• 'The Voice' Season 8 Recap & Review: Top 12 Revealed in Slaughterhouse Live Playoffs Elimination

    On Wednesday night (April 8), it was finally time for The Voice season eight to trim the fat. After four hours of live performances earlier in the week, it was time to cut 40 percent of the remaining contestants, leaving America with its final top 12. It was a slaughterhouse, but for the most part, the right decisions were made by Pharrell, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and American voters.

  • Wale, Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar Keep Hip-Hop in Top Three Spots of Billboard Albums Chart

    Wale, Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar helped ensure that hip-hop took the top three spots on the Album Sales Chart for the second week in a row. Wale, who was also no. 1 on the Billboard 200, sold 90,500 copies of his new record The Album About Nothing. Ludacris got a boost from the strict album sales format of this chart (he placed no. 3 due to stream numbers helping the Furious 7 soundtrack on the 200) and placed no. 2 with Ludaversal, selling 59,000 copies of his new album. Kendrick Lamar was at no. 1 for two weeks with To Pimp A Butterfly but he'll settle for no. 3 this week after selling another 52,500 copies.

  • Frank Ocean Joins James Blake On UK Tour As BOYSDONTCRY Ahead Of New Album

    Earlier this, Frank Ocean confirmed that his new album, the follow-up to his debut Channel Orange, would be coming this summer Now he is set to tour the UK with James Blake for the 1-800-Dinosaur road trip. Ocean joins the previously announced Airhead, Dan Foat, Klaus, Trim and Mr. Assister for the jaunt, which hits Bristol, Manchester and London on April 9, 10, and 12, NME reports.

  • Florence + The Machine Shares "Ship to Wreck" From 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful'

    Florence + The Machine continues to share music from their upcoming studio album 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.' The fourth single, "Ship to Wreck," is a surprising tune -- its light, pop melody tries to disguise darker lyrics dealing with an internal battle. Singer Florence Welch sounds angelic on the track, which follows "St. Jude," "What Kind of a Man" and the titular effort.

  • How Will Rihanna's 'Bitch Better Have My Money' Be Affected by Exclusive Tidal Streaming Rights?

    The biggest announcement in the music industry last week was the details of Tidal, a new streaming service kickstarted by Jay Z and held by a number of big-name performers such as Beyoncé, Kanye West, Jason Aldean and Jack White. The future looks promising for the service as part owner Rihanna has released two tracks—"Bitch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen"—for exclusive streaming on the service. Billboard brings up a good question however: How will serving Tidal exclusively affect the way a song or album charts?

  • Tyler, the Creator Announces New Album 'Cherry Bomb,' Shares "DEATHCAMP," "F**KING YOUNG / PERFECT"

    Tyler, the Creator has announced the reason why he is going on this extensive spring and summer tour across the United States and Europe. The "Yonkers" rapper has unveiled the title and pre-order link to his sophomore album release 'Cherry Bomb,' which will be released in no time -- Monday, April 13. In addition to the new album release coming in just four days, he has also shared the first two tracks you can purchase on iTunes, "DEATHCAMP" and "F**KING YOUNG / PERFECT," which features Charlie Wilson, Toro Y Moi and Chad Alexander of Black Lips on it. Both are available as free downloads for those who pre-order the album now. You can stream both tracks below.

  • 'American Idol': Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Hudson Get Funky With "Trouble" Performance

    'American Idol' contestants and fans were treated to a couple performances last night, April 8, by some big-name recording artists. Florida Georgia Line and Jason Derulo doubled as this week's mentors/musical guests, with each act performing their newest singles. Iggy Azalea and 'Idol' alumna Jennifer Hudson also stopped by to show off their recent collaboration "Trouble."
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