• Dave Matthews Band Announce 2015 Summer Tour: Group Will Hit 47 Cities in North America [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Dave Matthews Band released its 47-date tour today, Jan. 13, instantly making fans eager for summer's arrival. The trek will kick off in Austin May 13 and run until Sept. 13, when it will wrap up in Phoenix. Tickets will be available Thursday, Jan. 15, for Warehouse members and Feb. 13 for the general public, "Consequence of Sound" notes.The band is a summer favorite, religiously hitting the road during the warm months in North America. As per usual, the group will perform two sets at each stop on the jaunt.For the extremely devoted, DMB will stop for two nights in Camden, New Jersey; Sarasota, New York; Noblesville, Indiana; East Troy, Wisconsin; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Englewood, Colorado. The group will also hold its Caravan event in George, Washington, for three days in December.Check out the full schedule below:
  • CollegeHumor Delivers Very Honest and Humorous View of Music Festivals [WATCH]

    Festival season is one of the greatest times of the year for a music fan. Artists are constantly touring and making stops at a city near you, with festivals bringing together massive pools of talent into one place to make it easy to try and see as many of your favorite acts at once. Being outdoors in the sun and nice weather makes things more pleasant with friends and a cold beer makes things more enjoyable. But it is not always so easy-breezy. Festivals can be overcrowded, hot or rainy and awful scheduling conflicts can make seeing the two acts you had to see impossible. "CollegeHumor" summed up that sentiment perfectly in a video describing the struggle festivalgoers can face when attending a festival and trying to get past security, dealing with hours of unnecessary traffic and paying for overpriced food and drinks. Watch it below via "YourEDM."The Southern Hemisphere festival season is in full swing, and the folks down under and in South America are knee deep in these issues on a weekend basis. But up north, we await the arrival of March and April for the kickoff of the season with festivals in North America like Buku, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Hangout Festival.
  • Purity Ring Announce New Album 'Another Eternity,' Share New Track 'Begin Again' [LISTEN]

    Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring have announced the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album "Another Eternity" and have shared a new track from the album titled "Begin Again," which you can check out below. The album is set for release March 3 through 4AD and will be the duo's first album since their 2012 debut "Shrines."According to a press release, via "Consequence of Sound," "Another Eternity" marks the first time Purity Ring members Megan James and Corin Roddick had recorded while in the same room, as "Shrines" was recorded in a long distance Postal Service-style between their respective homes in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Montreal, Quebec. The press release also describes Roddick's "percussive skills and sense of composition" as having been "refined and honed," resulting in an album that explores "gloomy valleys and gleaming peaks in equal measure."You can check out the tracklist for "Another Eternity" here:01. Heartsigh 02. Bodyache 03. Push Pull 04. Repetition 05. Stranger Than Earth 06. Begin Again 07. Dust Hymn 08. Flood on the Floor 09. Sea Castle 10. Stillness in WoeYou can check out Purity Ring's "Begin Again" here:
  • Mark Ronson Talks Bruno Mars Collaboration on 'Uptown Funk': Success Has 'So Much to Do with Bruno'

    Mark Ronson is taking over the pop world with his new single "Uptown Funk" from his fourth studio effort "Uptown Special," out today, Jan. 13. The producer invited a slew of artists to join in on the album, but the biggest addition was Bruno Mars, who worked on the lead single. Ronson and Mars have met before on the latter's 2012 release "Unorthodox Jukebox"= and even performed a tribute to Amy Winehouse — another Ronson artist — at the 2011 MTV VMAs. It is a partnership that has been pretty good to all parties involved.Ronson, in modest fashion, gave all the props to Mars for the surprise success of "Uptown Funk" in a recent Q&A with the Associated Press."I know of course it has so much to do with Bruno," he said. "It's like even if the record was garbage, it's Bruno Mars, you're guaranteed a certain level of attention, right? ... I'm as proud of ['Uptown Funk']. ... It's awesome, but at the same time it almost feels like it's happening to somebody else."The producer also talked about sharing the stage with the pop star, who is known for his high energy and showmanship.
  • Lil Wayne Releases Future 'S--t' Remix from 'Sorry 4 the Wait 2' Mixtape Ahead of 'Tha Carter V' [LISTEN]

