• Kygo Performs Acoustic Version of 'Firestone' with Conrad on TV [WATCH]

    Norwegian tropical house standard bearer Kygo — real name Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll — recently went on Norwegian-Swedish talk show "Skavlan" to sit down for an interview and play an acoustic rendition his new single "Firestone" featuring the vocals of Australian singer Conrad. Kygo goes full acoustic for the program, led by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan, fingering the melody on a grand piano as Conrad shines as the leading artist on this acoustic cover, while a percussionist makes his presence felt with soft taps and crashes on a set of cymbals with mallets. Kygo then sits down to have a chat with Skavlan in Norwegian about his career and recent success.

  • Whitney Houston Biopic: What the Critics Are Saying About Lifetime's 'Whitney' Movie

    Lifetime's Whitney Houston biopic, aptly titled "Whitney," premiered last night, Jan. 17, much to the dismay of the singer's family. The Houston family released a statement prior to the debut of the Angela Bassett-directed film to remind fans that there was a lack of involvement by people who knew the diva. Critics weighed in on the biopic, and by most accounts, it was one of the network's better efforts.According to "Billboard," since Houston estate was not involved in the making of the film, the singer's famous tunes were re-recorded by Deborah Cox so star Yaya DaCosta could lip-sync along. Other than that, most reviews said the biopic was incomplete, focusing on Houston's best years and leaving out her untimely death.

  • Justin Bieber Latest Victim of 'Saturday Night Live': Sketch Show Parodies Singer's Calvin Klein Commercial [WATCH]

    "Saturday Night Live" took aim at Justin Bieber last night, Jan. 17, throwing some parody shade at the pop star's recent Calvin Klein commercial. Kate McKinnon posed as the singer, poking fun at everything from his age and height to the outline of his package in the ads. It was a definite highlight during the Kevin Hart-hosted show.Cecily Strong joined McKinnon as an unimpressed Lara Stone. The sketch was a recurring bit, with each clip taking it to the next level."I'm a big boy now," McKinnon says in the video below, jokingly imitating Bieber's attempt at a sexy tone of voice.The spoof has fake Bieber combing an invisible mustache, getting too handsy with the model and trying desperately to look like a bad boy.

  • 'American Idol' Team Talks New Format, Last Year's Low Ratings at Television Critics Association Press Event

    "American Idol" is essentially trimming the fat during Season 14 in order to combat low ratings. The crew held a panel for the Television Critics Association press tour yesterday, Jan. 17, and talked about the singing competition's new format for performance rounds. In the coming weeks, "Idol" will condense performances and voting to one night a week in order to shake things up, "The Hollywood Reporter" notes."We're pleased to be down to one show a week," executive producer Trish Kinane said. "We have all the drama of an elimination and all the performances. I think it's going to be jam-packed. There's a lot to do in that one show."Traditionally, "Idol" held one night of performances and one night of results. The show's airtime is down from 55 hours last year to 41. That means less excruciatingly drawn-out cliffhangers and more focus on the singing action.

  • Metallica Post Studio Update to Instagram: Band Is 'Rockin Along' on 'Death Magnetic' Follow-Up

    Metallica's recent studio update was short, sweet and to the point. The boys took to Instagram to post a picture of Robert Trujillo recording some bass parts in a studio. The band is hard at work on the follow-up to 2008's spectacular "Death Magnetic" album, "NME" notes.The caption for Trujillo's photo fittingly reads, "rockin along." One member — Lars Ulrich? — even managed to sneak in some devil horns. That is how you know it is good.

  • Funkmaster Flex Verbally Attacks Jay-Z on Hot 97 — Twice

    Funkmaster Flex is not happy with Jay-Z. Fed up with recent misconduct revolving around Jay's Life+Times website, Flex has now ripped into the Brooklyn rapper twice on Hot 97 this week.The problem stems from an interview Flex did with L+T about an app he designed. Flex claims that one of Jay's reporters asked several questions about said app but did not use any of the material.Later, Jay released a similar app, which obviously ticked Flex off.Skip ahead to Jan. 15 when an L+T reporter emailed Flex requesting an interview about a Dipset reunion. That was when he decided to hop on Hot 97 and sound off.

  • 'Rock Band' Video Game to Return with 'New Experience,' According to Survey

    The "Rock Band" video game franchise appeared to be dead in the water, but a new survey from Activision indicates the company could be returning with "Rock Band 4."The game expounded on the massive success of "Guitar Hero" in the mid-2000s by creating a full band experience from "instrument" controllers, including guitars, drums and vocal microphones.The first version dropped in 2007 and earned roughly $700 million in revenue. A sequel was released in 2008, and then the brand began to expand to band-specific games, such as "The Beatles: Rock Band."2010 marked the final major releases, with "Rock Band 3" and "Green Day: Rock Band" hitting store shelves.

  • 'Guardians of The Galaxy' Soundtrack: 'Awesome Mix Vol. 1' Goes Platinum...Fans Looking Forward to Sequel, 'Vol. 2'

    Something skipped the attention of both Billboard and ourselves when reporting the Billboard 200 and album sales totals this week: Guardians of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1 broke the million-albums sales mark last week with its 35,000 haul last week, bringing it to platinum status. Had it managed to sell just a tad faster in the last weeks of 2014, the mainstream soundtrack accompaniment to the film Guardians of The Galaxy would have been just the third album released during the year to attain platinum status, joining Taylor Swift and 1989 as well as Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour as albums reaching platinum. The soundtrack for Frozen was the second highest-selling album of 2014, being the last soundtrack album to reach the million-album mark (although it was technically released during 2013).

  • 2015 Grammy Nominees Album Tracklist Includes Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, More

    While the annual Grammy nominees album has lost much of its luster since CDs went out of style, the tracklist still serves as a reminder of the year's most successful songs. Culled from several award categories, this year's version includes 21 songs from Taylor Swift, Pharrell, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry and more.Check out the tracklist below, via 2015grammyalbum.com:
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