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Erykah Badu Busks in Times Square, Nobody Recognizes Her [WATCH]
Erykah Badu has shared a self-made, iPhone-shot video through OkayPlayer, which shows the legendary neo-soul singer doing some solo busking in Times Square to a bunch of predictably unimpressed New Yorkers. With the exception of one person during the video's monologue introduction, nobody seems to recognize Badu, and by the video's end she has made just $3.60 — though she seems excited by how much she earned. -
Michael Jackson Is Top-Earning Dead Celebrity of 2014, Tops List for Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, Michael Jackson tops Forbes's list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. The King of Pop brought in $140 million in the past year, in no small part due to the release of his posthumous album "Xscape," which hit No. 2 on the Billboard charts. -
OutKast, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips, More To Release Special Edition Records For Record Store Day's Black Friday Event
For the last few years, Record Store Day has been holding a special Black Friday event with exclusive, limited edition vinyl releases from prominent artists. Today, Pitchfork reports that this year's Black Friday releases have been announced, which includes releases from OutKast, The Flaming Lips, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. -
YG, ASAP Ferg Announce 'BestCoast Connection' Tour Dates For November [FULL SCHEDULE]
Compton rapper YG and New York rapper A$AP Ferg have teamed up for a brief string of tour dates in November, Complex reports. The "BestCoast Connection" Tour — not affiliation with the band Best Coast — begins Nov. 13 in Philadelphia and ends Nov. 25 in Boston, making stops along the East Coast — apparently the best coast — as well as stops in Michigan and Toronto. -
Eddie Vedder Of Pearl Jam Takes Photo With Fan, 22 Years After Promising It [WATCH]
Even though Pearl Jam has been one of the biggest bands in the world since the beginning of their career, they're still a band of the people, as singer Eddie Vedder proved earlier this month to a fan named Joe Wolfe. Vedder took a photo with Wolfe at a recent show in Cincinnati, and though that's not at all uncommon in and of itself, this particular photo had been promised to Wolfe 22 years ago. -
[REVIEW] Toby Keith Shares New Single 'Drunk Americans' [LISTEN]
Country star Toby Keith loves writing songs about America and getting drunk, so it was only a matter of time before he wrote a song about being a drunk American, which is what he has done with his new single "Drunk Americans." Over a backing track that sounds like a country pop/Irish folk hybrid, Keith sings about putting aside cultural and political differences in the interest of getting wasted. -
Justin Bieber Sings Along To "All About That Bass" For Maejor Ali Remix [LISTEN]
Not many people know this, but when he's not egging people's houses or having his bodyguard beat up photographers, Justin Bieber pursues a singing career (and he's pretty good at it, too). Today, Biebs reminded us why he's famous in the first place by dropping in on Maejor Ali's remix of Meghan Trainor's smash hit "All About That Bass," singing along to the hook and even doing something that could be considered rapping, spitting lines like "We know that s**t ain't real/We know it's Photoshopped." -
Eric Church Announces 2015 The Outsiders World Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Although he's still in the middle of his world tour, country superstar Eric Church has already announced a new string of tour dates for 2015. Music Row reports that this new leg of "The Outsiders World Tour" kicks off on Jan. 8 in New Orleans, and will conclude on Feb. 5 in San Jose. -
Tyga Shares New Single "40 Mill," Produced By Kanye West [LISTEN]
Compton rapper Tyga has shared a new single from his upcoming album called "40 Mill," which you can check out below. The single features production from Kanye West, Mike Dean, Jess Jackson, and Dupri, who fill the song with jittery drum machines and moody synth lines while Tyga raps about wanting to be rich, but not famous. -
Big K.R.I.T. Shares 'Pay Attention' Music Video Featuring Rico Love, From Upcoming Album 'Cadillactica' [WATCH]
Big K.R.I.T.'s upcoming album Cadillactica will be out in less than a month, but today the Mississippi rapper has shared the music video for the album's first single "Pay Attention" featuring Rico Love, which you can check out below. The Daniel Czernilofsky-directed clip is simple enough, with K.R.I.T. and Rico performing the song in some minimalist black-and-white settings while some women try to catch their attention (or get them to "pay attention," as the title implies). -
Prince Will Appear on 'Saturday Night Live' as Musical Guest on Nov. 1 with Host Chris Rock
