent police shootings and the role of white people in rap. -
The Prodigy Tease New Single 'Nasty' Release Date From Upcoming Album
U.K. electronic band The Prodigy appear to be breaking their studio silence at last and are ready to release some new music very soon. Very little information has emerged about the new album except that Liam Howlett was busy writing and recording, but sometime in the spring of 2015 the album was tentatively scheduled for release. Now they have provided more details about possible new music by teasing the cover art of their new single "Nasty Nasty" on Instagram. The song will apparently come out, according to the caption, sometime in January, though they will not reveal the exact date. -
Action Bronson Attempts to Apologize to Azealia Banks: 'Chasing Time' Rapper Calls Him a Coward
Azealia Banks and Action Bronson are back at it again. Hip-hop's foremost Twitter beefer, Banks, first got into it with Action Bronson on Dec. 19 after the "Easy Rider" rapper was prompted to discuss Banks on the social media platform. That 140-character battle went back and forth before simmering and Banks turned her attention back towards her favorite target, Iggy Azalea. Today, tensions renewed between these two after Action Bronson apparently tried to apologize over the whole ordeal through a mutual friend of theirs and Azealia Banks did not appreciate the lack of forwardness from Bronson and called him out on Twitter. -
Bet On What Song Above & Beyond Will Play At Midnight This New Year's Eve
Las Vegas has taught us that you can bet on just about anything, especially when it comes to sports. How long the national anthem will be during the Super Bowl, what side of the coin the coin toss will result in, weight loss, treadmill challenges and everything in between. This New Year's Eve there will be a pretty outrageous bet surrounding UK based trance super-trio Above & Beyond and what they might play for their final gig of the year. You can bet on what song Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki will play when the clock strikes midnight in Australia. -
YG & DJ Mustard Are Beefing On Instagram
Apparently YG and DJ Mustard did not get the message about being kind during the holidays. The rapper and producer are now sending jabs back and forth on Instagram over purported payments that DJ Mustard alleges he never received for YG's debut album My Krazy Life. DJ Mustard executive produced the album that was released in March. YG posted an expletive-laden comment on a now deleted DJ Mustard post rebuffing those claims, making his own claims of not being paid for Mustard's recent album and the two have been going back and forth since then. -
RiFF RaFF Is Hulk Hogan's New WWE Tag Team Partner
RiFF RaFF revealed a few months ago that he would be started a "Versace strength training" regimen and has posted pictures on his Instagram to catalog his progress of bulking up. He also claimed that he was going to abstain from any alcohol or drug use for 100 days, an admirable feat if he kept to his word. Now we know why he has been doing this.RiFF RaFF is about to enter the ring and with the legendary Hulk Hogan at his side. According to several social media posts by the pair, Hulk Hogan is training Jody Highroller in the ways of WWE and they will be tag-team partners at some point in the near future. -
Eminem To Be Featured On LL Cool J Album 'G.O.A.T. 2'
Rejoice, Eminem fans. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 star will be back in 2015 on LL Cool J's forthcoming album G.O.A.T. 2. -
Mark Tremonti Finishes Recording New Album; Creed Guitarist Ready to Roll
With Scott Stapp in severe disrepair, Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti has free reign to pursue his side project Tremonti, which features Wolfgang Van Halen (son of Eddie) on bass, Eric Friedman on guitar and Garrett Whitlock on drums. -
Want to Join Shenandoah? Country Band Has An Opening, For a Price
If you're a country music fan between the ages of 40 and 60, chances are you're familiar with Shenandoah, an Alabama quintet with a handful of No. 1 hits including "Two Dozen Roses" and "Next To You Next To Me." -
Glen Campbell Receives Two Grammy Nominations for 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You,' Family Responds
Glen Campbell's last song of his career, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," miss you is a bittersweet ballad. It unfortunately caps off the end of an illustrious career that came to a sudden stop when the artist was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The tune is, however, a gorgeous song and one that captures the brilliance of the talented artist. The Recording Academy agrees - "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" has been nominated for two Grammy awards. -
Remembering Musicians Who Died In 2014: Phil Everly, Bobby Womack, Pete Seeger, And More
2014 saw the passing of a fair share of aging musical legends, but it tragically also saw the deaths of many relatively young artists well before their time. This list honors just some of the artists who passed away this year, so if there are any that you think we may have missed, you can post your tributes down in the comments section below. -
Deer Tick Cover 'Meet the Beatles!' in Its Entirety at Brooklyn Bowl with Taylor Goldsmith and Tommy Stinson [WATCH]
The rambunctious boys of Deer Tick decided to celebrate their 10th anniversary in style, forgoing a straightforward celebration and opting for shows where they play covers by their favorite artists. The band kicked things off the day after Christmas with NRBQ's "Tiddlywinks" followed by Lou Reed's "Transformer." They used the midpoint of their Brooklyn Bowl residency to pay homage to The Beatles by playing the group's second record, "Meet the Beatles!," with the help of Tommy Stinson of The Replacements, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and James Felice of The Felice Brothers."Rolling Stone" reviewed the gig, which had John McCauley screaming on classics like "It Won't Be Long" and "Till There Was You." Goldsmith joined in on "Don't Bother Me," Felice busted out the accordion on "Little Child," and Stinson hit the stage for what had to be a rowdy version of "I Wanna Be Your Man." Check out some of the videos below.
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