• Beyoncé Faces Stiff Competition for Grammy Album of the Year

    The Grammys announced several award nominees on Friday morning, but kept "Album of the Year" under wraps until its "A Very Grammy Christmas" broadcast during primetime. Without further ado, let's break down the tale of the tape. Here are your nominations.
  • GRAMMYs 2015 Nominations: Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams Among Early Nominees

    The biggest night in music is just around the corner, even if it's hard to believe that yet another year has passed. Today (Dec. 5), the nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are being rolled out via Twitter and various television appearances. Early on, predicted favorites lead the nominations with Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Sia, Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams all racking up multiple nods.
  • Pharrell Recieves His Own Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

    Just when you thought Pharrell couldn't win any more accolades, the former N.E.R.D. frontman has managed to add another to his exhaustive list of prizes, awards and trophies in his possession. Pharrell will leave a long and treasured legacy in the world of music long after he is gone, but up until now there had been no physical monuments to his name. With 7 Grammys already stashed in his trophy case, it seems unlikely he has an award that could come close to that, but he achieved that yesterday. The "Happy" singer was awarded with a Hollywood Walk Of Fame star of his own, the 2537th bellowed upon an esteemed and prestigious celebrity or artist.
  • Ed Sheeran Most Streamed Spotify Performer Worldwide in 2014; Eminem Tops U.S. Stream Numbers

    Yesterday Ed Sheeran made news when his album X cracked one million sales in the UK and today, partially thanks to his popularity in Europe, the pop star was named the most streamed performer of the year by Spotify. Sheeran amassed more than 860 million listens across all of the streaming service's markets. If Spotify's reports on pay rates are accurate, that means the performer should have brought in nearly $7.25 million in revenues from Spotify this year (before labels take their cut). According to Billboard, almost exactly half of those streams were for X.
  • WATCH: Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Debut "Spark the Fire" Music Video After 'The Voice' Performance

    When she released her first two solo albums -- Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and The Sweet Escape -- in the mid-2000s, Gwen Stefani was best known for creating hyper annoying, mildly grating pop music. In the best way, of course. With hits like "Hollaback Girl" and "Wind It Up," Stefani blasted onto the top of the pop charts often with the help of Pharrell. Well, now the duo are back again as coaches on The Voice season seven and musical partners with the irritatingly awesome new single "Spark The Fire."
  • 'The Voice' Season 7 Recap & Review: Top 8 Show Up with Stunning Performances as Gwen Stefani & Pharrell Debut "Spark the Fire"

    It's hard to believe, but season seven of The Voice is starting to wind down. Last week, the top 10 gave some of the worst performances of the season. So, if these kids want to seem worthy of the top five or, god forbid, even winning this show, they needed to show up. Luckily for them, they did. From the best of the best (Matt McAndrew, Craig Wayne Boyd) to those who are just somehow holding on (Ryan Sill, Luke Wade), everyone was better than usual, making this show feel truly legitimate.
  • Soul Train Awards 2014: Lil' Kim, Missy Elliot, Da Brat Perform 'Not Tonight' Remix [WATCH]

    Lil' Kim, Missy Elliott and Da Brat reunited at the Soul Train Awards last month for a performance of their 1997 collaboration "Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix)." The show aired last night, Nov. 30, and the crowd was loving every minute of it. Eric Benet sang the intro while Total, MC Lyte, The Lady of Rage and Yo-Yo all joined in on the fun. The performance even included the Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes verse via a screen playing the music video. The audience erupted when Lil' Kim strutted onstage in the video below. She kicked off the wild song, eventually getting into her Shmoney Dance, "MTV News" noted. Left Eye's verse followed before Da Brat came out with some furious energy. Missy Elliott closed out the track and thanked everyone for their support: I speak 4 my sistas @Lilkim @ONLY1BRAT we truly thank y'all 4 the ❤️& we truly miss LeftEye she will always be a gem!
  • Madonna 'Rebel Heart' & 'Wash Over Me' Leak Online

    Madonna's upcoming album appears to have spring a leak. Two songs with apparent titles "Rebel Heart" and "Wash All Over Me" have leaked in full online. Madonna has been using the hashtag #RebelHeart quite often on her social media to get fans excited for what was rumored to be an upcoming single. According to Billboard, "Rebel Heart" is a production alongside Swedish superstar Avicii, while "Wash All Over Me" has the hallmarks of an Avicii production. "Wash All Over Me" sounds like a follow up to their first 2012 collaboration "Girl Gone Wild," which caused a stir when it was premiered by both artists like at Ultra Music Festival.
  • Usher New Song "Cuz We Can" Leaks Online [LISTEN]

    Though Usher's upcoming album UR isn't going to be released any time soon, a new song from the R&B superstar titled "Cuz We Can" has leaked online, which you can check out below. It's not clear when this song was recorded, or how it will be officially released, if it was intended for release at all, though its sparkling electronic production suggests that this is a recent production.
  • Ted Nugent's Ferguson Twitter Rant: 'Stranglehold' Singer Says Justice was Served in Michael Brown Case

    Out-spoken rocker Ted Nugent took to Twitter after a Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of African American teenager Michael Brown. The "Stranglehold" singer took the side on Wilson, saying justice was served for the whole ordeal that took place in August. Other artists like Macklemore, Pharrell Williams and Katy Perry expressed their displeasure with the verdict previously.
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