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Rita Ora Remakes Beyoncé's "7/11" Video On Vacation In St. Barts To Celebrate New Years [WATCH]
Rita Ora might be on Jay Z's Roc Nation label, but it's his wife Beyoncé that she pays homage to in a new video she posted to YouTube with the caption, "Happy New Year from the ORA team!!" The clip is a recreation of Bey's instant-classic viral video for "7/11," which premiered in November. The original shows Queen Bey dancing on her balcony while wearing a "Kale" sweatshirt and white robe before she takes the dance party to the bathroom, bedroom and hallway of her Beverly Hills hotel suite. Ora's version is similar but is shot on an iPhone. She filmed it while on vacation in St. Barts with her friends. -
Common & John Legend Perform “Glory” From 'Selma' Film For Good Morning America's Winter Concert Series [WATCH]
The Martin Luther King, Jr. film Selma hit a limited number of theaters on Christmas Day to positive reviews. The soundtrack to the film features John Legend and Common's new song "Glory," which they performed today on Good Morning America to promote the film as part of the GMA Winter Concert Series. Legend handled vocals and keys supported by a string quartet, a timpani player, and three background singers. Common came in with some socially conscious verses referencing the unrest in Ferguson and the civil rights movement. Both men sported black suits as they delivered the gospel-tinged anthem, ringing in 2015 with a call for change. -
Stream Dave Doobinin's New Album 'The Left Side' In Full Ahead of January 13 Release [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Brooklyn-based artist Dave Doobinin is set to release his new album The Left Side on Jan. 13, but you can stream it here now exclusively at Music Times. -
Anthrax To Appear on Next 'Game of Thrones' Mixtape, Possibly Recording Next Album On HBO Throne Room Set
Winter is coming, Okay, maybe it's already here, but while you wait for Game of Thrones to return to HBO you can also look forward to the Catch The Throne mixtape inspired by the series. The latest addition to the project is metal band Anthrax. -
Lowland Hum Talk New EP 'Four Sisters,' Married Life, And More On Music Times Studio Sessions [WATCH]
Hailing from North Carolina, Daniel Levi Goans and Lauren Plank Goans make up the husband-and-wife folk duo of Lowland Hum. At the end of 2013, they set out to record a full-length album to follow up their debut album as a duo, Native Air, but the three songs that came out of their sessions felt so connected that they decided to release them as a separate EP, which they called Four Sisters. -
Taylor Swift's Former Classmate Reveals Inspiration Behind "Picture To Burn"
Taylor Swift is known for writing breakup songs about her ex-boyfriends. Fans get a kick out of trying to decipher the boy behind the ballad. Following the release of Swift's latest album, 1989, the wife of one of Swift's high school crushes is claiming that her husband is the man behind Swift's 2008 hit "Picture To Burn" off her eponymous debut album. -
Eliot Bronson Talks New Self-Titled Solo Album, Working With Grammy-Nominated Producer Dave Cobb, And More On Music Times Studio Sessions [WATCH]
Atlanta-based Americana musician Eliot Bronson just released his new self-titled album, his third as a solo artist. The record came to life after Bronson sent an unsolicited email to one of Nashville's hottest producers Dave Cobb, whose work with Sturgill Simpson was just nominated for a Grammy. He thought it was a longshot, so when the producer agreed to work with him on the songs he had written, Bronson excitedly went down to Nashville to record for a week in Cobb's home studio. In keeping with the spirit of his favorite Americana records, the 10-track effort was recorded analog to give them an atmospheric and timeless feel. -
Biggest Beefs in Music of 2014: Iggy Azalea, Azealia Banks, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Deadmau5 & More
Each year comes with it's fair share of beefs. With the help of social media, these feuds get played out online for the whole world to see, and 2014 sure had a lot of them. Check out the five biggest beefs of the year as well as a long list of honorable mentions. Let us know whom you sided with in the comments section below! -
