The XX win UK Mercury music prize for debut album
| LONDON (Reuters) – Electronic band the xx have been named the winners of Britain's 2010 Mercury Prize for their debut album, "The xx." | The band, which consists of Romy Madley C...
MTV revives live daytime show with "The Seven"
2010-09-08 14:26:12.0MTV revives live daytime show with "The Seven"MTV1159105Music2@webnews/enpproperty--> | LOS ANGELES – MTV is reviving the live daytime show with a series targeting celebri...
Nicki Minaj Calls Drake Twitter Marriage 'Mischievous'
| 'Drake is just my little brother, and I kid with him all the time,' Minaj says. | by Shaheem Reid | Nicki Minaj promises there were no "Drickis" born in the 24 hours she and Drake were "married." Th...
I'm Still Here (2010)
Details Limited Release: Sep 10, 2010; Genre: Documentary; With: Joaquin Phoenix | On Feb. 11, 2009, when Joaquin Phoenix made his infamous monosyllabic, grunged-out appearance on Late ...
The Rolling Stones again hit their peak in 2010 with rerelease of old movie from ...
| LONDON - The Rolling Stones have hit their peak again in 2010, this time in the form of a rarely seen rereleased movie of a 1972 concert. | "Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Rolling Stones" wa...
Wyclef Accuses Sean Penn of Cocaine Use; Actor Responds
| W claws came out at a New York concert Friday night (Sept. 4), when he used his music to accuse Sean Penn, a critic of the rapper and singer's recently thwarted bid for Haitian presidency, of using ...
Tokyo Police Club, Sloan, The Hold Steady to play Halifax Pop Explosion
| The annual Halifax Pop Explosion is set to er, explode in Nova Scotia between October 19th and 23rd and like the previous 17 years, 2010 is set to bring a wide array of both Canadian and internation...
50 Cent's Twitter Tirades Hit Jay-Z, Diddy, Shaq
| Celebrity Favorites: 50 Cent | Ah. It was but just three years ago around this time, VMA time, when the nation was divided: Kanye West or 50 Cent. Both were dropping albums on September 11. Fast-for...
A German 'Soul Kitchen' That's More Than A Restaurant
| German filmmaker Fatih Akin is one of the stars of European cinema. His gritty dramas about Turkish immigrants in Germany have earned him accolades at the Cannes Film Festival, as well as an Oscar n...
50 Cent's Twitter Tirades Hit Jay-Z, Diddy, Shaq
| G-Unit general tells Mixtape Daily Ice Cube inspires him to experiment with different mediums | by Shaheem Reid | Celebrity Favorites: 50 Cent | Ah. It was but just three years ago around this time,...
Music Review: Lady Saw is a reggae diva on new CD
Lady Saw, "My Way" (Toasting Music/Diva Records) | Manicure, check. Makeup, check. Diva attitude, check. | It's all about being on point for Lady Saw, who spits with a sharp tongue on her latest album...
Eminem and Jay-Z make history in Detroit; Appearances by Dr. Dre, Drake, 50 Cent
| Eminem rightly declared without exaggeration that “tonight is going down in rap history,” on Thursday, September 2 at Comerica Park in Detroit. | Rap pundits and hip hop moguls Eminem and Jay-Z ...
Big Boi Says Andre 3000 'Is In The Studio Right Now'
| NEW YORK - Big Boi has been carrying the Outkast banner with pride even though the Atlanta duo's last two projects - 2003's bundled solos offering, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below and 2006's soundtrack ...
Eminem's Road To Recovery And Beyond: A VMA Cheat Sheet
| Eminem has been to this party before. With nine wins, he's one of the most rewarded artists ever at MTV's Video Music Awards (ahead of Michael Jackson, in fact.) | So it kind of makes sense that aft...
Snoop Dogg Talks Being First 'Rock Band' Rapper
| Even though he has been in the hip-hop game for nearly 20 years, Snoop Dogg still manages to tear down barriers and break records this deep into his career. Now, he has set yet another precedent in ...
