Drake - Getty Drake is the leader of the pack of nominations for the 2013 BET Awards. Drizzy earned a whopping 12 nominations for his solo work and gaggle of collaborations. He'll vie for awards in major categories like Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, and Video Of The Year. Not far behind Drizzy with 8 nominations each are 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar . Lamar, who has had an outstanding year so far behind the release of his major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, [...]
Starting off todays Dojo we have Heroes and Villains throwing down an incredible remix of HYDRABADD and Abra's track "Sanctuary". Next is an upcoming artist named THEprinceOFbeats , and he samples tracks from Jay-Z , Pharell , and Timbaland , nothing more needs to be said. Functcase decides to run the trap with this isane tune being released on Circus titled "Out For Da Milli". MURAMASA switched it up a little with some uplifting 8-bit infused madness in this new tune titled "6-panel". Borgore and Carnage [...]
Oh, this whole Drake-Chris Brown-Rihanna thing may never go away. While in NYC last night, the Canadian rapper stopped by East Village Radio to chat it up with Elliott Wilson [...]
Woodkid: The Golden Age - Woodkid has been teasing us; you, me, and the world in general. Prior to his March 18 th full album release, The Golden Age , Woodkid (Yoann Lemoine) put out one EP per year in 2011 and 2012, and three singles in the span of three years. Cruel and unusual punishment when the first of those singles was the song ‘Iron’, which leads my Top 10 Favorite Songs list…possibly of all time. Woodkid also garnered attention with his fantastic music videos. Having done short music [...]
In a strikingly austere modernist theatre in the Mitte district of Berlin, Yoann Lemoine stands triumphant onstage, arms outstretched messianicaly, e gging on the adulations of a mid-week crowd. There's near-hysteria in the auditorium for the man better known as Woodkid and it's not difficult to see why. Lemoine has earned acclaim and gongs (including a Cannes Lion) for his work with the likes of Lana Del Rey , Drake , Katy Perry and Taylor Swift but tonight finds the hirsute Frenchman fully transformed into a musical [...]
1. I'm glad something sort of new (Baueer's "Harlem Shake," at No. 1) and better has replaced PSY's "Gangnam Style" as the novelty smash of the day. But what does having had two of them in such rapid succession say about the taste of the world's pop music fans? Have we finally plummeted to the nadir where viral Internet memes and non-choreographed dance routines are now being confused with good music? As for the YouTube clips that launched both sensations, maybe I'm just showing my age, but when I'm in the mood to watch (people dancing poorly) for free, I'd [...]
October's Very Own , Drake , released another 2013 track today called 5AM in Toronto . While the beat goes hard and lyrics go even harder, some of Drake's frustration toward other artists in the industry are obvious in his lyricism. In a few verses of 5AM in Toronto, Drake takes a stab at hip-hop artist Chris Brown concerning his relationship with pop star Rihanna . “I’m just being frank with you/I mean, where you think she at when she ain’t with you?” You may remember that that infamous [...]
Link: www.theromanticera.com Category: Band For fans of: Big Time Rush, Hot Chelle Rae, One Direction Releases: "The Romantic Era" , "Even If Your Voice Shakes" Take note: Has worked with producer Earl Cohen (Lady GaGa, Pink), producer Ken Lewis (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Usher), and engineer Chris Gehringer (Drake, Fun., Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, Madonna, Rihanna). [...]
Link: www.theromanticera.com Category: Band For fans of: Big Time Rush, Hot Chelle Rae, One Direction Releases: "The Romantic Era" , "Even If Your Voice Shakes" Take note: Has worked with producer Earl Cohen (Lady GaGa, Pink), producer Ken Lewis (Jay-Z, Kanye West, Usher), and engineer Chris Gehringer (Drake, Fun., Kelly Clarkson, Ke$ha, Madonna, Rihanna). [...]
In Chris Brown 's single "Look At Me Now," he opens with: "I don't see how you can hate from outside of the club. You can't even get in!" Well, Drake fell victim to those words on Wednesday night (February 13), when he attempted to enter Hollywood club Playhouse and was turned down at the door. The reason? Chris Brown was already inside. Just as news has circulated that the pair are suing each other over that Manhattan nightclub brawl in June of last year, it's no surprise the two were kept apart. [...]
