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  • Taylor Swift, Tiësto and Avicii Made How Much from Soda Sponsorships in 2014?

    When you think of beverage sponsorships, you may think of athletes working with Gatorade or energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster with just about every professional extreme sports athlete in the world. That bridge has crossed over to the music world, and though this is not new the sponsorship deals are starting to balloon at a rather eye-popping rate.Superstar artists like Avicii, Taylor Swift and Tiësto have all developed a compelling brand that connects with millennials, which large beverage companies want to be attached to. The amount of money they are paying to these artists you may not believe.

  • Rick Ross Dishes His Fitness Advice with New Workout Video #ROSSFIT [WATCH]

    Where would you want to get your fitness advice? It would seem logical to go to a former athlete, a gym trainer or possible ex-military person who is still in shape.Not anymore. Rick Ross — hood billionaire, general boss and now fitness expert — has the answers for you in a new video with "Funny or Die." It is, as Ross describes, "Simple as hell."You follow these simple instructions to take part in his #ROSSFIT workout regimen.

  • The Kremlin Is Ready to Rave with DJ Fenix at the Musicbox Awards Tonight [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    The Kremlin is known for its two noticeable features: the distinctly Russian Orthodox architecture and the power that emanates from the seat of power it has held since it was built in the 13th century. Tonight, however, there will be a grand party — the Musicbox Awards — to celebrate the music from around the former Soviet countries at the Kremlin, and noted Russian disc jockey DJ Fenix will be on hand to play. This will be the first time a DJ has performed at an event like this in Russia, especially at the Kremlin. DJ Fenix knows the significance of this, calling it "very important for the EDM industry and DJs."DJ Fenix, born Alexander Mamoniv, is familiar with the big stage. He has been DJ-ing for more then a decade around Europe and performed at Moscow's fashion week earlier in the year. His upbringing in a military family and as an Olympic volleyball player gave him valuable experience in being disciplined and how to treat your body right by "not taking any drugs, eating healthy and not drinking much alcohol."He hangs with some Russian heavyweights, like Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, whom he met out while playing clubs in Moscow. Fenix said rather matter-of-factly, "We are friends because we are fans of the same team."

  • 'A Very Bonnaroo Thanksgiving' Special Coming to VH1 with Jack White, Metallica, Arcade Fire and More

    The networks are in a giving mood this Thanksgiving with musical offerings. NBC and CBS are bringing on their own batch of stars, like Kiss, Hilary Diff, Meghan Trainor and Taylor Swift for competing Thanksgiving Day parades in New York City.Now VH1 is looking to provide its own form of musical entertainment, titled "A Very Bonnaroo Thanksgiving," with past performances by iconic acts at Bonnaroo, via "Billboard." The broadcast will delve into the archive of past Bonnaroo performances with the likes of Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Metallica, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Jack White, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and many more, as per the Bonnaroo website.The special will not feature any live performances but rather replays of some of your favorite acts. So if you were there, this is a chance to relive those glorious memories on The Farm. If you were unable to get to Bonnaroo, then this is how they will induce a serious case of FOMO and get you to go next year. The live music will also be a good thing to enjoy from such great acts.

  • Kaskade Announces Redux Show At Pier 36 On Dec. 30

    Kaskade was not able to play his main stage headlining slot on day three of Electric Zoo because the festival was rained out during the afternoon, which forced organizers to cancel the rest of the festival. The American born producer / DJ promised to make it up to his New York City fans and he is doing so in a big way. Kaskade is bringing the Redux live show concept to the big stage at Pier 36 in Manhattan during Big Week NYC the night before New Years Eve, Dec. 30.

  • Metallica Blitzes Week-Long Late-Night Residency With "Hit The Lights" [WATCH]

    U2 may not have been able to start their late night residency, but another iconic 80s band has taken up theirs on an even later spot on the television schedule. Metallica kicked off their week-long residency on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson last night and started with a bang, playing the first song the group ever recorded, "Hit The Lights."

