• Kendrick Lamar Performs 'i' and 'Pay for It' with Jay Rock on 'Saturday Night Live' [WATCH]

    A sweaty Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" last night, with Woody Harrelson of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" hosting. After a hilarious promo video with Harrelson and Lamar during the week, it was time to get on with the show. K.Dot performed his new single "i" and also brought out surprise guests Jay Rock and Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It."Lamar delivers a captivating performance with a backup band and backup singers. His on-stage persona is intense and captivating as you hang on to his every lyric, delivered with the poise and precision that Kendrick is known for. He wore black sclera contacts to show the haunting duality of "i," much like what we saw in the music video.On such a big occasion, Kendrick wanted to make the most of it and came out for a second performance. He brought out fellow Los Angeles rapper Jay Rock and featured singer Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It." Chantal opens things up on the keys and showing off her vocal prowess before turning things over to Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar, who trade verses under a shining spotlight and occasional strobing white light.

  • Guns N' Roses Biopic in the Works: Author Marc Canter Confirms Movie About 'Appetite for Destruction' Band

    Hollywood loves stories of rock 'n' roll debauchery, so it is not a huge surprise that Tinseltown is eyeing up Guns N' Roses for a biopic. The classic lineup includes a captivating list of characters like drummer Steven Adler, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, lead guitarist Slash and, of course, frontman Axl Rose. Their history has been written in multiple books, and filmmakers intend to make a movie based on Marc Canter's 2007 release, "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction."The news first popped up on the fan site MyGNRForum.com, Ultimate Classic Rock points out, and Canter ended up disclosing a few pieces of information on the project. Canter, who has known Slash since childhood, said the biopic has "been in the works for about four months."The author added that the film will be made "by people that will do it right ... I do have a big say-so on the script, which is still being put together now but so far looking cool."

  • Nicki Minaj Drops 'Bed of Lies' Featuring Skylar Grey: New Track from 'The Pink Print' Is a Slow Burner [LISTEN]

    Nicki Minaj shared her next single, "Bed of Lies," from her upcoming album "The Pink Print." The slow burner features singer-songwriter Skylar Grey on piano as well as taking the vocal duties during the chorus. Minaj and Grey premiered the song live at the 2014 MTV EMAs a week ago, and now the track is available to stream online or download from iTunes.The song marks the first time Grey and Minaj have joined forces. It sounds like Minaj is working through some stuff on the track, seemingly rapping about an ex-lover."I just figured if you saw me, if you looked in my eyes," she raps. "You'd remember our connection and be freed from the lies / I just figured I was something that you couldn't replace / But there was just a blank stare and I couldn't relate."Listen to the emotional anthem below, via "MTV News."

  • Iggy Azalea Dunks Basketball for Boyfriend Nick 'Swaggy P' Young, Smashes Herself in Face [WATCH]

    Nick "Swaggy P" Young and girlfriend Iggy Azalea recently purchased Selena Gomez's southern California home, and they are already putting it to good use.Azalea, best known for her pop/rap hit "Fancy," took to the outdoor sport court and managed to slam dunk a basketball while Young manned the smartphone.One problem, though: Azalea accidentally hit herself in the face with the ball after it went through the hoop.Los Angeles's power couple copped the new place — which includes front-facing bay windows and "nearly an acre of gated grounds" — for $3.45 million.According to the "Los Angeles Times," "The house previously changed hands in 2011 for $2.175 million. Gomez had expanded the house by about 2,000 square feet and extensively remodeled it. She moved to Calabasas. Craig Knizek of the Agency was the listing agent. Knizek and Kofi Nartey, also of the Agency, represented the buyers."

  • Eventbrite Lists Top 10 "Most Buzzed About" Music Venues Among Millenials; Hakkasan Tops List as EDM Clubs Dominate

    Eventbrite is perhaps the best source for music venue-related news so we'll give them some credence when it comes to deeming what establishments receive the most attention from the millennial generation. The site, along with Mashwork—a social media analysis site—scoured social media to figure out a Top 10 of the "most buzzed about" concert venues in the country. The results aren't necessarily that exciting.

  • Rolling Stones Have Settled with Insurance Company over L'Wren Scott's Death and Australian Tour, Spokesperson Says

    A spokesperson for Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger released a statement on Friday confirming that the band had settled with insurance underwriters regarding an insurance policy the band had taken out on its Australian tour earlier this year. The group was forced to cancel the tour after Jagger's longtime partner L'Wren Scott committed suicide but underwriters claimed that the policy might not have applied to the circumstances at hand, resulting in a lawsuit form the band.

  • Flo & Eddie of The Turtles Win Third Major Case against SiriusXM; Cost of Using Pre-1972 Music May Soon Skyrocket

    Sirius Radio has taken a shellacking in courts so far this year but other music formats shouldn't assume they're safe. A third case involving Flo & Eddie of The Turtles (best known for tracks such as "Happy Together") has ended in New York with a similar ruling to the previous two cases: A judge has ruled that despite the band's catalogue existing before 1972, SiriusXM had no right to use it without compensating the performers.

  • Garth Brooks Breaks Own Ticket Sales Record In Tulsa

    Brooks is the king of Oklahoma. There's little room for argument. The living country legend — and OK native — just broke his own record for ticket sales in Tulsa, as he pushed 90,000 tickets in two hours on Friday. That number easily surpasses his previous high of 79,885 in 1997, when he performed a series of shows at Driller Park (KOCO).
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