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Justin Bieber Teases 'Zoolander 2' Cameo With Ben Stiller In "Blue Steel" Stare Off [PHOTO]
Justin Bieber is taking his modeling to the next level. Earlier today, the Calvin Klein model and pop star took to Instagram to tease what appears to be a cameo in Zoolander 2. He posted a black-and-white photo of him and Ben Stiller (a.k.a. Derek Zoolander) going head to head in a "Blue Steel" stare off with a #Zoolander2 hashtag and clarification that the hair is not in fact his new style but rather a wig. -
Kendrick Lamar Talks Hidden 'To Pimp A Butterfly' CD Surprise, Tupac, The American Dream, His Generation's Future & More
Kendrick Lamar released his second major label effort, To Pimp A Butterfly, last month and has since dropped the video for the song "King Kunta." The Compton rapper has given a number of interviews about the project, but there are still many questions that fans want to know the answers to. After interviews with The Breakfast Club, MTV, and Hot 97, K. Dot sat down with Mass Appeal for their 56th issue to talk about the meaning behind the album title and cover, his thoughts on the American dream, the black community, gang violence, the future of his generation, the process of creating the album, his thoughts on Tupac's message, the stories behind particular songs, the possibility of a rebellion and much more. Here's what we learned: -
Looms Shares Video For Single "Sunshine" Off Debut Album 'Walking Days' [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Brooklyn-based indie rockers Looms released their debut album, Waking Days, on April 14. In celebration, they are premiering the video for one of the singles off the album, "Sunshine," exclusively here on Music Times. -
Chance the Rapper, Kanye West Pictured Working Together In Studio
Chance the Rapper, the self-proclaimed "#1 fan" of Kanye West finally teamed up with his idol in the studio after initially meeting him for the first time at Jay Z's Made in America Festival last September. Chance posted a blurry photo of him and Yeezy on Instagram with a poetic caption. -
Earl Sweatshirt Drops New EP 'Solace': "It's For My Mom" [LISTEN]
Just a little over a month after releasing his album I Don't Like Sh*t, I Don't Go Outside, Earl Sweatshirt is back with yet another new project. Yesterday, without much prior promotion, the Odd Future emcee dropped a 10-minute, single-stream effort titled Solace on YouTube with the message: "Music from when I hit the bottom and found something," hence the album title. -
Nelly Recording Country Music EP Titled 'Heartland'
Although he released Country Grammar fifteen years ago, Nelly is now prepping the release of a proper country record. The rapper's new manager J. Erving of Atom Factory delivered the news earlier this week in an interview with Billboard, revealing the title to be Heartland. -
Rakim Gives Props To J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar, Announces Upcoming New Album [WATCH]
Hip-hop legend Rakim has been cited by countless artists today as a major inspiration, but The God MC also has love for the younger artists. Speaking to Montreality spoke about the newest generation of hip-hop superstars, in particular, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. He praised both rappers and said he was grateful for what they are adding to the hip-hop game. -
Sam Smith Cancels Australia Tour Due To Vocal Cord Hemorrhage, Tells Fans "This Kills Me" After 'In The Lonely Hour' Goes No. 1 In Country
After recently finally reaching No. 1 in Australia following nearly a year on the national albums chart with his debut album In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith has been forced to cancel his Australian tour and scheduled appearances. The "Stay With Me" singer has been diagnosed with a hemorrhage to his vocal chords, a common ailment in singers, and his doctor has ordered him to stop performing until he's healthy in order to prevent permanent damage. -
Rich Homie Quan Shares 'If You Ever Think I Will Stop Going In, Ask Double R' Tracklist, Artwork
Yesterday, Rich Homie Quan announced that his new mixtape, If You Ever Think I Will Stop Going In, Ask Double R, was almost finished. The DJ Fresh-hosted tape is set to drop at 4:04 EST today for streaming exclusively on My Mixtapez. Ahead of its release Quan has shared a seemingly feature-less tracklist and the tape's cover art. -
Nas Announces New Album Dropping Summer 2015 During Orlando Gig [WATCH]
dSince giving a taste of his new material last October with his J. Dilla-sampling "Season," Nas has remained fairly quiet about his upcoming plans. However, during a show in Orlando this past weekend, the iconic rapper revealed that he'll be dropping a new album this summer. -
Rich Homie Quan Drops New Song "Family" Featuring Yung Booke Ahead Of Next 'Stop Going In' Mixtape [LISTEN]
Earlier today, Rich Homie Quan announced that the next installment of his Stop Going In series, titled If You Ever Think I Will Stop Going In, Ask Double R (referencing RoyalRich) was almost ready. The tape, which drops tomorrow (April 28), will be hosted by DJ Fresh for streaming exclusively on My Mixtapez. Quan has now teased the project's first track, "Family," featuring Yung Booke with production from Only1Skoota. The song sees the Atlanta rapper talking about how important his friends, crew, family and money are to him. -