  • Dr. Luke Moves to Dismiss Part of Kesha's Sexual Assault Lawsuit

    The legal battle between Kesha and producer/mentor and Lukasz Gottwald, known professionally as Dr. Luke, has another twist in the continued saga. Dr. Luke's lawyers are now going on the offensive, moving to try and dismiss some of the charges being filed against their client. The "Tik Tok" singer has accused Dr. Luke of sexual assault and has filed a counterclaim suing Kesha for defamation and breach of contract.The hit maker Dr. Luke goes further in his most recent filing, asserting that Kesha has concocted the date rape allegation as part of an extortion scheme run by her mother and her to get Kesha out of her exclusive recording contract. The lawyers, in addition, to saying the claims are false, argue that the statute of limitations has run out on her allegations, as reported by "Billboard."

  • TomorrowWorld Unveils 13-Minute Festival Aftermovie [WATCH]

    TomorrowWorld, the United States outpost of ID&T's flagship festival, Tomorrowland, has released its 13-minute, FOMO inducing aftermovie. The movie alternates between elongated slips of various sets and showing the people of TomorrowWorld and the beautiful grounds that they preside over for three days. Give you a rose-colored glimpse at what happens on the TomorrowWorld grounds with big production and a massive space that allows revelers to roam free and explore the installations set up by the festival.

  • Ed Simons Says He Will Be Leaving The Chemical Brothers Live Show

    The Chemical Brothers are about to be a man down when the iconic electronic music duo do their live touring again. Ed Simons, one half of The Chemical Brothers and known as "Ed Chemical" in a recent interview with the festival, Bugged Out Weekender, stated that he was stepping away from The Chemical Brothers live show to focus on his academic work.

  • Ludacris Unveils Cover Art for Upcoming EP 'Burning Bridges'

    Ludacris has been occupying himself with other ventures in the entertainment business, but that does not mean he has forgotten about his roots in hip-hop. He took to Instagram last night to unveil the cover art for his upcoming EP "Burning Bridges," which is set to drop Dec. 16, via MTV. He also hints at a Google play release in his Instagram post. He announced the EP a week and half ago on Twitter, where he also provided details on his long-anticipated ninth studio album "Ludaversal." He revealed the EP was coming in December and did not specify what date, but did appear to provide a release date for "Ludaversal," which will drop March 31, coincidentally five days before the release of "Fast & Furious 7."Burning Bridges EP comin Dec Ludaveral 3/31 #myturn #fast7luda8 http://t.co/qubtIrm4tK — Ludacris (@Ludacris) October 9, 2014Ludacris has been a star in the "Fast & Furious" movie series since its inception, and now its potentially biggest volume yet. Ludacris has been busy helping promote the film. He is also getting into the restaurant business, looking to open up a new "Chicken & Beer" restaurant, the same name as his successful third studio album, in Hartsfield-Jackson ATL International Airport.

  • 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Releases Official Musical Guests with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and More

    The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been one of the most attractive shows on the planet since its inception. In recent years, this has not just been for the beautiful women who parade down the catwalk over the coarse of the night, but also a group of impressive musical guests who threaten to steal the show from the Victoria's Secret models.Victoria's Secret just announced the guests for this year's edition, and they rival any year in the past. 2014 will feature "Shake It Off" singer Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" soundtrack contributor Ariana Grande and rising star Hozier via "Billboard."

  • Electric Zoo Releases 2014 Aftermovie [WATCH]

    Despite the third-day cancelation, Made Event's Electric Zoo has released its official 2014 aftermovie for the sixth edition of the New York City dance music festival, according to a press release. Taking place over Labor Day weekend, the festival played host to disc jockeys like David Guetta, Wolfgang Gartner, Nicky Romero, Armin van Buuren, Zedd, Knife Party, Laidback Luke, Danny Tenaglia, Sasha and many more scheduled to play Sunday, Nov. 23, including Jack U, Skrillex and Diplo's duo; Kaskade; Dash Berlin; and Alesso.The video is shorter then the long epics that have become the norm for many dance music festivals like Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival. It does not help that one-sixth of the festival was lost due to rain, notably with the most camera-friendly parts at night, but the festival went for the short and sweet aftermovie rather than a "sit down, grab your buddies, get the popcorn and watch this 30 minute video" type of aftermovie.

