• Barack Obama Won't Force Kanye West to Release 'Swish,' Despite Petition

    The government has once ignored the demands of its constituency as Barack Obama has refused to force Kanye West to release his new album, believed to be titled 'Swish.' In all seriousness, a petition at the We The People site, which allows citizens to gather attention to causes via digital petitions, raised 100,000 signatures in support of forcing of forcing the rapper/producer to release his new album.

  • Best Digital Sellers by Genre: Rihanna, Carrie Underwood and More

    Carrie Underwood received official word this week that she was the bestselling country music performer of the digital era, having moved for than 29.6 million tracks in her career. That places her ahead of Jason Aldean and his 23.5 million digital sales, at least for the time being. Despite moving more than 5 million copies of hits such as "Before He Cheats," Underwood is still far, FAR behind some of the best sellers in the digital history of other genres (country musicians benefit from having a fan base still very dedicated to buying albums, as Luke Bryan will note when he tops Dr. Dre on the album charts at the end of this week). It got us thinking: What performers are at the top of their respective genres?

  • Kanye West's 'SWISH' Finished: "It's Over for Everybody," Says Theo London

    Kanye West's SWISH is one of the most anticipated albums on our horizons, and we now have reason to believe it's coming soon. Brooklyn rapper and Kanye's good friend Theophilus London heard the album "on repeat" in Toronto, after OVO Fest, and he confirms that Yeezy is about to shock the world.

  • Jay Z Made Taylor Swift and Kanye West Become Friends

    Taylor Swift has gone from calling Kanye West "Mean" to being buddies with the big-name rapper and producer. And six years after their big VMAs controversy, the world has Jay Z to thank for this new friendship.

  • Kanye Meets Caitlyn Jenner for First Time on 'I Am Cait' Series Premiere

    Last night, on the I Am Cait series premiere, we saw Kanye West meet Caitlyn Jenner for the first time. Kanye has been surprisingly absent from all the media attention surrounding Jenner's transition, but last night's episode shows the "All Day" rapper is just as supportive as the rest of the Kardashian clan.

  • 6 Hip-Hop Song Sans Verses for AC: Tupac, Eminem, Kanye West and More

    Has your mother ever commented how much she enjoys the chorus to "See You Again" or "Monster," but that she really wishes Wiz Khalifa and Eminem (respectively) hadn't "ruined" the song with their raps? She's not the first. This week we found out that a revised version of the former song, featuring only Charlie Puth's hook, as well as new melodic verses in place of Khalifa's bars, has been on the rise at Adult Contemporary radio...occasionally known as "Adult Conservative." The only thing less likely to end up on AC than hip-hop is heavy metal, but as rappers frequently find themselves invited to guest on pop singles (such as Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" featuring Kendrick Lamar), labels sometimes edit the "offending" portion out, resulting in a safer, frequently less exciting product.
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