Tinchy Stryder: 'Jay-Z liked what he saw in me. I reminded him of him'
| The kids love him, MPs are happy to fund his records, and now Jay-Z wants to be his business partner. So what makes London rapper Tinchy Stryder such hot property? Tinchy Stryder: 'It can feel like ...
Tinchy Stryder: 'Jay-Z liked what he saw in me. I reminded him of him'
| The second thing you are told, before meeting Tinchy Stryder, is that he's an unfailingly nice guy. A rapper who crossed over to mainstream pop from east London's grime scene, I'm assured he is alwa...
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
| Alarm bells usually ring out when bands start writing about being in a band. Sometimes known as second (or, indeed, third) album syndrome, this affliction can strike any time after a successful rele...
Tom Jones: He's actually quite unusual
| Set to go into the record books today with a No 1 hit in a whole new genre, the veteran singer once again displays his astounding ability to reinvent himself | A few weeks ago Sir Tom Jones was flyi...
Weezer, ZZ Top, Shinedown, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Patti LaBelle, The B-52's, and The Charlie Daniels Band, Among National Acts to Perform at SunFest 2010
March discount offers best live music value in Florida | , March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- SunFest, 's largest music, art and waterfront festival, announces several national acts scheduled to ap...
Legacy Recordings Announces First Round of New Digital Releases for 2010
Classic Album Titles From Eddie Murphy, Johnny Cash, Dave Mason, Blood Sweat & Tears, New Kids on the Block, Angela Bofill, the Boo Radleys & Many Others To Be Released for the First Tim...
Three 6 Mafia's Hit Single 'Feel It' Lands the Top 5 Spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Song Chart
"FEEL IT" IS ALSO NOMINATED FOR BEST RAP/DANCE COLLABORATION BY THE 25TH INTERNATIONAL DANCE MUSIC AWARDS | , March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Hypnotize Minds/Columbia Records record-breaking duo...
Kanye West Says New Album Born Of 'Excitement'
| Kanye West is roaring back into the spotlight with a series of much-publicized, surprise visits to technology and media companies from Facebook and Twitter to XXL magazine. At Friday's (July 30) vis...
T.I. And Tiny Marry In Three Cities
| Hip-hop's king officially has his queen. Superstar rapper T.I. wed longtime girlfriend Tameka "Tiny" Cottle on Saturday (July 31). A representative for Tiny confirm to MTV News that the duo married ...
CD reviews: Prince; Macy Gray
POP/ROCK | Prince, "20Ten" (NPG) | While Prince tries to secure U.S. distribution for his new CD, I landed a copy from England, where the disc was distributed in Sunday's Mirror and other Eu...
SPIN.com's Best of the Week
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Samini Visits Project Fame West Africa
The mentoring and excitement at this year's edition of MTN Project Fame West Africa (PFWA) will know no limits as another international African music star spends an entire weekend inside the academy w...
Ciara Pushes the Envelope on 'Basic Instincts'
| After 2009 album "Fantasy Ride" failed to meet expectations -- selling a meager 195,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan -- following the success of 2006's "Ciara: The Evo...
Mike Posner proves he's the cool one now
| Recent college graduate Mike Posner, 22, spent as much time writing hooks as hitting the books at Duke University. Now, thanks to a song he crafted two years ago, he's crowding in on Katy Perry and ...
Tick...tick...tick...
| Consider yourself warned. A bomb from South America is set to go off in Cambridge. | In this case, the explosion will be musical. Your only danger will be missing the explosion that is Bomba Estereo...
Clubs picks of the week
Home-clubber. Illustration: Jon & Mick/moderntoss.com The Big Ten Inch, London | Despite sounding like a night dedicated to Carry On-style family-friendly smut and constant calls of "oo-er missus" com...
Dizzee Rascal: Fight to the top
| He may have put his bad-boy days behind him, but he still knows how to operate, both on the street and in the music business 'Where I come from, fighting settles a lot of things. It's taken a lot of...
