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  • Kendrick Lamar Performs 'i' and 'Pay for It' with Jay Rock on 'Saturday Night Live' [WATCH]

    A sweaty Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" last night, with Woody Harrelson of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" hosting. After a hilarious promo video with Harrelson and Lamar during the week, it was time to get on with the show. K.Dot performed his new single "i" and also brought out surprise guests Jay Rock and Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It."Lamar delivers a captivating performance with a backup band and backup singers. His on-stage persona is intense and captivating as you hang on to his every lyric, delivered with the poise and precision that Kendrick is known for. He wore black sclera contacts to show the haunting duality of "i," much like what we saw in the music video.On such a big occasion, Kendrick wanted to make the most of it and came out for a second performance. He brought out fellow Los Angeles rapper Jay Rock and featured singer Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It." Chantal opens things up on the keys and showing off her vocal prowess before turning things over to Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar, who trade verses under a shining spotlight and occasional strobing white light.

  • Woody Harrelson Gives Piggyback Ride To Kendrick Lamar In Funny New SNL Promo Video [Watch]

    On the eve of Saturday Night Live, SNL has been putting out some quality promo videos for its upcoming episode featuring Kendrick Lamar and Woody Harrelson. This one has K.Dot, Woody Harrelson and Kate McKinnon all in the short, 46 second promo video where Woody Harrelson introduces himself, along with music guest Kendrick Lamar and gets roped into giving piggy back rides to Kate McKinnon and Kendrick.

  • Breathe Carolina Talk The Shift Towards Dance Music, Tour & Tips To Avoid Friend Zone [Exclusive Interview]

    Before the show we had the pleasure of meeting up Eric and Tommy from electronic / rock group Breathe Carolina to chat about a whole variety of topics. We talked about their shift over to dance music, how the tour has gone and what was the thinking behind it and their upcoming music, which includes some big collaborations along the way. They also give a PSA on how to avoid the dreaded friend zone or get out of it if you are trapped.

  • Charli XCX Unveils 'Kingdom' Featuring Duran Duran Frontman Simon le Bon From Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 Soundtrack [Listen]

    Another day, another new track from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack hits the web. This time it is the soft and soothing Charli XCX and Simon Le Bon collaboration titled "Kingdom" that you can now hear 4 days before the soundtrack hits stores. UK pop princess Charli XCX is known for her in your face, edgy pop vocals, shows off her singing talents on Kingdom, accompanied by Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon who adds his own melancholic verse.

  • Phil Rudd's AC/DC Bandmates Say He Was Behaving Erratically Prior To Arrest

    Phil Rudd thought he was in the clear after the charges were dropped against him for hiring a hit man to kill two individuals. He is still cleared on those charges, but in a recent interview with USA Today, his bandmates guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams said Phil Rudd was behaving erratically before his arrest. He is still facing drug charges for possessing methamphetamine and marijuana.

  • Strokes Frontman, Julian Casablancas Reveals Details On Additional Collaboration With Daft Punk

    Julian Casablancas, front man for The Strokes, has decided to speak for the robots. Apparently there is still unreleased material between him and French production / DJ duo, Daft Punk. They collaborated together previously to create "Instant Crush" on Daft Punk's recent disco inspired album Random Access Memories. However any potential new material that may come out from their work together is being described as "weird" and "super bizarre".

  • Watch deadmau5' Set From The '5 Years Of Mau5' Performance With Honda [WATCH]

    Honda and Live Nation as part of the Honda Summer Conert Series was able to get superstar DJ deadmau5 to come and play a show. The set was played to a packed crowd of lucky winners at The Knockdown Center in Queens, NY who were able to enter the giveaway quickly to see deadmau5 for free. That set was also streamed online to thousands of viewers and someone was kind enough to post the set online for everyone to view and listen.

