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Ja Rule Released From Prison | ARTICLE

Rapper Ja Rule has been released from prison and will remain under house arrest until July 28th as he finishes a two-year sentence for tax evasion and possessing a semiautomatic handgun, the BBC reports. The rapper...
May 9, 2013 10:55 AM ET
Kanye West Set for 'Anchorman 2' Cameo | ARTICLE

Kanye West was spotted filming a cameo for Anchorman 2 while the movie continues to shoot in downtown Atlanta, Access Atlanta reports. According to sources, the cast and crew were in the middle of filming a big...
May 9, 2013 9:55 AM ET
Robert Plant Folks Up 'Black Dog' | VIDEO

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters trekked through South America last year, and they recently wrapped up a handful of Australian dates. They're not stopping yet, though, and are all set for a U.S. trek that...
May 8, 2013 9:00 AM ET
Peter Rauhofer, Pioneering DJ and Producer, Dead at 48 | ARTICLE

Pioneering DJ, producer and remixer Peter Rauhofer died today after a long battle with brain cancer, according to a note from friend and manager Angelo Russo posted on Rauhofer's Facebook page. He was 48. The New...
May 7, 2013 4:55 PM ET
Kanye West Debuts New Music at Met Gala | ARTICLE

Kanye West performed new music during last night's Met Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. A handful of Vine and YouTube clips capture the MC bellowing "I am a god!" and unleashing a few screams...
May 7, 2013 3:35 PM ET
George Jones' Farewell Concert Will Now Be an All-Star Tribute | ARTICLE

What was supposed to be George Jones' farewell show in Nashville this November has been turned into an all-star tribute that will feature performances from artists including Garth Brooks, Kid Rock and Charlie Daniels. "Everyone has...
May 7, 2013 12:25 PM ET
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Mosquito' | VIDEO

The new video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Mosquito" – the title track from their latest LP – is as simple and amazingly bizarre as it is literal (and, for good measure, just a little...
May 7, 2013 11:35 AM ET
Justin Bieber, Usher Accused of Stealing 'Somebody to Love' | ARTICLE

Justin Bieber and Usher have been named in a $10 million copyright infringment claim over Bieber's 2010 track "Somebody to Love," Reuters reports. R&B singer Devin Copeland and songwriter Mareio Overton filed a lawsuit last...
May 7, 2013 10:55 AM ET
'Rihanna 777' Documentary Captures Music and Madness of Global Trek | ARTICLE

Last November, Rihanna shepherded 250 people to seven cities in seven days to promote her seventh album Unapologetic; dubbed the "777 Tour" the expansive, grueling experience was captured on camera for the Rihanna 777 documentary The special aired...
May 7, 2013 10:15 AM ET
Premiere: Nick Cave Sings 'Mermaids' Live | VIDEO

At the end of February, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds took the stage at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of their latest album Push the Sky Away. Backed...
May 6, 2013 9:00 AM ET
Adam Yauch Park Dedicated in Brooklyn | ARTICLE

Palmetto Playground – a small park tucked beneath a highway on-ramp in Brooklyn, just blocks from the late Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch's childhood home – was renamed Adam Yauch Park on Friday to mark the...
May 3, 2013 3:15 PM ET
Depeche Mode Rage Anew in 'Soothe My Soul' (Steve Angello Vs Jacques Lu Cont Remix) - Song Premiere | ARTICLE

Swedish House Mafia's Steve Angello and producer/songwriter Jacques Lu Cont have teamed up to remix "Soothe My Soul" from Depeche Mode's latest effort, Delta Machine. While Depeche Mode's original was a harrowing cut that moved along...
May 3, 2013 9:00 AM ET
'Tim Buckley' Clip Features Nude Serenade | VIDEO

The new film Greetings From Tim Buckley tells the story of a young Jeff Buckley (played by Penn Badgley) preparing for a tribute concert in honor of the father he never knew, folk singer Tim Buckley....
May 3, 2013 8:00 AM ET
Against Me! Bassist Andrew Seward Quits Band | ARTICLE

Against Me! bassist Andrew Seward has left the Florida punk band on amicable terms, according to a post on the group's website. "No drama here," Seward wrote. "I reached a point where I need to focus...
May 2, 2013 4:55 PM ET
Keith Richards: George Jones Was 'Pure American Music' | ARTICLE

Keith Richards praises George Jones as "pure American music" in a statement sent by his representative today. "You can hear a million imitations on the radio every day – but there was, and ever will be,...
May 2, 2013 3:30 PM ET
Adam Yauch Remembered With Brooklyn Playground Dedication | ARTICLE

The Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn will be renamed in honor of Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boy known as MCA who died last year. A ceremony is...
May 2, 2013 1:35 PM ET
'The Office' Finale Won't Feature Steve Carell, Creator Confirms | ARTICLE

Steve Carell will not return to Dunder Mifflin when The Office airs its series finale on May 16th, creator and showrunner Greg Daniels told reporters during a conference call, Us Weekly reports. "I think...
May 2, 2013 1:10 PM ET
Pizza Guy Details Daft Punk Collaboration | VIDEO

Great art is fueled by passion, perspective and, of course, pizza – at least, according to Andrew the Pizza Guy, who details his extensive collaboration with Daft Punk in a new video from...
May 2, 2013 1:05 PM ET
Emmett Till's Family: Lil Wayne's Apology Falls Short | ARTICLE

A representative from Emmett Till's family said that Lil Wayne's apology for an "innapropriate" lyric in a remix of Future's "Karate Chop" did not suffice, TMZ reports. "While it's commendable that he has vowed to respect the...
May 2, 2013 12:45 PM ET
Deftones Cover Kris Kross' 'Jump' | VIDEO

During a concert at the Pageant in St. Louis last night, rockers the Deftones paid tribute to Kris Kross' Chris Kelly – who died yesterday afternoon – by mashing up their track "Engine No. 9" with the hip-hop...
May 2, 2013 11:32 AM ET