• Keith Urban Loves Nick Jonas Single 'Jealous,' Preparing for NYE Performance

    Keith Urban used to play New Year's Eve every year, but he has skipped out on the task since marrying actress Nicole Kidman in 2006."I've certainly had a few where it's been just us with family, or just Nic and I," Urban told "The Vancouver Sun," via CMT. "We've had a couple of those. Actually, probably, I wonder since I've been married I haven't worked on New Year's Eve? I think that's probably right."The 47-year-old is finally returning to the stage as the ball drops this Dec. 31. The event? ET Canada's New Year's Eve at Niagara Falls, roughly four hours from Times Square and America's biggest NYE spectacle.Canada will have plenty of star power, though. Nick Jonas, Lights and Shawn Mendes round out the bill."We love 'Jealous,' the new Nick Jonas single," Urban said. "Like, totally love that song. I think my wife turned me onto that one recently. Shawn Mendes, I don't know. So that'll be a first for me."

  • 'The Interview' Lawsuit: K-Pop Artists Threatening Legal Action After Songs Used in Movie

    Another layer of complexity has just been added to "The Interview," a Sony Pictures film that has permeated the news cycle for several weeks. This time, the company could face legal action from K-Pop artists Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae after the flick allegedly used their song without consent."There were initial discussions about including the song in the film score, but negotiations stopped, so we were under the impression that it wasn't happening," FeelGhoodMusic said in a statement. "It was only after the film was released that we became aware of the song's unauthorized use, without taking the appropriate and necessary steps to complete a contract with the artists."THR reports roughly 10 to 15 seconds of the song appear in the movie.From NME: "The press release also noted the subject matter of the film — which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco and follows two American journalists recruited to kill Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea — stating, 'The artists were also hesitant about authorizing the use of the music, as the film is a very sensitive topic in Korea, so they are very surprised.'"

  • Britney Spears Celebrates One Year in Vegas with 'Piece of Me' Video [WATCH]

    Britney Spears has just celebrated the one-year anniversary of her Las Vegas residency "Piece of Me." The pop star posted a video on Twitter that includes footage from the show's first year. Check out the clip below:#PieceOfMe is 1 year old today! Thank you to everyone who has made this past year so special Xox http://t.co/ixZszRm8a2 — Britney Spears (@britneyspears) December 28, 2014Celebrating with my #PieceOfMe family! pic.twitter.com/xh3dpdDukY — Britney Spears (@britneyspears) December 28, 2014This anniversary comes almost two months after "Britney Day," a special Vegas event held for Spears Nov. 5 in which she received the key to the city.

  • Diplo and Skrillex's New Year's Eve Concert at Madison Square Garden Will Be Streamed Live

    Live Nation will stream Diplo and Skrillex's New Year's Eve concert extravaganza at Madison Square Garden this week. Fans who want to see the Jack Ü performance can tune into Yahoo Screens at 10 p.m. Dec. 31 and see all the action. And if that does not suit your plans, the performance will also be available to watch the following day, Your EDM notes.Tickets for the show, which also features A$AP Ferg and Rudimental, are still available. Visit Ticketmaster if you still need some.Jack Ü formed in 2013 after the EDM artists decided they liked to DJ together. Their first single, "Take Ü There," dropped in September and the pair continue to be pretty tight. They recently remixed Beyoncé's "7/11."Skrillex spoke to Howard Stern last month about a variety of topics, including the legitimacy of the EDM genre, which is frequently criticized.

  • Grimes Shares Festive New Song 'Christmas Song II Grinch' [WATCH]

    Multi-talented instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and film director Claire Elise Boucher, better known as Grimes, is getting into the holiday spirit. In a wacky new video she posted on her YouTube channel, the "Go" singer is joined by "step bro" Jay Worthy and their siblings to make an outrageous song about the Christmas holiday.Fit with axes, random clips flashing across the screen and grainy home-movie-style visuals, the video encompasses the spirit and sloppiness at the end of a holiday night with friends and family.

  • Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Has Something Big Brewing: New Album in 2015?

    Dave Mustaine has had a bad end to 2014. Weeks after two Megadeth members ditched the band in November, his mother-in-law was found dead. But things seem to be looking up as the New Year looms, according to Mustaine's Twitter account:I wish @Megadeth fans could know what is going on right now...you would be very happy! — Dave Mustaine (@DaveMustaine) December 22, 2014Since its inception back in 1983, Megadeth has had 19 musicians run through its line-up, with the only constant member being guitarist and lead vocalist Mustaine.Drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick dipped out this year.

  • Kanye West Voted 'GQ's' Most Stylish Man of 2014

    Kanye West has become one of the world's style icons. He is constantly making trips to various fashion events around the world and has become a mainstay at fashion weeks like New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week. King Yeezy has been rewarded for his diligence by being voted the Most Stylish Man of 2014 by the readers of men's fashion magazine "GQ." West won ahead of rumored James Bond candidate Idris Elba."GQ" explained why it thought Yeezy's legions voted for West in this face-off against Elba:"West has shifted the landscape of men's fashion with his forward-thinking style. 2014 was no different. From bomber jackets to Chelsea boots to over-sized coats, Kanye helped define what this year meant to men in terms of the things they wear."West has uncharacteristically shared the spotlight with Kim Kardashian in one of the most high-profile relationships in the world. The pair have become fashion icons with their ability to break new trends and market their own brands of clothing.

  • Tegan and Sara Talk Classic Indie Album 'So Jealous'

    It has been a full decade since Tegan and Sara broke onto the indie scene with "So Jealous." Ten years later, Tegan Quin discussed the album with "SPIN.""When Sara sent me 'So Jealous,' I was shocked," Tegan said. "The demo is really interesting to listen to. It was so dark. She moved away from Vancouver [to Montreal] a year prior to that, she was going through a massive break-up, she moved to a city where she knew no one, and she didn't know the language. It was hard."The twin sisters were on the fringes of stardom in an indie world that included Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and several others.

  • Former Metallica Producer Bob Rock Calls Band's New Album 'Landmark,' but Won't Work with Them

    The last time Bob Rock worked with Metallica was just after the new millennium, when he produced the recording sessions that eventually turned into the group's 2003 album "St. Anger." But he still counts the band as one of the best in the world, and thinks they have something special up their sleeve more than a decade later."I think they've got a landmark record in them — and it's probably brewing right now," Rock told "The Eddie Trunk Podcast," via U-G.Since "St. Anger," Rock has worked on projects with The Offspring, Michael Bublé, 311, Bush and Nelly Furtado —among others — but he claims that few of them were on par with Kirk Hammett and Co."I didn't do a lot of bands like Metallica after I did them," Rock said. "Why? This is as good as it gets; I'm with this."I'm not going to mention names, but when I don't believe a guy, when I know it's bulls--t, I have a tough time. I've done records like that and they don't work for me."No matter how much time he spends apart from Metallica, Rock remains on good terms with them.

  • Jazz Legend Buddy DeFranco Dead at 91: Clarinetist Played with Count Basie, Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra

    Buddy DeFranco, one of the world's greatest jazz clarinetists, died Wednesday, Dec. 24. He leaves behind a musical legacy that lasted more than 70 years, playing in bands led by Tommy Dorsey and Count Basie in addition to performing with Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. DeFranco was 91.The musician got his start in the late 1930s, bouncing around from band to band, NPR noted. He hooked up with Dorsey in 1944. DeFranco played with the band for four years before he decided to break out of swing music, opting instead for bebop, a difficult genre for a clarinetist to shine in. He toured with Basie to finish out the 1940s.DeFranco formed his own band in the '50s before joining Holiday for a European jaunt. As rock 'n' roll started gaining momentum, the musician did work for TV and film until he landed a gig fronting the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1966. He continued to play well into his 80s. According to "The Washington Post," DeFranco played on more than 160 albums.
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