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Lil Wayne’s ‘I Am Not A Human Being II’: Album Review

Patrick Bowman
March 26th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Weezy & 2 Chainz
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Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz are "Rich as Fuck" in the desert. Read More »
Lil Wayne Tour Dates
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Weezy to hit the road with T.I. & Future. Read More »
"Love" Weezy
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Lil Wayne drops Drake-featuring "Love Me" vid. Read More »
Wayne's Message
Lil Wayne Video Message For Fans
The rapper assures fans he's feeling good. Read More »
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“It does get pretty boring when it comes to the rapping…I’ve been doing it since I was eight. I’m about to be 30 in September.” That was Lil Wayne on DJ Drama’s radio show last August, explicitly laying out the fears his fans have held after five years of wildly, maddeningly inconsistent releases since his magnum opus, Tha Carter III, arrived to commercial and critical acclaim. Since then, Wayne declared to MTV that he’d retire after the fifth installment of Tha Carter (to focus on other interests, presumably skateboarding), he repeatedly pushed back release dates and he suffered two scary bouts of seizures, the most recent of which landed him intensive care just two weeks ago.

Suffice to say, it’s been a weird eight months for the Young Money impresario, even as he managed to be as visible as ever, dropping videos for new songs, guesting on all the tracks (seriously, look at his credits for 2012-13 alone) and constantly touring. But that’s all part of Weezy’s allure: his cartoonish, schizophrenic persona is matched only by his maniacal level of creative output that never seems to dip, even in the face of serious personal and professional strife. That just about brings us up to speed for the release today () of his 10th studio album I Am Not a Human Being II, a record (like so many of his post-Carter III works) that showcases the best and worst of Wayne’s musical proclivities and experiments, as well as creeping fatigue. More »

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One Republic’s ‘Native’: Album Review

Emily Tan
March 26th, 2013 // 1 Comment
Their Latest Single!
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OneRepublic go electro on "If I Lose Myself." Read More »
OneRepublic Feels Again
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Feel it all in the boys' latest vid. Read More »
Tedder's Been Busy
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Producing for bands like the Wanted, that is. Read More »
OneRepublic's "Good Life"
Check out the music video for their last hit single. Read More »
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After writing for and producing other artists, Ryan Tedder jumped back in the studio with the rest of OneRepublic to record the Colorado band’s latest album, Native (out today, . It’s been four years since their third LP, Waking Up, and OneRepublic clearly sound like they wanted to go large this time around. Influenced by their experiences over the past few years, the band aimed at creating an album that will not only appeal to American fans, but also to people across the globe. The results: 12 tracks record full of big sounds and lyrics that run in a more thoughtful lane than previous efforts from Tedder & Co. More »
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Jonas Brothers’ “Pom Poms”: Preview The New Track

Carl Williott
March 25th, 2013 // 2 Comments
More "Pom Poms" Details
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Jonas Brothers talk to Ryan Seacrest about "Pom Poms." Read More »
JoBros' Album Is Done
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Kevin says they've finished their new album. Read More »
Cover Brothers
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Jonas Brothers cover Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars & Coldplay. Read More »
JoBros x Rihanna
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Jonas Brothers cover Rihanna & fun. Read More »
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Last month, Jonas Brothers announced on Ryan Seacrest‘s show that “Pom Poms” would be the lead single off their forthcoming album. And now we’ve got a 30-second preview of the song! It’ll be released on April 9, and based on this teaser, there’s a definite marching band feel to go with the title. Blasts of brass and crisp drumline snares are mixed in with the peppy come-on refrain, “We love it when your hands are free / Baby, put your pom poms down for me.”

Hear a 30-second preview of the song below, and head to Amazon to pre-order the single. More »

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John Legend & Rick Ross’ “Who Do We Think We Are”: Listen To The New Single

Sam Lansky
March 25th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Legend's Album Title
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Legend announces 4th LP 'Love In The Future.' Read More »
John & Chrissy Vs. Brown
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Legend's fiance was sent death threats from Team Breezy. Read More »
John's "Beginning"
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John Legend drops a killer buzz track. Read More »
Legend's "Best"
See John's "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" vid. Read More »
John Legend Rick Ross Who Do We Think We Are Single Artwork

John Legend is gearing up for a big comeback (so we’ve heard) with his fourth studio album Love In The Future, and after dropping brilliant buzz track “The Beginning” last week, he’s premiered the first official offering from the upcoming LP: The Rick Ross-assisted “Who Do We Think We Are.” For the record, it is not an interpolation of Spice Girls‘ “Who Do You Think You Are,” but that deficiency should not be seen as too significant a reflection on its merits. More »

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Emeli Sande’s “Here It Comes”: Hear The Gorgeous, Dreamy Track