Rihanna, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Beyonce - Getty From nominees, to performers, to presenters, to fans, many of music's biggest names walked the red carpet at the 55th annual Grammy Awards, which went down tonight (February 10) in Los Angeles. Some of the ladies strolling the red carpet included a red-hot Rihanna, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift , both opting to show tons of cleavage, Beyonce in a black and white pant suit, Kelly Rowland looking stunning in a sheer black number, a dazzling Carrie Underwood [...]
fun. - Getty The Black Keys, Fun., Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, Kanye West , and Jay-Z were among the top winners at last night's 55th annual Grammy Awards. With four awards, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys was the night's big winner. He won solo for Producer Of The Year Non-Classical, and took home three awards with his band for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Album. Mumford & Sons' biggest win was for the coveted Album Of The Year; Fun. had a good [...]
The 2013 Grammy Awards have finally arrived, and the winners have started rolling in, with several heavy hitters crowned with awards earlier today. We'll be updating throughout the show to keep up to date with all the major moments, but get started with the big winners from the first round — including Taylor Swift, Jay-Z & Kanye West and Rihanna. BEST POP DUO PERFORMANCE: Gotye feat. Kimbra, "Somebody That I Used To Know" BEST DANCE RECORDING: Skrillex feat. Sirah, [...]
Kylie Minogue took to Instagram a couple of hours ago photographed wearing a Roc nation tee-shirt and cheesing obviously happy to have signed with the Jay-Z owned company. Jay's company have been busy recently also signing heavyweight producer Timbaland as well as having the likes of Rihanna, M.I.A., Willow Smith, Rita Ora and J Cole on the books with recent rumours also circulating suggesting Drake may well be leaving Young Money and Joining the ROC. ROC nation is a multifaceted organisation which as well as operating as an imprint and record label also specialises [...]
Best of 2012: #31-40 When you go about listening to your favorite song of the year, one quickly starts to see the pattern that most of these songs sound like they belong in a post john hughes outsider coming of age/first heartbreak soundtrack for the new decade. Just playing all the songs within this grouping makes me realize that if anyone is looking for a music supervisor of something similar, please look me up! Besides the cinematic pop epicness of clock opera, niki and the dove, kindness, paloma faith (drama ballad of the year yo!) [...]
Because everyone loves a good (and intriguing) list, the U.K.'s National Prison Radio provided information regarding the most played artists and, more importantly, the most requested artists in British prisons. And ranking at #1 is none other than 2Pac , who himself spent some time behind bars before his tragic death. The 19 other musical acts run the gamut from Pink Floyd to the Notorious B.I.G. to ... Rihanna? Weird. Peep the full run down below. [ via ] 1. 2pac 2. Vybz Kartel 3. K Koke 4. Rihanna 5. Drake [...]
Throughout December, Idolator's editors have rounded up what they deemed to be the best albums and best EPs of 2012 , and even reviewed the year's #1 singles (in one word) — as well as summed up the entire past 12 months ( in Post-It notes ). So what's left to cover? Well, we can think of 12 more things, some of which we never got around to writing about here on the site, but all of which made an impression on us in 2012. So before you slap on your party hat [...]
Donovans nous dévoile quelques jours avant Noël son My Def Jam Def Mixtape, incluant uniquement des morceaux du label Def Jam Recordings . Plus de trente minutes de son parmi lesquelles on retrouve des titres originaux mais également d'excellents remixes, dont un exclusif de Donovans pour le titre AutoDance du rappeur français Disiz . Tracklist: 1. Asher Roth - Roof Behind The Grill (Prod by TNGHT) 2. 2 Chainz feat Drake - No Lie (Cashmere Cat Remix) 3. Rihanna feat [...]
Woodkid has had quite an eventful 2011/2012, but one thing he hasn't done that we've all been waiting for is release a full-length album. He dropped his video for "Run Boy Run" , released his Iron EP, directed videos for Drake and Rihanna , toured, played with Lana Del Rey , and he probably even swam with the dolphins and opened up a homeless shelter, or something equally as [...]
As 2012 comes to a close and we all start fondly looking back at the best music that the year had to offer, we must also remember the biggest beefs of the past 12 months. From rappers to pop tarts to boy banders, 2012 was chock full of feuds. Thankfully for us, most of them were just as entertaining as they were petty. But not all cat fights were created equal, so here we present to you the top five juiciest, naughtiest and beefiest pop feuds of the year. Clench your fists and head below! [...]
Neon Limelight
The Music Ninja
The Smoking Section
Violent Success
The Line Of Best Fit
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
The Eargazm
I Think I Love It
Idolator
Bexperimental Blog
wongie's music world
Potholes In My Blog
WATM Magazine
Listen Before You Buy
And We'll Run
Noteworthy (Stream): Kanye West – Black Skinhead (SNL Performance)
Watch Fred Armisen’s SNL farewell with Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon, J Mascis, Aimee Mann
