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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the wrongfully imprisoned boxer who inspired Bob Dylan's 1975 song "Hurricane," died Sunday morning at the age of 76. As the New York Times reports, Carter had been suffering from prostate cancer and died in his sleep at his home in Toronto. -
8 Albums Missing from Rolling Stone's Best of '94: Morrissey, Pulp and more
Rolling Stone recently wrote a list of the 40 best alternative albums of 1994, and while they included a ton of excellent albums (Parklife, Weezer’s Blue Album, Dookie), I also noticed that a ton of classics were missing as well (and replaced by Korn and Bush, for some reason). Here are eight great albums from 1994 that Rolling Stone must have simply forgotten to add to their list. -
Diddy to speak at Howard University's 2014 commencement ceremony, students are unhappy
Diddy is slated to deliver Howard University's commencement address, but the students aren't for it. -
10 Musical Compositions Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez: Radiohead, Shakira and more
Gabriel García Márquez, 87, died yesterday (April 17, 2014) from lymphatic cancer at his home in Mexico City. The worlds and characters he created have also spawned musical works. In a testament to his legacy, here are 10 songs that were inspired by Garcia Marquez's life and works. -
Rihanna's vocals featured in DreamWorks animated alien flick 'Home' [WATCH TRAILER]
Rihanna lends vocals for DreamWorks' 'Home.' Rihanna may be friends with the monsters under her bed but she's going to get acquainted with some extra terrestrials in DreamWorks' latest animated film Home. -
Austin Mahone reveals 'The Secret' tracklist, album artwork and new single 'Till I Find You'
Austin Mahone's new album The Secret is just a little over a month away, so today (April 18), the "Mmm Yeah" singer released a new song from the EP, revealed the cover art and showed off the complete tracklisting. -
Arctic Monkeys' 'AM' named best-selling album from independent record stores in the UK
The Arctic Monkey's fifth studio album has been named the best-selling album in independent records stores across the UK over the past 12 months, Digital Spy reports. -
Concert industry lacking 'superstars' this summer, tour promoters worried
Concert promoters aren't too optimistic about the 2014 Summer touring season, although their pessimism might be without merit. Sources for Rolling Stone's short feature on the subject cited one fact when making their worrisome claims: It'll be the first year since 2007 that U2, Madonna and The Rolling Stones will all be off the road. Last year's biggest touring earner, Bon Jovi, will also take a vacation during the summer. -
50 Cent says Dr Dre won't release his long-awaited 'Detox' album
Earlier this month, 50 dropped the new single "Smoke" featuring Trey Songz. Now, he tells Digital Spy that the track, produced by Dr. Dre, was originally intended for Dre's long-awaited Detox album, which he doesn't think will ever be released. -
Miley Cyrus clears up rumors about hospitalization, MTV airs 'Get Well' commercial [WATCH]
Miley Cyrus takes to Twitter again to clear up lingering rumors about her situation and slammed false reports that blamed her condition on partying. MTV airs a "Get Well" commercial. -
Wu-Tang Clan fans launch Kickstarter to bid on 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' and release it digitally for free
Back in March, Wu-Tang Clan announced a secret album called Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. Unlike a traditional commercial album release, however, only one copy would be sold. -
Prince signs new deal with Warner Bros., will reissue 'Purple Rain' and release other projects
After 17 years, Warner Bros. Records has announced a new partnership with Prince "that will see the release of long-awaited, previously unheard music, while giving the artist ownership of the master recordings of his classic, global hits," a press release states.
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