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Yesterday, we brought you the cover art from M.I.A.'s first release in three years Matangi (that's it up top, if you aren't good with context clues). Now we're happy to bring you the full-on tracklist and inform you that many of the tracks that Maya has been dropping to sate fans over the years made the cut. Read More »
Kanye West is steering clear of LAX and -given what happened there last time he appeared- I can't say I blame him. Prior to his upcoming battery case, the Yeezus rapper is doing his best to avoid confrontation, by flying on a private jet and skipping the media circus at L.A.'s notoriously papparazzi-filled airport. Read More »
Justin Timberlake cheated on his late-night boo Jimmy Fallon and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to hype The 20/20 Experience: Part 2 Of 2. JT performed controversial lead single "Take Back The Night", the excellent follow-up "TKO" and a mixed bag of hits for a micro-concert on Hollywood Blvd. Timberlake 'TKO' 'Take Back The Night' Kimmel Read More »
It's finally real, guys. M.I.A. dropped the cover art for her oft-delayed Maya follow-up Matangi on her Instagram. Read More »
Scottish dance-pop trio CHVRCHES have wowed bloggers and radio listeners alike with their singles "The Mother We Share", "Gun" and "Lies." Their debut album The Bones Of What You Believe capitalizes on that momentum with a release that's destined to stand out even in the cluttered synth-band landscape. Read More »
British indie-band Yuck aren't going to let a little thing like losing their lead singer stop them from making excellent music. Their sophomore effort Glow And Behold shows the band is still capable of dreamy, summery soundscapes that would make perfect pop radio, if you removed the awesome layers of fuzz. Read More »
It's like Lady Gaga sat around wondering "How could I make 'Applause' sound even more obnoxious?" Read More »
Britney Spears revealed last week that she's going the Celine Dion route and planning a 2-year Vegas residency. She even plans to bring the wee baby Spears in on the action, having her kids perform alongside her for certain segments of the show. However, ex-husband Kevin Federline has a few choice words to say about that. Read More »
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the universally acclaimed Canadian post-rock outfit that can be heard in dorms throughout the land, won the Polaris Prize for their 2012 album Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (A quick primer for US readers: Other countries not only exist, they actually have their own music awards shows). The notoriously difficult band celebrated the win in the most GY!BE way possible, bad-mouthing the award and the ceremony from which it originated. Read More »
Schoolboy Q sat down with Miss Info after performing at The Fader's #Uncapped show. The TDE rapper discussed his long-awaited Oxymoron album, TDE and having a large, white fan base among other things. Read More »
Ray Charles is finally receiving his rightful place among music's biggest icons as part of the US Postal Service's "Music Icons Forever" Stamp Series. The blind pianist and singer will join Lydia Mendoza and Johnny Cash in this year's series. Read More »
If you haven't dipped your toes into the suspiciously warm waters of the Twitterverse recently, you may have missed Gucci Mane going Scorched Earth on the entire music industry a week and a half ago. Read More »
Kanye West's four-part interview with BBC Radio 1 is going to be just as amazingly off-the-rails as we all dreamt it would be. The second interview 'Ye has given since Yeezus dropped (if you can count his appearance on Kris Jenner's talk show) will feature talk of never wearing flip flops ("wear some hot-ass Jordans on the beach"), Kanye talking about how people don't like his teeth and a loud declaration by West of being "the biggest rock star on the planet." Read More »
