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Miley Cyrus New Album 2013 'BANGERZ:' Nicki Minaj, Pharrell, Mike WiLL Made It Join 'We Can't Stop' Singer in Studio to Work on Record, Instagram Photos Reveal

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 08, 2013 01:25 PM EDT

In the wee hours of the morning on Aug. 8, photos hit the web of Miley Cyrus, hard at work on her new album 2013 "BANGERZ." In an Instagram photo from "We Can't Stop" producer and "23" rapper Mike WiLL Made It, it was revealed that the former "Hannah Montana" star is in the studio with Nicki Minaj and Pharrell. Read More »

Robin Thicke 'Blurred Lines:' Singer Turns Down Own Song on Radio, Hit Album Turns on Wife Paula Patton

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 08, 2013 12:10 PM EDT

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is basically inescapable to any radio listener. Yesterday, Billboard reported that in the last week, the track surpassed Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" as the song with the largest radio audience in tracking history. With the song being unavoidable, some music fans are growing tired of the track and turn it off or down when it comes on in the car, and Thicke himself has admitted he's one of those people. Read More »

Lana Del Rey New Song Leak: 'Behind Closed Doors' Upbeat/Infectious Pop Single, Latest Unofficial Track Release from 'Young & Beautiful' Singer [LISTEN]

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 08, 2013 11:09 AM EDT

Another week, another Lana Del Rey leak. It's been a bad summer for the "Young & Beautiful" singer in terms of keeping unreleased songs, well, unreleased. After two strings of mega-leaks hit the web in mid-July and the Lady Gaga diss track "So Legit" turned Little Monsters against Del Rey, things quieted down for a bit. Now, however, a new (old?) Lana Del Rey song "Behind Closed Doors" leaked. Read More »

ALBUM REVIEW: The Civil Wars, 'The Civil Wars:' 'The One That Got Away' Band's Breakup Hard to Separate From Emotionally-Charged Second Record [VIDEO]

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 08, 2013 09:53 AM EDT

There was a lot of tension when The Civil Wars recorded its second self-titled album. The pain, anger and rifts that occurred between band members Joy Williams and John Paul White are hard to ignore when reviewing "The Civil Wars" because it seems to be all over the record. Read More »

Robin Thicke 'Blurred Lines' No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 for Ninth Week, T.I. and Pharrell-Assisted Track Breaks Many Records: Zedd, Capital Cities, Maroon 5 Break Top 10

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 04:12 PM EDT

It's almost as if no other song in the country has a chance. For the ninth week in a row, Robin Thicke's genre-bending smash hit reigns supreme, with the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, according to the tracking website. Read More »

Katy Perry 'Roar' Teaser [WATCH]: Snippet of New Song 2013 Finally Unveiled in Third Kitty-Themed Promo, Strong Chorus of 'Ohs' Gives 'Prism' Some Direction

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 03:51 PM EDT

After burning her baby blue wig and burying her candy cane bra, Katy Perry continues to define her new song 2013 "Roar." A new trailer for the first "Prism" single was released via Perry's Twitter and VEVO today (Aug. 7). Tweeting "This one's for the kittens. It's time to make those meows #ROAR," the "Fireworks" singer linked to the third promo for the song. Read More »

Miley Cyrus Helps 'We Can't Stop' Producer Mike WiLL Made It on New Song 2013 '23:' Snippet Released Features Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J in Club-Friendly Single [LISTEN]

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 02:08 PM EDT

Though some initially thought "23" would be the second single from Miley Cyrus' new album 2013 "BANGERZ," it has come out the track is actually the debut single from her "We Can't Stop" producer Mike WiLL Made It. Cyrus, along with Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J helped to make the new track happen. Now, a snippet has been released, teasing fans about new music from the up-and-coming rapper. Read More »

Robin Thicke 'Blurred Lines' Album No. 1 in US After July 30 Release: Five Finger Death Punch, Backstreet Boys, Emblem3 Also Debut in Top 10 on Billboard Charts

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 12:03 PM EDT

"Blurred Lines" the song isn't the only No. 1 Robin Thicke can count for the summer of 2013. His new album of the same name debuted on top of the Billboard 200 this week (Aug. 7). Read More »

Justin Bieber Instagram, Recording New Music RUMORS: Where is 'Heartbreaker?' Fans Anxiously Await New Song 2013 on Twitter

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 11:28 AM EDT

Yesterday, the Biebz posted a photo to his Instagram with the simple caption of "no offdays." The image shows recording equipment, making it appear that when Bieber is not performing on his Believe tour, he's working on new music. Is the new music his highly anticipated new single "Heartbreaker," though? After weeks of teasing and news about the new song, the singer and his camp have been notably quiet about the track since July 19, when Bieber posted an Instagram video of himself singing a few lines to the song a capella. Read More »

REVIEW: Ariana Grande 'Right There,' LISTEN to New Song 2013 from 'The Way' Singer with Help from Big Sean, Debut Album 'Yours Truly' Set Up for Mature Release [AUDIO]

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 11:27 AM EDT

After releasing three Instagram previews for her new album "Yours Truly" and two singles, "The Way" and "Baby I," Ariana Grande has dropped a new track from her debut solo album. Today (Aug. 7), the rising pop star debuted "Right There," featuring rapper Big Sean. Read More »

Daft Punk to Appear at 2013 VMAs? 'The Colbert Report' Performance Reportedly Blocked by MTV, Robin Thicke Plays 'Blurred Lines' on Comedic News Show for Colbchella [WATCH]

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 07, 2013 10:11 AM EDT

Daft Punk's booked performance on last night's (Aug. 6) episode of "The Colbert Report" did not go quite as planned, apparently. When the show opened last night, Stephen Colbert announced that despite being booked, the French electronic duo were not able to appear on the lampooning news show, because Viacom sister network MTV had booked Daft Punk to perform in a "secret" performance at the 2013 VMAs. Read More »

Miley Cyrus New Album Title 'BANGERZ:' 'We Can't Stop' Singer Reveals News on Twitter After Reaching 13 Million Followers, Smilers and 'Haters' React to News

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 06, 2013 07:46 PM EDT

Well, the self-proclaimed Queen of Twerking has done it. Miley Cyrus has reached 13 million followers on Twitter, and as the "We Can't Stop" singer promised, she revealed the title of her new album 2013: "BANGERZ." Read More »

Donald Glover Developing Pilot for FX: Childish Gambino Rapper's New Sitcom 'Atlanta' Will Take Place in Rap Music Scene on Cable Network

By carolyn-menyes | Aug 06, 2013 07:46 PM EDT

It has already been announced that "Community" star Donald Glover has reduced his role on the NBC comedy for its upcoming fifth season, only appearing in five episodes of the 13-episode order. Though Glover initially stated he's pulling back on his "Community" commitments to focus on his rap career as Childish Gambino, it has now been revealed he has another reason: a sitcom on FX. Read More »

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