• Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West Join 'SNL 40' Reunion Show

    The Super Bowl generally serves as a platform for making big announcements or showing exciting trailers for the TV and film industries. Last night, Feb. 1, was no different. Two promos for NBC's big "SNL 40" reunion surfaced, and it included a laundry list of talent. In addition to "Saturday Night Live" cast favorites like Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Jimmy Fallon, musical guests and former hosts will also join the festivities. Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West are all scheduled to drop by Studio 8H later this month.
  • D'Angelo 'SNL' Performance: R&B Legend Honors Mike Brown, Eric Garner [WATCH]

    Fans have waited on a new D'Angelo album for more than a decade, and he finally returned to the mainstream with "Black Messiah" at the end of 2014. Despite the lengthy wait, several reports indicated that he rushed the album out in order to provide as swift a response as possible in the aftermath of the "Black Lives Matter" protests spurred by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. During the second song of his Saturday Night Live performance this weekend, the R&B legend rocked a hoodie in memory of Trayvon Martin while his band The Vanguard sported shirts reading "I CAN'T BREATHE" and "BLACK LIVES MATTER."
  • The 13 Songs of D'Angelo's 'Voodoo': Ranked for its 15th Anniversary

    Today, Jan. 25, marks the 15th anniversary of D'Angelo's classic sophomore album, "Voodoo," which combined R&B, funk, soul and hip-hop in such an experimental and masterful way that it came to be seen at the crowning achievement of neo-soul, a movement which also included artists such as Lauryn Hill, The Roots and Erykah Badu. In celebration of this incredible album, here are its 13 songs ranked, from weakest to best.
  • Blake Shelton Plays The Whisper Challenge on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' Doesn't Know Benedict Cumberbatch

    Blake Shelton stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Jan. 23) to promote his upcoming host/musical guest gig on Saturday Night Live. Fallon, of course, had something fun planned for the country superstar. The pair played The Whisper Challenge, where one player wears headphones blaring loud music and the other says a phrase for them to guess. The game's big reveal was that Shelton has no clue who Benedict Cumberbatch is.
  • Kendrick Lamar's New Album Might Drop Next Week

    From Radiohead to Beyoncé to D'Angelo to Björk, we are truly in the era of the surprise album release, and yesterday (Jan. 21), it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar might be joining this very prestigious list. According to a leaked photograph posted by Section Eighty, Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited follow-up to his 2012 breakthrough good kid, M.A.A.D city is set to drop this Tuesday, Jan. 27. The photo shows a list of albums scheduled to be released by Wal-Mart this month, which at the very bottom reads "Kendrick Lamar Jan. 27."
  • Karen O Shares 'Day Go By' Music Vid [WATCH]

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O has shared the music video for her song "Day Go By," which you can check out below. The Wiisa-directed clip follows two young lovers — neither of which are Karen O, it should be noted — as they go swimming and take bike rides together, shot in a grainy, sun-kissed style that basically looks like the music video equivalent of an Instagram post. It is very 2015 indie pop.
  • D'Angelo Announced as Next Saturday Night Live Musical Guest with Host J.K. Simmons

    First, D'Angelo surprised the world by releasing his first album in 14 years Black Messiah in December, and then he made his fans rejoice by announcing a one-off show in New York City at The Apollo. And now, fans of the "Really Love" singer will be able to see him on another NYC stage, albeit one with more accessibility. Today (Jan. 20), D'Angelo was announced as the latest musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
  • D'Angelo Headlining New York Apollo Theater for First Time Next Month

    D'Angelo fans, the Black Messiah is coming out of hiding and is preparing to go back on the road again. Before he heads out on tour in Europe next month, he has announced a headlining show at the historic New York City venue Apollo Theater in Harlem on Feb. 7. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. EST.
  • Taylor Swift Continues Reign on 'Billboard' 200 with '1989'; Nicki Minaj's 'Pinkprint' Hits No. 2

