• Years & Years Earn Coveted 'BBC Sound of 2015' Award

    The BBC has revealed who will be the "Sound Of 2015." They unveiled their longlist of 15 names back in December, which included artists like Rae Morris, Raury, Slaves, Wolf Alice and the eventual winner, Years & Years. From the 15 names, one was chosen as the "Sound Of 2015" and electronic, synth-pop trio, Years & Years was the winner. James Bay was chosen second, Stormzy third, Raury fourth and George the Poet rounds out the top 5 in fifth.

  • Nikki Sixx's Sons Play Troubadour As Figs Vision Three Decades After Mötley Crüe

    More than three decades after Nikki Sixx played the Troubadour in Los Angeles with Mötley Crüe, the bassist's sons, Storm and Gunner, graced the venue's stage with their band Figs Vision. The proud papa took to Facebook Friday, Jan. 9, to support his boys, Ultimate Classic Rock notes."Tonight I got to watch my sons band Figs Vision play the same venue I played 33 years ago this same month," he wrote. "They have a different sound and their own unique vibe which is what NEW music is all about...Thank you to the fan that tweeted me the picture and reminded me of this moment years ago. So much more could be said but I am sure you can imagine how cool this was."The Troubadour helped catapult Sixx and his bandmates to superstardom in the 1980s. The band has been on its Final Tour for awhile and they hope to come home to Los Angeles in 2016 for the last gig.Sixx discussed the thought of doing one more show with his band.

  • St. Vincent to Reissue Self-Titled Album with Five Bonus Tracks, Shares 2015 Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]

    St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, is planning to release a special reissue of her self-titled fourth album one year after it dropped. The Loma Vista release went to No. 12 on the "Billboard" 200 chart — the highest spot the artist has ever achieved. There will be five additional tracks included on the reissue, "Consequence of Sound" reports.The reissue, due in February, will include "Del Rio," "Sparrow" and a Darkside remix of the hit "Digital Witness." Check out the full tracklist below."Music Times" voted "St. Vincent" the No. 1 album of 2014."Taking the art rock genre by storm, this record leaves listeners with an interesting collection of feelings, from wonderstruck confusion to utter joy. And should the album itself not be enough, Clark's deliveries of each and every track — which have taken a true robotic nature — are nothing short of stunning."St. Vincent will hit the road later this month to play all five Laneway Festivals. She has scattered dates scheduled until July — see below.

  • Drake Wins Top Views on Lyric Website RapGenius.com in 2014

    This year, "RapGenius," one of the largest archives of hip-hop lyrics on the Web, compiled a list of statistics reviewing 2014 in terms of which artists and songs saw the most views. Drake found himself at the No. 1 artist slot for 2014 with the most views for an individual artist.Last year, saw a lot of new music, which unfortunately did not amount to much in terms of hitting the top seller's list. In fact, this year, hip-hop was excluded from the top 10 best-selling album list, as well as seeing a decline of 11 percent in sales overall from 2013.As "RapGenius" pointed out, looking up an artist's lyrics helps to separate the casual listeners from the loyal fans. Last year, singles saw more attention on the Web than albums as a whole on the lyric archive site, which reflects the trend that is becoming more apparent, with fans eager for singles and material quicker than it takes to put out a full album or EP.As reported, Bobby Shmurda's single "Hot N---a" took the No. 1 spot for the most-viewed lyrics for one single, with more than 3 million page views for 2014 and No. 3 overall in views, behind Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Drunk in Love" and Eminem's "Rap God."

  • Vintage Talking Heads Concert Footage from 1980 Surfaces: Watch Band Play Classics [SETLIST]

    Music Vault has an impressive amount of vintage and rare concert footage from legendary acts like Lou Reed, The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band. The company shared a full Talking Heads concert from 1980 recently that featured the classic lineup of David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Adrian Belew and Bernie Worrell on their Remain in Light tour. The set includes tunes like "Psycho Killer," "Once in a Lifetime" and "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)."The black-and-white footage shows the group during an important time in its history — check out the video and setlist below. They had just released their fourth album, "Remain in Light," which shook up the musical landscape at the time. More importantly, it marked the halfway point of the band's recorded history: Talking Heads dropped four more albums, with the last being 1988's "Naked." They disbanded shortly thereafter.Talking Heads reunited for three songs in 2002 for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Byrne has been adamant about not reuniting again ever since.

  • Chris Brown Party in San Jose Ends in Gunfire with 5 People Shot [WATCH]

    As reported, last night. Jan. 10, saw quite the chaos at an event that R&B singer Chris Brown was hosting.Five people were shot and wounded early Sunday morning, Jan. 11, near a crowded nightclub in San Jose, California. According to the police, the gunfire was reported around 1:20 a.m. and officers found four victims injured at the scene and rushed them to the hospital, with another victim walking into a local hospital's emergency room following the situation.Police reported that while the exact conditions of the victims are not immediately available, all are expected to survive the incident.Chris Brown was not injured and posted on Twitter saying, "I'm 100." The tweet has since been deleted.It was also reported that several people were detained following the situation outside the nightclub, but details are still yet to be released. It is still uncertain if any arrests were made.Brown was at the nightclub hosting an event as part of a VIP birthday event, with local DJs Big Von and Black Marc as advertised for being the providers of entertainment for the evening. It was also reported that tickets to this event began at $50 and went as high as $2,500.

