• Bonnaroo 2015: D'Angelo, Kacey Musgraves, Songhoy Blues Join Lineup, Late-Night Sets Revealed

    Last week Bonnaroo announced its day-by-day lineups, and now they've revealed some artist additions. R&B legend D'Angelo -- who released his first album in 15 years, Black Messiah, back in December -- and his band the Vanguard have joined the festival as well as alt-country singer Kacey Musgraves, who made her Bonnaroo debut back in 2013, and Mali desert blues punk band Songhoy Blues. The festival also revealed which acts will be playing late-night sets that weekend.

  • See D'Angelo Perform 'Untitled' Live at The Apollo Theater [WATCH]

    D'Angelo kicked off his "Second Coming" tour last night at New York's historic Apollo Theater with what was, by all accounts, an outstanding performance. Over his action-packed 3-hour performance, the 'Black Messiah' singer delivered many of his hits spanning his total entire career like "Brown Sugar" and "Lady" before capping off his set with a special 14-minute rendition of his classic 'Voodoo' track, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)." Watch the video that was taken by a fan in the crowd.

  • 7 Hit Albums We Waited More Than 10 Years For (David Bowie, Sade and D'Angelo Have Nothing on Harper Lee)

    The world was pleasantly surprised to find out yesterday that Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of To Kill A Mockingbird, would finally be publishing her second book during 2015 after years of hiding from the spotlight. The new title, Go Set A Watchman, was actually written before Mockingbird yet is set 20 years following the events of her published book. It should be noted that Lee is not in the best of health, and some allege that publisher HarperCollins may have swooped in following the death of her sister and lawyer Alice Lee and taken advantage of the situation. We hope for the best, like what happened with the seven albums listed below, which were critical smashes when performers such as David Bowie, D'Angelo and Sade released them after decade-long spans.

  • Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West Join 'Saturday Night Live 40' Reunion Show

    The Super Bowl generally serves as a platform for making big announcements or showing exciting trailers for the TV and film industries. Last night, Feb. 1, was no different. Two promos for NBC's big "SNL 40" reunion surfaced, and it included a laundry list of talent. In addition to "Saturday Night Live" cast favorites like Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Jimmy Fallon, musical guests and former hosts will also join the festivities. Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West are all scheduled to drop by Studio 8H later this month.

  • D'Angelo 'Saturday Night Live' Performance: R&B Legend Honors Mike Brown, Eric Garner [WATCH]

    Fans have waited on a new D'Angelo album for more than a decade, and he finally returned to the mainstream with "Black Messiah" at the end of 2014. Despite the lengthy wait, several reports indicated that he rushed the album out in order to provide as swift a response as possible in the aftermath of the "Black Lives Matter" protests spurred by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. During the second song of his Saturday Night Live performance this weekend, the R&B legend rocked a hoodie in memory of Trayvon Martin while his band The Vanguard sported shirts reading "I CAN'T BREATHE" and "BLACK LIVES MATTER."

  • The 13 Songs of D'Angelo's 'Voodoo': Ranked for its 15th Anniversary

    Today, Jan. 25, marks the 15th anniversary of D'Angelo's classic sophomore album, "Voodoo," which combined R&B, funk, soul and hip-hop in such an experimental and masterful way that it came to be seen at the crowning achievement of neo-soul, a movement which also included artists such as Lauryn Hill, The Roots and Erykah Badu. In celebration of this incredible album, here are its 13 songs ranked, from weakest to best.

  • Blake Shelton Plays The Whisper Challenge on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' Doesn't Know Benedict Cumberbatch

    Blake Shelton stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Jan. 23) to promote his upcoming host/musical guest gig on Saturday Night Live. Fallon, of course, had something fun planned for the country superstar. The pair played The Whisper Challenge, where one player wears headphones blaring loud music and the other says a phrase for them to guess. The game's big reveal was that Shelton has no clue who Benedict Cumberbatch is.

  • Kendrick Lamar's New Album Might Drop Next Week

    From Radiohead to Beyoncé to D'Angelo to Björk, we are truly in the era of the surprise album release, and yesterday (Jan. 21), it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar might be joining this very prestigious list. According to a leaked photograph posted by Section Eighty, Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited follow-up to his 2012 breakthrough good kid, M.A.A.D city is set to drop this Tuesday, Jan. 27. The photo shows a list of albums scheduled to be released by Wal-Mart this month, which at the very bottom reads "Kendrick Lamar Jan. 27."

  • Karen O Shares Sunny 'Day Go By' Music Video [WATCH]

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O has shared the music video for her song "Day Go By," which you can check out below. The Wiisa-directed clip follows two young lovers — neither of which are Karen O, it should be noted — as they go swimming and take bike rides together, shot in a grainy, sun-kissed style that basically looks like the music video equivalent of an Instagram post. It is very 2015 indie pop.

  • D'Angelo Announced as Next Saturday Night Live Musical Guest with Host J.K. Simmons

    First, D'Angelo surprised the world by releasing his first album in 14 years Black Messiah in December, and then he made his fans rejoice by announcing a one-off show in New York City at The Apollo. And now, fans of the "Really Love" singer will be able to see him on another NYC stage, albeit one with more accessibility. Today (Jan. 20), D'Angelo was announced as the latest musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

  • D'Angelo Headlining New York Apollo Theater for First Time Next Month

    D'Angelo fans, the Black Messiah is coming out of hiding and is preparing to go back on the road again. Before he heads out on tour in Europe next month, he has announced a headlining show at the historic New York City venue Apollo Theater in Harlem on Feb. 7. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. EST.

  • Taylor Swift Continues Reign on 'Billboard' 200 with '1989'; Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' Hits Number Two

    Taylor Swift's "1989" moved back into the No. 1 spot on the "Billboard" 200, bringing its total, nonconsecutive weeks at the top to six. It sold 375,000 copies last week, bringing the total for the year to 3.34 million. The record is on pace to overtake the "Frozen" soundtrack, which sold 3.46 million so far. Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" sits comfortably at the No. 2 spot, "Billboard" notes.Swift is tied with Mariah Carey for total weeks at No. 1 with 30. Only one other woman has them beat with 46: Whitney Houston. The Beatles are still in first for all artists with 132 weeks at No. 1.Pentatonix has the No. 3 spot with "That's Christmas to Me." Minaj was able to crack the top 10 recently, and D'Angelo's new "Black Messiah" hit No. 5. "The Pinkprint" did not perform as well as the artist's previous effort "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded." The former sold 244,000 in its first week while the latter hit 253,000 — it also debuted at No. 1.
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