• Chief Keef, Fredo Santana Drop New Track 'Bodies on the Ground' [LISTEN]

    Yesterday, Chicago rappers — and cousins — Chief Keef and Fredo Santana dropped a new collaborative song just in time for Christmas titled "Bodies on the Ground," which you can check out below. As can be expected from these two, the song finds them sluggishly mumbling their way through the track, as if they recorded the first thing out of their mouths when they woke up in the morning. The track features some spacey, atmospheric production from Hurtboyag and dpBeats, with a beat so tiny and inconsistent that it makes you wonder why they bothered making it in the first place.You can check out Chief Keef and Fredo Santana's "Bodies on the Ground" here:

  • Big Sean Loses Grandmother, Shares Her Inspiring Story on Instagram to Pay Tribute [PHOTOS]

    Big Sean's family suffered an unfortunate loss recently when the rapper's grandmother, Mildred V. Leonard, died. She lived a full life, dying at age 93, but Big Sean wanted people to know how full her life was in other aspects. He posted a lengthy story on Instagram about Leonard, who sounds like a truly inspiring person, "Vibe" noted.A graduate of West Virginia State University, Leonard went on to obtain a master's degree as well. She was one of the first African-American females to reach the status of captain in World War II, so she was, like Big Sean wrote, "a true hero."Leonard became a police officer after WWII which, at the time, "was very rare for women to be officers in Detroit." She was also a teacher and counselor, but Sean remembered her as the "best grandma anyone could ever ask for."

  • Queen + Adam Lambert to Stream New Year's Eve Show from London via BBC Music

    Queen + Adam Lambert ringing in the New Year in London with a small show that you are now invited to watch. The group will stream its Westminister Central Hall gig via BBC Music so fans with an Internet connection can join in on the festivities. The band dropped a trailer for the show Wednesday, Dec. 24, featuring Lambert leading the group on Freddie Mercury's solo tune "I Was Born to Love You," Ultimate Classic Rock notes."I never imagined we would be around to usher in the year of 2015," drummer Roger Taylor said previously. "What a thrill! We promise you a great night."The stream will go live at 6:15 p.m. Dec. 31 as England prepares to ring in the New Year. Watch the show here. The concert will be followed by a fireworks display.

  • Taylor Swift Continues Reign on 'Billboard' 200 with '1989'; Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' Hits Number Two

    Taylor Swift's "1989" moved back into the No. 1 spot on the "Billboard" 200, bringing its total, nonconsecutive weeks at the top to six. It sold 375,000 copies last week, bringing the total for the year to 3.34 million. The record is on pace to overtake the "Frozen" soundtrack, which sold 3.46 million so far. Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" sits comfortably at the No. 2 spot, "Billboard" notes.Swift is tied with Mariah Carey for total weeks at No. 1 with 30. Only one other woman has them beat with 46: Whitney Houston. The Beatles are still in first for all artists with 132 weeks at No. 1.Pentatonix has the No. 3 spot with "That's Christmas to Me." Minaj was able to crack the top 10 recently, and D'Angelo's new "Black Messiah" hit No. 5. "The Pinkprint" did not perform as well as the artist's previous effort "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded." The former sold 244,000 in its first week while the latter hit 253,000 — it also debuted at No. 1.

  • Beyoncé's '7/11' Remixed by French Montana, Detail [LISTEN]

    Bronx rapper French Montana has teamed up with producer Detail for a remix of Beyoncé's recent single "7/11," which you can check out below. While the original track is a hard-hitting club banger, this remix replaces the synths with an airy acoustic guitar line and some piano. Instead of rapping, French Montana sticks to singing for this remix, since Beyoncé did plenty of rapping herself in the original version.You can check out French Montana and Detail's remix of Beyoncé's "7/11" here:The original "7/11" was released as the lead single from the platinum edition of Beyoncé's self-titled album, which was released last month on Nov. 24. You can check out her great DIY music video for the song here:

  • Action Bronson Reveals Tracklist for Upcoming Album 'Mr. Wonderful'

    Queens rapper Action Bronson has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming studio album "Mr. Wonderful," which you can check out below. Bronson took to his Twitter acount to post each track title one by one after assuring fans that any tracklists that may have already been circulating were fake.You can check out Action Bronson's original tweet right here:ANY TRACKLIST FOR MR. WONDERFUL THAT IS OUT THERE IS FAKE. — #BRON2ON (@ActionBronson) December 24, 2014You can check out the tracklist for Action Bronson's "Mr. Wonderful" here:01. Brand New Car 02. When I Rise 03. Terry 04. Actin Crazy 05. Falconry 06. City Boy Blues 07. A Light in the Addict 08. Baby Blue 09. In Those Jeans 10. Only in America 11. Galatic Love 12. The Road 13. Easy Rider

  • 8 Artists Who Hated The Production On Their Own Albums: Nirvana, Oasis, And More

    Making albums is almost always a collaborative process between the artist and their producer, which means that egos often clash and ideas are often compromised. For these eight artists, however, these compromises apparently didn't work out in their favor. Here are eight artists who hated the production on their albums.

  • 14 More Madonna Songs Leak from 'Rebel Heart': Pharrell Collaboration Included

    More bad news for Madonna. Another 14 tracks have leaked from her back catalog, ones that will presumably go toward her upcoming studio album "Rebel Heart." This comes just a week after 13 unfinished demos were leaked online. In response to the steady stream of leaks, the queen of pop released a six-track EP for paid download on iTunes with finished, polished tunes like "Bitch I'm Madonna" with Nicki Minaj and Kanye West, as well as collaborations with the likes of Diplo.

  • Beyonce, Jay Z Instagram [PHOTOS]: “XO” Singer Shares Christmas Pics During Holiday Season

    It looks like New York’s power couple – Beyonce and Jay Z – are having quite the Christmas. How do we know? Bey was kind enough to share with her followers … all 21.9 million of them … some photos of her enjoying the day. So, what are Jay and the “XO” singer doing? Well, not exactly sure but whatever they’re doing consists of a helicopter and some champagne!

  • Dave Matthews Band Instagram Christmas Wishes [PHOTO]: DMB Shares Holiday Greetings Following Frontman, Brian Calhoun Slap Fight [VIDEO]

    Looks like Dave Matthews Band is psyched for the Christmas holiday! And who can blame them? The famed jam band recently shared a Happy Holidays photo via their Instagram account, showing the crew smiling together and celebrating the very people their with. Unlike the video shown last week, which showed Matthews alongside his friend – and owner of Rockbridge Guitar Company – Brian Calhoun in an epic slap fight, the below pic is more loving.

  • Taylor Swift Sends Christmas Presents to Fans: 'Shake It Off' Singer Spreads Cheer for 'Swiftmas'

    Taylor Swift loves her fans. And to prove it this holiday season, the "Shake It Off" singer sent gifts to a lucky group of Tumblr followers, "Billboard" notes. This resulted in the social media phenomenon "Swiftmas." The presents were not too shabby, either. One fan received a camera, beauty products from Australia and $200 worth of gift cards.Rebecca Cox and Victor Vinson were two of the lucky fans. Swift even sent them handwritten notes about the gifts. Cox and Vinson have a Tumblr dedicated to Swift, which is how this whole thing came about, apparently. The singer followed them before her management team reached out."At 2 p.m. Rebecca messaged me screaming that Taylor Nation contacted us on Twitter, and they were basically asking for our addresses and our birth dates," Vinson said. "We figured either she's sending us packages, or they just want our information on file."The presents arrived a few days later, much to the delight of the fans — see below.
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