Joey DeGroot

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  • 8 Albums Named After The Artist's Home State

    A few weeks ago, I wrote a list about albums named after the artist's hometown, such as Outkast's ATLiens or Bruce Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. The eight artists listed here, however, took this one step further, by naming their albums after their entire home state.

  • 8 Classic Artists Whose Debut Albums Were False Starts

    There are some legendary artists, such as Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., or Pink Floyd, who burst into the mainstream with fully formed, excellent debut albums. Other legendary artists, however, stumbled a bit on their full-length debuts, and didn't truly find their voices until their sophomore releases. Here are eight classic artists whose debut albums were false starts.

  • 10 Bands That Were Started With Former Bandmates

    Bands break up all the time, but just because a group of musicians have decided not to work together anymore as a unit, it doesn't mean that none of the members will never work together again. Here are 10 examples of bands that were started with former bandmates.

  • Loretta Lynn is Currently Recording Her First New Album In 10 Years

    Country legend Loretta Lynn has signed a five-album deal with Sony Legacy. The initial release will mark the 82-year-old singer-songwriter's first new album in 10 years. Though this deal has just been announced today, Nov. 6, Lynn reveals in an interview with Nashville Scene that she's been hard at work on her next project for quite some time, writing songs with country singer-songwriter Shawn Camp.

  • Drake Appears in P. Reign's 'DnF' Video [WATCH]

    Toronto rapper P. Reign has shared the music video for his single "DnF" — or "Drunk n F--k — featuring a guest appearance by his fellow Canadian Drake, which you can check out below. Non-Canadian Future is also featured in the single, though he does not make an appearance in the video. The video features Reign and Drake vacationing in St. Maarten and trying to get close to some ladies who live in a nearby villa. You can check it out here:

  • Taylor Swift Calls Spotify "An Experiment" That Doesn't "Feel Right"

    Taylor Swift's new album, '1989,' has famously become the first album in 2014 to go platinum, having sold over 1.2 million copies in its first week of release, and though the album certainly would have become a big seller no matter what, its stellar sales figures can be partially attributed to Swift's decision to pull all of her music from Spotify. In a new interview with Yahoo! Music, the 24-year-old singer explains her unusual decision, citing the uncertainty of the future of streaming, as well as Spotify's notoriously poor compensation of musicians.

  • Joe Budden Shares "OLS4" Music Video From New EP 'Some Love Lost' [WATCH]

    Jersey City rapper Joe Budden just released his new EP Some Love Lost on Tuesday (Nov. 4), and today he's shared the music video for one of the EP's tracks "OLS4" (Ordinary Love S**t 4), which you can check out below. The Walu-directed clip features Budden sitting on a chair in a room covered wall to wall with yellow post-it notes, occasionally interacting with a faceless woman.

  • The Velvet Underground Share Unheard Mix Of "I Can't Stand It" From Upcoming Reissue [LISTEN]

    The 45th anniversary reissue of the Velvet Underground's self-titled third album is set for release on Nov. 24, but today one of the reissue's previously unheard mixes has surfaced, which you can check out below. "I Can't Stand It" was originally recorded in Oct. 1969 by the Velvets as part of an unreleased album, and though it was later remixed and included in the 1985 VU compilation and re-recorded for Lou Reed's debut solo album, this is the first time the song has been released in its original form. It's definitely one of the funkiest and most upbeat songs the band ever recorded.

  • T-Pain Shares New Track "Stoicville" From Upcoming Album [LISTEN]

    It was just yesterday that T-Pain shared his new standalone single "Let Me Through" featuring Lil Wayne, but today the singer/rapper has offered us the first taste of his upcoming album Stoicville: The Phoenix in the form of the album's epic title track, which you can check out below.

  • One Direction Shares Folky New Track "Ready To Run" From Upcoming Album 'Four' [LISTEN]

    The Mumford & Sons arena folk trend is a few years old at this point, but One Direction is still shooting for that epic sound in their new single “Ready To Run,” which you can check out below. With some acoustic guitar arpeggios, huge beats, and a healthy dose of “woah-oh!” chants, this definitely sounds like a pop anthem for 2014. Just for good measure, there's also some U2-inspired electric guitar in the choruses.

  • Earl Sweatshirt Shares Weird New Song "45" [LISTEN]

    Odd Future member Earl Sweatshirt has shared a new track titled “45,” which you can check out below. The Alchemist-produced track is typical Earl, rhyming over a dark, grimy beat without any sort of hook or refrain. The track runs at an incredibly short 1:16, leading Consequence of Sound to speculate that this is just the first half of the actual song, though a more experimentally-minded rapper like Earl could easily be recording an entire album of brief songs like this, similar to Madvillainy.

  • Peter Gabriel, Serj Tankian Contribute to Gaza Benefit Album '2 Unite All'

    Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel and System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian have never shied away from political statements in their music, so it should come as no surprise that both artists have contributed songes to a new benefit compilation album titled "2 Unite All," which goes toward funding humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. According to radio.com, the album was produced by Project Peace on Earth and is currently available for purchase. "Helping to rebuild the lives of Palestinians in Gaza is a necessary and noble worldwide humanitarian prerogative that we must not shy away from," Tankian says about the album in a statement. "It's the least we can do for a people that have suffered under an occupation, embargo, and invasion." For the album, Tankian contributed a song titled "Spinning Mysteries at the Sacred Groove," which features Police drummer Stewart Copeland.

  • Big K.R.I.T. Shares 'Cadillactica' Video [WATCH]

    Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. has shared the music video for his recent single “Cadillactica,” which you can check out below. The Matt Swinsky-directed clip simply features K.R.I.T. rapping around plenty of trippy, colorful visuals, which perfectly match the track’s spaced-out production. You can check out the music video for Big K.R.I.T.’s “Cadillactica” here: “Cadillactica” is the title track from Big K.R.I.T.’s upcoming album, set for release Nov. 11 through Def Jam Records. The album will be K.R.I.T.’s second overall, following his 2012 debut "Live from the Underground." It will also be his first full-length release since his 2013 mixtape "King Remembered in Time."
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