5 tips for artists seeking a good music manager
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Watch Scooter Braun give The Wanted a lecture on The Wanted Life
The boys from The Wanted know how to party, but perhaps a little too much sometimes. In this clip from their upcoming reality TV show, The Wanted Life, we see their manager Scooter Braun (who also man...
Preview: Wale Makes Artistic Leap With 'The Gifted' LP
Wale has finally learned to let his music speak for itself. As of late, the passionate rapper born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin hasn't been ranting about how underrated he is or how his third LP, The ...
Demi Lovato to release an eBook
Demi Lovato: singer, actress, MMVA performer and now author! The singer is set to release an eBook on June 11th through Apple’s iBooks, which will delve into the life of the star in the past cou...
Watch: Fat Joe Talks Tax Evasion Case, Chris Lighty and 50 Cent
Fat Joe sat down with MTV’s Sway on Rap Fix Live this Wednesday (May 22) to discuss a range of topics from Chris Lighty’s untimely death to his reconciliation with 50 Cent. The Terror Squad frontm...
Download Ryan Hemsworth Still Awake EP
The Halifax-bred producer Ryan Hemsworth has built his name on a form of twinkling, emotive cloud-rap music, though his take on the style is a lot smoother and more grounded than that of, say, Clams C...
Psy imposter crashes Cannes
Imposter alert! A man pretending to be Psy crashed a number of exclusive parties in Cannes this past week. The man was spotted all over town at Cannes Film Festival events and posing for pics with cel...
Your guide to the Jacksonville Jazz Festival
The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is set to keep downtown jumping all weekend. | The performances take place on three outdoor stages, the names of which should give you some sense of what to expect: the ...
Earl Sweatshirt – “Guild” (Feat. Mac Miller)
When Earl Sweatshirt invited weed-rap superstar Mac Miller to the stage at Low End Theory to perform a new song a few months ago, the combination seemed weird as fuck. But Miller gets better and more ...
T-RexXx tours the Bata Shoe Museum’s Out of the Box sneaker exhibit
Hip-hop and sneakers have always gone hand-in-hand, and so it makes complete sense for Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum to bring an exhibit that combines the two cultures. Out of the Box: The Rise of ...
Wale Teams With Rihanna, Nicki Minaj on 'The Gifted'
Wale's recording career to date has had an amphibious feel of sorts. In 2009, when the Washington, D.C. rapper was signed to Interscope, he put out a very Interscope debut, complete with a Lady Gaga f...
Paris Hilton's new music is impressive, says Cash Money boss Birdman
Paris Hilton scored a record deal with Cash Money after co-founder Birdman was left "impressed" by her new music. | The socialite worked on the follow-up to her 2006 debut album Paris with Afrojack be...
The Family Rain (No 1,518)
They're bearded brothers from Bath who play blues-rock … meet the west country's answer to Kings of Leon | Maroon 5 with more guitars … The Family Rain. Photograph: Andrew Whitton | Hometown: Bat...
Kanye West's New Punk-Rap: This Year's Most Exciting and Original Release?
It's probably fair to guess just about everyone under the Sun has seen Kanye West's performance on Saturday Night Live's season finale at this point. Or maybe they caught the video for Yeezy's new son...
Shortlist's weekly album reviews
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | (Sony) | ★★★★ | Daft Punk's last album proper, 2005's Human after All, was a dud, the robots only rescuing it with their pyramid-slaying 20...
Pulling strings
When an online video introduction to Miguel Atwood-Ferguson arrives, the impact is lasting, but so is a nagging question: Why haven't we heard of him before? The video showcases one of his many purpos...
'Twilight' dominates Teen Choice Awards nominations
The sun has set (or risen?) on Summit Entertainment’s venerable vampire series — but even though it, like Robsten, is officially kaput, Twilight still holds a hypnotic power over people of...
Shortlist's weekly album reviews
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | (Sony) | ★★★★ | Daft Punk's last album proper, 2005's Human after All, was a dud, the robots only rescuing it with their pyramid-slaying 20...
Dusted Reviews Artist: Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge Album: 12 Reasons To Die Label: Soul ...
Will Smith almost played the titular black avenger in Django Unchained. Before Jamie Foxx slipped into (then out of) the shackles and made the role his, director Quentin Tarantino offered the role to ...
Dusted Reviews Artist: V/A Album: Ethnic Minority Music of Southern China Label: Sublime Frequencies Review ...
At latest count, China has a population of 1.344 billion people. 93% of them are Han, the dominant ethnicity. If you look to official government documents, there are 55 other ethnic groups; if you ask...
L.E.P. Bogus Boys on fire with 'Commas' video
Rating for song | 5 | The commas in the video | L.E.P. Bogus Boys floss in the video with the gold chains, the flashing money and cars, and the gorgeous ladies surrounding them of course. You almost t...
Taylor Swift And One Direction's Harry Styles To Battle It Out For The 'Choice Smile' Award At The 2013 Teen Choice Awards
The nominations for this year's 2013 Teen Choice Awards have been revealed and ex-flames Taylor Swift and One Direction's Harry Styles will be going head to head to battle it out for the coveted 'Choi...
Paris Hilton Signed By Lil Wayne's Label, Will Release House Album Very Soon
Paris Hilton has been threatening teasing fans with the promise of new music for quite some time now, and it seems the socialite is finally ready to release her second album - thanks to Lil Wayne. | T...
Nicki Minaj's album wasn't dynamic, says Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea has criticised Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday album for being "very rigid". | The Australian rapper applauded Minaj for including both rap and pop songs on the LP, but believes it wasn't "dynam...
Ciara, Nicki Minaj new song 'I'm Out' leaks online - listen
A track from Ciara's forthcoming studio album has leaked online. | The singer has teamed up with Nicki Minaj for new cut 'I'm Out', which will feature on her upcoming collection Ciara. | "Ay yo Cici, ...
Gig guide, May 24-30
THE SHORTLIST TOP FIVE | Seth Sentry | Friday, May 24, the Metro, sold out | It's been one hell of a ride for Seth Sentry this year, with the Melbourne rapper becoming the first Aussie hip-hop act to ...
The Shortlist live music guide
THE SHORTLIST TOP FIVE | Seth Sentry | Friday, May 24, the Metro, sold out | It's been one hell of a ride for Seth Sentry this year, with the Melbourne rapper becoming the first Aussie hip-hop act to ...
Twitter #music adds genre charts
Twitter has added genre charts to its #music service. | The web version of #music, which also comes as an iPhone app, allows users to discover and listen to tracks based on trends and the artists they...
Solange teams up with Lonely Island for new song 'Semicolon' - listen
The Lonely Island have teamed up with Solange for a new song. | The rap group have premiered 'Semicolon' as the latest track to be lifted from their forthcoming album The Wack Album. | The track jokes...
Styles P rises to the occasion with 'Float'
Rating for 'Float' by Styles P | 3 | Of course there is the gun talk, ode to weed smoking and all the other elements of gangsta rap here, but what Styles has put center stage is his fantasti...
Meet Lil Wayne's new label mate: Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton has signed to the same label as Lil Wayne. | The hotel heiress is a known lover of music and has released tracks in the past. Earlier in May she hinted she would be working with Cash Mone...
