• Grimes Explains the Story Behind Her Stage Name: Claire Boucher Used MySpace to Help

    Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, took to Twitter recently to give fans the lowdown on how she got her name. Previously, the singer told journalists that the name was inspired by artist Ken Grimes and cartoon character Frank Grimes from "The Simpsons." Turns out the name actually originated as a misunderstanding on MySpace, "Consequence of Sound" notes.Here is how Grimes explains Grimes:"On myspace ur genre could be grime and u could have 3 genres so i was plural grime, b4 knowing what grime was," she tweeted. "I was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool. Or wait, no i said i was named after someone else named grimes argh, -- see this is why you shouldnt lie to journalists."i was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool — Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014i was very please to discover that i actually loved grime music — Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014

  • Garth Brooks Joins Justin Timberlake in Nashville for 'Friends in Low Places' at Bridgestone Arena Show [WATCH]

    The bromance continues. On Friday night, Dec. 19, in Nashville, Tennessee, Garth Brooks joined superfan Justin Timberlake onstage for the former's classic "Friends in Low Places." Needless to say, the Bridgestone Arena went crazy. It was pure bliss.Timberlake starts the song but has to stop, Taste of Country notes. Something's missing."Hold on, now something don't feel right, something don't feel right, Nashville," he said before introducing Brooks.In the video below, you can hear one fan exclaim, "Oh, my God!"There was probably a lot of that. It's mostly a crowd sing-along, but Brooks and Timberlake sounded great together. The best part? Brooks filming the end of it on his iPhone.

  • Tiësto Soundtracks Dutch Theme Park Efteling's Water Show

    Tiësto has been one of the global ambassadors for dance music for two decades. The "Wasted" DJ has expanded his reach beyond just music into arenas such as creating his own headphone like, partnering with Guess to start a special "Club Life" Tiësto brand of clothing and becoming a spokesman for numerous brands, including 7UP. The Dutch disc jockey has also taken to using his extensive back catalog to score water shows at fountains around the world, via "Dancing Astronaut." Recently, he went back to his native country of the Netherlands and brought his music to the fountains of fairy-tale theme park Efteling.According to Efteling, Tiësto set his music to the third largest water fountain show in the world, titled "Aquanura." Mixing between new and old, with some added cinematic interludes, the production was almost as good as a Tiësto festival show. Everything was right on time with matching lights and some added pyrotechnics thrown in for good measure to enthrall the small but enthusiastic crowd in attendance. For something this foreign to dance music, it was well-produced, with seamless transitions between songs, and the visuals matched effortlessly.

  • A.J. and Free Return for '106 & Park' Series Finale: Hosts Bring BET Music Video Countdown Show to a Close [WATCH]

    BET's "106 & Park" came to a close Friday, Dec. 19, and to celebrate the show's history, original hosts A.J. and Free took over the microphones one final time. All the previous hosts joined them onstage to discuss some of their favorite memories over the years. Keyshia Cole and Wale were the last guests on the music video countdown show, "Vibe" notes.Common, Ashanti, Ne-Yo and Big Sean, Big Tigger, Julissa, Terrence J, Rosci, Keshia Chante and Bow Wow showed some love with pre-recorded send-offs for the last installment."We didn't know it then starting the show, but it became bigger than we ever imagined," Free said during the finale.Free's favorite moment? Genuine "grinding on the stage."Check out the videos below for all the hip-hop nostalgia.

  • 40 Years of Harry Chapin's "Cat's In The Cradle": Music Times Ranks Covers by Johnny Cash, Tori Amos, Ugly Kid Joe and More

    Another day, another big anniversary for a song that's become part of the American rock canon. On this day during 1974, Harry Chapin released what would easily become his biggest song of all time: "Cat's In The Cradle," a folk music tale of a father too busy with his work to watch his son grow up, and the impact that has on the child's life. It's a narrative that made thousands of fathers swear that they wouldn't make the same mistake as the single's narrator. As usual with songs as moving and memorable as "Cat's In The Cradle," a number of covers have appeared over the years. Music Times ranks some of the versions from well-known performers:

  • Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels Fight on Twitter: 'Anaconda' Rapper Claims Ex Is Trying to Blackmail Her

    Nicki Minaj has been in the public eye recently because of her third studio effort "The Pinkprint." The album is the "Anaconda" rapper's most personal to date, and it is full of references about her ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels. The two have been nice to each other during interviews, but things hit a boiling point recently when they had a back-and-forth on Twitter, "Vibe" notes.Minaj took to social media, saying that Samuels was trying to blackmail her by selling personal videos filmed while they were still together."Anything you don't appreciate will be taken. God sees your ungrateful evil soul. I gave and gave and gave. Threatening me? Blackmail? Jump," she tweeted.Most of the tweets appear to have been deleted — you can see screenshots of them over at "Vibe" — except two:

  • Kid Rock Outlines Plans for New Album 'First Kiss,' Says Emphasis Will Still Be on Live Performance

    Kid Rock is gearing up for the release of his next album "First Kiss," due out Feb. 24. The rocker has opened the record up for pre-orders on his website. Fans who pre-order the album will also be sent the title track instantly ahead of the song's video release Jan. 6. Rock spoke with The Pulse of Radio about how live shows are keeping the industry alive, Blabbermouth notes."At this point it's about putting people in seats, you know," he said. "It's about live. We've seen this. The days of making money selling records like we were used to when it first came out are not there — and I'm not necessarily upset about that. To me, live is everything, always has been."The artist will share lyrics from the album on his website every Monday leading up to its release. He is also asking fans to share photos on Twitter and Instagram of their first kiss of the New Year with the hashtag #KidRockFirstKiss. Some of the photos will be used for a video preview of the song, but all of them will be displayed on Rock's website Jan. 1.

  • Sky Ferreira Shares 'Omanko' Music Video Featuring DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith [WATCH]

    Although Sky Ferreira's "Omanko" was released all the way back in October 2013 on her debut studio album "Night Time, My Time," the 22-year-old singer has finally gotten around to releasing a music video for the song, which you can check out below. The video consists entirely of home video footage shot by Ferreira's boyfriend Zachary Cole Smith — lead singer of Brooklyn indie rock band DIIV — and features clips of Ferreira in concert, as well as Ferreira and Smith doing gross stuff like kissing. Since the song's lyrics are about Japanese Christmas — and Japanese Jesus, whoever that is — there is also some Christmas imagery throughout, just in time for the holidays.You can check out Sky Ferreira's "Omanko" music video, directed by Zachary Cole Smith, here:

  • AC/DC's Angus Young Talks About Phil Rudd: 'His Behavior Has Been a Bit Strange'

    Everything seems to be back on track for AC/DC. The same cannot be said, though, for the group's longtime drummer Phil Rudd. He was arrested in November for trying to hire a hitman and threatening to kill. The hitman charge was dropped, but he could still go to prison for the threatening to kill charge. Either way, Angus Young and Cliff Williams said in a recent interview that the band has to move forward without him.Young recalled Rudd's erratic behavior during the sessions for their 15th international studio effort, "Rock or Bust," Blabbermouth reports."His behavior has been a bit strange," he said. "'Cause when we were doing the album, one minute he was coming, the next minute he wasn't coming. So it took quite a while to get him to the studio. When he got there, he did a great job. [But] it's not the Phil that we'd known all over the years. He knew that we were promoting the album and doing stuff [like photo and video shoots], and again he said he'd be there and no, last minute, again, he didn't show."Rudd missed his court date earlier this month. A full review of the case will occur Feb. 10.
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