On his Facebook account, Prince announced he will be the musical guest on the Nov. 1 episode of "Saturday Night Live," which will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. Included in the post is a photo of Prince with his band 3rdeyegirl alongside a photo of Rock dressed as the legendary musician — which is not the first time he has used an image of a comedian dressed like him. You can check out the Facebook post below: -
Joni Mitchell Announces Box Set 'Love Has Many Faces,' Includes 53 Remastered Songs
Though legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has retired from music, with her last album "Shine" released in 2007, Consequence of Sound reports she has announced the release of a career-spanning box set titled "Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced." The box set collects 53 remastered tracks over four discs, personally chosen by Mitchell, and is set for release Nov. 17. -
Lupe Fiasco Announces New Mixtape 'Lost in the Atlantic,' Blames Atlantic Records for Album Delay [WATCH]
Lupe Fiasco’s upcoming studio album "Tetsuo & Youth" has been delayed for a while — there were rumors of an August release date, which obviously did not happen — but today we learned he is not the one to blame. In an Instagram post from earlier today, Oct. 14, via radio.com, the Chicago rapper claimed his label Atlantic Records is holding back the release of "Tetsuo & Youth" until he gives them “a pop single,” and said that in the meantime he is "putting together a mini-project while they find one for me." This “mini-project” Fiasco is referring to is a new mixtape cleverly titled "Lost in the Atlantic," which he says was recorded “with a bunch of my friends to stay active and happy.” -
Belle and Sebastian Shares Artwork, Tracklist for Upcoming Album 'Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance' [PHOTO]
Belle and Sebastian's upcoming studio album "Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance" is not set for release until Jan. 20, but today the band has shared the album's cover and tracklist, which you can check out below. -
Luke Bryan Announces Winter 2015 Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
Country superstar Luke Bryan announced today that he will be extending his current tour into 2015, radio.com reported. After concluding the current leg of his That's My Kind of Night tour Oct. 26 in Inglewood, California, Bryan will return Feb. 10 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and make stops in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana and Florida. The winter leg of his tour will conclude Feb. 21 in Orlando, Florida. -
Common Announces 'Nobody's Smiling' Tour with Jay Electronica [FULL SCHEDULE]
In support of his latest album "Nobody's Smiling," Chicago rapper Common has announced the 13-date Nobody's Smiling Tour, which will kick off in Las Vegas Nov. 21 and end with two dates at the Fillmore in New York City Dec. 9 and 10. New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica will be joining Common as the opening act. -
Rhiannon Giddens Sings Bob Dylan's 'Spanish Mary' in Lyric Video, from 'New Basement Tapes' Album [WATCH]
On Nov. 11, an album of lost Bob Dylan lyrics set to new music, titled "Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes," will be released and feature Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops. Today, the lyric video for one of the album's songs, "Spanish Mary," was sung by Giddens and released. You can check it out below. -
Ashanti Shares "Early In The Morning" Music Video Featuring French Montana [WATCH]
R&B singer Ashanti has shared the music video for her latest single "Early in the Morning" featuring French Montana, which you can check out below. The Eif Rivera-directed video features clips of Ashanti working in the studio, texting with French Montana, singing in front of the New York City skyline, rolling around in bed, and eventually dancing for French Montana (alongside some other women) by the video's end. -
Bobby Shmurda Shares Tracklist, Artwork For 'Shmurda She Wrote' EP [PHOTO]
Last Friday, Oct. 10, Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda made his network TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon performing his song "Hot N***a," and late last night, Oct. 13, Shmurda shared the tracklist and artwork for his upcoming EP Shmurda She Wrote through his Instagram account. Shmurda She Wrote is set for release on Nov. 10 and will feature five songs, including "Hot N***a" and his latest single "Bobby B***h." The EP is currently available for pre-order through iTunes, though "Hot N***a" and "Bobby B***h" are both available for purchase. -
Future Islands Extends Tour Into 2015, Adds U.S. Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]