  • Lorde Teams Up With HAIM, Stromae, Pusha T & Q-Tip On 'Meltdown' from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt.1 Soundtrack [LISTEN]

    The tracks just keep on coming from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack. This time it is Lorde's collaboration with HAIM, Stromae, Pusha T and Q-Tip that has surfaced on the web, showcasing the dynamism that is on the soundtrack. The variety of artists on the song, HAIM, Pusha T, Q-Tip, Stromae and Lorde would normally make for an odd mix, but it works quite well.

  • Avicii Teases Cover Art For New EP 'The Days / Night' On Instagram

    Avicii may not be touring on the road anymore due to persistent health problems, but that does not mean he has stopped working. His manager took to instagram and posted a picture that is presumably the cover art for his next EP, The Days / Night (via "Dancing Astronaut"). Both songs have already been unveiled to the public for some time, with "The Days" getting an official release on October 3 on all portals. "Night" was already previewed as part of the FIFA, the soccer video game '15 soundtrack.

  • Stereosonic Finalizes 2014 Lineup With Hundreds Of New Additions

    Australian dance music festival, Stereosonic has finalized all additions to the 2014 edition. It already announced the headliners over the summer when tickets when on sale. Some of those headliners who will travel along the 5-date festival tour include, Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Skrillex, Alesso, Carl Cox, W&W, DJ Snake, Laidback Luke, Steve Aoki, Disclosure, Diplo and many others. Now the festival has rounded the full lineup with primarily local acts to keep an Australian flavor to the festival.

  • Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Delivers Spine Tingling Rendition Of "The Star Spangled Banner" [WATCH]

    Hold on your caps and get ready to be moved America, because we now have another guitar great rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Pearl Jam's Mike McCready performed the National Anthem before the Seattle Sounders playoff name on Monday and left not a person in the crowd unmoved. The pioneer of the guitar rendition is Jimi Hendrix, whose version at Woodstock in 1969 remains a shining moment in anthem history and a master class in covering a song.

  • Paris Hilton Named 'Best New Female DJ of the Year' at NRJ DJ Awards; Deadmau5 Responds

    The votes are in and, according to some, or to many, Paris Hilton is the Best New Female DJ in the world. She has been given this title by the NRJ DJ Awards, an award show done by French radio station NRJ, according to Dancing Astronaut. The award show started in 2012 and takes place each fall in Monaco. The station also just celebrated the 15th year of its original music awards show, The NRJ Music Awards, in conjunction with TF1, one of the major French-government-owned TV networks.Voted by fans, Hilton has found herself on top of the game in France. The award show also gave out plaudits to Steve Aoki for Producer of the Year, David Guetta for Best French DJ of the Year, Avicii for Album of the Year for "True" and Best Male International DJ, Martin Garrix for Best Live Performance and Club Hit of the Year with "Animals" and DJ Oriska for Best Female DJ of the Year.With Hilton's popularity and polarizing nature in dance music, she might soon be topping that poll, though deadmau5 has an opinion on that.

  • Mysteryland USA Set To Increase Size From 7,500 To 20,000 in 2015

    After its debut this year at Bethel Woods, New York, Mysteryland USA will be getting be getting even bigger this year. According to a local paper, the Record Online, the festival was given the permits to expand the festival from 7,500 people to 20,000 people. The festival organizers, ID&T were given unanimous approval, something Electric Forest was not given, for its new site plan during a Tuesday planning board meeting with the town.

  • Groove Cruise Miami Announces 2015 Artist Lineup Including New World Punx, ATB, Thomas Gold, Arty, Oliver Heldens And Michael Woods

    The summer festival season is over, but a new batch of events is soon to be upon us; cruises. The colder weather is descending on the majority of the United States and to enjoy dance music outdoors revelers are being forced down south. In comes Groove Cruise, the dance themed cruise event franchise that sets sail from Los Angeles and Miami. The 4-day Miami edition of Groove Cruise just announced its lineup that includes the likes of New World Punx, ATB, Thomas Gold, Arty, Oliver Heldens, Michael Woods, Boris, Will Sparks, Sharam, Prok & Fitch and many more.

