• Migos Share New Song 'Hit 'Em' from New Mixtape [LISTEN]

    Atlanta rap trio Migos are dropping their new mixtape "Rich N---a Timeline" today, but to stir up some last-minute excitement, they have shared one of the tape’s tracks, "Hit ‘Em," through Soundcloud, which you can check out below.The Deco-produced track features a sparse beat with some woozy synths and piano plinks, though Migos are the real stars here, showing off their impressive and hectic flows, which is a breath of fresh air amid all the rappers who insist on sluggsh, mumbled deliveries — hello, Chief Keef.
  • Garth Brooks Adds Tulsa to Never-Ending Comeback Tour [SCHEDULE]

    Garth Brooks's comeback arena tour will never, ever end.With the announcement of three Tulsa shows today, Nov. 5, Brooks has made it clear he intends on breaching every corner of the country before shutting the thing down.Texas is a likely next option, with two or three city stops there a definite possibility. That would take Garth into March, and then he still has the entire western United States to contend with before eventually tapping into the East Coast and finishing things up back in the South.Brooks will play the trio of Oklahoma shows — with more to come if those sell out — at the BOK Center from Jan. 15 to 17, with ticket prices sitting at $70.
  • Glen Hansard Announces US Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Glen Hansard just announced a 10-city U.S. tour for 2015.The 44-year-old "will be performing songs from throughout his career," a press release said.That includes his best-known work from the movie "Once" — "Falling Slowly," which won an Oscar — and other stints with The Frames and The Swell Seasons. Hansard also has a solo album — 2012's "Rhythm & Response" — to work from.According to "Consequence of Sound," Hansard's backing musicians will include bassist Brad Albetta (Rufus & Martha Wainwright), keyboardist Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, The National) and string musician Rob Moose (yMusic, Bon Iver).
  • T-Pain Drops the Autotune for New Track 'Let Me Through' Featuring Lil Wayne [LISTEN]

    Even though T-Pain recently proved to the world that he can in fact sing without the use of his signature Autotune —and quite well — he drops the singing entirely for his new track “Let Me Through,” which he raps his way through alongside none other than Lil Wayne, sans-Autotune. The track premiered on "Sway in the Morning" — which explains the annoying “Sway in the Morning Exclusive!” interjections throughout — and features some refreshingly minimal and unfussy electronic production.You can check out T-Pain and Lil Wayne’s “Let Me Through” here, via "Complex":“Let Me Through” is the just the latest in a long line of T-Pain/Lil Wayne collaborations, which includes hits such as “Can’t Believe It” and “Got Money.” It is not yet clear if this is a standalone single or if it will be included on T-Pain’s upcoming studio album "Stoicville: The Phoenix," which still has yet to be given a release date.
  • Smashing Pumpkins Share New Single 'One and All' from Upcoming Album 'Monuments to an Elegy' [LISTEN]

    In anticipation of their upcoming album "Monuments to an Elegy," The Smashing Pumpkins have shared another new single, titled "One and All," which you can check out below. Fans of the Pumpkins will not be disappointed, as the song has a darkly metallic quality reminiscent of their 1995 opus "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.""I basically sang the whole song the first time I wrote it," frontman Billy Corgan told "The Huffington Post" about "One and All." "It had written itself."
  • Taylor Swift Is the First Artist to Sell 1 Million Albums in 2014

    2014 has been a down year for record sales, and that is putting it lightly. While the industry has been moving toward streaming as computer technology heads up into the cloud, 2014 was poised to not have a platinum album released. In steps the music industry's pop/country queen bee Taylor Swift to the rescue, who not only beat expectations for what her first-week album sales would be with "1989," but absolutely crushed them. She is the first artist to sell 1 million albums in 2014.As per Swift, industry experts predicted she would move 650,000 copies in the first week, but she almost doubled that mark. According to "Billboard," she shot her way up to the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart with an astounding 1.287 million copies sold.
  • Deadmau5 to Livestream Free Show in NYC

    Deadmau5 has teamed up with Honda to be a part of his free live concert series Nov. 11 to celebrate his new album "Five Years of Mau5." The concert will take place at the Knockdown Center in Queens. According to EDMTunes, the guest list for the show — not surprisingly — filled up in minutes, as one might expect with a free deadmau5 show in the New York City area. The show will be livestreamed on Honda's YouTube channel, so make sure you are tuned in for the start of the show.Deadmau5 is a noted car enthusiast who likes to show off to his fans his various pricey toys, which have included Lamborghinis, a McLaren and most famously the Purrari that had the artwork of Nyan cat painted on the side. He also participated in the famous Gumball Rally, a high-speed car expo where the rich and famous race their cars for a total of 3000 miles, sometimes over two continents. He has also started a video series on YouTube where he interviews fellow disc jockeys and other interesting people, like Toronto mayor Rob Ford, as they go out and grab a coffee at Tim Hortons.