• Jay Z's $56 Million Takeover Bid for Swedish Streaming Company Aspiro Blocked

    Jay Z has 99 problems and the shareholders of Swedish streaming company Aspiro are a majority of them. After rumblings of discontent from a minority group of shareholders, that same batch officially moved to block HOVs $56 million takeover bid of the Swedish company, which is the parent for WiMP and TIDAL.

  • Sweetlife 2015 Lineup: Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd Included

    Sweetlife Festival has unveiled its 2015 artist lineup. Among those who top the bill are Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Harris, The Weeknd, Charli XCX and even playing the legend card with Billy Idol.The diverse lineup of more than 25 acts includes up-and-comers like Vice Mensa, Raury, MisterWives, hotly touted local rapper linked with Rick Rubin, Goldlink, Vance Joy and others. Bleachers, Tove Lo and Phantogram are among others who will be performing over the two days.

  • Holy Ship! Announces Dates for 2016 Voyages

    Holy Ship! just wrapped up its second weekend equipped with an unannounced visit from Kaskade who returned the favor to Skrillex for a surprise back-to-back set on the ship. With the dust still settling, Gary Richards, Hard, The Bowery Presents and Cloud 9 Adventures have not wasted any time locking down the dates for the two 2016 voyages.

  • 5 Celebrity Couples Releasing Albums in Same Year: Ariana Grande vs. Big Sean, Jay Z vs. Beyonce and More

    This week marks a high point for the "power couple" status of Big Sean and Ariana Grande: The former's new album Dark Sky Paradise topped the Billboard 200, selling nearly 140,000 copies in the process. That gives him his first no. 1 album, which matches him with his girlfriend, who topped albums charts with My Everything last year. Grande may have outsold her beau but that doesn't necessarily mean she "wears the pants" in the relationship (it's tough to imagine her ever wearing pants, based on her typical stage apparel). Music Times looked back over the last few years and found couples who had both released new albums within a year of each other, researched who sold more and which album was ultimately better, in deciding who ran the house that year.

  • Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You" Video Debut With Tom Hanks and Justin Bieber Will Air This Friday, March 6, on Bravo

    For those excited about Carly Rae Jepsen's recent release of her new song "I Really like You," there is an upcoming event to look forward to. The video for her new single will debut exclusively on Bravo this Friday, March 6. On Monday, March 2, the pop singer released her new single "I Really Like You" three years after her major hit "Call Me Maybe." Jepsen fans looking forward to the video debut can expect to see Tom Hanks and Justin Bieber join the Canadian singer in her new video.

  • Michael Jackson Latin Tribute Album 'Unity' Featuring Jean Rodriguez, Tito Nieves & Kevin Ceballo Set for April

    Michael Jackson was a versatile artist with a lot of genres under his belt, but one arena the king of pop never really seemed to touch was Latin. But soon, the two unlikely music arenas will be merged with as Jackson gets a salsa flavored makeover with the new Tony Succar curated Unity: The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson, featuring Jean Rodriguez, Tito Nieves, Kevin Ceballo and more.

  • Azealia Banks Quits Twitter for Lent Following Iggy Azalea, But Still Likens Pharrell to Little Black Sambo on Instagram

    Plenty of people give up a variety of things for Lent. There's chocolate, fast food, meat and the biggest addiction of all: social media. You just don't always expect one of social media's biggest bad girls to give up Twitter for Lent. But, that's exactly what Azealia Banks has done. Yesterday (March 3), the "212" rapper revealed that she would be leaving Twitter and all of her many feuds until Easter Sunday.

  • The Game Donates $5,000 to IHOP for Charity on National Pancake Day

    Yesterday, March 3, was one of the greatest days of the year, better known as National Pancake Day at IHOP. Most people head to the pancake establishment to get their fill and donate money to charity, the goal of the day. Los Angeles rapper The Game takes the day seriously and posted several pictures on Instagram with him and a massive stack of 50 pancakes after he donated $5,000 to the cause.

  • Buddy Holly Plane Crash; NTSB Might Reopen Investigation Into Day The Music Died

    February 3, 1959 lives on as The Day The Music Died, and so does speculation over the cause of the airplane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, that killed rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly, the pilot Roger Peterson, and musicians Ritchie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. A new petition has now emerged, asking the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to reopen that cold case investigation, according to The Des Moines Register.
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