North Carolina synthpop band Future Islands has had a pretty hot year, with a star-making performance on The Late Show with David Letterman and top slots at Coachella and Primavera Sound, and today, they've announced that they're expanding their current tour. Pitchfork reports that the band has extended their tour into 2015, which includes a few U.S. dates, as well as two weeks in Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand for the Laneway Festival. As of right now, the tour ends on March 31 in London. -
10 Albums With Their Genre In The Title: Anthrax, Ornette Coleman, And More
Some artists make it pretty difficult to judge what kind of music they play based solely on their album covers or titles. However, these artists made it pretty simply to figure out by including the name of their genre in the album title. -
9 Album Covers That Depict The Artist's Hometown: Nas, Wilco, And More
Plenty of musicians love to pay tribute to their hometowns in song lyrics, but these artists took these tributes a step further, by using album covers that depicted images of their hometowns. -
8 Classic Albums That End With Acoustic Songs: Green Day, Weezer, And More
When sequencing the songs on an album, musicians tend to place something particularly poignant and emotionally powerful for the last track, and what better way to do this than to write a simple song on acoustic guitar? Here are eight classic albums that end with acoustic songs. -
8 Bands Whose Producers Are A Member Of The Band: The Beach Boys, Vampire Weekend, And More
It's often tough for a band to maintain complete control of their creative vision, especially when they hire a producer from outside the band to help them capture their sound on record. These eight bands, however, remained true to their vision by having a member of the band produce their records. -
6 Bands Who Originally Formed Without Their Lead Songwriter: Oasis, The Replacements, And More
If there's one member of a band who writes all of the music, it would be fair to assume that forming the band was their idea, and that they were a founding member. However, the lead songwriters in these six bands weren't even members when the bands originally formed. -
7 Album Covers With Musicians Who Aren't On The Album: The Beatles, The Smiths, And More
Putting yourself on your own album cover is a pretty simple concept: if people see you on the cover, they'll assume you're the person singing on the album. However, these seven artists included musicians on their album covers that didn't appear in the album at all. -
King Crimson's 'In The Court Of The Crimson King': 5 Songs Ranked For Its 45th Anniversary
Today, Oct. 10, marks the 45th anniversary of King Crimson's classic debut album In the Court of the Crimson King. With its blend of jazz and classical music with rock and even heavy metal, the album is considered to be one of the very first progressive rock albums, and would pave the way for '70s prog giants such as Yes, Jethro Tull, and of course, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, whose own Greg Lake rose to fame as King Crimson's bassist and vocalist. In celebration of this classic album's 45th anniversary, here are its five songs ranked, from weakest to best. -
Debbie Harry, David Johansen To Perform At John Lennon Tribute In December
asdThe 34th annual John Lennon Tribute Concert will take place on Dec. 5 in New York City, and today, the concert’s lineup has been announced, Rolling Stone reports. Among the headliners are Debbie Harry of Blondie, David Johansen of the New York Dolls, and Kate Pierson of the B-52s. Rock photographer Bob Gruen, who photographed Lennon during the ‘70s, will be honored at the event with the first ever John Lennon Real Love Award. -
Pink Floyd Shares New Song "Louder Than Words," Says New Album 'The Endless River' Will Likely Be Their Last [LISTEN]
Pink Floyd’s upcoming album The Endless River is set for release on Nov. 10, but today, Oct. 9, one of the album’s songs surfaced online, which you can listen to below. “Louder Than Words” features lyrics by Polly Gilmour, wife of guitarist David Gilmour, which describe Pink Floyd’s famously tense internal dynamics. It is the only song on The Endless River to feature lead vocals from David Gilmour. -
Ludacris Shares "Tuesday" Remix, Announces New EP 'Burning Bridges' And 'Ludaversal' Release Date [LISTEN]
Ludacris hasn’t released a new album since 2010, but today he took to his Twitter account to announce some new release dates, and even share a new song. The Atlanta rapper announced a new EP titled Burning Bridges, which is set for release some time in December, while his long-awaited studio album Ludaversal is set for release on March 31, 2015. Along with these announcements, Ludacris also shared a remix of ILoveMakonnen’s “Tuesday,” which you can check out below.
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