• INTERVIEW: Striking Matches Ready to Set Fire to Country World with Debut Album 'Nothing But The Silence'

    Two powerful, blues-inspired country guitarists stand determined, face-to-face as they wage war on silence, creating new music that oozes of twang, chemistry and raw emotion in a way not heard since The Civil Wars. This is Striking Matches. Made up of the Nashville duo of Justin Davis and Sarah Zimmermann, the latest riveting country duo is ready to take their friendly competition into the stratosphere.

  • Earl Sweatshirt NPR Interview: Odd Future Rapper Talks New Album 'I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside,' Kendrick Lamar, Music Journalism & More [LISTEN]

    Earl Sweatshirt released his "surprise" album, I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside, yesterday, despite being angry at his label for announcing giving away the surprise. Now the Odd Future artist opens up about the project in an hour-long interview with NPR. He talks about the process behind the album, the botched early release, advice from Flying Lotus, becoming self-aware, his relationship with his mother, the meaning behind his album title, the state of journalism, Kendrick Lamar's new album To Pimp A Butterfly, and much more. Here are some things we learned:

  • Charli XCX 'Famous' Video Gets Gruesome, Takes On Internet Culture For YouTube Music Awards [WATCH]

    Charli XCX has released a video for her single "Famous" off her latest album Sucker as part of the 2015 YouTube Music Awards. Ironically, the video takes down the very self-obsessed Internet culture that YouTube helped spawn. Directed by Eric Wareheim of Adult Swim's Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, the clip shows a Charli XCX fan, dressed like Charli in a Charli-themed room, trying to dance along to a Charli music video that she's watching on her cellphone. Then things take a dark, grotesque turn.

  • Stream Madeon's Debut Album 'Adventure' on iTunes Featuring Passion Pit, Foster the People's Mark Foster, Bastille's Dan Smith

    French producer/DJ Madeon's debut album artist album 'Adventure' is now available to stream in full on iTunes radio. The highly anticipated album from Madeon, 20 -- real name Hugo Leclercq -- has been in the works for a couple years, but now with the official release just a week away March 31, fans can at last hear what the self-proclaimed perfectionist has been cooking up in his studio. Unlike many of his prior singles, Madeon used the partnership with Columbia Records, which is releasing the album, to get some big-name features from the likes of Bastille frontman Dan Smith, Passion Pit and Foster the People frontman Mark Foster. Stream the album on iTunes radio here and pre-order it while you are there. Check out the tracklist below.

  • Brad Paisley Covers Eric Clapton's "Layla" on 'The Bobby Bones Show' [LISTEN]

    Brad Paisley has never been shy about his classic rock influences. The country superstar stopped by 'The Bobby Bones Show' earlier this month to play a cover of Eric Clapton's hit "Layla." Paisley opted for a version closer to the acoustic cut from 1992's 'MTV Unplugged' performance rather than the 1970 original, 'Taste of Country' noted.

  • ASAP Rocky Recalls Night Of Yams' Death From Drug Overdose: "I Just Miss Him"

    Last week, a drug overdose was revealed to have been the cause of A$AP Yam's untimely death. The A$AP Mob founder overdosed on an acute mixed drug intoxication with both opiates and benzodiazepine were found in his system. The death was ruled an accident. Yams was found unresponsive in his Brooklyn apartment on the morning of January 18 and was taken to Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. Now his friend and colleague A$AP Rocky is opening up about the news.

  • Stream The Prodigy's New Album 'The Day Is My Enemy' for Free on iTunes Ahead of March 30 Release Date

    Hold on to your seats with this one, because The Prodigy's sixth artist album 'The Day Is My Enemy' is now available to stream for free on iTunes. The pioneering electronic band has been on the warpath over the past few months preparing for the release of the new LP by releasing several singles, and the time has come for the LP to be released in just under a week's time, ahead of its March 30 release date.

  • Arthur Russell Tribute at BAM to Feat. Scissor Sister Jake Shears, Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry and Dev Hynes

    Following the release of Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell tribute album featuring Hot Chip, Sufjan Stevens, Phosphorescent, Blood Orange and 16 more via Red Hot Organization and Yep Roc; BAM is hosting an evening of performances in honor of the late composer, cellist and electronic musician. Paying tribute to Russell is Devonté Hynes, Richard Reed Parry, Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters, Sam Amidon, Cults, Lonnie Holley, Redding Hunter, Little Scream, Thao Nguyen of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and Rubblebucket.

  • David Crosby Hit Jogger At High Speed With Car In California

    David Crosby hit a pedestrian with his car going 55 mph over the weekend. The singer said he was temporarily blinded by the sun while cruising in Santa Ynez, California, when he hit Jose Jimenez, who was jogging with his sun. According to Billboard, Jimenez's injuries are not life-threatening.
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