• Eminem releases Marshall Mathers LP 2 B-side track 'Don't Front'

    The Marshall Mathers LP 2 hit stores yesterday, and those who purchased The Marshall Mathers LP 2/Call of Duty: Ghosts bundle pack got treated to an exclusive bonus track called "Don't Front." Eminem teamed up on the B-side with Brooklyn rapper Buckshot, who holds down the hook. Slim raps over a cut of New York group Black Moon's 1993 "I Got Cha Opin" off Enta Da Stage.
  • YouTube Music Awards disappoint in terms of viewers, peaking at 220,000 for Lady Gaga performance

    If you follow music closely, you've already heard all about the YouTube Music Awards ceremony, whether it was Lady Gaga debuting the song "Dope" or Arcade Fire's Win Butler reenacting Kanye West to a bunch of Taylor Swift fans. But odds are you found out about it after the fact, thanks to a plurality of media coverage (ourselves included). When the final viewership was considered, it doesn't seem like the show did that well.
  • B.o.B. releases tracklist for new album 'Underground Luxury,' featuring T.I., 2 Chainz, and Chris Brown

    There are plenty of rappers that keep fans waiting for a new LP (Dr. Dre being the obvious example at this point in time). B.o.B is not one of those rappers. After releasing his B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray in 2010, he came back with sequel Strange Clouds in a reasonable two years. His third release, Underground Luxury, will be released on December 17, a little more than a year after Clouds.
  • Arctic Monkeys announce North American tour for 2014 [SCHEDULE]

    The Arctic Monkeys are heading stateside again starting in December and have added dates for January and February 2014 in support of their most recent album AM. The North American stretch will include stops in Miami, Charlotte and Minneapolis with their biggest show at New York’s Madison Square Gardens. Indie-rock five piece, Deerhunter, will join them on their New York and Boston dates.
  • Tour Dates announced for Paul Simon & Sting: On Stage Together tour [SCHEDULE]

    As we reported yesterday, Sting and Paul Simon will be stage mates on an upcoming North American tour during which they will perform several of their greatest hits individually and as a duo, according to the New York Times. Today, the full schedule was released and includes eighteen dates from Feb. 8 through March 16 with more dates to be announced.
  • Stream Lady Gaga's ARTPOP ahead of official release

    Lady Gaga's highly anticipated new album, ARTPOP, is streaming in full a week ahead of its official release date. ARTPOP is officially scheduled to drop Nov. 8 via Interscope Records. It is the pop star's third album, the follow up to 2011's Born This Way.
  • London's Ministry of Sound may close amidst conflict with new housing development

    An electronic music landmark in London is fighting its own demise as plans for a new real estate development loom in the future. The Ministry of Sound, a club in the Newington neighborhood, has "only" been around for 21 years, but it stands prominently in the electronic music scene. Built in 1991 by James Palumbo, the club was ranked no. 7 in the world among EDM venues by DJ Magazine, and has developed its own record label thanks to its popularity.