Month: September 2014

Gucci Mane Shaves Year Off Prison Sentence

Thanks to an Atlanta court’s ruling, rapper Gucci Mane will be released from a federal prison sooner than expected. According to TMZ, a judge ruled that nearly a year of Gucci’s sentence has been accredited as time served, so that time has been subtracted off the original 39-month punishment. At the time of sentencing, it was…


Jon Waltz featuring Allan Kingdom – Victoria

Jon Waltz continues to explore the music sphere with his impressive ability to equally rap and sing. Following up to his recent singles, “Home (Southside)” and “Video Girl,” the Memphis native and Chicago resident comes through with a new version of “Victoria” — a melodious ode to a beautiful girl with a certain level of…


FKA twigs Covers Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” In the BBC Radio 1 “Live Lounge”

Today, FKA twigs stopped by the BBC Radio 1 “Live Lounge”. In addition to performing her LP1 highlight “Two Weeks”, she covered Sam Smith‘s hit “Stay With Me”. Listen here; she’s interviewed at the 1:11:45 mark, does “Two Weeks” at 1:40:00, and covers Smith at 1:48:50. Update: Video of both songs can now be watched below….


Lorde works with producer Paul Epworth on song for ‘Hunger Games’ soundtrack

Lorde has teamed up with Adele and Coldplay producer Paul Epworth to record a new song which will feature on the soundtrack to the forthcoming Hunger Games film….


Cee Lo Green dropped from Navy gig following rape comments

Cee Lo Green has been dropped from a United States Navy-sponsored concert following the controversial remarks he made about rape on Twitter….


New Music: Trinidad James x Curren$y “Who Dat”

Bitch! From the A to Nawlins, TJ and Spitta link up on their new collabo, dubbed after the Saints and Falcons’ showdown tomorrow. Welcome back, NFL. Rise up!…


Meek Mill featuring Mac Miller – I Like It

Despite currently serving some time for a parole violation, Meek Mill is keeping the fans engaged with this new single featuring Mac Miller titled “I Like It.” The collaborative effort will find it’s way on the Philly native’s upcoming Dreams Worth More Than Money album which has yet to see a release date. Peep above…


‘X Factor’ Alum Simone Battle Dies at 25

Simone Battle, a contestant on The X Factor‘s first season and member of the girl group G.R.L., died Sept. 5, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter….


New Music: Rick Ross f/ Stalley, Gunplay, & Killer Mike – ‘Black & White (Remix)’

Following last month’s all-star “Supreme (Remix),” Rick Ross rounds up Killer Mike and his MMG affiliates Stalley and Gunplay for the remix to another one of his Mastermind singles “Black & White.”…


Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Brad Paisley & The Ever-Elusive No. 1 Album

On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart, Ariana Grande‘s My Everything debuted at No. 1, earning the pop singer her second No. 1 album in less than a year. The album sold 169,000 copies in the week ending Aug. 31, according to Nielsen SoundScan….