• Dee Snider Says Celine Dion Christmas Song Paid for His Current Home

    One of Celine Dion's best-known holiday songs was written by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. Surprised? Dion was, too. Apparently, she did not know Snider penned "The Magic of Christmas Day" until after cutting it for her 1998 album "These Are Special Times.""I heard that she found out years later," Snider told Ultimate Classic Rock, via NME. "And was very confused."How did this Christmas gem emerge from one of rock's most metal dudes?Snider said his wife requested it during "the height of [his] metal headedness." The tune he wrote was well out of his vocal range and ended up in the hands of Dion's camp."The first thing I said was, 'Does she know who wrote it?'" Snider asked engineer Ric Wake. "He said, 'I didn't tell her yet.' And I said, 'Do not tell her Satan wrote a Christmas song!' He said, 'Seriously?' I said, 'Seriously, dude. Just put it on the frigging album.'"

  • Joey Bada$$ Shares Debut Album 'B4.DA.$$': Production Credits Featuring J Dilla, Statik Selektah

    Joey Bada$$ has dished more details about who will be appearing on his upcoming album "B4.DA.$$." He has revealed a more detailed tracklist that names the artists who contribute production to the highly anticipated album, in addition to the previously named features like Action Bronson, Raury and Kiesza. The album features some big-name producers like Statik Selektah, DJ Premier and, most notably, J Dilla alongside The Roots, which is a testament to how much people believe in Bada$$ and his debut album.The most intriguing track may be No. 7, with forward-thinking "A Tribe Called Quest" producer J Dilla, who has been deceased for close to a decade. It is not uncommon for productions and verses written by dead artists to be used after they have died, but for someone like Joey Bada$$ to have the honor of a Dilla production speaks to what his family thinks of him.Check out the full tracklist below via "2dopeboyz" and listen to the Statik Selektah produced "Curry Chicken" on audiomack.

  • Nicki Minaj High School Acting Clip Surfaces: 'The Pinkprint' Rapper Gets Lost in Her Role [WATCH]

    Nicki Minaj, previously known as "Onika Maraj," was once a budding acting student at New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. She has shown her acting chops in "The Other Woman" and numerous music videos, but in a recently surfaced clip, fans can see how it all started for "The Pinkprint" rapper, "Vibe" noted.Aspiring actors and artists need to pay attention here: You have to start somewhere. For Minaj, somewhere was in a high-school classroom portraying "Angry Phone Girl." The brief scene has the hip-hop superstar demanding another woman make a call so she gets her baby back. Minaj gets so into the role that the teacher has to remind her to be careful when she throws the phone toward the other actor. Check it out below.Although "The Other Woman" received mostly negative reviews, critics fell in love with Minaj's performance.

  • There Is a Black Sabbath Parody Band Called Mac Sabbath that Sings About McDonald's [WATCH]

    If you have ever been hungry and ready to mosh at the same time, Mac Sabbath might be your new favorite band. The quartet dresses like characters from McDonald's and performs parodies of Black Sabbath songs. These guys were either bored or hungry when they came up with this idea, but we are glad they did.The band takes heavy metal classics like "Iron Man" and "Paranoid" and changes them into "Frying Pan" and "Pair-a-buns," "MTV News" notes."I once burned your meal / My old job was cooking veal / Now it's a culinary crime / All our future is pink slime," the Ronald Osbourne frontman sings.Demented versions of Grimace (Grimalice), Hamburglar (Catburglar) and Mayor McCheese (Slayer McCheese) all play in the group as well.The band's Facebook page lists their brand of music as "Drive Thru Metal." They even have a little bit of a Gwar storyline, according to the bio:

  • 10 Artists to Watch in 2015: Ryn Weaver, Vince Staples, Years & Years and More

    Can you believe it? 2014 has come and gone just like that, and that means another year of music is in the books. We have recapped the year with a bevy of lists, and now it is time to look ahead to what 2015 has in store for us. It is impossible to predict everything that is going to happen in 2015 and all of the viral trends that seem to pop up out of nowhere — "NaeNae," "Selfie," "Shmoney Dance" — but we can look into our crystal balls to see who is set to be successful in 2015. Looking toward the halfway point of this decade, we tab 10 artists who are poised for a breakout year in 2015. Some are hot, up-and-coming names like Goldlink, ZHU and Kygo, while others you may not know just yet. These are in no particular order.
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