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No genre incorporates pop culture as much as hip-hop and few genres of music embrace professional sports as much as hip-hop (shout out to '90s rockers representing Seattle and Los Angeles). Few rappers have catalogues as deep as Jay Z's, so ESPN decided to track down every reference made to an athlete across Jay's discography and graphed it out for viewers. No surprise that Michael Jordan is the most popular topic. -
Toby Keith Joins Keith Urban, Tim McGraw & The Band Perry as Country Jam 2015 Headliner
Country Jam 2015 is starting to look just a little more complete. After announcing headliners Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and The Band Perry over the last few months, today (Jan. 22), the annual country music festival has announced its final major performer, and it's a doozy. Yes, "Drunk Americans" singer and legendary country act Toby Keith has been announced as the fourth headlining performer. -
Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley Will Headline the 2015 iHeartRadio Country Music Festival in Austin
More festival news out of Austin today, Jan. 22, regarding the iHeartRadio Country Festival. Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley have been tapped as the headliners for the second annual event, which kicks off May 2. Rascal Flatts and Brantley Gilbert will also be on hand for the festivities, "Rolling Stone Country" notes. -
Chief Keef Drops 'Ain't Nothing' After Potential Collab With Drake Revealed
Chief Keef without warning decided to drop a new track last night (Jan. 21) titled "Ain't Nothing" via his YouTube channel. The new song, produced by Ace Bankz, sees Sosa deliver another street ready tune with his casual delivery about fat stacks of cash and loose women. The preview has no additional information attached to it, as one might expect from Keef, but could be there to hold us over until to his upcoming album Bang 3 that fans have been waiting for a long time and it seems like may never arrive. -
Stevie Wonder Calls Kendrick Lamar "Extremely Talented" Says He Has "Real Concern For The People" Ahead Of Compton Rapper's Sophomore Album Release
Stevie Wonder recently spoke to GQ for their Legacy Project and brought up Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar when talking about his taste in contemporary music. -
Kendrick Lamar's New Album Might Drop Next Week
From Radiohead to Beyoncé to D'Angelo to Björk, we are truly in the era of the surprise album release, and yesterday (Jan. 21), it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar might be joining this very prestigious list. According to a leaked photograph posted by Section Eighty, Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited follow-up to his 2012 breakthrough good kid, M.A.A.D city is set to drop this Tuesday, Jan. 27. The photo shows a list of albums scheduled to be released by Wal-Mart this month, which at the very bottom reads "Kendrick Lamar Jan. 27." -
Grammys 2015: LL Cool J Hosting Again after Breaking Viewership Records for Last Three Years; Emcee's 10th Time as MC
Color us surprised: LL Cool J will be serving as the host for the Grammy Awards. In case you couldn't tell, that was in jest: The rapper and actor has served as the emcee for four consecutive years now, dating back to the 2012 rendition of the awards ceremony. This will mark the tenth time overall that Cool J takes hosting duties. -
Wale Asked Kanye West to Help Redesign Washington Wizards Uniforms
DMV rapper and proud Washington, D.C., representative Wale is looking to spice things up with his hometown basketball team the Washington Wizards. In a recent piece set to be published in "ESPN Magazine's" upcoming music issue Feb. 2, Olubowale Victor Akintimehin — known professionally as Wale — spoke on what he thinks the issue is with the Wizards right now and what he plans on doing to fix the problems of attendance and a general stale atmosphere surrounding the team. Recognizing this, the Wizards have brought on Wale to be a "creative consultant" to bring back fun to the Verizon Center. One of his first moves has been to call up fashion guru Kanye West to try and redesign the current team uniforms. -
TLC Reach Kickstarter Goal for New Album After Three Days with Help from Super Bowl Halftime Performer Katy Perry
Just three days after launching a Kickstarter campaign to record and release their fifth and final studio album, legendary girl group TLC has reached its goal. After initially asking fans for $150,000 for the untitled new album, the "Waterfalls" group has surpassed its goal by over $20,000... with some help from none other than Katy Perry. -
Rush R40 Tour Announced: "Working Man" Band Unveils Live Dates in Celebration of 40th Anniversary
Rush is 40 years into its career, but the Canadian rock band is still a group of working men. Today (Jan. 22), in celebration of its 40th anniversary, Rush announced a celebratory tour, fittingly titled the R40 Live Tour. -
Meghan Trainor Just Short of 200,000 Albums with 'Title,' Mark Ronson and Jazmine Sullivan Both Debut High for RCA Records
It's that time again, where Music Times break down the difference between the Billboard 200 and who actually moved the albums. This week's crown belongs to Meghan Trainor of course, who came up just short of the 200,000 album mark with Title. As we mentioned yesterday with the 200 roundup, it's the biggest sales debut from a solo performer since Susan Boyle released her first album during 2009. -
Ariana Grande Playing NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show; Will Big Sean, Iggy Azalea, Jessie J or Others Make Guest Appearance?
The NBA has announced at least part of the entertainment for its All Star Game weekend, naming Ariana Grande as the headliner for the halftime show of the big game. The game will take place on February 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York, just a week after the pop star is due to perform at the Grammys in Los Angeles.
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