• Paul McCartney Talks Kanye West Collaboration: Macca Says Yeezy and Jay Z Are Poets

    Fans of Paul McCartney and Kanye West may have been skeptical when news surfaced that the pair was working on music together. So far, though, the results of their collaboration have been well-received. "All Day," "Only One" and "FourFiveSeconds" featuring Rihanna are making waves on the pop charts and bringing the rock and hip-hop communities together once again. McCartney spoke to 'NME' about what sparked the partnership. Macca said he started to understand the rap genre more after seeing Jay Z and West in concert last year. "I was expecting it to be, 'Oh, it's great, it's hip-hop, it's loud ...,' but I hadn't until then got the urban poetry aspect," he said. "Like, Bob Dylan is a poet. And so is Jay Z, and Kanye."

  • St. Vincent Premieres New Song 'Teenage Talk' On Episode 8 Of HBO's 'GIRLS' [LISTEN]

    As promised, St. Vincent (born Annie Clark) contributed a new song to the current season of her friend Lena Dunham's show GIRLS on HBO. The track, "Teenage Talk," played as the credits rolled on Episode 8, which aired last night. The song fits well with the sound she went for on her Grammy-winning self-titled effort, which makes sense seeing as it was one of the tracks left on the cutting room floor (until now).

  • Ed Sheeran Shares Fan Letter on Instagram with Self-Deprecating Humor: "You Are Little Ugly But I Love You"

    Despite heating up the charts with his latest x single "Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran star isn't necessarily the most conventionally attractive pop star out there. And even some of his biggest fans know it. Over the weekend, Sheeran shared a snapshot of a letter from one South Korean fan on Instagram, who took the time out to note that they love the 24-year-old Brit despite the fact that he's "a little ugly."

  • Stromae Announces Fall North American Tour Dates: 'Alors on Danse' Singer to Headline Madison Square Garden

    Belgian dance-pop singer/producer sensation Stromae has announced new North American tour dates this fall in the lead-up to his performance at New York City's historic Madison Square Garden. The "Alors on Dance" producer is coming stateside this month for a few shows at SXSW before taking a quick break from a busy touring month in April that revolves around his two weekend performances at Coachella and the few mid-week "localchella" sideshows.

  • Kendrick Lamar's New Album Will Reportedly Have Proper Title, Cover Art

    Kendrick Lamar finally announced the release date for his upcoming sophomore album on Friday evening by sharing a pre-order iTunes link that revealed the project would drop March 23 and that it would include 15 tracks in addition to "Blacker the Berry." His Grammy-winning single "i" was not included in the 16-song tracklist. However, K. Dot did not reveal the album's title or track names, and the album art was just a plain black square.

  • Jimi Hendrix Highest Paid Act at Woodstock With $18,000: See What The Band, The Who and Janis Joplin Earned

    Jimi Hendrix already had three groundbreaking releases under his belt before heading to Woodstock in 1969 to dazzle more than 400,000 people. He joined acts like The Band, The Who and Janis Joplin, among others, and the event has gone down as one of the most famous concerts in history and a defining moment for music in the 1960s. 'Ultimate Guitar' recently revisited Woodstock, posting archived documents with how much money each band and artist was paid to perform.

  • Murder Conviction Brought for Killer of Wayne Mills, Influencer of Blake Shelton, Jamey Johnson and More Nashville Musicians

    The man alleged of having murdered influential country performer Wayne Mills during a 2013 bar altercation in Nashville has been found guilty. According to Saving Country Music, the jury in the case deliberated for around two hours before finding Chris Ferrell, the owner of the bar where the incident occurred, guilty. Sentencing will take place on April 10. According to The Boot, he is looking at 15 to 25 years behind bars.
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