• Ornette Coleman Sues 'Fela!' Musician for Releasing Album Without Permission

    We've gotten used to older musicians suing younger performers regarding unlicensed samples or for copping a vibe—a la Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for "Blurred Lines"—but now we've got two sets of performers fighting a legal battle over a release far from the spotlight. Ornette Coleman, probably the most influential figure in the free jazz movement, is suing Jordan McLean of Antibalas, an Afrobeat band that served as the house band for the Broadway musical Fela!, for allegedly releasing a set of recordings by the pair without permission from Coleman.

  • Shazam Announces Visual Recognition Feature, New Partnerships

    Since its inception in 1999, Shazam has become one of the most widely used music technologies in the world. With over 100 million active users each month, the Bay Area-based company has identified over 15 billion songs to date and that number is only growing rapidly each day. Now it is rolling out a brand new feature that takes the ability Shazam an item one step further with a new visual recognition feature.

  • Action Bronson Cancelled at NXNE after 'Consensual Rape' Protest Petition

    A wave of support and outrage from activists has gotten Action Bronson booted from his spot at the NXNE Festival in Toronto, a decision revolving largely around the recent rediscovery of a 2011 song by the emcee titled "Consensual Rape." The controversial song was cited by more than 37,000 who signed a Change.org petition pushing to get Bronson removed from the lineup.

  • Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Seriously Considering Surrogacy To Add to Family

    The currently airing season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians has focused a lot on Kim Kardashian's struggle to get pregnant with a second child. She readily admits to having hated her first pregnancy but now that time has passed she would do anything to go through it all over again to give North West a sibling. We also now know that IVF treatments have been unsuccessful, while wrecking havoc on her body. It's starting to look like Kardashian and Kanye West are now open to the idea of a surrogate to carry a child for them.

  • Glenn Danzig Wears Misfits Skull Makeup for First Time in 35 Years

    A Misfits reunion might not be in the cards, but former frontman Glenn Danzig reuniting with his iconic makeup from that band happened for the first time in 35 years this weekend. The performer posted an image on Twitter of himself as the "Crimson Skull" persona, noting that it was the first time 1979 or 1980 that he had worn the makeup.

  • Maroon 5 Cancels Liverpool Concert Because of Adam Levine's Vocal Cords

    Liverpool fans of Maroon 5, bad news. The "This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a Motherf*cker" band will not be playing in your town tonight (May 29). In an announcement on Twitter, Maroon 5 frontman and The Voice coach Adam Levine revealed that he won't be able to perform to the best of his ability tonight because his vocal cords are exhausted.

  • Muse 'Reapers' Lyric Video Arrives Ahead of 'Drones' Release

    We're just a little over a week away from the June 8 release date of Muse's new album Drones, but that hasn't stopped the new music from arriving early. Today (May 29), the hard rocking trio dropped its latest new lyric video for the thrashing, heavy-handed single "Reapers."

  • Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann and Airbnb to Give Chicago VIP Passes to Contest Winner

    Fourth of July weekend will bring more bustle than usual to Chicago--specifically, Soldier Field--for the three Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well reunion shows. With deadheads flocking to embark on a long, strange trip to the windy city, room and board may be bit scarce. The Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann decided to team up with Airbnb for a contest where one traveler and their guest can win VIP tickets to the three-day gig.
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