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  • Amber Rose Fires Back at Kanye West

    Kanye West stopped by The Breakfast Club recently to talk about everything from his Grammy showing to his new single, "Wolves." During the interview, the rapper threw some shade at former flame Amber Rose who had made some disrespectful comments about his wife, Kim Kardashian. Rose, who split from her boyfriend Wiz Khalifa last year, returned the shade via Twitter.

  • Metallica's James Hetfield Talks About His Drug Addiction a

    James Hetfield lived the rock 'n' roll lifestyle for much of his career as the frontman for Metallica. His drug and alcohol addiction reached a boiling point right around the time the band was documenting the recording process for their eighth studio album, St. Anger. Some Kind of Monster, which hit theaters in 2004, showed a band at a crossroads, and Hetfield, in order to save himself and his career, entered into rehab. In a new interview, Hetfield credited music as what helped save his life.

  • Garth Brooks Says 'Man Against Machine' Follow-Up Could Be a Concept Album

    Garth Brooks spoke to Billboard recently and revealed some possible details to his Man Against Machine follow-up album. The country star, who said new music may be out by December, hinted at a concept record. Brooks was adamant that the business of selling albums is far from dead, citing Taylor Swift as a current champion. He even said that a duet between he and his late mother, who recorded some music before she died, is a possibility.

  • Beach Slang Frontman James Alex Exclusive Interview

    James Alex talks with unfiltered passion when discussing music, and that's not the least bit surprising considering he fronts the passionate punk trio that goes by Beach Slang. He puts together sentences filled with intelligent cracks and metaphors, leaving just enough room for a strategically placed "f*ck." Alex peppers his thoughts with "you know what I mean" in order to look for reassurance while he rambles about the unexpected success of his year-old band from Philadelphia. He isn't the confident Mr. Rock Star type. He's the guy down the street who took a chance on music, and he's damn glad he did.

  • 'American Idol' Season 14 Recap & Review: The Top 24 is Revealed

    "Phenomenal singers are going home today," Jennifer Lopez said to open tonight's, Feb. 19, final American Idol judgement episode to decide the Top 24. She wasn't kidding either. The group of 23 remaining contestants was cut in half to round out next week's crew of live performers. Harry Connick Jr., Keith Urban and J. Lo have been shelling out some solid advice, but for some it was "better luck next time."

  • 'American Idol' Season 14 Recap & Review

    The final judgment is here. After a stressful and sleepless Hollywood round last week on American Idol, 48 contestants performed at The House of Blues in front of a live audience. Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban watched from a far, and this time around there was no immediate critique or praise. The judgment came later, and it was the most nerve-racking encounter with the judges yet.

  • Early Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Knight & The Squires Dropping in March

    Recordings from Jimi Hendrix's early career will be released next month, Ultimate Classic Rock reports. You Can't Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (Featuring Jimi Hendrix) The RSVP/PPX Sessions will feature 14 tracks from the guitar legend's days of trying to make it as a session musician. The collection also includes two songs that were written by Hendrix, "Hornet's Nest" and "Knock Yourself Out."

  • Slayer to Release New Song "When the Stillness Comes" for Record Store Day

    Slayer will reportedly release its 11th studio album later this year. The metal act will tease fans this Record Store Day with a single from the album, "When the Stillness Comes." The new tune will mark only the second piece of music the band has released since the death of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013 -- they shared "Implode" last year. Limited edition copies of the single will hit participating record stores April 18, "Rolling Stone" noted.

  • Faith No More Perform New Song "Cone of Shame" Live

    Faith No More debuted a new song from their upcoming "Sol Invictus" album titled "Cone of Shame." The fan footage from the show in Japan is not of the highest quality, but it shows off the creepy tone of the song. The track follows the menacing lead single "Motherf**ker," the band's first piece of new music since 1997's "Album of the Year." The second official single from the album, "Superhero," will drop in March, Blabbermouth noted.

  • Jerry Garcia, Toby Keith, Cyndi Lauper to Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame

    The 2015 class of wordsmiths to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame includes a cowboy, a blues legend and two Deadheads. Toby Keith, Willie Dixon and the partnership of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter will all be welcomed to the hall during a ceremony June 18 in New York City. Cyndi Lauper, Bobby Braddock and Linda Perry are among the other inductees, "Rolling Stone" noted.

  • Gucci Mane Drops 'Views From Zone 6' EP

    Gucci Mane is on a music-dropping rampage as of late. The Atlanta rapper kicked off 2015 with "1017 Mafia: Incarcerated" before dropping "Brick Factory 3" last week. Ahead of his "Trap House 5" release, Mane has shared an eight-song EP, "Views From Zone 6," featuring the likes of 2 Chainz, Chief Keef and Lil B. Fans can stream the effort below via SoundCloud, "Noisey" noted.

  • Geraldo Rivera Says Hip-Hop Is 'Destructive Culturally'

    Journalist Gerald Rivera recently sat down with HuffPost Live to talk about everything from Brian Williams to hip-hop. His take on the latter resulted in the reporter calling out Russell Simmons and moguls of his caliber for encouraging a culture that separates people from the mainstream and results in the inability to find gainful employment. He took a few other shots at the genre that are sure to receive a response by Simmons in the near future. He said the genre is "destructive culturally."

  • Afroman Arrested After Punching a Fan Onstage

    Afroman was arrested following a show last night, Feb. 17, in Mississippi, and it was not because he got high. Video from the Biloxi gig shows a woman onstage dancing while Afroman begins a guitar solo. Seemingly out of nowhere, the rapper punches the fan in the face, dropping her to the floor on Mardi Gras. The show went on for the "Colt 45" singer -- he picked back up on the solo before security escorted him off the stage, TMZ noted.

  • Lou Reed Says He Never Actually Liked The Beatles

    PBS series "Blank on Blank" recently shared a lost interview involving Velvet Underground mastermind Lou Reed. The singer threw shade at two famous bands -- The Doors and The Beatles -- revealing that he thought the former was "stupid" and the latter was "garbage." The lively chat took place in 1986 between him and music executive Joe Smith.

  • Beck Announces New Tour Dates

    Beck just announced a handful of new dates for the spring. The "Morning Phase" singer will make stops at the Hangout Music Festival and the Boston Calling Music Festival in addition to a few solo dates in May. The announcement comes a little more than a week after the artist took home the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, beating out Beyoncé's self-titled effort.
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