Britney Spears and Jason Trawick Split
January 12th, 2013 No comments »
Britney Spears and fiancé Jason Trawick have broken up and called off their engagement Us Weekly reports The couple had been together for three years and became engaged in December 2011 Trawick had been Spears' manager from 2008 until early 2012 when he stepped down from the position to focus on...
Lady Gaga Kicks Off Her Born This Way Ball in North America
January 12th, 2013 No comments »
Fresh from a one-month hiatus Lady Gaga brought glitter sweat a horse and a GOAT to Vancouver kicking off the North American leg of her long-awaited Born This Way Ball in spectacular fashion The (mechanical) horse brought Gaga onstage at the top of the set in majestic fashion; the goat...
Update: Listen to the New Destiny’s Child Song ‘Nuclear’
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Destiny's Child will reunite at the Super Bowl halftime show on February 3rd which member Beyoncé is headlining sources confirm to Us Weekly According to reports Beyoncé will open the show and will eventually be joined by Destiny's Child bandmates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland The trio will perform a short...
Britney Spears Confirms Departure From ‘The X Factor’
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Britney Spears has confirmed that she is leaving The X Factor after just one season as a judge "I've made the very difficult decision not to return for another season" the pop star said in a statement "I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is David Bowie’s Best Album?
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Earlier this week David Bowie shocked all his fans with the announcement that a new album will hit shelves in March He hasn't released an LP in a decade and there wasn't even the hint of a rumor that he was working on anything new He spent the last two...
Mark Foster and Kenna Reach Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
In 2010 inspired by the global water crisis the musician and activist Kenna organized Summit on the Summit a hike to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro with several fellow performers including Jessica Biel and Lupe Fiasco The trek was turned into an MTV documentary also intended to raise awareness of...
Jack White Talks Music, Upholstery With Conan O’Brien
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Jack White recently sat down with Conan O'Brien for more than an hour to discuss diverse topics such as the intersection of music and comedy and White's past as an upholsterer The interview the latest installment in O'Brien's "Serious Jibber-Jabber" series wasn't strictly speaking part of Conan but a more...
Ke$ha Gets Weird and Wild With Giant Animals in ‘C’Mon’
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Ke$ha takes a wilder trip than usual in her new Darren Craig-directed video for "C'Mon" the latest single from her second album Warrior Things get surreal after pop's reigning troublemaker quits her job at the not-Waffle House Awful House and hops into a groove-tacular van that's just come out of some...
Robert Glasper Experiment Redefine ‘Black Radio’
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Black music is at a curious juncture It's never been more widespread or fragmented radio stations and music blogs war over programming lists polarizing projects are deemed both "the best major-label debut in recent memory" and "the worst album of 2012" and artists who once carried...
Vampire Weekend, Tegan and Sara Added to SXSW Lineup
January 11th, 2013 No comments »
Vampire Weekend and Tegan and Sara were among hundreds of acts added yesterday to the lineup for this year's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin Other notable acts added to the six-day gathering include Black Lips Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Frightened Rabbit and Icona Pop Q&A Tegan and Sara on Sibling...