Sam Lansky
March 25th, 2013 // 1 Comment
Emeli Sande's On Fire
Idolator chats with the singer and Girl on Fire songwriter. Read More »
Next To Me: Live
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Emeli Sande performs new single "Next to Me." Read More »
Emeli Covers Coldplay
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She takes on "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall." Read More »
Emeli Has Popped
We knew her when: catch Emeli's Popping Up. Read More »
Emeli Sande Here It Comes Single

Fact: Emeli Sande can basically do no wrong. Her debut, Our Version of Events, was one of the best pop releases of last year, and now the BRIT Award-winning songstress has debuted a new track from the soundtrack for the upcoming film Trance, and oh if it isn’t just the most gorgeous, swoony ambient electro-lite tune we’ve heard in awhile. The throbbing beat on the chorus coupled with Sande’s soaring vocals — it all just works to marvelously cinematic effect.

Produced by Rick Smith of Underworld, “Here It Comes” showcases a more explicitly dance-driven sound than much of her debut, and it’s one that works for her. Listen after the jump.  More »

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Daft Punk’s Fourth Album Is Titled ‘Random Access Memories’ And Is Out May 21

Christina Lee
March 23rd, 2013 // 1 Comment
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Great news: Daft Punk‘s fourth album is called Random Access Memories, slated for a May 21 release and available for pre-order on iTunes. Random Access Memories — love the reference, by the way — will also be released via Daft Life Limited, a Columbia Records imprint.

Although Daft Punk had has yet to reveal a tracklist, they have released a track-length breakdown and a 15-second snippet of a new song, plus confirmed a collaboration with Chic‘s Nile Rodgers. (“It’s smoking,” Rodgers said of Random Access Memories, in an interview with inthemix.)  After the jump, check out “The Prime Time Of Your Life” (off 2005′s Human After All) and celebrate. More »

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Vanessa Hudgens’ “$$$ex”: Hear The Grimy Electro Track

Sam Lansky
March 22nd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Vanessa Hudgens "$$$ex" Spring Breakers Video
Not A Sneakernight Anymore

So it’s not that Vanessa Hudgens is known for her music, necessarily (she did release two pretty decent albums and one mega-single, the iconic “Sneakernight”), but she’s in pretty fine form on her new song “$$$ex” (title of the year), a slimy, grimy electropop track with a lot of distorted, shouty vox that don’t really sound like V.Hudge at all. Not the teen-pop V.Hudge of yesteryear, at least.  More »

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Jessie Ware’s “Imagine It Was Us”: Hear The New Track From Her ‘Devotion’ Re-Release

Carl Williott
March 22nd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Earlier this week Jessie Ware announced she’d be releasing her wonderful 2012 debut album Devotion in the US on April 16, and that the reissue would include two new tracks: “Imagine It Was Us” and a remix of “Wildest Moments” featuring A$AP Rocky. Today (March 22), a radio rip of “Imagine” has hit the web. And it’s so good that we don’t even mind the jarring presence of that dancehall MC barking occasionally during the leak.

This little number is funkier and glossier than much of Ware’s Devotion material, but it’s just as coolly understated. A worthy addition to her eminently smooth oeuvre. Hear it below. More »

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98 Degrees’ “Microphone”: Hear Their Comeback Track

Sam Lansky
March 22nd, 2013 // 1 Comment
98 Degrees Is Back!
98 Degrees Today Show August 2012 reunion
The boy band heats The Today Show to exactly 98 degrees. Read More »
98 Degrees Reunited
The '90s boy band is officially set for Mixtape fest. Read More »
The Package Tour
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It's boy band revival mania! Read More »
98 Degrees Reunion?
Once upon a time, Nick Lachey denied it. Read More »
98 Degrees Microphone Single Cover Artwork

Ring the alarms — 98 Degrees are back with a new single! It’s been quite a moment for our best-loved ’90s boy bands, hasn’t it? Today marks the 15th anniversary of the release of NSYNC‘s debut, and New Kids On The Block came back just a minute ago with an absolutely brilliant new video, and we have no idea what Nick Carter is up to but it’s bound to be something good, and now a new 98 Degrees song, too? The gods have truly smiled upon us. We are blessed.  More »

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Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Take A Picture”: Preview The Summery Crowdsourced Song

Sam Lansky
March 22nd, 2013 // 2 Comments
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Look, here’s the cruel truth: If the world didn’t glom onto Carly Rae Jepsen‘s earth-shatteringly good “Tonight I’m Getting Over You,” then life is a mean and unjust thing, and nothing will ever be good again.

But just because the listening public has no taste (sorry) doesn’t mean that there aren’t still true lovers of finely crafted pop out there who are thirsting for some new Slayly Slae Slaysen (as she’s known around these parts), so ahoy! Here’s the first preview of her new song “Take a Picture,” which is being crowdsourced (!) through Coca-Cola (!!), because we live in the future and everything is weird. More »

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