Hear M.I.A., Skrillex 'Go Off' on Raw New Song

M.I.A. has teamed with Skrillex and Blaqstarr for a sinister new club cut, "Go Off," which will appear on her upcoming album, AIM, out September 9th. The lithe cut premiered on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show and finds M.I.A. in classic form, delivering dextrous boasts — "So I stay way up on a...

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Emmy 2016 Nominations: 6 Things We Learned

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences rolled out their picks for this year's Emmy nominations this morning, provoking the usual hubbub over surprise inclusions and snub-outrage. As TV devotees pored over the list and flipped out over the conspicuous absence of their favorites, we look at the big picture...

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4 Reasons Mike Pence Is the Absolute Worst

Donald Trump is likely to name Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a former Congressman, as his running mate Friday, according to the Indianapolis Star (though Trump could still surprise us and go with Newt Gingrich or Chris Christie). A colorless politician with executive experience, Pence may offer ballast to the Trump ticket. But he clearly does not...

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See Bright Light Bright Light Talk Making Mixtapes for Elton John

After Welsh singer-songwriter Rod Thomas, who goes by the moniker Bright Light Bright Light, burst onto the U.K. music scene in 2012 with his debut solo album, he signed with Rocket Music Management, a company co-founded by one of his heroes, Elton John. The arrangement ultimately didn't work out and...

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Watch Wild Trailer for Warren Beatty's First Movie in 18 Years

Warren Beatty's long-in-the-works movie about Howard Hughes, Rules Don't Apply, has been given its first star-studded trailer. The upbeat clip blends historical fiction and rom-com (à la Woody Allen's recent films) and finds Beatty playing the obsessive-compulsive mogul as an eccentric billionaire goofball — a far cry from Leonardo DiCaprio's portrayal of Hughes in Martin Scorsese's...

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Flashback: Hear Elvis Presley's Slow-Burning 'I Want You'

In spring 1956, former Sun Records artist Elvis Presley released his debut for the RCA label. "Heartbreak Hotel" was a monster hit, having reached the top of the Billboard pop, R&B and country charts, and starting a run of more than two-and-a-half years where at least one Presley record was...

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Inside Charles Kelley & Stevie Nicks' 'Southern Accents'

Charles Kelley has always been a huge Tom Petty fan and holds a special love for the 1985 song "Southern Accents," part of an album of the same name. He says he thought the homesick ballad would make a great country song and had long wanted to cut it with...

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Black Gun Owners Speak Out About Facing a Racist Double Standard

Cory Hughes marched in Florida after Trayvon Martin was shot, in Ferguson for Michael Brown and in Baltimore for Freddie Gray. Last Thursday, the Black Lives Matter activist stood in a park in downtown Dallas giving a speech about Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and his frustration with deaths like theirs. "I basically told [the crowd]...

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Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the U.S.A.' Re-Enters Digital Songs Chart

With a sales bump from the Fourth of July holiday, Lee Greenwood's signature song "God Bless the U.S.A." re-entered the country digital songs chart. The boost in downloads resulted in the granddaddy of all patriotic country anthems being certified platinum — selling one million downloads. Originally released in 1984, the song,...

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Watch Lana Del Rey's Sultry 'Salvatore' Live Debut

Lana Del Rey performed her Honeymoon cut "Salvatore" live for the first time upon fan request at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland Wednesday. During her set, Del Rey opened the show up to requests and seemed seemed surprised by the various shouts for "Salvatore." "Really? That one? We've never even done that...

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How 'Egypt's Jon Stewart' Went From Public Enemy to TV Star

How to Become the Most Celebrated Satirist in the Middle East, a Step-by-Step Guide:Step One: Become a heart surgeon. Live to middle age. Step Two: Witness the Arab Spring first-hand. Get angry at the media's portrayal of protesters in Tahrir Square, and at the advice of a friend, post takedowns...

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Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins Partner With Mudcrutch for Moving New Video

Tom Petty and Mudcrutch have teamed with Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins for a stark new video for "I Forgive It All" that contemplates poverty, wealth, aging and absolution. Penn and Samuel Bayer co-directed the clip, which opens with archival footage from the Great Depression and audio of hungry children clamoring for...

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See Chris Young's Solemn 'Sober Saturday Night' Video

Chris Young has released a fittingly gut-wrenching video for his current single "Sober Saturday Night." The ballad appears as a vocal collaboration with Vince Gill on Young's fifth album I'm Comin' Over. The tune equates the pain of heartbreak with something like the worst hangover. Directed by David Poag, the video's...

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Will 'Ghostbusters' Get Banned in China?

Paul Feig's new version of Ghostbusters has been getting critical praise from U.S. critics, but will it be given the chance to find an audience in China? Variety reports that the new sci-fi comedy may be unable to secure distribution in the key Chinese market due to the conservative nation's sanctions against pop culture that...

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'Game of Thrones', 'Mr. Robot' Lead 2016 Emmy Nominations

Game of Thrones, The People Vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and Fargo received multiple nominations in major categories for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards. Other notable nods include Mr. Robot's for Outstanding Drama Series and for actor Rami Malek, The People Vs. OJ Simpson for Outstanding Limited Series and...

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See Kacey Musgraves Join Weezer on Breezy 'Island in the Sun'

Kacey Musgraves joined Weezer on stage Wednesday night at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater for an acoustic rendition of the band's classic "Island in the Sun." Musgraves added harmony vocals and sang lead on the second verse of the song, giving it what Weezer later tweeted was "the proper Nashville rendition" of their...

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Steven Tyler: 'I'm Really Concerned and Worried About Joe Perry'

Steven Tyler said he is "really concerned" about Joe Perry's health and has been unable to contact his Aerosmith bandmate, who collapsed during a show with the Hollywood Vampires Sunday. "It's starting to scare me a little bit," Tyler told Billboard. He added: "I know my brother. He's just about the only other guy that's...

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Steven Tyler on the 'New Rock & Roll': The Ram Report

"Country is the new rock & roll," Steven Tyler told Rolling Stone Country last summer, and that has since become his motto. The Aerosmith legend has planted new roots in Nashville, crafting his first solo album in Music City and immersing himself in the country music scene.  "Country songs really spell...

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How M/A/R/R/S' 'Pump Up the Volume' Became Dance Music's First Pop Hit

It's only logical that a landmark of musical cut-and-paste would have gotten its start thanks to MTV. In the spring of 1987, the music video network was about to launch in Europe and hired London dance DJ Dave Dorrell to compose music for commercial bursts. He told authors Bill Brewster...

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Watch Young Thug Play Piano in Boisterous 'Memo' Video

Young Thug celebrates the breadth of his accomplishments in the clip for "Memo," which appeared earlier this year on his Slime Season 3 mixtape. The visual flashes between energetic scenes of celebration. Thug dances on a small stage and hammers away at an upright piano. A newspaper takes stock of the rapper's achievements: smash tours, Calvin Klein endorsements and...

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