• Lamb of God Fan Sues Live Nation for Mosh Pit Injury Suffered during 2012; Band Not Listed as A Defendant

    Probably the last thing Lamb of God wanted to hear about as it works on a new album to be theoretically released during 2015: another lawsuit. As you'll recall, the last time the band ran into legal trouble due to injuries occurring at a performance, a Czech fan died in a stage diving accident and vocalist Randy Blythe spent more than a month in a foreign prison (he was later exonerated). The band isn't actually a defendant this time around but if the courts agree with the plaintiff, the metal band could still find itself in a sticky situation.

  • President Barack Obama and Family Visit Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder During Hawaiian Vacation

    President Barack Obama took some time off from running the country to vacation with his family in Hawaii. Toward the end of the trip, the Obamas stopped by Eddie Vedder's pad in Kailua to visit the Pearl Jam frontman and his family. The First Family spent less than 30 minutes with the rocker and his clan, the Associated Press reports.Vedder has been a supporter of Obama since 2007, when the politician announced he would be running for president. The singer used his position as a public figure in Pearl Jam to criticize the George W. Bush administration — see "Bushleaguer" below.The iconic frontman showed up to a fundraiser for the president in 2012 prior to Obama winning his second candidacy. Vedder talked about how a government security job helped him reach his dream of becoming a professional musician."It was that job which allowed me to keep affording guitars and microphones," he said, "Rolling Stone" notes. "For me, it all began with that ability to get the proper training for a decent job.""For you to share that story with us, Eddie, speaks volumes not only about you but about this country," Obama responded. "That story captures better than anything what this campaign is about and what this country is about."

  • Guns N' Roses Bassist Duff McKagan to Release New Book 'How to Be a Man (and Other Illusions)' in May

    As bassist for Guns N' Roses, once dubbed "the most dangerous band in the world," Duff McKagan has done some serious living. The artist has never been shy about his decadent years - he released a tell-all memoir, It's So Easy and Other Lies, in 2012. The bassist is planning a new book based on some of the columns he wrote over a five-year period for the Seattle Weekly. How to Be a Man (and Other Illusions) is due out May 12.

  • Michael Jackson's Son Prince Jackson Reportedly Making Music With Justin Bieber

    The stories about Michael Jackson's 17-year-old son, Prince Jackson have been gossip website fodder for some time, ranging from times out on the town, to his exploits with women, even at the ripe age of 17 and a budding relationship with the biggest boxer in the world, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Now king of pop's heir is reportedly making a foray into music with the aid of one of the genre's biggest stars right now, Justin Bieber, according to page six. According to a family source, the pair are working on a "major recording album." Mayweather has been the driving force behind the recording sessions and with his yearly salary, he can easily afford to bankroll such an operation.

  • No Limits Master P Unleashes 'Power' Featuring Lil Wayne, Gangsta, Ace B From We All We Got [LISTEN]

    Word started to circulate recently that Master P and Lil Wayne had made amends and were collaborating on a new song, titled "Power". On Jan. 3, a snippet of the song appeared online with Master P rapping over a booming instrumental. He introduced the song pronouncing, "This is 'Power.' You want that money, you gotta go out and work for it. Me and Lil Wayne about to go crazy. It's about to be a magical 2015." The full version has now appeared online, premiered on Pigeons and Planes with Master P, Lil Wayne, Gangsta and Ace B.

  • Joey Bada$$ Charged with Assault at Byron Bay Falls Festival in Australia

    Joey Bada$$ is not having the best Australian tour right now. The Brooklyn rapper has been charged with assault stemming from an incident at the Falls Festival in Byron Bay, Australia, about 100 miles south of Brisbane. According to police reports, 19-year-old Joey Bada$$ got into an altercation with a security guard and allegedly punched him in the face, leaving the man with a broken nose.Joey Bada$$, whose real name is Jo-Vaughn Jalani Virginie, was about to take the stage Friday, Jan. 2, at approximately 8:30 p.m. when he was approached by the security guard. The guard did not believe Virginie was who he said he was, then Bada$$ allegedly lashed out.According to a police spokesman, "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."

  • Brad Pitt Leads Coldplay Sing-Along for 'Selma' Actor David Oyelowo at Film Festival Gala

    Brad Pitt is not a singer by trade, but the actor has gotten plenty of chances to show off his voice in the past. Scenes in "Happy Feet Two," "Never Girl" and "Johnny Suede" come to mind. So its no surprise that Pitt showed off his pipes in front of a large audience on Saturday night while introducing "Selma" actor David Oyelowo at a film festival gala in Palm Springs, California.

  • Dance Music & Doctors Without Borders Team Up Through Zenter Music for Massive Prize Giveaway

    A new company, Zenter Music, which launched in November 2014, acts as conduit for the dance music community to the charitable space by being an events company, promoter and record label, while also connecting with large charities and donating funds to that cause. Each month, Zenter chooses one charitable organization to donate 50% of its earnings to and in January, it chose French medicinal organization, Medicines Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders). It has also teamed up with some large labels and DJs to include a large prize giveaway to those who donate to the organization.

  • O.T. Genasis's 'CoCo' Gets Video Makeover with Cars, Women, Coco [WATCH]

    O.T. Genasis burst onto the music fan's consciousness with his cocaine-inspired single "CoCo." It has caught on like wildfire, glorifying the "love for the coco." Now his single has gotten a new music video with all the hip-hop music video stereotypes of fancy cars, scantily clad and beautiful women, big boats and, of course, Genasis's beloved coco.This new, higher-budget video comes as Genasis gets signed to Busta Rhymes's Conglomerate Records and thus more resources at his disposal. There was something raw about the original, but the new clip makes the track more accessible to mainstream viewers.Filmed in some large waterfront Miami mansion, there are plenty of twerking women on Ferraris, large piles of baking soda and overly exaggerated hand gestures. He even gets his own coco cake at the end, presumably using all of that baking soda or flour in the video.As one might expect, Busta and O.T Genasis get a few celebrity cameos from DJ Khaled, surprisingly without his headphones, and Ice Cube, who just sits off to the side in a room of his own with some random woman.

  • B.o.B. Drops New Mixtape 'No Genre: The Label' [LISTEN]

    Already several days deep into this new year, hip-hop fans are seeing quite the promise in music for the year ahead, with artists discussing their upcoming plans with tour dates and music releases galore. Hopefully, artists will continue this momentum into the month ahead, and B.o.B. is already off to a great start.The Atlanta rapper is gearing up his new year with a proper introduction to his label, No Genre, with a new mixtape titled "B.o.B. Presents: No Genre: The Label."The mixtape features 18 tracks with guest appearances including from Lin-Z, Jake Lambo, London Jae and Scotty ATL as well as featuring production from the likes of K.E. on the Track, JaqueBeatz and the man himself, B.o.B., also known as Bobby Ray.B.o.B. shared with Rap-Up TV that the label allows the rapper to roll with the mindset and movement that, “It quite simply means I can do what the f--k I feel like doing."As reported, this spring will see B.o.B.’s fourth release since his 2010 debut, "The Adventures of Bobby Ray." His next album will feature a vast amount of his own production and also have a mixtape-reminiscent rawness to it.
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