  • Master P Talks Possibility of Signing Lil Wayne to No Limit Forever Label: 'Anything Is Possible' [WATCH]

    Lil Wayne and Master P finally linked up on a few tracks, mending a longtime feud between Cash Money Records and the No Limit brand. The rumor mill began turning shortly thereafter that Weezy would be joining P's record label since there has been some problems in the Cash Money realm. Wayne has yet to comment on the speculation, but Master P stopped by "Sway in the Morning" to talk about the possibility."Anything is possible, but Wayne just making good music. I rapped on his record, he rapped on this 'Power' record, we're gonna build a relationship from there. However it goes, it's all official over here," he said, "Vibe" notes.It is all respect between the No Limit head and Birdman, at least on P's end, and he had nothing but kind words for the Cash Money team. Master P also praised Weezy's business sense."I'm there for him, if that's what he needs," P said. "But I think he know what he's doing with his situation. He's been in this game a long time, he's one of the best rappers in the world. I just appreciate me and him getting together."Wayne first shared his issues with Cash Money in December, blaming the label and Baby for the constant delays of his upcoming album "Tha Carter V."

  • K Camp Hosts Listening Party for New Mixtape 'One Way'

    This weekend saw new music from Atlanta-based rapper K Camp, as a result of a visit to a SSUR store for a listening party and barbecue in West Hollywood.The listening party yielded previews of five new tracks in promotion of his forthcoming mixtape "One Way." The listening party featured more than 200 guests such as family, friends and record label executives as well as Ty Dolla $ign and Cozz.The event also featured DJ sourMILK of the L.A. Leakers providing entertainment for guests, while the store featured complimentary drinks and a BBQ.The director of urban promotions for Interscope Records, Garrett Williams, introduced K Camp to the crowd and discussed that the artist wanted to put something out for his supporters prior to the release of his highly anticipated debut album being released.

  • Kid Cudi Responds to Kendrick Lamar's Ferguson Views, Starts Twitter Beef with Lupe Fiasco

    Kendrick Lamar's recent remarks on the murder of Michael Brown started a few beefs with the likes of Azealia Banks and Lupe Fiasco. The rapper said the problem is part of a bigger issue that starts with African-American communities. Kid Cudi shared his opinion on the statement before Fiasco took issue with his tweets, starting a sub-beef of sorts, "Vibe" notes."I wish somebody would look in our neighborhood knowing that it's already a situation, mentally, where it's f--ked up. What happened to [Michael Brown] should've never happened. Never. But when we don't have respect for ourselves, how do we expect them to respect us? It starts from within. Don't start with just a rally, don't start from looting — it starts from within," Lamar told "Billboard."Cudi's rant started yesterday, Jan. 10, and Fiasco interrupted soon after."Dear black artists, dont talk down on the black community like you are Gods gift to n---az everywhere. If you wanna help, inspire, uplift, don't point the blame and talk down," he tweeted.

  • Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley Has a Wardrobe Malfunction at People's Choice Awards [WATCH]

    Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum hit the red carpet for the People's Choice Awards Wednesday, Jan. 7, with the rest of the group. Unfortunately for the singer, he had to deal with a bit of a wardrobe malfunction. Kelley split his expensive pants before the ceremony, later joking about it during a pre-show interview.The musician managed to rip a sizable hole in his Dolce & Gabbana pants by simply sitting down in a car. E!'s Giuliana Rancic noticed the rip, Taste of Country notes, and proceeded to ask Kelley about it."Is it true you have a hole in your pants?" she says in the video below as Hilary Scott and Dave Haywood laugh about the whole situation."It might be a little racy for TV," Kelley responds, showing off the tear. "This is when you know your pants are too tight — when you sit in a car and your pants go 'rip.'"Lady A scored the Favorite Country Group honor at the show. They also performed "Freestyle" from their latest effort "747."

  • Ray Stevens Defends 'Ahab the Arab' Song Many Call Racist

    Ray Stevens is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, but he has long maintained his 1962 country hit "Ahab the Arab" is not a political statement. In fact, he has defended the song several times over the years, and he has recently been forced to do so again. The 75-year-old was asked by Nashville Gab if he still gets criticism."Yeah, only from screaming liberal idiots," he replied, via The Boot. "You know, some guy on MSNBC called me a racist; I doubt if he'd ever heard the song."Stevens explained how the song, about a young Arabian man with a camel named Clyde who secretly courts one of the sultan's women, came to be."When I was a kid, my mom gave me a book called 'Arabian Nights,' and I wrote the song just from information I learned outta that book," he said. "You know, the book talked about Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves and 'Open sesame' and, you know, all the fun stuff that is in that book. And so I thought, I'll write a [song] about this guy, and he's messing around with one of the sultan's girls in the harem. There's nothing racist about it."Here is a sampling of the lyrics:"And he'd say "[alleged Arabic content] "Which is Arabic for, 'Stop, Clyde! "Clyde would say "[alleged Arabic content] "Which is camel for, 'What the heck did he say anyway?'"Stevens sat down with Fox News's Bill O'Reilly in 2010 to discuss the tune. Here was part of the transcript, according to ThinkProgress:
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