• Bob Dylan Calls Out Merle Haggard, Who Promptly Responds on Twitter

    As reported earlier today, Feb. 8, Bob Dylan received the MusicCares Person of the Year Award Saturday night, Feb. 7, an honor that included musical tributes from Bruce Springsteen, Jack White and several others. But instead of focusing on the positive things in his speech, Dylan decided to take some shots at various music legends. Among those with shade thrown their direction was Merle Haggard, who responded on Twitter.

  • Katy Perry Super Bowl Halftime Show: Singer Explains How NFL Was 'Boss Daddy' During Preparation

    By all accounts, performing at the NFL Super Bowl halftime show is an incredibly nerve-wracking thing to do. Missy Elliott said her anxiety levels were off the charts before her set last Sunday, Feb. 1, and Katy Perry recently revealed that her preparation was no walk in the park, either. "In my show, I am boss daddy," she told "Elle," referring to her typical world tour setup. "I am boss mommy. They call me Boss. Everything goes through my eyes; I call all the shots, 100 percent of it."

  • Curren$y Previews 'Pilot Talk 3' With "Briefcase" Video [WATCH]

    We have not seen a full-length studio album from Curren$y since his 2012 effort "The Stoned Immaculate," but it appears that is about to change. He is gearing up to revive his "Pillow Talk" album series, which he started in 2010 and released two critically acclaimed albums, "Pillow Talk" and "Pillow Talk 2" in the span of five months. The "Jet Life" rapper has released a new music video "Briefcase" that is the first preview from the upcoming third installment of the album series, titled "Pillow Talk 3."

  • Scott Ian of Anthrax Wishes the Internet Didn't Exist

    Scott Ian is not a fan of the Internet age. The Anthrax guitarist was a star in the early 1990s, when CDs reigned supreme and Al Gore was still a Tennessee U.S. senator. Like most old-school rockers, Ian is dismayed by the post-millennium Web culture that has shuttered several labels, studios and radio stations. Overall, he wishes the Internet didn't exist.

  • Bobby Shmurda Speaks From Jail, Calls the Judge and District Attorney 'A Bunch of Haters'

    Bobby Shmurda has been in jail for almost two months, but he claims the joint is not a bad time. "I get a lot of love in here," he told "Billboard," adding that it is "survival of the fittest." The 20-year-old rapper was booked for weapons possession, conspiracy, reckless endangerment and criminal use of drug paraphernalia in December, and could face up to 25 years in prison for his most serious charge -- conspiracy -- according to "Billboard." He even called the judge and district attorney "a bunch of haters."

  • Missy Elliott Albums and Songs Get 2,500 Percent Sales Boost Following Super Bowl Halftime Performance

    Katy Perry may have had the most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show ever but Missy Elliott was the real winner, as sales of her albums increased by more than 2,500 percent, according to Forbes. The three songs that the emcee performed as a medley—"Get Ur Freak On," "Work It" and "Lose Control"—also saw a combined 978 percent increase in singles sales. That translates to more than 71,000 downloads for those three songs alone.

  • Bob Weir Performs The Grateful Dead's "Truckin'" With John Mayer on 'The Late Late Show' [WATCH]

    Any true guitar enthusiast would be honored to perform with Bob Weir, frontman for the legendary Grateful Dead. Being able to play lead guitar alongside Weir means filling in a role that was once held by iconic axeman Jerry Garcia, and John Mayer was all for it last week during his guest host stint on "The Late Late Show." The pair collaborated on Dead tunes like "Truckin'" and "Althea."

  • Is Drake Going to Start Battle Rapping?

    Drake may be one of the biggest rappers in the music industry right now, but there is a world he has not stepped into yet? The "Trophies" rapper appears to be headed to the arena of battle rapping, a merciless, attack-style of rap, or at least is hinting at it, appearing at a press conference yesterday, Feb. 7, for an upcoming event by King of the Dot, "Blackout 5," via MTV.

  • Grammys 2015: T.I. Predicts Iggy Azalea Will Win Best Rap Album Award

    T.I. is no stranger to Grammy glory. The rapper took home the 2006 Best Rap Solo Performance for "What You Know" in addition to Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Justin Timberlake for "My Love." He was also part of the big group win in 2008 for "Swagga Like Us." This year, T.I. is predicting that his girl, Iggy Azalea, will take home the award for Best Rap Album because of the commercial success she has had thanks to the effort. Overall, though, the Atlanta rapper thinks there needs to be some changes so the hip-hop community is represented properly.

  • Kanye West Gives Aspiring Rapper an Unofficial Tryout on the Street During Grammys

    Kanye West is known to have a serious demeanor and a god-like ego, but there are times when he hangs out with the rest of us. Last night, Feb. 7, in Los Angeles, as he was leaving the House of Blues after a performance by Big Sean and during which he was brought out alongside Meek Mill and J. Cole, Yeezy was approached by an aspiring rapper on the street hoping to get a chance to have his moment to impress West. Kanye obliged with young man and gave the aspiring rapper an unofficial tryout by spitting a few bars, all the while Justin Bieber taunted him in the background.
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