Fetty Wap Joins Rich The Kid On New Track "Keep It 100" [LISTEN]
Rich The Kid has been pushing out music continually ahead of his new mixtape Flexin On Purpose, and has enlisted Fetty Wap for his new Zaytoven-produced song "Keep It 100," following the New Jersey rapper's smash hit "Trap Queen" and recently released track "Show You." -
Justin Bieber Crashes Prom With His Entourage, Students At Chatsworth High School Go Crazy [WATCH]
Justin Bieber made a bunch of high school girls extremely happy this weekend after he crashed their prom. The students of Chatsworth High School were given a night to remember when one of the world's biggest pop stars stopped by out of nowhere with his entourage including model Hailey Baldwin, her friend Gabby Westbrook and songwriter Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Radio.com reports. -
Stephen Hawking Theorizes About Zayn Malik's One Direction Departure, Says "There Could Be A Parallel Universe" In Which He Stayed In The Group
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is a pretty smart man. So when he talks about something significant, like One Direction losing Zayn Malik, you listen! While giving a lecture at Sydney Opera House, according to NME, one audience member asked him "What do you think is the cosmological effect of Zayn leaving One Direction and consequently breaking the hearts of millions of teenage girls across the world?" The renowned scientist gave a comforting answer after joking, "Finally, a question about something important." -
Tyler, the Creator Talks 'Cherry Bomb,' Kylie Jenner & Tyga Dating, Jay Z's TIDAL & More In Billboard Interview
Following the release of his latest album, Cherry Bomb, Tyler, The Creator has been hitting the press circuit pretty hard, detailing the process of making the album among other topics. After interviews with PBS's Tavis Smiley and Big Boy, the Odd Future leader chatted with Billboard about his new career strategy and his thoughts on a variety of other topics. -
Shaggy Competes In Rap Battle Competition With Steve Higgins On Fallon [WATCH]
They call him Mr. Boombastic, say he fantastic, and he proved them right last night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. That's right, Shaggy stopped by the show to compete in a "Shaggy Off." But can anyone do Shaggy better than Shaggy? Well, Fallon wanted to find out. -
Common Joins 'Suicide Squad' Cast Alongside Jared Leto, Will Smith & More
Oscar-winning rapper/actor Common will be joining David Ayers's Suicide Squad, the Warner Bros. action film featuring DC Entertainment super-villains. The exact role Common will play is currently being kept under wraps, but we'll let you know as soon as it's revealed. Fellow musicians Jared Leto and Will Smith have already signed on for the parts of the Joker and Deadshot respectively, The Hollywood Reporter revealed. -
'Nashville' Stars Lennon & Maisy 'In The Waves' Contest: Sister Duo Pens First Children's Picture Book Inspired By Song Of Same Name
Five years ago, sibling duo Lennon (now 15 years old) and Maisy Stella (now 11 years old) posted a cover of Ingrid Michaelson's "You and I" to YouTube, and it quickly went viral. They've since adapted their two-part harmony for covers of The Beatles, Charli XCX, Robyn, and more. Three years ago, they took their talents from the computer screen to the silver screen for roles on ABC's hit musical drama Nashville, playing the daughters of the series lead character. As their careers continue to expand and they prep for the release of their debut album under the Lennon & Maisy moniker, the sisters have ventured into a new medium: literature. After penning the new song "In the Waves," they were inspired to author their first children's picture book of the same name. -
50 Cent, Floyd Mayweather End Beef Ahead Of Pacquiao Fight; Rapper Calls Boxer "My Brother" [PHOTO]
50 Cent's friendship with Floyd Mayweather goes back more than a decade. Things started going downhill in 2012 after their joint promotions company The Money Team tore them apart - Mayweather backed out of it and left Fiddy with a $2 million loss. They had appeared to have patched things up until last summer when 50 bullied Mayweather on Instagram by challenging him to read a page from Harry Potter without messing it up. Mayweather fired back, calling the rapper irrelevant. After a few more back-and-forth comments, Fiddy ultimately reached out to Mayweather after one of the boxer's friends passed away in a murder-suicide, and it now appears they have patched things up for good ahead of Mayweather's May 2 fight against Manny Pacquiao. -
Travis Barker Of Blink-182 Has Joined Yelawolf’s Band Following 'Love Story' Release
Yelawolf dropped his sophomore album Love Story this week, following up 2011's Radioactive. The 18-track effort is mostly absent of features save for his mentor Eminem on their collaboration "Best Friends." However, there is one guest joining Yelawolf for the live version of his new work: none other than Blink-182 drummer extraordinaire Travis Barker. -
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Likely To Win Lawsuit Against YouTube Co-Founder Over Leaked Engagement Video
