• A ‘Pretty in Pink’ Flashback With Jimmer From the Rave-Ups

    Back in the late '80s, the Rave-Ups were a critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based band straddling the line between rock and country. Songs like "Positively Lost Me" led them to a major recording contract with Epic Records, while the connections landed them a role in seminal '80s teen flick "Pretty in Pink." Frontman Jimmer Podrasky was [...]

  • Still Going to 11: ‘Spinal Tap’ Turns 30!

    When the film "This is Spinal Tap" was released in March 1984, the public was initially unsure what to make of it. Like Orson Welles's radio drama "War of the Worlds," the movie was acted, produced, and presented so well that the project seemed like it could have been an actual documentary and not the [...]

  • Chart Watch: The Perfectly Timed “Selfie”

    The Chainsmokers' "#Selfie" is the top new entry on this week's Hot 100 at #55. The song debuts just days after Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres engineered the most star-studded selfie of all time on the Academy Awards. The Chainsmokers are a New York City-based DJ/producer duo consisting of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall. "#Selfie" sold [...]

  • Chart Watch: Pharrell “Happy” Despite Oscar Loss

    Pharrell Williams's "Happy" tops the Hot 100 for the second straight week. The song sold 413K copies, up from 402K last week. It's the first song to sell at least 400K copies two weeks running since Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" (which featured Williams, along with T.I.). That smash topped 400K for three consecutive weeks (and [...]

  • Hear Ed Sheeran's Sober Mix of Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love'

    Ed Sheeran may be adding a new cover song to his concerts. The charismatic pop star that scored a viral hit with his mash up of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" and Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" has been rehearsing Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love."

  • David Nail Explains the Meaning of New Album Title Track, 'I'm a Fire'

    David Nail released his much-anticipated third album, "I'm A Fire" this week to rave reviews from critics and fans. The singer offered up his thoughts on the set's moving title track exclusively to Yahoo Music.

  • The Eli Young Band: Growing Older, Getting Wiser, Doing It Together

    The Eli Young Band stopped by Ram Country's studios to perform and talk about the long journey they've taken together as bandmates and friends.

  • Chart Watch: ScHoolboy Q Bumps “Frozen”

    ScHoolboy Q makes hitting #1 look as easy as learning your ABCs. The Los Angeles rapper enters The Billboard 200 in the top spot with his first major-label album, "Oxymoron." ScHoolboy Q is the first hip-hopper to break through to his first #1 album since Wale scored in June with "The Gifted." J. Cole, Jay [...]

  • Ryan Lewis's Stunning New Seattle Home Definitely Step Up From Thrift Shop

    Lighting-hot producer Ryan Lewis -- who, of course, is best-known for his collaboration with musical partner Macklemore, 2013's Grammy-winning album "The Heist" -- definitely has more than 20 dollars in his pocket, as evidenced by the stunning new home he's just purchased in his hometown of Seattle.

  • Game, Text, Match: Beyoncé's "Drunk In Love" Is Better In Emojis

    Jesse Hill's emoji cover of the sexy song will make you look at those cute characters in a whole new way.

  • Take Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy' Hip-Hop Poll

    Since Iggy Azalea has taken us back to school with her awesome video for "Fancy" that re-creates a number of scenes from the 1995-cult classic comedy "Clueless," a hip-hop poll is in order.

  • It's About Time! Music City's Power Couple Finally Buys a Nashville Residence

    Oklahoma has been home for years for Nashville's reigning king and queen, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. But now the power couple has finally bought a home in Music City!

  • Iggy Azalea Has a Clue: Transforms Into Alicia Silverstone for 'Clueless' Remake

    Time has been good to "Clueless" character Cher Horowitz. But today, 19 years since the release of the Beverly Hills High School-inspired comedy, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is portraying the pretty, popular high school girl.

  • British Sensations Bastille Erupt in Exclusive Live Performance for Yahoo Music

    They may take their name from a French national holiday (founder Dan Smith was born on Bastille Day), but Bastille is actually a British alt-rock sensation; and one that's flying high and burning bright as the fireworks and airplanes launched around Europe on July 14.

  • Taylor Momsen Reacts to Her Critics, Says Her "Intent Was to Create Art"

    There's a good reason Taylor Momsen is getting fed up with the media. Yet it's equally understandable why the tabloids stick to Momsen like gum to a sneaker. She's young, attractive, and irreverent. She doesn't believe in boundaries, either visually or sonically — and on the second album by her band the Pretty Reckless, "Going [...]

  • Star Witness: Lil Wayne Shared Jail Cell With Ashanti's Stalker

    If Ashanti ever returns to court to pursue additional charges against her stalker, Devar Hurd, she can call on one notable star witness: Lil Wayne.

  • The Cat In The Hat Comes Back!

    Pharrell Williams: G I R L (Columbia) Few would deny that the most fascinating album release of the week comes courtesy not just of the talented Pharrell Williams, but via his extraordinary hat, which in the scheme of things—the world at war, recent American cultural ceremonies honoring the best of music and film, hot TV [...]

  • Hear It First! Cello Rockers Break of Reality Premiere 'Star'

    What do you get when you combine three classically trained cellists with a percussionist and a totally rocking attitude? Something different, that's for sure!

  • See It First! Rapper Damani Nkosi Pairs With Musiq Soulchild for New Video!

    Inglewood, Calif.-bred rapper Damani Nkosi is one of the few artists out there with an authentically self-made pedigree.

  • Wild Honey Stage All-Star Tribute to the Beatles for a Good Cause

    Following the onslaught of attention focused on the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in America last month, you'd think we'd have enough of the Fab Four for a while. But you'd be wrong. The musical collective known as Wild Honey staged another Beatles tribute Saturday at the Wilshire-Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. This wasn't [...]