Music Review: Lady Saw is a reggae diva on new CD
| Lady Saw, "My Way" (Toasting Music/Diva Records) | Manicure, check. Makeup, check. Diva attitude, check. | It's all about being on point for Lady Saw, who spits with a sharp tongue on her latest alb...
Eminem's Road To Recovery And Beyond: A VMA Cheat Sheet
| Take a look back at Marshall Mathers' journey to the 2010 VMAs, airing Sunday. | by Gil Kaufman | Eminem has been to this party before. With nine wins, he's one of the most rewarded artists ever at ...
Big Boi Says Andre 3000 'Is In The Studio Right Now'
| Outkast rapper teases the duo's upcoming album during Labor Day show at New York's Brooklyn Bowl: 'Everything is all Gucci.' | by Jayson Rodriguez | NEW YORK — Big Boi has been carrying the Ou...
Snoop Dogg Talks Being First 'Rock Band' Rapper
| 'I'm the first hip-hop rock star,' he tells MTV News of his eight-song pack for the video game. | by Kyle Anderson, with reporting by Sway Calloway and Matt Elias | Even though he has been in the hi...
Music Review: Lady Saw is a reggae diva on new CD
| Lady Saw, "My Way" (Toasting Music/Diva Records) | Manicure, check. Makeup, check. Diva attitude, check. | It's all about being on point for Lady Saw, who spits with a sharp tongue on her latest alb...
David 'Mr. DJ' Sheats: Kastin' a spell
| For the past 16 years, we've all come to love; anticipate and appreciate OutKast. Blessed with keen ears for producing impressive genre-bending hit singles and delivering brilliantly insightful lyri...
Tupac 'Wanted Me to Smoke Weed' With Him: Mike Tyson
| When Mike Tyson looks back on his friendship with , he thinks about the rapper's big heart, explosive anger - and the one regret he has about their relationship. | | "He always wanted me to smoke ...
Alexisonfire announce Canadian tour
| Personally, the thought of a late November/early December tour gives me the shivers, but if there’s any band out there that can heat things up it’s the only band ever, Alexisonfire. The ...
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers: A Key component
| Since the debut of Alicia Keys' 2001 smash, 'Songs In "A" Minor', Kerry "Krucial" Brothers has become a highly sought after songwriting and producing talent. His classic contributions to Keys' dynam...
Dizzee Rascal 'Honored' to Work on Shakira's 'Loca' Single
| U.K. rap star may take home his second Barclayard Mercury Prize, this time for his fourth album "Tongue N' Cheek," when the prestigious British award is handed out in London tonight(Sept. 7). Altho...
ATP NY 2010: 10 Reasons It Rocked
| The third annual New York edition of All Tomorrows Parties rocked the Catskills this past weekend (Sept 3-5) with three days of raw power blasting out of the amps of everyone from Iggy and the Stoog...
Film Festival Buzz: Natalie Portman, James Franco, Joaquin Phoenix And More
| New movies from Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Danny Boyle and others are drawing attention at this year's Telluride and Venice film festivals. | by Eric Ditzian | Around this time last year, George Cl...
Sean Penn Responds to Wyclef Jean's Dis
| Actor denies drug allegations that rapper made while freestyling at a concert on Friday. | by Gil Kaufman | Back in his Hollywood "Bad Boys" days, Sean Penn might have reacted to a harsh dis with hi...
10 Best Moments of Seattle's Bumbershoot Fest
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Nas, Marley go the "Distant" at First Ave
| | It was hard to say who was the biggest star at First Avenue last night: Nas or Damian Marley or the live band that backed up both of them. Those guys behind the MCs -- Marley’s regula...
Historic NY hip hop building mortgage is sold
| NEW YORK — A housing group has pledged to restore "dignity" to a Bronx apartment building known as the birthplace of hip-hop. | DJ Kool Herc started playing hip-hop records at parties in the b...