July 26-31: T.I. and BET Star Girlfriend Wed
| THE LATEST | Chelsea Clinton and her investment banker husband aren't the only ones getting hitched this weekend. T.I., 29, has traded in his player's card, wedding longtime girlfriend, singer, and ...
T.I. And Tiny Wed In Miami
| Chelsea Clinton and her investment banker husband aren't the only ones who got married this weekend. T.I., 29, traded in his player's card, wedding longtime girlfriend, singer, and reality show star...
Top Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop Artists and Producers Come Together to Celebrate the Music of Multi-Grammy Winning Producer, Arranger and Composer Quincy Jones on New Album 'Q: Soul Bossa Nostra'
Artists And Producers Including Usher, Ludacris, Akon, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, T-Pain, Robin Thicke, LL Cool J, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Wyclef Jean, Q-Tip, Talib Kwe...
Africa.com Launches Weekly Music Contest 'Africa.com TOP 20'
Former Goldman Sachs Exec Teresa Clarke Appeals to Global On-Line Music Audience | , March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly re-launched on-line portal to information about all 53 countries o...
BMI Singer/Songwriter Christy Angeletti Completes New Album Produced by Robert Metzgar
Christy Angeletti has completed her latest 12 song album project with veteran hitmaker & Legends Hall Of Fame producer Robert Metzgar in Nashville. The project which spanned an entire ye...
Ludacris' New Album THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES Debuts at #1 Soundscan - His 5th #1 Debut Album!
'HOW LOW' #1 URBAN RADIO HIT SINGLE CERTIFIED RIAA PLATINUM - NEW SINGLE IS 'MY CHICK BAD' FEATURING NICKI MINAJ | Ludacris TV dates to watch: | -- March 26th: NBC's Tonight Show With Ja...
Wolf Trap Welcomes Steve Miller Band, REO Speedwagon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and the Academy Award Winner for Best Original Song Among Its 13 Newly Added 2010 Shows; Tickets Available for Members Today
| Download image | Latest Additions Cater to Lovers of Classic Rock, Arena Rock, Indie, and Pop with Several Debuts, Highly Anticipated Reunions, and the Artist Responsible for this Year's Best...
Lupe Fiasco to Headline B.O.M.B. Fest 2010 in Connecticut
B.O.M.B. Fest 2010, produced by Bring Our Music Back Inc. heads to the Durham Fairgrounds where four stages will hold national and local acts for a ten-hour music festival on Sunday, May...
Coming This Summer to an Amphitheater Near You... Unity Tour 2010
311 & The Offspring with Special Guests Pepper | , March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Two great American rock bands are set to tour together for the first time ever. This summer, 311 and The...
The Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation Brings PIANO SLAM: Volume 2, Featuring Miami Area Classical Music, Poetry, Rap 'Mash-Up' to the Arsht Center, May 12, 2010
| , March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation will host their 2nd annual PIANO SLAM, a two-piano classical music and rap poetry concert at the John S. and James L....
Sing-Along to the Jackson 5's Biggest Hits With New J Is For Jackson 5 Album From Universal Music Family
Collection Features Karaoke Bonus Versions Of "I Want You Back," "The Love You Save," "I'll Be There" and "Mama's Pearl" | , March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jackson 5 were fun to listen to ...
Platinum-Selling Pop Sensation Justin Bieber Scores #1 Album in the Nation With MY WORLD 2.0
Bieber Becomes the Youngest Male Solo Artist in SoundScan History to Score Two Simultaneous Albums in the Top Five | Justin Bieber to Perform on Saturday Night Live on April 10th | , Mar...
John Mayer's 'Battle Studies World Tour' Extends to Summer
SPECIAL GUESTS TO INCLUDE TRAIN, OWL CITY & THE AVETT BROTHERS | Hometown Show In Hartford, CT On Sale 4/16; Majority of Markets On Sale 4/17 at LiveNation.com | , March 31 /PRNewswire/ ...
WorldStarHipHop.com Secures Position As #1 Hip-Hop Website In The World
Leading Hip-Hop Site Reaches An Astonishing 1 Million Unique Daily Visitors | , March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip-hop website WorldStarHipHop.com has officially become the leading site for hi...
