• Grammys 2015 Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Who Should & Will Win: Tight Race Between The Band Perry and Little Big Town

    Bringing in featured talent for a country tune has increased in popularity over the past few years. This year's nominees in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category are split between solid solo acts calling in their buddies and groups that conquered the charts with no assistance. Keith Urban and Eric Church collaborated on "Raise 'Em Up" while Tim McGraw brought in his wife, Faith Hill, for "Meanwhile Back at Mama's." Then there's the power duo of Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood on "Somethin' Bad." But the two big contenders here are Little Big Town and The Band Perry.

  • More Complete Version of Kanye West's "All Day" Leaks

    Yeezy season is upon us. Kanye West has already dropped two songs out of the blue, "Only One" and "FourFiveSeconds," out of the blue on iTunes. Though we do not have another full official release from Yeezus -- praise be to thee -- a better quality, more complete version of his song "All Day" has leaked out onto the Web.

  • John Mayer Interviews Katy Perry's Left Shark and Andy Cohen on 'Late Late Show'

    Ever since Craig Ferguson left the "Late Late Show" on CBS, the network has had a patchwork of different hosts that have included actors, comedians and musicians like Wayne Brady, Sean Hayes, Thomas Lennon and now John Mayer. Mayer hosted the episode last night, Feb. 4, and after a monologue, kicked off the show with the two Katy Perry Super Bowl halftime show sharks on the program. Unfortunately, they were not able to speak for themselves because they are sharks, but an interpreter and agent was there to spray them down with a small spray bottle and express what they were thinking in human tongue. He interviewed Left Shark and Andy Cohen.

  • Madonna to Premiere "Living for Love" Music Video From 'Rebel Heart' on Snapchat

    In an innovative move, Madonna has announced that the first music video from "Rebel Heart" will be released through the new Discover feature on Snapchat's Snap Channel. Fans will be able to go on the app starting today, Feb. 5, and view the new video for "Living for Love." As of the writing of this post, the video was not uploaded to the app.

  • INXS Guitarist Loses Finger in Grisly Accident; Tim Farriss May Not Be Able to Play Again, Even After Surgery

    INXS may have had its final retirement confirmed as guitarist Tim Farriss recently lost a finger during a boating accident, according to new reports from Billboard. The accident happened near his home in Sydney and the band's label Petrol Records confirmed that he has had two operations to attach the digit. The accident occurred on January 24 and Farriss has since been released from the hospital, according the label.

  • Fun. Denies Breakup Rumors, Tension in Band as Jack Antonoff Focuses on Bleachers & Nate Ruess Records Solo Album

    Fun. may currently absent from the music scene, while Nate Ruess guests on major pop releases and Jack Antonoff dates Lena Dunham and plays the indie rock darling in Bleachers, but the "We Are Young" band is not breaking up. In the midst of rumors of tension in the band and two years after winning the Grammy for Best New Artist, today (Feb. 5), fun. dismissed rumors about band tensions in a lengthy Facebook post.

  • Phil Rudd Court Date Pushed Back to April: Former AC/DC Drummer Chris Slade Rumored for Grammys

    Phil Rudd's next court date, which was scheduled for the week following the Grammys, has been pushed back to April. According to Blabbermouth, the AC/DC drummer switched up his legal representation, which is why the review of the charges against him has been postponed. He was arrested in November on charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. A murder-for-hire charge was dropped. Former drummer Chris Slade has been rumored to step in for the percussionist this weekend at the awards ceremony.

  • Sam Smith "Lay Me Down" Music Video: "Stay With Me" Crooner Takes on Gay Marriage in the Catholic Church in Emotional 'In The Lonely Hour' Clip [WATCH]

    It's a big week for Sam Smith. Not only is the British crooner in the running for a mess of Grammys this Sunday, but he's also released an important new single and music video. Today (Feb. 5), Smith released the emotional clip for his new In The Lonely Hour single "Lay Me Down," and he's taking on the Church's stance on gay marriage - an issue near and dear to his heart.

  • Taylor Swift Tops Album Sales Charts as Ne-Yo, Charlie Wilson and the Bethel Music Group Debut in Top 10

    This week's Billboard 200 didn't reflect much in terms of new music but the Albums Chart has better news, introducing two new debut discs. Taylor Swift and 1989 are at the top again however, selling 71,000 copies. As we mentioned yesterday, that makes her only the second female performer to top the chart for at least 10 weeks with two different albums (the other being Whitney Houston). Also interesting: This week's stop at the top marks the first time since Lecrae's Anomaly during September that an album went to no. 1 with less than 100,000 in sales.
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