• Preview Coldplay's 'Miracles' from 'Unbroken' Soundtrack in Sky Movies Christmas Ad [LISTEN]

    Coldplay fans now have a sneak peak at what new music from the band will sound like. Coldplay have written an original song "Miracles" for the upcoming film "Unbroken," directed and produced by Angelina Jolie. Though the track will not come out until December 15 as part of the soundtrack scored by Academy Award nominee Alexandre Desplat ("The King's Speech," "The Imitation Game," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"), a snippet has found its way online via a Sky Movies Christmas advertisement, via "Billboard."The advertisement gives you only a small taste of what to expect from "Miracles," but you hear the quintessential Coldplay sound with emotive piano melodies and moving violins. We do not hear any vocals from Chris Martin because of the advertisement, but it is a good teaser of what is to come from "Miracles."

  • Ed Sheeran Surprises Lucky Fan with Gifts on 'The Late Late Toy Show' [WATCH]

    It is the holiday season and that means relentless Black Friday shopping has come and thankfully gone, but also a time to be thankful for friends and family and, if you have them, fans who love us. Ed Sheeran went on Irish chat show "The Late Late Toy Show" to surprise one lucky fan and present her with gifts in a touching, authentic moment.Aimee Keogh was explaining to the host Ryan Tubridy how to work an app that lets you sing out of your phone using a PlayStation 4. She listed her favorite acts as including One Direction, 5 Seconds of Summer and Ed Sheeran. As she started to sing Sheeran's "Lego House," the musician entered the stage and crept up behind her, gifts in hand, to surprise Keogh, via "Billboard."Once the introductions were made — not that she needed to know who he was — the duet sang the rest of "Lego House" together. Sheeran had just flown in from a concert in Newcastle to surprise her. He presented her with a signed copy of his latest album "x," a Christmas sweater and tickets for her and her family to see him play at the O2 Arena in London next summer — all expenses paid.He capped off the dream night for Keogh by inviting her to sing along with him as he performed acoustic his chart-topping single "Thinking Out Loud."

  • J. Cole Shares '2014 Forest Hills Drive' Tracklist

    The "surprise" album has become the new trend in pop and hip-hop, and J. Cole bought in with his upcoming studio effort "2014 Forest Hills Drive." An ode to his childhood home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where J. Cole grew up and the address he recently purchased, J. Cole is taking it back to where everything started for him. As reported by "The Fader," he has now released the full tracklist for the 13-track album that notably will not have any listed features.Despite the short timeline to promo the album, J. Cole has been active interacting with fans and creating buzz around the project and his music. J. Cole has been centering a lot of his promo on the actual property of "2014 Forest Hills Drive." He brought out some fans and neighbors for a special listening session at his newly purchased home and brought along "Complex" to film the process.He explained to the magazine what the house means to him and what he plans on doing it with going forward in the cover story.

  • One Direction Announce 'On the Road Again' UK and Ireland Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]

    U.K. and Ireland Directioners: If you were worried that One Direction was not going to come back to you in 2015, your prayers have been answered. The chart-topping pop quintet have announced the U.K. and Ireland dates for the On the Road Again tour that will touch down in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and Europe.The group announced their homecoming in a 30-second video with the guys suited up for the occasion, via "Billboard." Watch the announcement below:The U.K. and Ireland tour kicks off in Cardiff June 6 before heading out on the rest of the tour to come back home to London for three shows at the O2 Arena and finishing out at Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield. The U.S. leg of the On the Road Again tour will kick off in San Diego July 9 and meander its way across the United States before ending in Boston at Gilette Stadium Sept. 12.

  • Clean Bandit Releases 'Stronger' from Special Edition Package of 'New Eyes' [REVIEW]

    Clean Bandit took over the radio waves in 2014 with their January single "Rather Be" featuring Jess Glyne. The song soared to the top of the U.K. charts — a first for the band — cracked the "Billboard" Top 10 and helped land them on festival stages worldwide while propelling the release of their artist album "New Eyes."Now they have unveiled a new track, "Stronger," from the special edition re-release of the album, which will also include a reworking of Robin S's classic "Show Me Love."While the album was not as well-received as their singles work, "Stronger" shows the same ability to create inescapably catchy singles that Clean Bandit have become known for. "Stronger" starts off with similar organ chords that were found in "Rather Be" but soon switches to a more traditional house piano that carries the melody of the song. Balancing their classical background with the deep grooves needed for a house song, they inject a measure of musicality into the track with sweeping violin strings over a shuffling bass line and deep synth stabs.

  • 5 Best Songs from Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'

    Today, Nov. 30, marks the 35th anniversary of Pink Floyd's last great album "The Wall," a disturbing rock opera that tells the story of a rock star named Pink who gradually drives himself insane through complete emotional isolation. In honor of the anniversary of this incredible album, here are its five best songs.

  • Recent Comet Landing Results in Huge Streaming Spike for Aerosmith and "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"

    If you enjoy stats and music, there's perhaps no better job to have than working for Echo Nest, the listening analysis company owned by Spotify, or Spotify's own Insights blog, which frequently offers interesting looks in the world of music streaming and the trends therein. A few weeks ago the site received a Twitter shout-out curious if the recent media attention given to the landing of a manmade device on Comet 67P resulted in higher listening rates for Aerosmith's "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing." The answer, it turns out, is an astounding "yes."

  • St. Vincent, Neneh Cherry and Alison Goldfrapp—BBC's "Wise Women"—Will Curate BBC 6 Around Christmas Holiday

    If you have access to BBC 6 Radio and are looking for something to do while celebrating the holidays this December, you'll have the chance to listen in as three excellent female performers take charge of the DJ booth on Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day (December 26) respectively. The channel has announced that "three wise women" will curate the soundtrack for at least a few hours on each of those days: St. Vincent, Neneh Cherry and Alison Goldfrapp, respectively.

  • One Direction Furthers Sales Records for Musical Groups with No. 1 Debut for 'Four'

    One Direction has lengthened the gap between themselves and its competition in the record books, as Four debuted at no. 1 and set a new record for the most consecutive top albums logged in their debut week by a music group, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The boy band set the record for the first time last year with Midnight Memories, becoming the first group to see its first three albums debut at no. 1, and Four ups the tally to, well, four.

  • Robert Pattinson Played Guitar on Death Grips' 2013 Album 'Government Plates,' As Revealed by Record Store Day

    New evidence of Robert Pattinson's current streak of involvement in the experimental music scene has emerged, albeit from more than a year ago. One Record Store Day shopper bought the newly released vinyl version of Death Grips' Government Plates album and noticed that the Twilight actor was listed in the record's credits. Pattinson is listed as the guitarist on the track "Birds" from the noise-rap album, according to SPIN.

  • Logic And Zedd In Studio Making "Something Crazy"

    Sir Robert Bryson Hall III, known professionally as Logic, has been a one of the biggest revelations in hip-hop over the past few years. Known and beloved by his fans for his smooth delivery and thoughtful raps, the Young Sinatra has grown from an internet sensation to a viable hip-hop star in the making. Now, according to a Facebook post just put up tonight, Logic is looking to take the next step and make a huge hit that will put him on the radio and in front of a ton of new fans. He posted a picture of him in the studio with German star producer / DJ Zedd, working on "something crazy."
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