North West may be just 13 months old, but that hasn’t stopped the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West from getting her first taste of “flashing lights” as a model for CR Fashion Book….

There’s no excuse; you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it! Wirginia Szmyt, a 77-year-old DJ from Poland, is living proof. According to Mashable, Szmyt, who goes by the stage name DJ Wika, is the world’s oldest known DJ….

Lil Wayne unveils the cover art for “Tha Carter V” on ESPN’s “Sports Center.” Lil Wayne revealed the cover art for Tha Carter V today (August 14)….

The 30th anniversary celebration year of Def Jam Recordings moves into high gear next month with the September 16th release of DEF JAM 30, an all-encompassing collection of landmark tracks from the first three decades of hip-hop’s most important record label, packaged in a limited edition turntable style numbered box with bound book and bonus…

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: In one of the summer’s bigger stories, Jody Gerson becomes the first female CEO of a major pubco, as she takes the top post at UMPG. Lucian Grainge is being applauded for making an inspired pick, while Marty Bandier deserves accolades for developing another state-of-the-art publishing executive. With Gerson at UMPG,…

Nicki Minaj is making chart history. The rap diva surpasses Michael Jackson for most hits on the Billboard Hot 100.   According to Yahoo!, Minaj earns her 51st Hot 100 entry as “Anaconda” debuts at No. 19 this week. The King of Pop has 50 chart hits under his belt, from 1971′s “Got to Be…

7 Days. Drake’s got a penchant for collaborating with new artists. And today, he adds his vocals to Atlanta neophyte ILoveMakonnen’s, track. Produced Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin, Makonnen’s vocals may take some getting used to. Either way, Tuesday’s just got a bit more interesting….

For a moment Tuesday night, FKA Twigs lost control. The multitalented British singer and songwriter born Tahliah Barnett had just finished a round of dancing that left her quivering on the floor of the El Rey Theatre stage. When she got up, she discovered that her cascading braided hair extensions had fallen off….

Sony Music Entertainment is rolling out its ‘Album of the Day’ app to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, following its successful launch in Germany in March this year. As of today (Aug. 13), the app is available to download from the Apple Store for iPhone and iPod Touch (running…

What’s in a genre? British artist FKA twigs (a.k.a. Tahliah Barnett) has been declared the new face of what’s being called “indie R&B,” but such classifications don’t feel very relevant to her debut full-length album, LP1, which is too slippery and strange to hold to any one mold….