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Chris Brown Gives Ray Rice Advice On Anger Management: "I Can Just Say I've Been Down That Road" [WATCH]
Chris Brown is now using his past anger management issues, such as his altercation with Rihanna, to dish out advice to Ray Rice and explain how he deals with handling his own anger. As AllHipHop points out Brown and Rihanna's infamous 2009 Grammy night fight resulted in probation and eventually lead to jail time and negative headlines for years. In his recently interview with MTV's Sway Calloway, the "Loyal" singer addressed the issue and dished out some advice to Rice, who is in a similar situation after footage of him hitting his wife surfaced. -
Grandparents Keep Accidentally Tagging Grandmaster Flash in Their Facebook Statuses
If your grandparents are on Facebook, you've probably seen them signing their names at the end of their posts, like the letters of the olden days. But because the social networking site is keen on tagging every bit of data using their auto-tag algorithms, this charming habit of signing "Grandma" has accidentally caused many grandmothers to sign Grandmaster Flash,Vulture points out. -
Chris Brown Talks Squashing Beef With Drake For Their 2014 ESPY Awards Skit: "I Wanted To Show My Maturity" [WATCH]
Chris Brown is done being begged as "the aggressor" and is getting too old for drama now that he's 25 years old. Speaking to MTV's Sway Calloway, the "Loyal" singer explained why he and Drake publicly squashed their well-documented beef. Back in June, the two rappers appeared together in a 2014 ESPY Awards skit to make light of their feud. According to Brown, Drake's camp approached him with the idea and Brown thought it was the perfect time to let go of the hate. -
Mac Miller’s Mom Recites Son’s Explicit "Watching Movies" Lyrics On Jimmy Kimmel Live [VIDEO]
Jimmy Kimmel presented a new round of "Words From You Mother," a hilarious segment where Kimmel asks rappers' moms to recite their children's lyrics. In the past, we've seen Wiz Khalifa's mom, Big Sean's mom, T.I.'s mom, YG's mom, and now we get to see Mac Miller's mom take the stage. She took on the explicit lyrics from the title track off her son's 2013 album Watching Movies With The Sound Off. -
Kendrick Lamar, Ellie Goulding, Calvin Harris To Play Show In The Bermuda Triangle On Halloween For Bacardi Triangle Event
Go see Kendrick Lamar while you can because he might not be here after Halloween. The Compton rapper has been slated to perform in the Bermuda Triangle on Halloween weekend. Yeah, the place where planes and ships mysteriously disappear, never to be heard from again. Granted, it's been a few decades since that happened. But we'd really prefer K. Dot not disappear from the face of the earth, considering he's one of the best rapper's we've got right now. -
SBTRKT, A$AP Ferg Release Trippy “Voices In My Head” Featuring Warpaint [LISTEN]
SBTRKT has enlisted a handful of interesting artists for his upcoming release Wonder Where We Land including Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, Sampha, and Raury. The latest song he's shared is a spacy trip-hop track featuring A$AP Ferg and contributions from Warpaint. -
Pharrell Teases N.E.R.D. Reunion, New Album With Shay Haley At iTunes Festival: "You're Gonna Like This Sh-t We're Gonna Release"
Pharrell Williams hinted at a possible N.E.R.D. reunion onstage during his iTunes Festival headlining set at London's Roadhouse last night. He was joined onstage by fellow N.E.R.D. member Shay Haley and as well as performing a number of tracks from the band's catalogue, the duo teased a new album, NME reports. -
Usher Talks Working with Drake & Nicki Minaj On New Album, Details On The UR Experience Tour
Earlier this week, Usher announced that his upcoming album UR "isn't scheduled anymore," though it had been slated for release later this year. The singer told Billboard that he was taking his time with the album, which is set to feature Chris Brown, Drake, Skrillex, Ed Sheeran, Nicki Minaj, and more. Usher recently spoke with XXL to give more details on the record, who he's been working with, and what to expect from his upcoming The UR Experience Tour. -
Foo Fighters Have 'F--king Cool' Plans For 20th Anniversary Next Year, Following 'Sonic Highways' Release
Foo Fighters will be celebrating their 20th anniversary next year, and are hinting at "f**king cool" plans for it. Their debut self-titled album was released in 1995 and in a new interview with NME, bassist Nate Mendel says he and his bandmates will be celebrating the milestone in a "unique" way. -
Paul McCartney Composes "Hope For The Future" For Video Game 'Destiny' [LISTEN, LYRICS]
