• 40 Years of 'The Wiz': Music Times Chooses Five Classic Scenes from The Film Adaptation, Starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson

    We're not Broadway people but we know a classic when we see it, and The Wiz is classic. The idea of adapting a cinematic masterpiece such as The Wizard of Oz into a new musical—set far from the rural lands of the original in the urban streets of New York City—could have fallen flat but William F. Brown's play was anything but. We hope that the musical gets a Broadway revival (the last attempt, during 2004, was abandoned) but until then the best way to check out The Wiz is via the 1978 film version starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor and more. We've whittled down a short list of our favorite scenes from that film to celebrate the play's 40th anniversary.

  • Gent Treadly Announce 20th Anniversary Tour, Party [SCHEDULE]

    There are plenty of bands celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and you can count Gent Treadly among them. The 1990s jam band featuring founder Greg Koerner is set to play a slew of 2015 gigs.The biggest bash will take place Jan. 11 at the Brooklyn Bowl, where the group will host its official birthday party. Check out the description from GT's Facebook page:"Gent Treadly: Celebrating 20 years (w/ THEN OMAHA & Special Guests) 
Yes Sunday! Dance to winter with GT's incredible lineup: Greg Koerner(GT Founder), Kevin Griffin(GT/U-Melt), Zak Lasher(GT/U-Melt), Abou Lion Diarra(GT/Wailer's), Gregg Sulzer, & guests inc. Kenny Brooks(Ratdog) , David Berg, Tom Kaelin, Marc Loponte(Stella Blue's), Sean Pace, & Anastasia René. 
Gent Treadly will also be celebrating the Birthday & hosting the party of our friend Peter Crabtree"Some fans have noticed that the sure-to-be-bonkers birthday jam takes place on the Sabbath."Sunday,you ask?" the event page reads. "Yes Sunday!! Dance your way into the depths of winter with positive vibes from the incredible Jams & a night of surprises! What better way to recover from returning to work, the exhaustion of the holidays than celebrating with friends & arguably Gent Treadly's most impressive lineup to date."Of course, if you miss out on the Brooklyn show, there will be plenty more to hit up. Check out the official gig schedule below, via Jam Bands:

  • Electric Zoo Announces Japanese Expansion, Festival Dates

    New York's largest dance music festival Electric Zoo is heading overseas. Today, Dec. 5, the festival organizers have announced that the Made Event festival would set up shop for the first time in Japan, Tokyo Beach to be exact. The festival will take place over Goldenweek Holiday, which takes place on April 29 and between May 3-5, though the date on the website says May 6. Electric Zoo made the announcement with a simple post on Twitter - "Hello Tokyo."

  • Jay Z Says Hip-Hop Played Important Role In Race Relations in America [WATCH]

    Leading up to the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, Oprah's OWN network will be airing a series of civil rights-related programming. Yesterday the network aired a special "Master Class" episode that featured a variety of firsthand accounts from "iconic masters," including rapper and business mogul Jay Z (born Shawn Carter).

  • Rita Ora Remakes Beyoncé's "7/11" Video On Vacation In St. Barts To Celebrate New Years [WATCH]

    Rita Ora might be on Jay Z's Roc Nation label, but it's his wife Beyoncé that she pays homage to in a new video she posted to YouTube with the caption, "Happy New Year from the ORA team!!" The clip is a recreation of Bey's instant-classic viral video for "7/11," which premiered in November. The original shows Queen Bey dancing on her balcony while wearing a "Kale" sweatshirt and white robe before she takes the dance party to the bathroom, bedroom and hallway of her Beverly Hills hotel suite. Ora's version is similar but is shot on an iPhone. She filmed it while on vacation in St. Barts with her friends.

  • Classic Music Artists Who Have Made The Jump to Children's Literature: Paul McCartney, Madonna, David Bowie and More

    Danny Brown surprised us, or at least those familiar with his foul mouth, by revealing that he was in the process of writing a Dr. Seuss-style children's book aiming to encourage black girls to appreciate themselves while promoting self-esteem. The emcee is hardly the first established musician to try his hand at children's literature, although usually those handling the pen could also live off their royalties forever so they have time to experiment with new things. Here are seven of the biggest musicians in recent memory that have taken time from their career of performing for adults to wrote for kids.

  • Joey Bada$$ Responds to Assault Allegations Stemming from Byron Bay Falls Festival Incident in Australia

    Allegations recently surfaced over the weekend that Joey Bada$$, real name Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, was arrested and charged with assault for punching a security guard at Falls Festival in Byron Bay, Australia. Scott has responded to the allegations on Twitter, asking fans to not "believe everything you see or hear."The crucification of my image has already begun. Remember don't believe everything you see or hear. They build u up to tear you down... — B4.DA.$$ 1.20.15 (@joeyBADASS) January 5, 2015According to reports, allegedly what had happened was the security guard thought Joey Bada$$ was not who he said he was and told him he did not have to go home, but he had to get out of there. Bada$$ said boo-yah and assaulted the man. The alleged incident took place around 8:30 p.m., right before Scott's set time.According to a police spokeswoman via the "Sydney Morning Herald," "A 20-year-old man was allegedly punched in the face by a man while working as a security guard at the festival. The man was treated for a broken nose and other facial injuries."Bada$$ was arrested after his set Friday night, Jan. 2, and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He appeared in court Saturday and was released on bail. His next court date is March 19.Joey Bada$$'s camp released the following statement via "The Fader": "Joey can confirm that there was a misunderstanding with security at the Byron Falls Festival show, which resulted in charges being laid by NSW Police. After fully cooperating with Police, Joey was granted bail and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge."

  • Rihanna Teases 'R8' on Instagram with Happy New Year Message to Rihanna Navy

    There has been a lot of buzz about Rihanna and a mysterious eighth studio album for 2015, which many fans and the "Stay" songstress have dubbed "R8," and now there's another big clue that an LP is going to drop this year. Following the leak of an alleged Rihanna single "World Peace" last week, today (Jan. 5), RiRi posted an ominous Instagram image indicating that she'll be birthing a new album in 2015.
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