• Flying Lotus, Hannah Wants, Kaytranada, Solomun, Skream and Jon Hopkins Are New BBC Radio One Residents

    BBC Radio One likes to rotate its monthly residents every year and the next batch of artists have been chosen to take over the British airwaves in 2015. This upcoming calendar year will feature tastemakers Flying Lotus, Jon Hopkins, Hannah Wants, Skream, Heidi, George Fitzgerald, Solomun and Kaytranada. Kaytranada already broke the news early last week when his management announced that he would be joining the program.

  • Baauer Releases Edit Of RL Grime & What So Not 'Tell Me' [REVIEW]

    Baauer has released his live edit of RL Grime & What So Not's genre championing tune "Tell Me." Originally just designed to be a tune reserved for DJ sets, Baauer has decided to give the short edit out as a free download for a limited time. The edit is being played out by RL Grime and Baauer and got its first recognition when a YouTube video surfaced on the web of RL Grime playing the edit during his expansive Void tour.

  • Bobby Shmurda And GS9 Crew Arrested In New York, Expected To Be Indicted

    Brookyln rapper Bobby Shmurda has already had a few run-ins with the law this year, with both felonies and misdemeanors under his belt, but last night (Dec. 16), Mr. Shmurda capped off the year with one last arrest for an undisclosed reason. According to Wondering Sound, Shmurda (whose real name is Ackquille Pollard) was arrested at Manhattan's Quad Studios along with several members of his GS9 crew, and is expected to be indicted tomorrow, Dec. 18. Though the specific charges against Shmurda are at this time unknown, they are likely drug-related, as the story was confirmed to Wondering Sound by Kati Cornell, director of public information for New York's special narcotics prosecutor.

  • Kaskade and Killagraham Preview 'The Voice' Coach Gwen Stefani 'Baby Don't Lie' Remix [LISTEN]

    Gwen Stefani is swinging for the fences with the first remix from her first solo single in six years: "Baby Don't Lie." "The Voice" coach tabs United States dance music flag bearer Kaskade and Skrillex-approved, Milo & Otis member Killagraham to provide a different and more club-friendly take on her tune. The remix plays off the downtempo, reggae vibe crafted by pop super-producers Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco while adding a heavily distorted bass line over Stefani's percussion. Influenced by the current sounds that Killagraham has been producing with Milo & Otis, the pairing craft a midtmepo, trap influenced break that lets the "Spark rhe Fire" singer's lyrics shine through.It is a big change of direction for Kaskade, but an interesting one for the festival mainstay.The video keeps the original trippy visuals and blatant product placement but speeds up sections, where the Kaskade and Killagraham production work is most evident.This is the first official remix to be revealed thus far, but expect more to make their way onto the Internet sometime soon.

  • Ryan Adams, Johnny Depp Team Up for New 'No Shadow' 7-Inch

    Ryan Adams has announced a new 7" called No Shadow as part of his Pax-Am Singles Series. The track, due out January 13, will feature Johnny Depp, who seems to be getting more press on his music this year than his acting, which is kind of cool.

  • Jennifer Lopez Covers 'Self' Magazine: 45-Year-Old Shows Off Body and Talks Plans for 2015 [WATCH]

    Jennifer Lopez has a lot planned for 2015. She is working on new music, she has roles in movies and TV shows and "American Idol" is back for another season. The real news from J.Lo's recent "Self" magazine profile is that at 45 years old, she still has a fantastic figure. She revealed that her new partnership with BodyLab will be designed specifically for women and their diet/exercise needs.First thing's first. J.Lo will resume her judging duties on "American Idol" next year on Jan. 7. It is the show's 14th season and Lopez's fourth, although her appearances were not consecutive. Fans can also see the singer in a new NBC cop show titled "Shades of Blue."Lopez will star in the big-screen thriller "The Boy Next Door" alongside Kristen Chenoweth and Ryan Guzman. She will play a divorced woman who becomes infatuated with a new, young neighbor who has a dark secret. The movie premieres Jan. 23.

  • The Best Selling Hip-Hop Albums of All Time: Eminem, Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G...Who's No. 1?

    Thirty years ago on this day Run-D.M.C. were rewarded for its high sales, as its self-titled first album became the first hip-hop album in history to earn "Gold" status-which indicates more than 100,000 copies sold-nine months after its release. Hip-hop has come a long way in terms of styles and popularity in those 30 years, so the group's first album is far from the highest sellers in the genre anymore.

  • The Band Perry Shares Video for Cover of Glen Campbell's 'Gentle on My Mind' [WATCH]

    The Band Perry performed a moving tribute to Glen Campbell at this year's CMAs with their cover of "Gentle on My Mind." The family trio recorded the song for a new documentary about the Rhinestone Cowboy titled "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me," which highlights the iconic singer's farewell tour and battle with Alzheimer's disease. In the video for the song, The Band Perry puts together some visuals of wandering to accompany Campbell's road tune, "Rolling Stone" notes.After a young man decides to leave his girlfriend behind and explore the desert, the country trio starts playing."And it's knowing I'm not shackled / By forgotten words and bonds / And the ink stains that are dried upon some line," Kimberly Perry sings while brother Neil plucks a banjo. "That keeps you in the backroads / By the rivers of my memory / That keeps you ever gentle on my mind."

  • Charli XCX Performs 'Need Ur Luv' on 'Letterman' with Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij [WATCH]

    On last night's Dec. 16 episode of "The Late Show with David Letterman," Charli XCX dropped by to perform her glam-rock inspired track "Need Ur Luv" from her new album "Sucker," featuring Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij — the song's co-writer — on piano. Charli spends most of the performance singing and dancing from the top of Batmanglij's piano, offering quite a unique spin on what could have been just another typical late night performance.You can check out Charli XCX's performance of "Need Ur Luv" featuring Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij from "The Late Show with David Letterman" here — and notice how Letterman does not attempt to pronounce "Batmanglij":
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