Paul McCartney has accomplished many things in his storied career as a musician, and now we can add video game composer to the list. Last month, it was announced that McCartney was scoring the new video game Destiny from Bungie and Activision (Halo) and had been working on it since 2010 with composers Mike Salvatori and Marty O'Donnell. Now gamers and Beatle fans can hear the first track from the upcoming score called "Hope For The Future" (via Radio.com) -
Lorde Covers Elle Magazine's October Issue, Talks About Her Reputation, Navigating Fame As A Teenager
Lorde graces the cover of Elle's October Personal Style issue and spoke to the magazine about "what it's actually like to be a preternaturally talented and keenly self-aware 17-year-old with the entire world watching" and who the real Ella Yelich-O'Connor is. -
Neil Diamond Announces New Album 'Melody Road,' Releases Tracklist, Lyric Video For "The Art of Love" [WATCH]
Neil Diamond's first record with Capitol Records is set to arrive next month, according to Radio.com Dubbed Melody Road, the singer's label debut will drop October 21. -
Katy Perry Reveals Lessons Learned From Russell Brand and John Mayer Breakups Ahead Of Her 30th Birthday
Katy Perry is about to turn 30 next month, but has learned a lot about life and relationships in recent years. The "This Is How We Do" singer is featured on the October 2014 cover of Harper's Bazaar and in her interview reveals what she's taken away from her failed marriage to Russell Brand and her breakup with John Mayer. -
The National, The Flaming Lips, Future Islands To Appear On IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!
IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang! - a spin-off from the popular podcast of the same name - has announced some third season guests including The Flaming Lips, The National, Future Islands, and the Vandals as well as comedy-music veterans the Lonely Island and "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pitchfork reports. -
Nicki Minaj Fashion Rocks 2014: "Anaconda" Performer Frustrated After CBS Fails To Show Second Verse Choreography [WATCH]
Nicki Minaj gave fans an energetic and booty-filled performance of her Sir-Mix-A-Lot-sampling hit "Anaconda" last night at Fashion Rocks 2014. Paris Hilton and Steve Madden introduced the femcee, who sported a diamond-studded bra and skirt. -
Ellen Degeneres Twerks In Parody Of Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" Video [WATCH]
Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" video smashed Vevo's record for the most views in 24 hours, garnering 19.6 million in its first day of release. Now Ellen Degeneres has gotten in on the booty-shaking action with a parody of her own. On Tuesday, she celebrated the premiere of her day time talk show by airing a clop of Minja's video with herself edited in. -
Jennifer Lopez Boy Next Door Trailer: "Booty" Singer Plays Cougar Who Gets In Over Her Head With High School Boy [WATCH]
The trailer for Jennifer Lopez's new thriller The Boy Next Door has been unveiled and sees the "Booty" singer as an emotionally vulnerable, recently separated cougar who has a steamy night with an attractive, high-school-aged boy next door named Noah, who is friends with her son and a new student at the school where she teaches. -
Childish Gambino Declares 'Rap Is Done,' Addresses 'New Black' Movement In Hot 97 Interview
According to Childish Gambino, "Rap is done." During an interview with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, he said that although he still has a love for rap, he thinks that the genre is no longer doing "the thing it was supposed to do." -
Taylor Swift Says She Can Rap Every Word To Kendrick Lamar's 'Backseat Freestyle'
Remember when Taylor Swift danced awkwardly at the 2014 Grammy's to Kendrick Lamar's "M.A.A. D City"/ "Radioactive" mash-up performance with Imagine Dragons? Well she has now revealed that she is a big fan of the Compton rapper, and even uses his music to help her distress. -
'Art of McCartney' Tribute Album Features Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, And More: Watch The Cure's Take On 'Hello Goodbye'
Paul McCartney has established himself as one of the most influential songwriters of all time. Now the former Beatle is being recognized by his industry peers with a tribute compilation called The Art of Paul McCartney, which features covers of songs McCartney wrote during his time with the Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist. -
Kanye West: Ralph Lauren Responds To 'Yeezus' Rapper's Interview With Sway Calloway: 'It Ain't Ralph Though!'
