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Usher and Justin Bieber recently faced claims that they copied parts of a song that they wrote in Bieber's 2010 hit "Somebody to Love." -
Kanye West 'Yeezus' follow up due in 2014, 'Bound 2' rapper delays Australia shows to meet deadline
Kanye West is due to release the highly anticipated follow up to "Yeezus" this year, but that doesn't mean a new album won't come without a price to some fans. Today (March 31), LiveNation Australia announced that the "Bound 2" rapper has postponed his dates down under in order to work on his seventh studio album. -
Chvrches extend 2014 tour across United States, into Europe [FULL SCHEDULE]
Chvrches are going on tovr. Today (March 31), the buzzworthy Glasgow electronic trio announced an extension of its previously announced tour, now extending into the summer with loads of festival dates in between gigs in major market areas throughout the country. -
John Frusciante launches new album, 'ENCLOSURE,' into space via satellite [WATCH]
Nowadays, artists seem to be competing for the most creative album release, but it looks like John Frusciante has won this game. The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist is streaming his 11th album, ENCLOSURE, early...from space. -
Pixies launch campaign for fans to design album artwork for upcoming 'Indie Cindy'
Last week, Pixies announced their first album since 1991, Indie Cindy. Now they have launched a competition for fans to create artwork for the LP to be used as a limited-edition lithograph print, offered as a bonus item for those who purchase the effort at independent record shops, NME reports. The winner of the contest will be offered a $500 cash prize and a copy of the design autographed by the band. -
7 Artists Who Rarely Perform(ed) Live: Steely Dan, The Beatles, Brian Eno and more
When Kate Bush recently announced new concert dates, a certain section of the Internet freaked out. This reaction wasn't simply due to the fact that she's one of the world's most celebrated living musicians, but rather because Kate Bush has somehow managed to not tour since 1979. She's not the only world famous artist who has an unusual relationship with the stage, however... -
Epic Records to release posthumous Michael Jackson album, 'Xscape,' in May
Nearly five years after Michael Jackson's death, Epic Records is releasing material from the singer's archive vault for the upcoming album, Xscape, due out May 13. According to Billboard, the label CEO and executive producer, L.A. Reid, cultivated Jackson's completed vocal recordings and went about "contemporizing" each to give it a more current sound while maintaining what the label believes would've been Jackson's creative vision. -
8 Albums that go against the theory of the sophomore slump: Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel and more
The theory of the "sophomore slump" is that an artist has their whole lives to create their first album, but then suffers creatively when they have only a short time to create their second. Andrew W.K., The Stone Roses, Television, Interpol, and Best Coast are all examples of artists who have fallen into this trap, but it's not as widespread as music historians may lead you to believe. There are a huge number of bands whose second albums either made up for the false start of their debuts, or rode their debut's success to even greater artistic heights. -
WATCH: Rita Ora releases new song, music video for summer jam 'I Will Never Let You Down' [VIDEO]
A new week begins and new music floods the Internet. After over a year away from releasing new music, today (March 30), Rita Ora dropped a new single and music video, "I Will Never Let You Down," from her sophomore album O. -
8 Great Country Songs by Non-Country Artists: The White Stripes, The Beatles, Tom Waits and more
There are some music genres, such as hip-hop, whose songs should only be handled by artists working within that genre (nobody really wants to hear Neil Young rap, do they?). But with genres such as country, having outsiders try their hand at the sound isn't such a bad idea. Here are eight great country songs that weren't performed by country artists. -
Robert Smith doesn't really want to put out '4:14 Scream,' says 'I don't feel a strong urge to beat people over the head with new stuff'
Last month, we reported that The Cure would release 4:14 Scream, a series of unreleased songs recorded more than six years ago to follow-up to 2008's 4:13 Dream. Frontman Robert Smith now tells XFM (via Consequence of Sound) that he's not fully on board with the release, adding that the band is in "a weird kind of predicament." -
George Michael eclipsed by 'X Factor' winner Sam Bailey in UK Album Chart race [VIDEO]
The British Albums Chart got quite the mix up this week, as X Factor winner and newcomer Sam Bailey notched the No. 1 album in the U.K. during her first week on the charts.
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