A day after adding two Grammy awards to his growing collection of accolades, Compton native Kendrick Lamar has shared a new single titled “The Blacker The Berry.” Going in hard over production from the iconic Boi-1da, Kendrick Lamar uses “The Blacker The Berry” to remind everyone why the good kid from mAAd city has been […]
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Sia Recruits Kristen Wiig For Show-Stopping Performance
February 9th, 2015 
James Shotwell The Grammy Awards were on last night. We could go back and forth over whether or not these awards still matter, but the fact remains this event is and has always been a big night for the industry. We weren’t too impressed by the show as a whole, but there was one performance we simply […]
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Here Are The 2015 Grammy Nominees
December 5th, 2014 James Shotwell Can you smell it in the air? Awards season is right around the corner… The last several years The Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences has held one annual event to reveal the latest round of GRAMMY nominees. This year, the reveal has been turned into a day-long event, with categories and nominees being revealed […]
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Macklemore To Kendrick Lamar On Grammys: “I Wanted You To Win”
January 27th, 2014 Kriston McConnell All appearances would suggest that Macklemore is a genuine, humble guy. He seems to always have a smile on his face, and being that humble guy that he is, he’s not about to let something like the Grammys get in between him and friendship. Being as he and Kendrick Lamar are in similar genres, the […]
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Imagine Dragons Release “Radioactive” Remix Featuring Kendrick Lamar
January 27th, 2014 James Shotwell Imagine Dragons debuted a killer remix of their ridiculously overplayed single “Radioactive” during last night’s GRAMMYs, and this morning a studio version has found its way online. Hitting iTunes shortly after the GRAMMYs came to their usual lackluster close, the official remix of “Radioactive” adds a vicious verse from snubbed GRAMMY nominee Kendrick Lamar at […]
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Watch Lana Del Rey Sing “Video Games” Incredibly Slow
January 24th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Lana Del Rey is up for several Grammy awards this year and she just hit the Breakthrough Prize Awards stage to perform as well. The awards show honors scientists who have made major developments in our understanding of the world. Why she was playing there is a bit confusing, but Rolling Stone have an exclusive preview of […]
Tegan & Sara Team Up With Oreo For Grammy Commercial
January 24th, 2014 Kendra Beltran They might not take home any gold at Sunday night’s Grammys but Tegan & Sara will be winners in their own right. The indie rock duo are joining the ranks of artists like Owl City and Kacey Musgraves by teaming with America’s favorite cookie for an original Oreo jingle that’ll premiere during music’s biggest night. […]
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Daft Punk to Perform With Pharrell, Nile Rodgers, and Stevie Wonder at Grammys
January 5th, 2014 Nina Corcoran It’s time viewers everywhere unanimously lose themselves to dance. We already know that Daft Punk will be delivering their first live performance in support of Random Access Memories ever at the 2014 Grammy Awards later this month. But now, considering how big the event (and the band) are, we find out France’s electro-duo have something up their sleeves. […]
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Lorde Announces 2014 North American Tour Dates
December 16th, 2013 James Shotwell Lorde has had a banner year in 2013, and as the final month begins to wind down she has a few big reveals left to share with fans. First and foremost, the brilliant New Zealand native was recently received her first Grammy nominations, including ‘Record Of The Year,’ ‘Song Of The Year,’ ‘Best Pop Vocal […]
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Frank Ocean Is About, “10, 11 Songs” Into His ‘Channel Orange’ Follow Up And Other Takeaways From His BBC Radio 1 Interview
February 20th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Do you have 30 minutes for Frank Ocean? The R&B singer-songwriter recently sat down with Zane Lowe at BBC Radio 1 to dish about all things Ocean. Seeing as how busy Ocean has been over the last couple weeks and months, they had a lot to talk about. The first topic to come up, of […]
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EDITORIAL: Justin Timberlake Shows Off His Marketing Genius In One 3.5 Hour Period
February 11th, 2013 James Shotwell Marketing is more important to the success of an artist or album now than ever before, and the sad truth is that the vast majority of industry people have no real clue what actually works when it comes to reaching music fans. Everyone has their tricks and routines, sure, but only a select few have […]
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Drake’s Third Album Will Be Called ‘Nothing Was The Same’
February 11th, 2013 Grant Trimboli One could certainly see, from watching the multiple interviews at the Grammys, that Drake was on a high from winning best rap album for Take Care. He announced during one of these interviews that the title to his forthcoming third effort would be called Nothing Was The Same. Definitely a fitting title for the mastermind […]
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