  • Carlton From 'Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' Dances To 'Turn Down For What' On 'Dancing With The Stars'

    Carlton's dance moves on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" are legendary. It would only make sense that he would take his talents onto the place where stars showcase their dancing talent, Dancing With The Stars. Carlton, who's real name is Alfonso Ribeiro, chose the smash single from DJ Snake and Lil Jon "Turn Down For What" that echoes stadiums and clubs everywhere. Carlton's partners, who are trained dancers, Witney & Lindsay Arnold, come out blazing, laying down a crisp, clean routine that flows with the twists and turns of the song and takes full advantage of the energy put out by "Turn Down For What".

  • Prince Took His First Selfie Today, Without a Cellphone

    Prince has officially decided to try out the latest 2014 trend, albeit with a 2008 MySpace twist. Today, Prince decided to try his hand at taking selfies and used his SLR camera, not a cellphone, as has been in vogue lately. An ode to the days of MySpace bathroom mirror pictures, Prince took a mirror selfie but upped the ante with the nice camera and spotlighting on him, according to Business Insider.His publicist released a statement to the Huffington Post about the selfie: "Prince used an old-school camera because he doesn't own a cellphone. He jokingly says, 'We ban their usage anywhere around Us because We're allergic 2 lithium and Everybodyelsies."

  • Bobby Shmurda Wants You to Shmoney Dance with New #ShmoneyGram App

    Bobby Shmurda goes back to the well that keeps on giving. The Shmoney dance has not died out yet, and Bobby and his team are taking full advantage of that fact. As reported by MTV, their latest move is to create an app where you can upload a picture of yourself to a website and your face will be superimposed onto one of several different people doing the Shmoney dance, like Shmurda himself, a soldier, Drake, James Harden and others.The app, titled the "#ShmoneyGram," allows you to upload a photo of your choice and creates GIFs of some of the most memorable Shmoney dance moments. It compiles them into a Shmoney dance GIF gallery, where you can see everyone else's Shmoney dance next to yours. The site clearly links to his single "Hot Nigga" and to his new EP "Shmurda She Wrote," which was released Monday, Nov. 10.

  • Jay-Z's Made in America May Cost Los Angeles Public $170,000

    The taxpayers of Los Angeles may be souring to Jay-Z and his Made in America festival. According to a report from the "Los Angeles Times," the city could be on the hook for $170,000 of the total bill for the festival.Aides to the mayor tell the "Times" that Live Nation, the promoter for the festival, was required to provide $500,000 to pay for police patrols, street closures, trash removal and other city services. The total bill for the festival is expected to reach close to $670,000, leaving the city to close the funding gap.Mayor Eric Garcetti was a big proponent in bringing the festival to Los Angeles and, according to "Billboard," "Says it shows L.A. is capable of hosting a huge outdoor concert."According to Carol Schatz, head of the downtown-based Central City Association, the economic impact cannot be simply measured in strict dollar amounts.

  • Diplo and Skrillex Talk New Music, Riff Raff and More on 'Ebro in the Morning'

    The New York City media tour has been quite busy for Diplo and Skrillex this week. Hitting non-traditional outlets for dance music disc jockeys — meaning not the blogs, magazines and dance radio — the duo went on different radio and TV stations throughout the day to spread the good word about Skrillex and Diplo. They stopped in at Hot 97 to chat with Ebro Darden on his radio show "Ebro in the Morning" about a variety of topics including Riff Raff, new music, their roots and more via Do Androids Dance.It is not often that you see two dance producers/DJs on a hip-hop morning radio show, but Skrillex and Diplo have become big enough to earn that honor. Ebro has been skeptical of Riff Raff, someone who Diplo signed to his label Mad Decent, and they both assure him about the seriousness of Riff Raff and agree he is a quirky, polarizing individual who loves what he does, which is what attracts Diplo to him.

