• The War on Drugs Frontman Adam Granduciel Discusses Sun Kil Moon Feud, New Music

    One of the strangest and funniest music feuds in recent memory was the -- mostly -- one-sided battle between Sun Kil Moon and The War on Drugs from last year, throughout which War on Drugs frontman Adam Granduciel tried his best to take the high road and remain silent about the whole thing. Now, in a new interview with "Uncut," Granduciel has opened up a bit more about the feud, telling Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek to "get over" himself and suggesting that Kozelek was perhaps "playing this part" instead of being genuinely outraged.

  • Fall Out Boy and Meghan Trainor Set January Mark with New Albums on Billboard 200, while Taylor Swift Stays Comfortable

    Fall Out Boy and a slew of other new albums broke the dam and brought forth a flood of debuts back onto the Billboard 200 after the holiday sales lull. That band's American Beauty/American Psycho premiered at no. 1 with 218,000 equivalent albums sold, and its 192,000 actual album sales teamed with Meghan Trainor's debut last week for the first pair of albums released during January to top 150,000 apiece since 2010. American Beauty marked a significant uptick in sales from the band's 2013 album Save Rock and Roll.

  • Big Sean Complex Cover Story: Detroit Rapper Talks New Album 'Dark Sky Paradise,' "IDFWU," Ariana Grande, "Control," Roc Nation & More

    Big Sean announced some major details for upcoming third studio album earlier this week. Titled Dark Sky Paradise, the effort is slated for a Feb. 24 release and was mostly recorded in his home studio, save for his single "IDFWU." The Detroit rapper is now featured on the February/March 2015 cover of Complex. In the story, he visits his high school, Cass Technical, and the radio station where his life changed forever after Kanye West let him spit for him, Hot 102.7, among other local spots. Sean speaks about the Eric Garner and Mike Brown decisions, his failed relationship with Naya Rivera, his current relationship with Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar's verse on his song "Control," and working with Roc Nation and G.O.O.D. Music, among other topics. Here's what we learned:

  • Marvin Gaye/Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams 'Blurred Lines' Lawsuit Hits Roadblock as Audio Recordings Disallowed

    Marvin Gaye's estate insists that "Blurred Lines," the top song of 2013 by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, is unmistakably similar to the soul singer's "Got To Give It Up," and indeed many who listen to the tracks will be able to hear the likeness. However, a judge has ruled that jurors in the case won't be able to listen to the two songs as part of their deliberations...which hardly seems fair but there is legal reasoning behind it.

  • Steely Dan Announce West Coast Tour Around Coachella Appearances [FULL SCHEDULE]

    One of the biggest surprises from this year's Coachella Music and Arts Festival was the announcement of jazz rock legends Steely Dan as one of the peformers, and in support of their appearances at the festival the band has announced a string of West Coast tour dates for April, "Ultimate Classic Rock" has reported. Dubbed the "Rockabye Gollie Angel" tour, these dates kick off with two performances in Santa Rosa, California, April 7 and 8, and conclude April 18 in San Diego. Other than a stop in Las Vegas April 11, all dates on the tour are in California.

  • Fifth Harmony "Like Mariah" Review: Mariah Carey "Always Be My Baby" Sample & Tyga Help Along Auto-Tuned New Single [LISTEN]

    Fifth Harmony are all about paying tribute to the major women players in the industry. First off its new album Reflection, 5H name checked Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey in "BO$$." Now, in the former X Factor group's new song, it's all about Mariah Carey. Today (Jan. 28), Fifth Harmony released its latest single, the Tyga-featuring "Like Mariah," which samples the 1995 classic "Always Be My Baby."

  • Taylor Swift Is Freaking Out After Madonna's 'Princesses of Pop' Compliment

    Madonna paid Taylor Swift a nice compliment recently, and now the young singer is freaking out over it. Basically, Madge is totally into Swift's music, referring to her as one of the "princesses of pop" during a chat with Network Nine's "Today" show in Australia. After hearing the news of the compliment, Swift scrambled to her Tumblr page to let everyone know that she was hyperventilating over the kind words.

  • Ailee, San E and Jay Park Touring Together Across United States with One Surprising European Stop

    A trio of K-Pop stars—Ailee, San E and Jay Park—will take part in a "world" tour featuring five North American dates during March. K-Pop acts are branching more and more into waters outside of Asia as the genre develops an audience in Europe and the United States but, as Billboard points out, rarely do acts actually tour together. Generally one act plots a few dates across the United States and can do well enough. The "Unite The Mic 2015 Tour" serves as a great sampler for those wanting to check the scene out...or as a great deal in general for American K-Pop fans.

  • J. Cole Talks '2014 Forest Hills Drive,' Kendrick Lamar, 'Fire Squad' & More With Combat Jack

    A very comfortable J. Cole sat down with hip-hop radio show Combat Jack to discuss a wide variety of topics including his critically acclaimed album 2014 Forest Hills Drive, how Cole wanted to sign Kendrick Lamar and his track "Fire Squad" that had everyone up in arms. The 2-hour interview takes a deep dive into Cole's past and the issues that have surrounded the North Carolina rapper recently.
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