  • Skrillex Plays Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' on Piano at Mad Decent Boat Party [WATCH]

    Diplo's Mad Decent Boat Party just returned to harbor, and now fans and revelers are able to get back to the comfort of their homes and Internet connections and upload the videos to the World Wide Web for everyone to see. A video of note that has picked up traction is one featuring Sonny Moore, known to most as Skrillex, playing Celine Dion's famed and Grammy-award-winning song "My Heart Will Go On" on a piano before his back-to-back-to-back set with Flosstradamus and DJ Snake via "Dancing Astronaut."Skrillex was a part of the post-hardcore band From First to Last in his youth before he found electronic music and began his rise to dominate it. He was the lead singer in the band, but he is also a skilled guitarist, something we see in his recent "Let's Build a Spaceship" documentary with Red Bull.

  • Disclosure Deny Involvement in Band Aid Thirty 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

    Disclosure and Band Aid Thirty are not on the same page. Band Aid sent out a press release today saying that among the many bands that were joining its current musical effort, re-recording "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to fight Ebola, Disclosure were to be part of the endeavor. This is not the case, according to Disclosure, whose representative told "Pitchfork" in a statement refuting any notion of their involvement with the project. The representative clarified the matter nullifying reports of an additional remix as well, saying, "No planned remix or involvement of any kind, unfortunately."Disclosure's name was listed on the artist page of the Band Aid 30 website. It has since been taken down, but the list of artists involved makes the missing of Disclosure manageable. The CD will have One Direction, Bono, Rita Ora, Sam Martin, Clean Bandit, Emile Sande, Bastille and Ellie Goulding listed among the star-studded cast of U.K. singers and musicians. The U2 frontman was a part of two of three pervious editions.

  • Stop This Please: 'Turn Down For What' Gets A Punk Cover Featuring Ice T.

    This was either a case of the thinking that any press is good press or somebody did not think this one through at all. In an upcoming compilation Punk Goes Pop 6 (there have been six of these ?!), a hardcore, death metal cover of DJ Snake & Lil Jon's trap anthem 'Turn Down For What" was included. The covering offenders are Upon A Burning Body, who got Ice T to spit a verse or two in between solving crimes on Law & Order SVU. The band rewrites the vocals, but keeps the same theme of turning up / down and general debauchery.

  • Avicii Releases 'Divine Sorrow' Alongside Wycleaf Jean With (RED) [REVIEW]

    On the heels of an EP announcement by Avicii's manager, Ash Pournouri, Avicii has decided to stun the music community by releasing a new song "Divine Sorrow" with Wyclef Jean without warning. However, as part of Avicii's partnership with World AIDS organization (RED), who's goal is to deliver the first AIDS free generation in thirty years, and Coca Cola, one of the corporate sponsors for the campaign, Avicii has released the final product of a previously reported collaboration with Wyclef Jean, "Divine Sorrow".

  • The Rascal Flatts Announce 2015 Las Vegas Residency At The Hard Rock Hotel [FULL SCHEDULE]

    The Rascal Flatts just finished up their summer arena and stadium "Rewind" tour across the United States and are already serving up some new shows to fans. They just announced a new residency in Las Vegas at the Vegas output of the Hard Rock Hotel starting next year according to Rolling Stone. The Rascal Flatts will start their nine-concert residency at the Joint, a 4,000-seat venue inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

  • Pioneer Announces CD-less Touch Screen Turntable With The XDJ-1000

    Pioneer Electronics has released the information on its brand new set of CDJ styled decks. CDJs are the brand of CD players from Pioneer, but with the new evolution of CDJs, that name is about to change. It has announced the upcoming release of the XDJ-1000, which boats the iconic Pioneer jogwheel, where one can scratch and adjust the time of the song and has many of the same features like cue points and sync. However there are two main changes that will be added to the XDJ-1000. It is CD-less and will be a touch screen with a QWERTY keyboard that makes song selection much easier.

