• Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett Get Classy and Jazzy in H&M Commercial with 'It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)'

    Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are bringing that classical Christmas charm back into the holiday season. Following the release of their jazz classics duet album Cheek to Cheek, the new school and old school pop stars have teamed up with H&M for a new holiday collection and commercial. Yesterday (Nov. 25), the latest Christmas commercial starring the duo was released, featuring plenty of glitter, gold, jazz and holiday cheer.

  • Jimmy Kimmel and Meghan Trainor Get Thanksgiving Carols Industry Rolling with Skit Full of New Holiday Classics from "All About That Bass" Performer

    It's like they were reading our minds: We're of the mind that even discussing Christmas shouldn't begin until Santa has rolled up in his sleigh at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and that Thanksgiving has gotten the raw deal as a holiday as retailers and your overzealous neighbors roll out their Christmas decorations earlier and earlier. What can help fix the problem? Thanksgiving carols of course! Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has teamed up with Meghan Trainor to deliver the goods.

  • Sinead O'Connor Defends 'Do They Know It's Christmas?," Tells Critics to 'Shut the F--k Up'

    Last week, on Nov. 17, the latest version of Band Aid's classic charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released online to raise money for the Ebola crisis in West Africa, and though it went straight to the top of the U.K. charts and is supporting an undoubtedly good cause, the song has been the subject of plenty of criticism, particularly for its lyrics.According to two British newspapers, Emeli Sandé, who actually appears on the latest version, said the lyrics need "changing," while Lily Allen called the song "a bit smug" and said she would prefer "donating actual money."One artist who is vigorously defending the song, however, is the famously outspoken Sinead O'Connor, who also appears on the song."I think everyone should shut the f--k up," O'Connor told "Broadsheet," via "Billboard." "If you didn't like the lyrics you shouldn't have agreed to sing the song. I think it's smug of Lily Allen to say it's smug."

  • Music Industry and Indie Retailers Clash over Universal Album Release Date: Would Monday or Friday Work Best?

    An issue that music fans outside of the industry rarely think about is what day works best for releasing music? We in the United States have been comfortable with Tuesday as the weekly release time for most albums, however other nations have taken other approaches: The UK gets its new albums a day earlier, on Mondays, while Australia gets them relatively late on Fridays. Why does it matter? Those involved in the industry around the world feel that a universal release date-the same for every country-would make promotions and preventing piracy easier. The problem is different parties can't decide on which day would work best.

  • Migos's Quavo Addresses Chief Keef GBE Chain Robbery in 'The Truth' [LISTEN]

    A beef that started with a song has now returned to the craft that both parties espouse as their way of life. Migos and Chief Keef are back at it after Keef's GBE crew reportedly jumped Migos after their show in Washington, D.C., at the club Stadium. The fight, described as a "bloodbath" by a source at "Allhiphop," has since spilled over into social media and thankfully nowhere else. Now Quavo has released a song titled "The Truth" calling out the people who took his chain, calling them "little boy" numerous times throughout the tune.Quavo claims to know who took his chain and where they live, saying "we got your address and we know your name."He starts off the song with a phone call with a friend who tells him that Fat Trel from D.C. was involved in the robbery and took his chain. Quavo delivers his warning to his foes for stealing his chain, belittling them in the process. Quavo tells his side of the story of how the chain was stolen and forewarns that this fight is not nearly over yet — they should crawl into a "spider hole":Little boy don't play with meDo you know who I am?Little boy don't play with me

  • Thanksgiving Parody: Elementary Students Sing Garth Brooks's 'I Got Friends in Low Places' as 'I Hate Yams in All Places' [LISTEN]

    There is nothing like a good, old-fashioned Thanksgiving parody. DJ Richie Philips at WGNA in Albany, New York, got some elementary school students to sing about their least favorite holiday dish: yams. The kicker? The song is titled "I Hate Yams in All Places" and it is set to the tune of a little ditty made famous by Garth Brooks called "I've Got Friends in Low Places," Taste of Country notes."It's Thanksgiving Day, there's food that we hate / There's also some foods that we like," the children sing, trying to nail down the melody. "When it's all on my dish, and they serve me fish / I'd rather be out on my bike."The students really give it their all in the video below, and it all comes to a climax at the reworked chorus."I hate yams in all places / I'd rather chew on my shoelaces / But it's only right to be polite / It's only right to tell my mother / Feed those yams to my brother," they sing.

  • Reading and Leeds Gives Taste of 2015 Lineup: Metallica, Jamie T and Run The Jewels Scheduled to Perform

    The UK got its first lineup announcement, of sorts, for the 2015 festival season as the organizers for the Reading and Leeds Festivals provided at least a small morsel of what to expect from the twin events during 2015: Metallica, Jamie T and Run The Jewels will be among the acts appearing at the events, which will take place between August 28-30, making this a rather early announcement. Glastonbury hasn't so much as played with our minds, although that event will take place nearly two months earlier than the Reading event. Get tickets while they're hot.

  • RL Grime Releases 'Valhalla' Music Video Featuring Djemba Djemba from 'Void' [WATCH]

    RL Grime's debut artist album "Void" was a masterful display of creativity. The American producer showed that artists can and should explore outside their genres on full-length LPs to vary their sound. The trap-leaning moniker of Henry Steinway, RL Grime showed he was more than just a trap producer. He has released a second music video from the album, the first for the lead single "Core" and the second out now via RL Grime's YouTube channel, for his collaboration alongside Djemba Djemba: "Valhalla."The video for "Valhalla" continues the story that started in "Core." In "Core," we are thrust into an animated world where the "Void Team," a group of helicopters, are off to contain some unknown threat from a large hole in the ocean. The ominous confrontation results in the fiery destruction of the Void Team helicopters.

  • Toronto Raptors' Demar Derozan Says Drake Has New Mixtape Coming In January

    Headwinds are picking back up from Toronto. Not just the cold air you are about to feel, or that snow that is hitting the Eastern seaboard, but rather news about new Drake material. Demar Derozan of the Toronto Drakes, rather the Toronto Raptors has revealed that a new Drake mixtape is on its way in January of 2015

  • St. Vincent and Future Islands Take Top Honors for NME's Best of 2014 End-of-Year Awards

    The good news for those based in New York is that UK music publications have all released their biggest stories for the day by the time we wake up, giving us something to do as soon as we get to the office, thanks to a five-hour time difference. As coincidence would have it, NME also released its "best of" 2014 lists more than a month ahead of Christmas (which, unfortunately, may have hurt Britain's own One Direction down the stretch). St. Vincent took the top prize for Album of The Year with her self-titled release. Future Islands earned Track of The Year for "Seasons (Waiting On You)."
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