• Charli XCX, Bleachers' Jack Antonoff Cover Each Other's Hits In New Kia Commercial [WATCH]

    Charli XCX and Bleacher's frontman Jack Antonoff have replaced those cute animated hamsters for Kia's latest commercial. The cool part: they cover each other's songs, and both new versions sound pretty awesome. The project is part of the car company's "In-Ride Sessions." Antonoff channels a distorted '80s sound for his cover of "Break the Rules" and Charli XCX goes all out punk princess on "Rollercoaster."

  • Junk Mail: Charli XCX 'Sucker' Album Review

    Welcome to Junk Mail, where a few Music Times staffers email back-and-forth about each week's biggest release throughout the work day. This week, Caitlin Carter, Joey DeGroot, and Carolyn Menyes chat about Charli XCX's new album, "Sucker."

  • Luke Bryan Top Jukebox Artist of 2014 According to TouchTunes; AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd Right Behind

    The bar crowd has spoken: Luke Bryan is the undisputed jukebox champion of 2014. TouchTunes, which supplies establishments with digital music machines, announced its most-played artists and songs recently, and the Crash My Party singer is at the top on the list. As Billboard points out, it makes complete sense with tunes like "Play It Again" and "Drink a Beer." AC/DC, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd were right behind Bryan.

  • Lorde Shares Clip Of Old Song 'Lost Boys' Cut From 'Pure Heroine' [LISTEN]

    Lorde is currently hard at work (we hope) on her new album, but today (December 10) the 18-year-old Kiwi pop star shared a clip of a song through her Tumblr that she probably won't be releasing officially any time soon. The song, titled "Lost Boys," was written and recorded in 2013 for her debut album "Pure Heroine," but was ultimately cut from the album because "it was not a good song," at least according to Lorde.

  • GRAMMYs 2015 Nominations: Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams Among Early Nominees

    The biggest night in music is just around the corner, even if it's hard to believe that yet another year has passed. Today (Dec. 5), the nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards are being rolled out via Twitter and various television appearances. Early on, predicted favorites lead the nominations with Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, Sia, Taylor Swift and Pharrell Williams all racking up multiple nods.

  • Charli XCX Reveals She Has Synesthesia to 'Nylon' Magazine: She Can See Music

    Charli XCX has become one of the hottest new acts in the pop world with her edgy sound and well-timed hooks. Her rise to prominence has been so meteoric it almost seemed like something was not right. Now in an interview with "Nylon" magazine, the "Boom Clap" singer has revealed she has a special gift that, according to Boston University, anywhere from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 100,000 people have the condition synesthesia.Synesthetes, the people who have synesthesia, have a condition in which, according to BU, "When a certain sense or part of a sense is activated, another unrelated sense or part of a sense is activated concurrently. For example, when someone hears a sound, he or she immediately sees a color or shape in his or her 'mind's eye.'"Charlie XCX spoke to "Nylon" about her experience with synesthesia and what it is like to make music with the condition.People would always ask me how I came up with my music and what it felt like to make music, and I would always see colors and then I found out that that was synesthesia," Charli recently told "Nylon." "It helps me understand songs and what I like."

  • Charli XCX Shares Colorful "Breaking Up" Music Video From Upcoming Album 'Sucker' [WATCH]

    British pop star Charli XCX has shared the music video for her song "Breaking Up," which you can check out. The BRTHR-directed clip finds Charli breaking up with her clueless boyfriend and then hitting the bowling alley to pick up guys and play a show with her band (this must be Asbury Lanes, then). The video is shot with a bizarre combination of low-budget graininess and a bright neon color palette, which gives it a visual aura vaguely reminiscent of a grindhouse horror flick from the '70s.

  • Iggy Azalea and The Roots Play 'Beg for It' on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' [WATCH]

    Iggy Azalea is on a hot streak as of late. Recently she won Favorite Artist and Favorite Album for rap/hip-hop at the American Music Awards, beating out the likes of Eminem and Drake. The rapper also put out a reissue of her debut album, The New Classic, called Reclassified. Last night (Nov. 28), she capped off an impressive run of TV appearences with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Beg for It" with The Roots.

  • Charli XCX Drops New Punk-Fueled Song "Breaking Up" Ahead of 'Sucker' Release [LISTEN]

    Charli XCX is prepping the release of her upcoming sophomore album Sucker. In anticipation, a new song has surfaced called "Breaking Up." The punk-inspired track follows the style of her recently released singles "Gold Coins" and "London Queen" but has the big poppy chorus we've come to expect after songs like "Boom Clap" and "Break the Rules." The best part is her line, "You say you love me, okay let's rock."

  • One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Charli XCX Will Be Final Musical Guests on 'Saturday Night Live' for 2014

    "Saturday Night Live" has some big things planned for the end of 2014. Not only will James Franco, Martin Freeman and Amy Adams be hosting the final three episodes of the year, but they will be joined by Nicki Minaj, Charli XCX and One Direction. Fans can expect holiday hijinks the entire month of December, especially the Dec. 20 episode with Adams and "Story of My Life" singers 1D.The group performed on the show last December, joining host Paul Rudd (below), "Billboard" noted. Minaj made her last SNL appearance in 2011, when she guested on The Lonely Island's song "The Creep." Dec. 13 will mark XCX's first time on the show.December 20, Amy Adams returns to host #SNL for the 2nd time, and is joined by musical guest @onedirection! #SNL40 pic.twitter.com/x6lbCsFVJl — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) November 20, 2014
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