  • Mysteryland USA Announces Dates and Ticketing Information for 2015

    With its expansionary plan just announced, dance music festival Mysteryland USA has officially announced its return to Bethel Woods, New York, over Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Mysteryland will take place May 22 to 24, 2015, on the site of the famed original 1969 Woodstock. Organizers have also announced details for purchasing tickets and camping options.According to a press release, Mysteryland will be adding a new camping option and outdoor camping stage, dubbed "The Pineapple Paradise," in addition to the Camping Circus and BangOn! Bus, which bring a total of three stages in the Holy Ground stages in the Holy Ground camping site. The festival pre-party will take place Friday between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. on the Holy Ground camping site, with additional parties starting in the campgrounds each morning at 11 a.m. before commencement of the music on the actual festival grounds.The festival offers several different types of "glamping" options that will be equipped with showers, beds, power outlets, lighting and more.

  • 'Frozen' 'Let It Go' Gets a 'Breaking Bad' Parody: 'Do You Want to Build a Meth Lab?'

    "Frozen's" success has been staggering. Though it is no longer in theaters, its box office success was the fifth largest ever, according to the BBC, and it has sustained sales since the end of last year until now with DVD and soundtrack sales, notably being the only album, besides Taylor Swift's, to sell 1 million copies in 2014. It has inspired plenty of covers, including a Movember-themed one, remixes and mashups as well, and now because the Internet we have a must-watch Breaking Bad version of one of Frozen's songs, "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" via "Huffington Post."Taking two of the most popular cinematic pieces that have been released in the past two years and mashing them together is a genius idea. It is surprising it took this long to happen. The video is well-done, with quality cartoon animation that captures many different themes of the show, like the fly in the lab. The lyrics are written right in rhythm with the instrumental of "Frozen" that somehow makes the theme of cooking meth sound so cheery and happy.

  • DJ Skee Says Rihanna's Next Album Is "Closer Than Anyone Realized"

    The Rihanna album rumor machine continues to churn at high speed following comments from Dash Radio host and industry insider DJ Skee. During his weekend update on his radio show, he revealed some very telling information about the upcoming Rihanna album. He announced that Rihanna took a few Def Jam executives to a top-secret location and played them 10 new songs for the album, saying that the album is "a lot closer than anyone realized, including her own record label.

  • U2 Postpones 'Tonight Show' Residency Following Bono's Cycling Accident

    U2 fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see U2 take up their weeklong residency on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon." Scheduled for this week, the band has had to postpone indefinitely their residency due to an injury incurred by Bono while he was cycling in Central Park, according to "Billboard."U2 released the following statement on their website:"It looks like we will have to do our 'Tonight Show' residency another time — we're one man down. Bono has injured his arm in a cycling spill in Central Park and requires some surgery to repair it. We're sure he'll make a full recovery soon, so we'll be back! Much thanks to Jimmy Fallon and everyone at the show for their understanding."

  • Stream Usher's 'Clueless' without Buying Honey Nut Cheerios at Walmart [LISTEN]

    As we reported earlier, Usher has released the single "Clueless" in a campaign with Honey Nut Cheerios and Walmart, where a few select fans would find the song stashed away at the bottom of a Honey Nut Cheerios box at one of the many thousands of Walmarts across the United States. Inevitably, someone was going to get lucky and happen across "Clueless" as they were pouring out a bowl of heart-healthy breakfast.The next step, as you might expect, in the Internet age would be to upload "Clueless" onto the Web so everyone can hear it without having to dig through thousands of Cheerios boxes. We have saved you the trouble and brought you the audio sans cereal.

  • Lollapalooza South America Announces Lineups For 2015 Festivals In Argentina, Brazil & Chile

    Lollapalooza has announced the lineups for its three South American festivals coming this spring in 2015 as reported by Billboard. The three festivals will take place on consecutive weekends in March in Santiago, Chile on March 14-15 in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 21-22 and on March 28-29 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The lineups fill feature many of the same headliners like Jack White, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, Foster The People, Smashing Pumpkins, Major Lazer and Robert Plant, but there are plenty more local and international acts that join the festival on each date.

  • Migos Reportedly Involved In Altercation With Chief Keef's GBE Crew In Washington DC

    According to reports, last night after Migos' show in Washington DC at a club, Stadium, there was an altercation between Migos and Chief Keef's Glory Boyz Entertainment crew. The altercation was described according to a source from Allhiphop.com as a "bloodbath" and ended up with Chief Keef holding Migos member Quavo's chain. He posted the picture to Instagram, though he quickly took it down. It is unsure who in the crew took the picture.

  • Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas Economic Impact Near $1 Billion For Clark County

    The dance music community has come under fire over the past few years in the United States for a spate of drug related deaths and arrests. Insomniac Events, one the largest electronic dance music event promotors in North America has decided to go on the public relations offensive. Insomniac has commissioned a study by Beacon Economics, an economic research and analytics firm based in California, to provide data on the economic impact that Insomniac's flagship festival Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas has had on Las Vegas and surrounding area.

  • Is J Cole Releasing An Album Next Month?

    The rumor mill is spinning in full force around an upcoming J Cole album due to an apparent leak from Amazon. As pointed out by MissInfo.TV, Amazon put onto its store an apparent LP for J Cole, "2014 Forest Hills Drive," which, according to the pre-sale order, is slated for release Dec. 9. The intrigue continues from there: "2014 Forest Hills Drive" is an address in J Cole's hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and, according to Vibe, he recently purchased the home.The alleged album does not appear on iTunes, however. Also, with the Amazon pre-order there is conspicuously no album art attached to the CD, which lends itself to the belief that this was not supposed to be uploaded now.There is more evidence to back up the theory on this album. According to reports, a now-deleted Instagram post shows J Cole's engineer Juro Davis in the studio "as he finishes up the last few mixes for J Cole's 3rd studio."

  • Taylor Swift Surprises Young Fan with Present in Connecticut

    Taylor Swift has been reaping the benefits of her near-record-setting first two-week album sales for "1989," and now right before the holiday season she has decided to give back to one lucky fan. The "Blank Space" singer paid a surprise visit to a fan in North Haven, Connecticut, with some gifts for her son. According to "Billboard," Stephanie Barnett and Swift met on social media years ago and stayed in touch. Now Taylor Swift decided to make the relationship more personal by paying a visit to the mom and her 2-year old son, Leyton.According to "NBC Connecticut," Taylor Swift came bearing gifts for Leyton, including a toddler-sized Mercedes.

  • Preview David Guetta, Afrojack and Nicki Minaj's Upcoming Single 'Hey Mama' from 'Listen' [LISTEN]

    With just eight days until the release of his sixth artist album "Listen," David Guetta has unveiled one of the most high-profile collaborations on the album with Afrojack and Nicki Minaj. The 1 minute 30 second preview for "Hey Mama" gives us a taste of what we should expect from the three frequent collaborators, via "Capital FM." David Guetta and Nicki Minaj have had success on previous Guetta albums with tracks like "Turn Me On" and "Where Them Girls At" alongside Flo Rida.Though Afrojack was not listed in the initial batch of collaborators on the album tracklist, it is not surprising to see his name on this album with how strong a relationship he has with David Guetta. "Hey Mama" has the pitched up dutch electro sound you expect from Afrojack, but catered to a pop audience that allows Nicki Minaj's vocals to flow over it and should make this one another big hit for Guetta.He recently spoke to "Rolling Stone" about the making of the album and the process of writing the songs.

  • Calvin Harris's 'Motion' Tops Dance/Electronic Album Sales Charts; Knife Party's 'Abandon Ship' Number 2

    Calvin Harris has another No. 1 record, as reported by Dancing Astronaut. His recent artist album "Motion" just hit No. 1 on the dance/electronic sales charts with 35,000 copies sold, sliding in ahead of Knife Party's debut artist album "Abandon Ship," which leaked three weeks early on iTunes via "Billboard." Harris's "Motion" unseated Disclosure's hit album "Settle," which has been on the top of the dance/electronic albums charts for the past 75 weeks. This is Calvin Harris's second No. 1 on the dance/electronic album charts, following his 2012 effort "18 Months."Harris's chart domination does not stop at albums. He has also topped the Billboard hot dance/electronic songs chart with his single "Blame" alongside U.K. singer John Newman. It is the 10th week that "Blame" has been in the charts since it was first released. It is Calvin Harris's third song currently in the top 10 via "Billboard." He set records when he became the first artist to place three songs in the dance/electronic top 10 and has not relinquished his grip on the chart just yet, with "Blame," "Outside" featuring Ellie Goulding and "Summer."
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