During Kanye West's infamous 2013 interview with Sway Calloway, he yelled out, "It ain't Ralph, though!" He had been referencing mega-designer Ralph Lauren when responding to Sway's question about why he rants about no one opening doors for him in the fashion industry when he could've been putting all his energy and money into creating his own line - similar to what Sway had done when he released his own line. -
Jennifer Lopez: 'Booty' Singer Talks Being Single: 'I Need That Right Now'
Jennifer Lopez broke up with dancer Casper "Beau" Smart in June after two-and-a-half years together, but the "Booty" songstress says she is in no rush to start dating again. -
LouFest 2014 Day Two Recap: OutKast, Matt & Kim, Grouplove, Portugal. The Man, And More [PHOTOS]
Sunday's attendance of 19,000 beat Saturday's record-breaking tally, bringing the final count to 36,000 for LouFest's 2014 edition. The sun was out in full force in Forest Park's Central Field this time, though there were some oases of shade for concertgoers to escape to. Music Times checked out sets from The Districts, Portugal. The Man, Moon Taxi, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Lettuce, Grouplove, Matt & Kim, and OutKast. -
LouFest 2014 Day One Recap: Arctic Monkeys, Cake, Future Islands, San Fermin, And More [PHOTOS]
Day one of LouFest 2014 brought 17,000 fans — a single-day record for the festival — to Central Field in Forest Park. The day started off with light rain but the sun came out before too long, giving concertgoers ideal festival weather. Music Times checked out sets from San Fermin, Falls, The Jane Shermans, Washed Out, Those Darlins, and Future Islands before taking break and closing the night off with Cake and Arctic Monkeys. -
Chance The Rapper and J. Cole Debut 'Thotty' Collaboration Live In Chicago [WATCH]
Back in March, Chance the Rapper shared a new, untitled track that he said was "just something really important." The track originally surfaced on DJ Tony Touch's with J. Cole's voice coming in a the end, causing fans to expect a collaboration. Now fans get to hear a preview of the team-up live (via HotNewHipHop). -
The Offspring Writing New Music, Reflecting On 1994 Album, Smash
Beside touring in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their bestselling 1994 album Smash, The Offspring have also been writing new music to follow up 2012's Days Go By, according to Billboard. -
Justin Bieber Toronto Assault Charge Dropped By Prosectuors
Looks like Justin Bieber has one less legal issue to deal with. Prosecutors have decided to withdraw their assault charge against the 20-year-old pop star, who was accused of attacking a limo driver in Toronto back in January, TMZ reports. -
Kanye West Confirms Adidas 'Yeezy III' Release Date, Album Release Date Still Not Confirmed
Kanye West has announced the release of his Yeezy III sneaker collaboration with Adidas. It looks like the kicks are due to hit shelves this November. He made the announcement onstage during a concert in Australia this week. -
Ultra Music Festival In Miami Bans Minors In Response To Drug, Crime Related Tragedies
EDM festivals have been in hot water the past few years for drug-related tragedies, behavioral arrests and unmanageable chaos. Electric Zoo cracked down this year on their entrance policies and now Ultra Music Festival has announced it will no longer be all-ages. The 2015 edition, March 27-29, will require attendees be at least 18 years old, Billboard reports. -
Loufest 2014: The Jane Shermans' Eulene Sherman, Angelo Petraglia Talk New Album, Future of Rock, Kings Of Leon, And More
Angelo Petraglia and Eulene Sherman of The Jane Shermans are looking to bring raw rock 'n' roll back into the mainstream. You might know Angelo for his work developing a little band called Kings of Leon, co-writing their first two albums and producing much of their work.
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