• Kelly Clarkson Talks New Album, Jokes It's 'Right on Up There with John Lennon's "Imagine"'

    Kelly Clarkson is now based in Nashville, and the "Since U Been Gone" singer has been recording for most of the year in the country-music hotbed.According to CMT, via radio.com, Clarkson recently admitted that her seventh studio album might have a little bit of twang in it."There's all different kinds of genres on there," Clarkson said. "I'm obviously affected by the community I live in. So there's a little bit of everything."Clarkson has done recent live duets with Trisha Yearwood ("Silent Night," "Prizefighter") and Reba McEntire ("Silent Night," "Because of You"), so it is not far-fetched to think that she has been influenced by some of Nashville's best.In jest, she compared the new LP to an all-time U.K. classic."It's amazing, and you're gonna love it," she said. "Personally, you're gonna be like, 'This is right on up there with John Lennon's 'Imagine.' Guaran-d--n-tee it!"

  • Justin Bieber Hints at New Album Coming in 2015

    When caught up in his seemingly endless supply of scandals and lawsuits, it's easy to forget that Justin Bieber is, first and foremost, a musician, and over the last few days, the 20-year-old singer has dropped some hints that new music will soon be on the way. On his Twitter account yesterday (Dec. 29), Bieber responded to MTV's pleas for a new album in 2015 with a simple "no problem."

  • Did Ultra Music Festival Lineup Phase 1 Leak?

    Ultra Music Festival, one of the largest and most renowned of its kind, has a potential leak on its hands. Someone posted a picture online of the first phase of artists who will be potentially playing the festival this upcoming March. The festival has not confirmed the lineup, but MAKJ posted the same lineup on his Facebook saying that he will be playing at the festival, so it is looking like a done deal.

  • Kid Rock Drops Cover Art for 'First Kiss,' Foreigner Set to Open for Singer During Summer Tour [TRACKLIST]

    Kid Rock's 10th studio album, "First Kiss," is due in February with a summer tour set to follow. Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson recently said the group will hit the road with the Detroit artist as the support act. Rock also released the cover art and tracklist for the album as well, Ultimate Classic Rock noted.Pilson echoed Rock's recent sentiments that live shows are the future of the music business."The future is a lot of touring," he said. "We're gonna go out with Kid Rock this summer, which will be really interesting. I think that's going to expose us to a different audience that I think is gonna be shocked at how much they enjoy us — which I always love doing. That's the best kind of tour to do."Foreigner is currently promoting a new album, "The Best of Foreigner 4 & More," which is a mix of classic tunes and live versions.

  • Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy Detail 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'

    "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" is a holiday tradition thath as been around since the 1970s. Unfortunately, the show's namesake died in 2012, but Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy have been carrying on the tradition ever since. This year will be bigger than ever, with more than five hours of music planned, featuring acts like Taylor Swift, One Direction and Elton John. The pair dished on what they are looking forward to the most tomorrow night, Dec. 31, during a press conference."I think there are two incredible live moments that we're going to have here in New York. One is Taylor Swift celebrating the incredible year that she's had, live," Seacrest said, "Billboard" noted. "And then we're going out to Barclays Center [in Brooklyn] to Elton John, who will be standing by. This show has been going for decades, and this is the first time he's been on our show, so that's exciting for us."McCarthy added, "The fact that we've got so many artists this year makes it feel like it will be the best year yet. At rehearsals yesterday, the producers said, 'Without a doubt, this is our favorite show.'"Florida Georgia Line, Idina Menzel, MAGIC!, Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX, Meghan Trainor, Lady Antebellum and Gavin DeGraw are also set to perform.

  • Wiz Khalifa, Waka Flocka Go EDM In Borgeous & Whoo Kid's "Toast" Video [WATCH]

    Last month, EDM producer Borgeous recruited rappers Wiz Khalifa and Waka Flocka and hip-hop producer Whoo Kid for "Toast," and today (Dec. 30), the song's music video has been shared, which you can check out below. The video incoporates Borgeous live performance footage alongside glitchy images of Wiz and Waka rapping (though "chanting about partying" is a more accurate description of what they're doing). According to Hot New Hip-Hop, the video was put together by Dan The Man and Kirill Was Here, and features footage filmed at the University of Illinois and New York's Pacha nightclub.

  • SZA Talks About Writing 'Feeling Myself' for Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé, Details New Album 'A'

    SZA is readying her debut album "A," but she has had plenty of other projects to keep her busy. The most impressive feat was penning Nicki Minaj's new track "Feeling Myself" featuring Beyoncé. The songstress told swaysuniverse.com that the gig just happened, but she is glad it did."Yeah, I wrote parts of that. A nice chunk of that [laughs], I'm on the credits so I think it's really interesting. It was dope meeting Beyoncé, she's tight, she's perfect, actually," she said."Literally like on God it was something I could never explain to anyone," she added. "The call just got put in and then I arrived [laughs], I have no idea. Hit-Boy produced and I wrote the lyrics so Nicki [Minaj] and Beyoncé are singing some of the things that I wrote to it. But him [Hit-Boy] and I just work really well together like we vibe together just because he's such a cool kid. He's not pretentious at all, for as accomplished as he is he's just super welcoming and drinks like chocolate milk all day, honestly the nicest kid."The singer, aka Solana Rowe, went on to outline her first album, which follows up EPs "S" and "Z."

  • Passion Pit Currently At Work On New Album, Share Barry Manilow Cover [LISTEN]

    Synthpop band Passion Pit have confirmed that they are currently at work on a new studio album, which would be their third overall, and first since 2012's Gossamer. This news came via the band's Facebook page, with a photo of frontman Michael Angelakos sitting in front of a tracking chart in the studio (which you can see up above). Though most of the song titles are blacked out like some sort of declassified CIA report, two titles — "Intro" and "Five Foot Ten" — are still visible, as well as slots reserved for "Covers (TBD)" and "B-Sides (acoustic versions)."
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