  • Electric Forest Set to Return to Rothbury in 2015 After Final Permit Approved

    The show must and will go on. Electric Forest appears to have cleared its final hurdle to return with the 2015 edition of the Electric Forest Festival at Rothbury in Michigan. Yesterday evening, the Grant Township Board gave the festival its final permit approval for a mass gathering permit with a split vote of 3-2, according to local paper Oceana Country Press.There had been a fear that the permit might not be approved, despite the festival signing a 10-year lease with the site to hold the festival on the grounds for another 10 years. The mass-gathering permit has to be approved each year by the town committee.The festival has been mired in legal issues recently, with battles occurring between AEG Live/Madison House, the owners of the festival, and dance conglomerate SFX, which recently acquired the land the festival presides on. After months of legal back and forth, which involved a lengthy court battle and many public comments, a judge ruled in the favor of SFX and the company's right to own the property.

  • Tyga Misses Performance With Chris Brown & Trey Songz After Getting Pulled Over By Police

    As deadmau5 once said, "Sometimes things get complicated." Yesterday Tyga was pulled over in Los Angeles at approximately 4:30 PM trying to meet up with Chris Brown and Trey Songz at the House Of Blues LA to announce their collaborative "Between The Sheets" tour. Due to the traffic stop, he missed his set time during the event and appeared late at the event.

  • Ne-Yo Says Rihanna's New Album Is 'Absolutely Incredible'

    Speaking on U.K. radio station Capital XTRA in London over the weekend after a performance at London's Royal Albert Hall during the week, singer/songwriter Ne-Yo spoke about his work, past and present, with Rihanna. They get him on the record on a variety of topics, including various beefs between artists, but get to focus on future Rihanna music and what his involvement in it might be.He is coy in his response, as always, because he does not want to divulge too many details, but gives us his impression on some of the new material he has heard. He reveals he has done some sessions for her, but does not know whether or not they will make the final cut of the album. Giving his overall impression of the work he has heard, he says it is "absolutely incredible."

  • Taylor Swift to Perform at Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS

    Taylor Swift is crashing your Thanksgiving. CBS has tapped her to be a performing artist for its Thanksgiving parade. In its 54th year, the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade will run side by side with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. As reported by CBS, the broadcast will air footage from the NBC broadcast with additional performances from the casts of Broadway musicals "Matilda" and "Pippin."Thanksgiving parades have been an American tradition for decades. Running down the heart of New York City, they have greeted New Yorkers for decades now with their colorful and vibrant floats and balloons that run from Central Park West down to midtown, ending in front of the Macy's store at Herald Square.Now the parade has gotten the hottest artist in the world to perform live on the broadcast.According to NBC, another broadcast partner, additional performers and live guests on the NBC broadcast will include Kiss, Hilary Duff, Nick Jonas, Meghan Trainor, The Madden Brothers and many more. It should be a stacked lineup of artists and celebrities in addition to the musical performance from Swift on CBS.The broadcast will take place from 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Diplo and Skrillex Appear on BET's '106 & Park' to Discuss Jack U, New Music and More

    Generally, BET's "106 & Park" only has artists involved in the hip-hop world, whether they are producers or rappers. But all rules go out the window when Diplo and Skrillex are involved, according to EDMTunes — especially when it is Diplo's birthday. Yesterday, as part of a non-traditional media day for disc jockeys, Skrillex and Diplo made an appearance on the show along with New Jersey DJs and producers DJ Fire and Dougie Fresh, who have released tracks on Diplo's record label Mad Decent.Since the show was geared toward an urban audience, the questions were related to their work with hip-hop and R&B acts, something both of them have experience in, Diplo especially. Diplo dished on club music, specifically Jersey club, and how he got in touch with DJ Fire and Dougie Fresh and the influence club music is having on the wider music arena.They discussed the inspiration for their new project Jack U and what it is up to over the next few months, including their Madison Square Garden show on New Year's Eve.

  • Daft Punk License Music To Semi-Autobiographical film 'Eden' for $3,700 Each

    Very few independent films get the amount of headlined that Eden has gotten, but when one of the most mysterious and sought after dance groups in the world, Daft Punk is involved, all bets are off. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, one of the film's co-writers Sven Hansen-Love, talked about the process for getting Daft Punk's music in the film and working with them to get that done.
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