    Taylor Swift's "1989" moved back into the No. 1 spot on the "Billboard" 200, bringing its total, nonconsecutive weeks at the top to six. It sold 375,000 copies last week, bringing the total for the year to 3.34 million. The record is on pace to overtake the "Frozen" soundtrack, which sold 3.46 million so far. Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" sits comfortably at the No. 2 spot, "Billboard" notes. Swift is tied with Mariah Carey for total weeks at No. 1 with 30. Only one other woman has them beat with 46: Whitney Houston. The Beatles are still in first for all artists with 132 weeks at No. 1. Pentatonix has the No. 3 spot with "That's Christmas to Me." Minaj was able to crack the top 10 recently, and D'Angelo's new "Black Messiah" hit No. 5. "The Pinkprint" did not perform as well as the artist's previous effort "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded." The former sold 244,000 in its first week while the latter hit 253,000 — it also debuted at No. 1.
  • 8 Best Musical Comebacks of '14: Garth Brooks, D'Angelo, More

    For whatever reason, 2014 was the year where a ton of musicians decided to get their acts together and reunite, come out of retirement or finally release that album we have been desperately craving for more than 10 years. Here are 2014's eight best comebacks:
  • Ferguson Protests Led D'Angelo to Push Up 'Black Messiah' Release

    Earlier this week, neo-soul pioneer D'Angelo surprised the music world by suddenly releasing his new album "Black Messiah," his first new album since his 2000 classic "Voodoo," with almost no warning whatsoever. Despite its absurdly long gestation period, however, "The New York Times" reports that the album's release was somehow still rushed, as D'Angelo's label RCA had originally planned to drop it sometime in early 2015. But following the volatile situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and the grand-jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown, D'Angelo decided to push up the album's release to Dec. 15. According to D'Angelo's manager Kevin Liles, D'Angelo had called him up in distress last month following the Ferguson grand-jury decision. "He said, 'Do you believe this? Do you believe it?'" Liles recalls. "And then we just sat there in silence. That is when I knew he wanted to say something." With the famously delayed album put on the fast track for release, D'Angelo and RCA pulled "many all-nighters" to finish the album, which included everything from the artwork and tracklist to the music itself.
  • 8 Artists Who Are Taking Too Long To Release New Albums

    This has been a pretty exciting couple of days for fans of both Modest Mouse and D'Angelo, with both artists announcing their first new albums in quite some time (Modest Mouse's last album came out in 2007, while D'Angelo's was 2000). Now that these two artists have finally decided to release some new music, here are eight more artists that have been taking far too long to put out new albums.
  • [ALBUM STREAM] D'Angelo 'Black Messiah' Available Now [LISTEN]

    After a 14-year recording hiatus, soul singer D'Angelo finally put out another album. "Black Messiah" became available yesterday, Dec. 14, for fans on iTunes. Expectations are heavy for the performer's new album, "Billboard" notes, especially considering his 2000 release, "Voodoo," was a huge success. Although the release date was never formally announced, "Black Messiah" was a hotly anticipated effort. D'Angelo has been dropping hints over the past year, debuting new songs live and letting Questlove of The Roots host a listening party. He recently dropped the first single, "Sugah Daddy," as well — see the tracklist and stream the record below. As "Pitchfork" points out, the CD sleeve contains a message that promises that some of the album's tunes are political: "Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album "Black Messiah" creates a landscape where these songs can live to the fullest. "Black MessiahÆ is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader." "Black Messiah" is only D'Angelo's third album. His debut, "Brown Sugar," came out in 1995. It was "Voodoo," though, that catapulted him to stardom. The album dominated the charts and, with the help of the music video for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," made the singer a sex symbol.
  • D'Angelo to Release Album 'Black Messiah,' Shares 'Sugah Daddy' with The Vanguard [LISTEN]

    It was recently revealed that D'Angelo plans to release a new album called "Black Messiah." He offered up a first-listen sharing of "Sugah Daddy" with his band The Vanguard. D'Angelo decided to drop the album's first single on the eve of its release. As noted by "Rap-Up," the horn-heavy track debuted as part of Red Bull's 20 Before 15 series and got its first live treatment during the singer's 2012 tour. Take a listen to "Sugah Daddy" after the jump: Black Messiah, slated to be released Monday, Dec. 15, will be D'Angelo's first album in 14 years. The singer opted to take a different route this time as far as the album's promotion. No official announcement has been made of the release rather subtle hints, including ads reading, "Black Messiah Is Coming" running on various websites.
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