• Unknown Mortal Orchestra has a released a new 22-minute ambient track 'SB-01'

    Throughout this year, Unknown Mortal Orchestra has experimented with different sounds and approaches by taking on ambitious projects like covering the Dirty Projectors track "Swing Lo Magellan" and Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." The Portland trio also covered Lindstrøm's 2012 single "Rà -à kõ-st."

  • Beyoncé's backup singers, The Mamas, talk working with the superstar

    Beyoncé's backup singers, The Mamas, sat down with Hot 97's Old Man Ebro to talk about what it's like working with the superstar. Mama's member Montina (alto) has been with Beyoncé for since her debut solo album, Crystal Collins (tenor) has been with Bey for almost nine years and Tiffany Monique (soprano) has been with her for eight years.

  • April 10th to be declared Nirvana Day in Hoquiam, Washington

    Following Nirvana's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the city of Hoquiam, Washington has declared April 10th to be Nirvana Day. The city is part of Grays Harbor County and sits just four miles from Kurt Cobain's hometown of Aberdeen. Cobain lived in Hoquiam for a short period of time, enough for the city's major, Jack Durney, to declare that the band brought "great honor ... to the entire community."

  • Michael Buble dominates Christmas Spotify Streams, Wham! tops in U.K.

    There hasn't been any official numbers from Spotify yet as to who was the most streamed artist on the service for Christmas Day, but we can make a guess based on last week's numbers. Michael Buble was the man to beat, as the crooner took nine of the Top 10 spots for most-streamed Christmas songs during the week of December 12-19. You can argue that it was your mother who was handling all the streaming at your house, but we know that isn't true.

  • 'Glee' creator Ryan Murphy reveals original finale with Cory Monteith

    There was never any doubt that Glee's sixth and final season would require a dramatic change of plans following the death of series' star Cory Monteith (who played the role of Finn on the show). Series creator and writer Ryan Murphy revealed how he originally envisioned the series ending as part of the year-end issue of Entertainment Weekly. Murphy has claimed during other interviews that he "always knew how it would end," but surprised fans and readers when he declared during his EW piece that Finn was "both the beginning and the end of Glee."

  • Marc Anthony releases fan video for 'Vivir Mi Vida' [WATCH]

    Superstar salsa singer Marc Anthony released his fan video for the hit "Vivir Mi Vida" on Christmas Eve. According to the Examiner, fans that attended Anthony's show in Los Angeles this year were encouraged to film his latest No. 1 single and submit it via FanFootage, a website that automatically combines fan video of live performances with the professional audio recording.

  • 'The Wire' creator David Simon writing a Pogues musical

    Musicals based on musicians are nothing new. Some performers are more obvious hosts than others, however. For example, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons make sense for a musical soundtrack (as seen during Jersey Boys). A less obvious group to base a production on is folk-punk rockers The Pogues, however writer David Simon is working on doing just that.
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