There were lots of celebrities at last night's 2013 Met Gala! It's true. Beyonce and Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Lopez and even Kim Kardashian , who thought it was a costume party and went as someone's garage-sale sofa. (Sorry, Kim, but seriously. Yikes.) The annual event, themed "Punk: Chaos to Couture" (they stole that idea from Gwyneth Paltrow 's two-year-old's birthday party), saw all the glitterati coming out in their punk and not-punk best to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute exhibit. It was pretty cool, if you're into that sort of thing, and if you're not [...]
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A few of my favorite new releases this week, including new stuff from Mikal Cronin, She & Him, Tom O'dell, and the highly anticipated soundtrack for the Baz Luhrmann Film: The Great Gatsby . As always, be sure to visit Largehearted Boy for more new music. Deerhunter// Monomania web // facebook // shows // iTunes Mikal Cronin// MCII twitter // soundcloud //shows// bandcamp // iTunes [...]
This release week finds Deerhunter trading in their atmospheric pop for straight up rock and roll, but nobody's going to mind because it's still the same edgy, dark, brilliant Deerhunter underneath all the fuzz and crackle. Another veteran changing it up is none other than Patty Griffin , whose new record, American Kid , is her very first solely Americana effort. Savages is finally releasing their debut, which will knock you on your ass and then some with its no-nonsense, post-punk [...]
Did You Hear? :: Who knew Blue Ivy would be following in her mommy's footsteps so soon? For the May 4 Mrs. Carter Show stop in London, Beyonce brought her daughter on stage during "Irreplaceable." While it's weird to see Bey looking at her daughter as she sings, "I can have another you in a minute," we'll still consider this Blue Ivy's official diva debut. [ VIBE ] :: In other baby news, Kreayshawn is pregnant! The rapper announced the news on Instagram, writing, "Everyone’s been [...]

Met Ball 2013, New York City, May 6th.
Beyoncé who is currently in London for "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" sat down for an interview about her life and her career. Talking to Good Morning America's Amy Robach - the 31-year-old diva explained that it was an honor to be chosen to do the voice over of Queen Tara in Fox’s upcoming [...] Beyoncé Knowles Wants More Children, Says Blue Ivy 'Needs Some Company' is a post from: RnB Music Blog

We have one more day to wait until The Great Gatsby's amazing soundtrack gets released (at least, from previews it seems to live up to the hype). I heard this song in its entirety on Friday night and I now can't stop listening: Combine it with this and you have a winner: I have a soft spot for "Back to Black" because I felt like lived it for most of 2006, starring a guy who strung me along for fun, a game for him. [...]

El tema del rapero se llama 100$ Bill y en él se escucha la voz de Leonardo Di Caprio , protagonista de la película. Beyoncé , Bryan Ferry , Florence and The Machine y Jack White son algunos de los artistas que también hicieron su aporte en la banda de sonido del film. El álbum saldrá a la venta el próximo 7 de mayo en formato digital y como una edición deluxe con cuatro bonus [...]

Beyonce is the biggest popstar on the planet. Period. Of course, there's far more to her than just singing, as we see on her adverts before the show for H&M, Pepsi and her own perfume. Not just commercialism, these all tie in to her persona as a strong woman - least of all her work with the female-orientated charity Chime for Change. In fact, most of her act is built upon female empowerment. As an artist specifically, she is an incredible role-model for the mostly female audience. From the sublime vocal that growls, [...]

Not many toddlers can say that they've on an arena stage with their superstar momma. During her latest show at London's O2 Arena, Beyoncé performed an upbeat rendition of "Irreplaceable," and near the end of the song, the singer was joined by her mini-me, Blue Ivy Carter. It's a heartwarming moment, when Beyoncé reaches out [...]
Eric Bellinger may be new to you, but in truth, this R&B banger has been banging through your speakers for years. Bellinger have helped write songs for Beyonce, Rihanna, Sean Kingston and his latest hit 'Lemme See' sang by Usher.... [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]

A variety of forces in the music industry, from big stars to big brands, are coming together to support the Global Citizen Ticket Initiative. Global Citizen is an education and advocacy project working to end extreme poverty around the world. The Ticket Initiative uses drawings for tickets to music concerts as an incentive for participants to learn more and to take action to end poverty. Technically Global Citizen is a website and app developed by the Global Poverty Project . The Global Citizen Ticket Initiative is an extension [...]

Wot a terrible way to display your range, the BEYONCE 's H&M full collection for your pre-weekend summer-envy weave.
Have you wondered what Beyonce's list of tour demands looks like? Well the good folks at Australia's news.com have apparently landed their hands on Beyonce's Mrs. Carter World Tour rider and here are the things the superstar ask for: -All crew members have to wear 100% cotton (we can predict that she wants her dancers [...] Beyonce's 'Diva' Demands Revealed After Tour Rider Surfaced is a post from: RnB Music Blog

CAN’T SAY 's very own SALLY LAM has been interning for us in the PURPLE SNEAKERS office for a couple of months now. Having already submitted her 'TOP FIVES' a few weeks back we thought now would be a great time to get a break down of her favourite tracks of the moment in a fairly new series we like to call our 'SOUNDCLOUD WRAP'. Check out SALLY 's favourites below and other recent wrap ups from TOM HUTCHINS [...]

Listen to The Great Gatsby official soundtrack Features work from Florence + The Machine, Jay-Z, the xx, Beyoncé, André 3000, and many more.

Along with being one of the most anticipated films this year, the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby is just as anticipated. RH regular Hollywood Holt unknowingly produced the Andre 3stacks and Queen B's Amy Winehouse cover "Back To Black" that was featured in the film and trailer. With music heavy weights like Jay-z, Jack White, The XX, Gotye and many more it's not surprise people have been waiting for it. With the film releasing in theaters on May 10th, NPR is now streaming the album HERE . Check out some of what NPR [...]

El filme de Baz Luhrmann se estrenará en el verano. El soundtrack para The Great Gatsby se perfila como uno de los más interesantes para este 2013. Mucho se ha hablado sobre la música inspirada en la adaptación cinematográfica del clásico de la literatura estadounidense, sin embargo, una de las canciones que más llama la atención es "100$ Bill" de Jay-Z. En esta, el actor aparece junto al rapero en forma de samplers de diálogos de la película. Jay-Z y DiCaptrio comparten créditos [...]

As far as movie soundtracks are concerned, it doesn't get much bigger than this. It was announced late last year that Jay-Z had signed on to executive produce The Great Gatsby movie album. Ever since we've been treated to tiny snippets and sneak peaks of material from acts like Florence + The Machine, Lana Del [...]
Baz Luhrmann 's big-screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby (in theaters May 10) looks to be quite epic, and fueling the anticipation in no small way — for those with heads firmly planted in all things pop, at least — is the spate of soundtrack songs that have surfaced in recent weeks. NPR is now streaming the album in full , so you can hear Jay-Z 's money-minded "100$ Bill," Lana Del Rey 's dirgey (what else?) "Young & Beautiful," Beyonce and Andre 3000 's controversial "Back [...]