• Diplo's Mad Decent Boat Party Releases Video Recap; Announces 2015 Dates and Ticket Pre-Sale [WATCH]

    Diplo's burgeoning label Mad Decent has grown from a small label releasing music by Diplo and a few other artists to a growing empire that hosts dozens of events all across the United States and now a multi-day cruise. In its first year, the Mad Decent Boat Party took place in November from November 12 to 16. The boat cruise just released its short, but to-the-point after movie featuring plenty of footage of the beautiful oceans and beaches that the cruise guided its passengers to and some live footage from the event to make sure you know that music was played.

  • Lorde Shares Clip Of Old Song 'Lost Boys' Cut From 'Pure Heroine' [LISTEN]

    Lorde is currently hard at work (we hope) on her new album, but today (December 10) the 18-year-old Kiwi pop star shared a clip of a song through her Tumblr that she probably won't be releasing officially any time soon. The song, titled "Lost Boys," was written and recorded in 2013 for her debut album "Pure Heroine," but was ultimately cut from the album because "it was not a good song," at least according to Lorde.

  • Jessie J Shares 'Masterpiece' Music Video From Latest Album 'Sweet Talker' [WATCH]

    British pop star Jessie J has shared the music video for her single "Masterpiece," which you can check out below. The video opens with Jessie waking up in her bedroom (complete with some hilariously unsubtle Beats product placement, because this is 2014) and follows her over to a photoshoot in Los Angeles. By the video's end, however, Jessie is partying out in the streets with a huge crowd of her fans, who are all singing along to the song with her.

  • Kanye West To Receive Visionary Award, Usher To Receive Musical Arts Award At 2015 BET Honors

    Although he's been telling us this all along, Kanye West's genius is officially getting the recognition it deserves. Yeezus will receive the Visionary Award next month at the 2015 BET Honors. According to Billboard, Ye will be one of five luminaries, including Usher, actress Phylicia Rashad, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, and John W. Thompson, honored at the eighth annual ceremony hosted by Wayne Brady.

  • VH1 Aired PSAs to Make Sure that Viewers Realize that the Network Is Against Domestic Violence During the 'Love & Hip Hop Hollywood' Reunion Shows

    So many people tuned in to VH1's "Love & Hip Hop Hollywood" reunion shows this week to catch a glimpse of Masika Kalysha Tucker and Yung Berg together. We already know that just a few short hours after the taping the couple got into a violent altercation that lead to Tucker telling NYPD police officers that Berg dragged and hit her before choking her out. In the weeks that followed, Tucker may have flip-flopped on what she said happened, but VH1 made sure everyone tuning in knew its position.It played a public service announcement from No More, showing various celebrities speaking out about domestic violence, and then they informed viewers of Berg's arrest shortly after the taping. VH1 said that it does not condone the violence and immediately severed all ties with Berg, basically once again confirming that he has been fired from the cast of "Love & Hip Hop Hollywood."As for Tucker and Berg's status, after a brief break the two appeared to be back together, and she has tried to insist that everything was blown out of proportion on the night in question. The problem with that is the fact that he was charged based on her account of what supposedly transpired between them.

  • Broods Announce North American Headline Tour in Support of 'Evergreen' [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Broods have been one of 2014's finest revelations. The brother-sister duo have exploded onto the scene in the U.S. and their native New Zealand. They have drawn comparisons to the pop queen of New Zealand and have earned praise from Lorde for their elegant synth pop and excellent song writing. They just completed a sold-out U.S. tour supporting six-time Grammy-nominated Sam Smith and are coming back again.In 2015 they will be the headliners, going on a 22-date spring tour that will land in Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Chicago, New York, Austin and everywhere in between.We had a chance to speak with Caleb Knott, one half of the Broods, in the fall about touring in the United States."People [in America] are really enthusiastic, which I really like. The fans are probably the best here. They make you feel the most special. They're really into it ... It's really easy to play American crowds because they give you so much back."The duo released their debut artist album "Evergreen," indicated Broods's promise and how bright their future is. Grab the album on iTunes. Check out the full dates below via a press release:

  • Chief Keef's New Album 'Nobody' Drops Next Week, Will Feature Kanye West

    Chief Keef may have had a rough year, being dropped by his label Interscope in October, but he is planning on closing out the year with a bang by dropping his sophomore album "Nobody" next week on Tuesday, Dec. 16. No big announcement was made concerning the album's release — rather, "XXL" reports that the album simply appeared as a pre-order on iTunes today, Dec. 10."Nobody" features 12 tracks with only two guest appearances: Tadoe, who appears on "Oh Lawd," and Kanye West, who appears on the album's title track, which was originally previewed in August.There is still no word yet as to the status of Keef's long-awaited "Bang 3" album, which was promised for release as far back as March 2014, but still has not arrived. It is not clear if "Nobody" is a replacement album or if Keef still plans on releasing "Bang 3."You can pre-order Chief Keef's "Nobody" from iTunes here.You can check out the tracklist for Chief Keef's "Nobody" here:

  • Ex-Krewella Member Kris Trindl Responds to Jahan Yousaf's 'Billboard' Op-Ed

    The war of words between Jahan Yousaf of Krewella, deadmau5 and former Krewella producer / DJ Kristopher "Rainman" Trindl continues to heat up. After a pretty quiet period after the initial shock had settled in from the court filings by Trindl and the counter filings by Krewella, the two sides have started to wage the war of public opinion online. After an op-ed in Billboard by Jahan Yousef, Kris took to twitter to respond to Yousaf's comments saying he was "betrayed" by the group and he was "forced out so that everybody could cash better checks."

  • Jonny Greenwood Shares Radiohead's 'Spooks' from 'Inherent Vice' Soundtrack [LISTEN]

    Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has shared a song from the soundtrack to the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film "Inherent Vice" titled "Spooks," which you can check out below. The song was written by Radiohead and made its live debut in 2006, but besides Greenwood this new version features no other members of Radiohead.Instead, Supergrass members Gaz Coombes and Dany Goffey appear on the mysterious, noir-inspired track with Joanna Newsom providing spoken word vocals — she also provides the narration for "Inherent Vice."You can check out Radiohead's "Spooks" — performed by Jonny Greenwood, Joanna Newsom, Gaz Coombes and Dany Goffey — here, via "Stereogum":
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