Pussy Riot Share "Witches of Pussy Riot Clean Manezhka" Protest Video [WATCH]
Pussy Riot has responded to the sentencing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg — whose trial was deliberately accelerated in order to prevent protesting — in video called "Witches of Pussy Riot Clean Manezhka," which calls Russians to demonstrate outside the Kremlin. -
G-Eazy Drops New Song "Why Thank You" Featuring Production From Hit-Boy [LISTEN]
G-Eazy is back with a new track featuring production from Hit-Boy called "Why Thank You." According to HotNewHipHop, this is just one of three tracks the Bay Area rapper dropped recently. -
Nicki Minaj Talks 'The Pinkprint,' Being A Control Freak, Relationship With Safaree Samuels, Abortion, And More
As previously reported, Nicki Minaj is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone following the release of her third studio album The Pinkprint. The sell lines call her a "mad genius" and a "manic diva." Now the magazine has teased some of their cover story before it hits the newsstands this Friday. -
Apple's New iTunes Return Policy In Europe Sparks Fears Of Piracy, Chart Manipulation By Organized Fan Groups
Apple's new return policy in Europe allows buyers to return any content they purchase from iTunes for a full refund, no questions asked, for 14 days after purchase. -
'Straight Outta Compton' Trailer Leaks Online After Ice Cube Premieres It In Australia [WATCH]
Straight Outta Compton, the new biopic about rap group N.W.A. will hit theaters this summer, but you can see a leak of the trailer now. Ice Cube, a founding member of the group and an executive producer on the film, recently debut the movie's first trailer during a gig in Australia. A fan happened to get it on video, and it's now surfaced on the web. -
Rae Sremmurd Debut Album 'SremmLife' Streaming Free On iTunes [LISTEN]
After a whirlwind year, Rae Sremmurd (Slim Jimmy and Swae Lee) have finally shared their debut album Sremmlife. It is now available to stream for free on iTunes. -
Noel Gallagher Is "F--king Sad About Beady Eye' Break Up, Says Liam Should Make Solo Record
Back in October, Liam Gallagher announced the split of his band Beady Eye in a post on Twitter but has remained silent on the issue since. However, his older brother Noel has now commented on the disbandment in an interview with Q Magazine (via NME). -
Marilyn Manson More Confident In 'The Pale Emperor' Than Any Album He's Released In 15 Years
Marilyn Manson's forthcoming album, The Pale Emperor, is due out next month, and he's told NME that he feels more confident about it than any of his releases since 2000's Holy Wood. -
LL Cool J Drops New Song "Know Your Name," Featuring Jeremy Austin Ahead Of 'G.O.A.T. 2' [LISTEN]
LL Cool J is back with a new song off his upcoming album, G.O.A.T. 2, called "Know Your Name," featuring Jeremy Austin on the hook. -
Young Thug Drops New Song "Hold Us" Featuring Rich Homie Quan & Peewee Longway [LISTEN]
Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan proved that they were a formidable team with their Rich Gang: Tha Tour Part 1 mixtape. Now they are at work on a follow-up with Part 2, which is rumored to drop any day now. To hold us over until the project eventually sees a release, they've shared a new track (via RapRadar) called "Hold Us," which features Thug, Quan, and rookie Atlanta rapper Peewee Longway (Gucci Mane affiliate). -
Royce Da 5'9" On J. Cole's "Fire Squad" Verse: 2014 Forest Hills Drive Rapper Was "Absolutely Not" Trying To Diss Eminem
When J. Cole dropped his latest album 2014 Forest Hills Drive earlier this month, one song in particular, "Fire Squad," began making headlines. One verse talks about cultural appropriation in hip-hop, and name-checks Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Elvis, Iggy Azalea and Macklemore. -
Kendrick Lamar Claims He's Seen Ghosts & UFOs, Dishes On Worst Dates, Martin Lawrence, Being Short, And More [WATCH]
Kendrick Lamar stopped JoJo Wright's radio show to talk about some things other than music. Although details on his upcoming sophomore album are scarce, he did divulge some information on his personal life. Here's what we learned: -
50 Cent and Eminem Explain Story Behind Their Song “Patiently Waiting” [WATCH]
