The album that introduced America to K.Dot turns two years old today. So let’s toast (and take a pool full of liquor and dive in it) as we appreciate the Compton emcees landmark debut…

It’s difficult to live up to the hype of the Internet in real life. It’s especially difficult to exceed that hype when Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, Charli XCX, Cashmere Cat, and Benny Blanco all heavily contributed to your debut EP. Last night at Bowery Ballroom, Ryn Weaver shushed all that buzzing noise out when sher…

Apple recently introduced the iPad Air 2. While initial reviews call it ‘the best iPad ever’, many also note that the improvements are ones that most people won’t notice….

Grammy-nominated songwriter Kevin Kadish, who co-wrote and produced Meghan Trainor‘s “All About That Bass,” has signed an exclusive worldwide administration deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the company announced on Thursday. The long-term pact includes “Bass,” which tops the Hot 100 for a seventh week, and seven other co-writes on Trainor’s upcoming debut album, Title, due Jan….

Beats founder Jimmy Iovine has revealed the popular headphone company could have been a trainer brand instead….

Taylor Swift‘s new album 1989 will be released in just a few days (in case you’ve missed the nearly nonstop promotion), but fans can hear yet another track off the album in a Target commercial that debuted Wednesday morning….

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GEN F alum Shy Glizzy lit 2014 with “Awwsome,” the self-congratulating song all men will dance to that is *not* “Hot Nigga.” (FWIW, duh, women who are also so fucking awesome can also work to this! It’s a no-negativity-zone.)…

The Game and Jessie J both enter the top 10 this week with their new albums….

Now in its fourth year, Cyndi Lauper‘s annual Home for the Holidays benefit concert has helped gain awareness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth homelessness as well as raise money for the singer’s True Colors Fund. This year, the Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays concert is welcoming 50 Cent, Sufjan…