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's lawsuit against one of YouTube's co-founders should move forward, according to a new court report (via Billboard). Chad Hurley, who was present at the couple's October 2013 elaborate engagement where West proposed with the help of a 50-piece orchestra playing Lana Del Rey's "Young And Beautiful" at San Francisco's AT&T Park, uploaded footage of the moment online. -
Dave Grohl, Corey Taylor, Nick Oliveri-Featuring Supergroup Teenage Time Killers Announces Debut Album, Lead Single "Hung Out To Dry" [TRACKLIST]
Teenage Time Killers, a.k.a the punk/metal supergroup you've been waiting for, has announced its debut album. Titled Greatest Hits Vol. 1, the LP is due out July 21 via Rise Records. The band was formed by Corrosion of Conformity's Reed Mullin along with My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy and producer John "Lou" Lousteau. The band now features rock icons such as Dave Grohl and Pat Smear of Foo Fighters, Nick Oliveri, Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio/Blink-182, Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Jello Biafra of The Dead Kennedys, Randy Blythe from Lamb of God, Tommy Victor of Prong and Danzig, Lee Ving of Fear, Mike "IX" Williams of Eyehategod, and many others, as previously reported. -
ASAP Rocky Debuts "The Beauty And The Beast" During CRWN Interview At Tribeca Film Festival 2015
A$AP Rocky sat down with Elliott Wilson for his CRWN interview at the Tribeca Film Festival last night. During the segment, he spoke about his upcoming new album At.Long.Last.A$AP and debuted a new track called "The Beauty and The Beast" along with its accompanying video. Complex captured some of the footage, which you can check out below. -
Tyler, The Creator Curses Out Former Starbucks Boss, Talks New Album 'Cherry Bomb,' Meeting Rihanna, Coachella, Action Bronson Crush, Future Plans & More In Big Boy Interview [WATCH]
Tyler, The Creator dropped his new album Cherry Bomb last week. Yesterday, he stopped in for an interview with Big Boy to talk about the new effort, his rise to success and his vision for the future. He gets into anectodes about meeting Rihanna at his Coachella set, having a man crush on Action Bronson, meeting Denzel Washington at a party, being allergic to dogs, loving vinyl packaging, despising the instant-gratification generation and more. He even cusses out his former boss at Starbucks. Here are some excerpts. -
John Lennon Solo Albums Reissued For Nine-LP Vinyl Box Set: 'Imagine,' 'Double Fantasy,' 'Milk and Honey' & More Included
All Fab Four fan eyes have been on Ringo Starr the past week thanks to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But now there's some news from fellow Beatle John Lennon's camp. Eight of Lennon's solo albums, most of which are currently out of print on the LP format, will be reissued as a nine-LP vinyl box set called Lennon, Rolling Stone reports. -
Taylor Swift's 'Style' Video Synced With Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime Sadness' Going Viral On Tumblr [WATCH]
A mashup sync of Taylor Swift's "Style" music video and Lana Del Rey's hit song "Summertime Sadness" is going viral on Tumblr. KQED likens the video to syncing up Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard Of Oz film and explains the phenomenon "is due to sheer coincidence and something called apophenia, which is described as 'the experience of perceiving patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.'" -
Blur's 'Magic Whip' Comeback Album Now Streaming On iTunes [LISTEN]
Back in February, Brit-pop band Blur announced they'd be dropping a new album, their first in more than 12 years, titled Magic Whip. Last month the Damon Albarn-fronted band gave fans a taste of the record with the singles "There Are Too Many Of Us" "Go Out," "My Terracotta Heart" and "Lonesome Street." Now the moment has finally arrived, and the album is streaming online ahead of its April 27 release over at iTunes Radio. Magic Whip follows up 2003's Think Tank. -
Miley Cyrus & Patrick Schwarzenegger Split After Dating Briefly; Source Says, "It's Not A Break. It's Done For Good"
Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger have split, People reports. The couple, who was working to mend their relationship after going through a tough couple of months, have decided to call it quits. A source told the magazine that the split is "not a break" and that it's "done for good." -
Nas, De La Soul Drop New Song "God It" To Celebrate Reaching Kickstarter Goal & Funding Eighth Album
De La Soul not only reached their Kickstarter goal to fund their eighth album, but they ended up with about four times (and counting) the funding that they had originally asked for with ten days left to go still. To celebrate, they've released a new song called "God It," featuring none other than Nas on the hook. Unfortunately, however, this track won't make it on the album, but it's a taste of what's to come. -
Kendrick Lamar Joins Glasses Malone For New Song 'Thuggin'' Off Upcoming Glasshouse 2 [LISTEN]
L.A. rapper Glasses Malone is prepping the release of his upcoming album Glasshouse 2 and has now shared the project's first cut, "Thuggin'," which features fellow Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar and explores the idea of black men being labeled as "thugs."
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