50 Cent and Eminem reveal the story behind their epic single "Patiently Waiting" in latest episode of Complex TV's Magnum Opus series dedicated to "celebrating the origin and cultural impact of music's greatest songs through the eyes of the creators as well as the peer who bore witness to the birth of a classic." -
Azealia Banks On Mission To Track Down Descendants of Slave Traders, Make Them Pay Reparations
Azealia Banks is known for being vocal when it comes to issues that are important to her. She's been making headlines recently because of her beef with Iggy Azalea and T.I. and her thoughts on how hip-hop is being compromised by cultural smudging. Now she has a bigger mission than hip-hop: fighting to get reparations for black people whose ancestors were slaves. She calls out corporations who have benefited from slavery and believes that they owe the current generation of black people money because of the generational poverty the slave trade caused. -
Eminem Comes Out As Gay In Scene From 'The Interview' [WATCH]
Eminem Gay!? Those are the words that flashed across the screen in a scene from Sony's The Interview, which is now available to stream online as well as view in the theaters. The Detroit rapper makes a cameo in the James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy in a scene where he is being interviewed by Franco's character Dave Skylark. -
Earl Sweatshirt Debuts New Music Live In Santa Ana [LISTEN]
Earl Sweatshirt treated fans to five pieces of brand new music during his two-night run at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California. He gave a look into his upcoming sophomore album, performing snippets of two untitled songs, a new freestyle over A$AP Rocky and Schoolboy Q's "Brand New Guy" and two titled tracks called "Faucet" and "Hell," Stereogum reports. -
Ludacris Freestyles Over Nicki Minaj & Beyoncé's "Feeling Myself" Following 'Burning Bridges' EP Release [LISTEN]
Ludacris recently released his new EP Burning Bridges, and now he's back with his weekly freestyle series Ludaverses. This time around he gives us a remix of Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé's "Feeling Myself." -
Fabolous Shares Chris Brown Collab "She Wildin" Off New '90s-inspired 'The Young OG Project' [LISTEN]
Fabolous released his new album The Young OG Project yesterday, which draws inspiration from his favorite '90s songs and trends. Now you can hear his collaboration with Chris Brown called "She Wildin," a remake of Nas and the Bravehearts' 2000 hit "Oochie Wally." -
One Direction Talks Holiday Plans, Upcoming Tour, And More On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' [WATCH]
The boys of One Direction stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to promote their NBC concert special, which aired that night as well. To start things off, Fallon brought up the time Kristen Wiig came on the show and portrayed Harry Styles, and then jokingly asked if the signed autographed looked legit. -
Troy Ave, Young Jeezy & Rick Ross Ball Hard On "All About The Money (Remix)" [LISTEN]
Troy Ave enlists Young Jeezy and Rick Ross for the remix to his hot new single "All About The Money," which has been gaining momentum over the past few weeks. The song is now available to stream or download free, and it's all about the Benjamins. -
Nicki Minaj's 'Rolling Stone' Cover Surfaces, Magazine Calls Her "Mad Genius, Manic Diva" [PHOTO]
Nicki Minaj has been featured on the cover of numerous magazines this year, and Rolling Stone is apparently next in line. An image of the upcoming cover surfaced today (via RapRadar), which features The Pinkprint femcee in a thin white tank-top with her breasts partially exposed. It is reportedly the cover of the publication's January 2015 issue and is the first time Minaj has graced the cover of the iconic music magazine solo. -
Wale & A-Trak Drop Seinfeld-Inspired "Festivus" Mixtape [FREE STREAM/DOWNLOAD]
As promised, Wale dropped his Festivus mixtape Tuesday afternoon after first only making it available to stream on SoundCloud. It is now available for download. The 11-track joint effort with A-Track features appearances from Chance The Rapper, Magazeen, Ab-Soul, Pusha T, A$AP Ferg, and more.
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