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Eminem famously dealt with controversy over seemingly homphobic lyrics back in his early days, so it's a little weird to see him dodging the same allegations as a 41-year-old (about as weird as it is to hear an artist say "faggot" in their lyrics in 2013), but here we are. The singer used the anti-gay slur in the MMLP2 track "Rap God" and has been taken to task over it. Now, Shady is defending his words claiming that he meant no harm. Read More »
Can you just hear the booking department of Letterman giggling to themselves? For Halloween, the musical guest was none other than DFA disco revivalists Holy Ghost! who've recently released the album Dynamics which features the truly terrifying canine above as its cover art. Read More »
Jigga is about to make us all smell delicious. The latest venture from everyone's favorite business, man is a signature cologne. "Gold Jay Z" will feature ginger, cardamom, blueberry and grapefruit and retail starting at $39 Read More »
It' s hurr, youse guys. M.I.A.'s loooooong-awaited Maya follow-up Matangi is currently available to stream in full. The "Bad Girls" singer uploaded all of the tracks off of her latest album to a playlist on her VEVO channel. Read More »
It didn't take them long to destroy any metal cred they may have received from their Antarctica show, did it? Metallica (yes, the very same) recently admitted to being Justin Bieber fans. Read More »
Lady Gaga, Teddy Riley...What are two names I'd never thought I'd write in the same sentence? Turns out I was as wrong as I am in any argument with my girlfriend about that one. Teddy Riley is suing Lady Gaga over royalties to the song "Teeth" from Gaga's album The Fame Monster. Read More »
Christina Aguilera is apparently a huge A Great Big World fan. She teamed up with the upstart orchestral-poppers to record a new version of their breakout hit "Say Something." The song is a beautiful, simple track that only gets better with Aguilera's legendary vocals. Read More »
Always one for stirring things up, M.I.A. kicked off her New York show last night with a live-via-Skype message from the controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Read More »
That James Brown biopic Get On Up is getting closer and closer to reality. The project was greenlit back in August and will star Chadwick Boseman (42) as the Godfather of Soul. Now we have news that Dan Aykroyd (of Crystal Head vodka fame) and Jill Scott (of the greatest lady singer of a generation fame) will be joining the cast. Read More »
I was wondering what an Adele album would sound like after getting married and having a baby. If we're lucky, though we probably won't be, it will include some of the same "filthy" rapping that she showcased for Tinie Tempah during a 2011 studio session. Read More »
Though I have trouble taking anyone who calls out their own light skin seriously (Thanks, internet!), it's still pretty interesting that Drake decided to dress up as Kanye West for Halloween, dubbing himself #LightSkinYeezus. Read More »
Oh, lawdy lawd. There's a song in there somewhere. Recharged, Linkin Park's effin' hot mess of a remix album (that pulls from an album no one bought in the first place), gets a bit of a boost via this Rick Rubin remake of Linkin Park/Steve Aoki's "Light That Never Comes." Read More »
Earlier in the year, we brought you the news that Robin Thicke was preemptively bringing legal action against the Marvin Gaye estate, due to whispers that the family was considering taking Thicke to task over the similarities between Thicke's smash hit "Blurred Lines" and Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." Read More »
