• Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Bring the Funk on 'White Christmas' Cover [LISTEN]

    Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings have been known to bring some serious funk to their cover songs. They almost made Woody Guthrie's 1944 tune "This Land is Your Land" unrecognizable, and now they're bringing some signature soul licks to "White Christmas." The cover presented by Cole Haan, which recently dubbed the act this season's "Gifted and Talented muses."

  • Chris Brown Disses Karrueche Tran at Power 106 Christmas Concert, 'Loyal' Singer Says He's Single [WATCH]

    A week after Karrueche Tran tweeted that she was a "single lady," later clarifying it had to do with her involvement on the show "Single Ladies," ex-boyfriend Chris Brown says he's single. The "Loyal" singer made it pretty clear that he wasn't talking about a TV show either. Brown used some of his stage time at Power 106's Cali Christmas concert in Los Angeles to insult Tran and put an end to the rumors, "Vibe" notes. He's single and indeed ready to mingle.

  • 'Rolling Stone' Reveals Error in University of Virginia Gang Rape Story, Will Dana Issues Apology to Readers

    'Rolling Stone' published a gripping story last month about a gang rape that occurred at a house near the University of Virginia and involved student. Originally, the magazine reported that "Jackie" had been sexually assaulted at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house by multiple members of the chapter. The story made national headlines and the university began to investigate the incident internally. The fraternity issued a statement Friday (Dec. 5) that refuted some of the story's details, which caused RS Managing Editor Will Dana to publish a retraction of sorts.

  • DJ Premier, Pete Rock Making An Album Together; Due In 2015

    The rumors are true: DJ Premier and Pete Rock will be blessing us with a new album in 2015. Premier alerted fans of the impending release via a Reddit AMA session — the news sort of slipped out after discussing a potential sequel to PRhyme, his forthcoming disc with Royce da 5'9".

  • Jonah Hill Covers Drake at VICE Anniversary, Lil Wayne, Scarlett Johansson and Nicki Minaj Perform [WATCH]

    Celebrities and musicians alike helped VICE celebrate its 20th anniversary last night (December 5) at a music festival in Brooklyn. The house band was led by Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontman Nick Zinner. Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Andrew W.K. all performed, but the highlights came when two of Hollywood's finest busted out some karaoke. Scarlett Johansson performed New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" while Jonah Hill took on Drake's "Marvins Room,"

  • Beyoncé Faces Stiff Competition for Grammy Album of the Year

    The Grammys announced several award nominees on Friday morning, but kept "Album of the Year" under wraps until its "A Very Grammy Christmas" broadcast during primetime. Without further ado, let's break down the tale of the tape. Here are your nominations.

  • 8 Great Albums From 2014 You Probably Haven't Heard of: Tacocat, Frankie Cosmos, And More

    It's that time of year again when every music magazine and website publishes their list of the year's best albums (stayed tuned for the Music Times list in a few weeks), and for the most part, each list tends to shuffle around the same 50–100 albums in different orders. However, there are a ton of great albums released every year that unfortunately fly under the radar and don't get as much attention. Here are eight great albums from 2014 that you probably haven't heard (not to be presumptuous or anything).
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