    As promised, Lil Wayne dropped the first track from his upcoming mixtape "Sorry 4 the Wait 2" in lieu of his indefinitely delayed album "Tha Carter V." The head of Weezy's label Young Money, Mack Maine, promised on Instagram Sunday, Jan. 11, that they would release a song from "S4TW2" to celebrate the Green Bay Packers's win over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs. They did just that, taking to Lil Wayne's YouTube account last night to unveil his remix of Future's tune "S--t," where he uses the opportunity to take a shot at Birdman and Cash Money Records. In his first verse, he says:"I'm a nerd, I'm a geek, I'm absurd, I'm unique "Did my time in Cash Money, time served and released "But this agent ain't free, word, that's the word on these streets "But that shit is old news, that shit is so yesterweek "I'm just focused, focused on my expertise "They like 'Tunechi, you good,' I'm like 'bob yessiree' "Now don't, I mean don't, don't question me, let me breathe"Rapping over the Mike Will Made-IT beat, Lil Wayne takes on Future's "S--t" and adds his signature flare and style to the tune, with a hint of Auto-Tune on the hook.
  • Safaree Samuels Breakfast Club Interview: Nicki Minaj's Ex-Boyfriend Says Lack Of Respect Ended Relationship [WATCH]

    Nicki Minaj was notoriously private about her love life until her breakup with longtime boyfriend Safaree Samuels and the release of her latest album, The Pinkprint. After a Twitter feud between the two erupted online and Minaj gave an emotional interview to Angie Martinez, Samuels decided to tell his side of the story. He sat down with Power 105's The Breakfast Club to talk about his relationship with the femcee and what lead to their eventual breakup. Here's what we learned:
  • Jeremih Shares Music Video for 'Don't Tell 'Em' Remix Featuring French Montana, Ty Dolla $ign [WATCH]

    Though French Montana and Ty Dolla $ign's remix of Jeremih's smash hit "Don't Tell 'Em" was released months ago, the three have finally gotten around to releasing a music video for the track, which you can check out below. The Eif Rivera-directed clip features the three artists hanging around a mansion with a beautiful lady, and being a hip-hop video in 2015, there is the obligatory Beats By Dre product placement thrown in for good measure.You can check out the music video for Jeremih's "Don't Tell 'Em" remix featuring French Montana and Ty Dolla $ign here:
  • The Decemberists Stream 'What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World' Ahead of Release Date, Release "A Beginning Song" Lyric Video

    What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, indeed. And now The Decemberists's new record is finally here. Ahead of the "Make You Better" band's release date for its seventh studio album, today (Jan. 13), What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World is available to stream in full via iTunes Radio. And that's not the only Decemberists news fans get today - there's also a new lyric video for "A Beginning Song."
  • Darius Rucker Reveals Release Date of New Album 'Southern Style,' Plots Tour

    Hootie & The Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker has revealed some more details about his upcoming solo album, including its title and release date. According to "The Boot," the album is titled "Southern Style" and is set for release March 31 through Capitol Nashville. In support of the album, Rucker will be setting off on tour this spring, hitting 30 North American cities, starting with Holmdel, New Jersey, May 14."Southern Style" will be Rucker's fifth solo studio album — his fourth country album — his first since his Christmas album "Home for the Holidays," which was released in late October. It will be Rucker's first non-Christmas album since 2013's "True Believers.""There's going to be some fun songs on the record," Rucker told "radio.com" about "Southern Style," "but just like I always do, you always write some songs about relationships and family because they always come up, and it's always some good song that you can't not record."For his Southern Style Tour, Rucker will be joined by Brett Eldredge, The Brothers Osborne and A Thousand Horses. Tickets go on sale Jan. 26, and though the exact dates have yet to set, a complete list of cities has been revealed, which you can check out below:
  • The Weeknd Arrested for Assaulting a Cop in Las Vegas: Singer Narrowly 'Escaped' Sin City

    The Weeknd had a rough weekend. The singer, aka Abel Tesfaye, allegedly assaulted a police officer in Las Vegas Saturday, Jan. 10, after law enforcement tried to break up an altercation. According to "Billboard," Tesfaye struck the officer with a closed fist, which earned him a misdemeanor charge of battery of a protected person.Tesfaye posted a picture to Instagram later that night of him leaving Sin City, writing that he "escaped."