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For 15 years, Dr. Dre fans have been waiting in anticipation for THAT announcement. It finally happened this weekend on the rapper's own radio show. Dre revealed a new album - Compton: A Soundtrack - will be available on 7 August. Hang on. Compton, what? We thought the the rapper had been working on songs for a different project - an album called Detox. Detox "just wasn't good," he's reported […]
Zayn Malik says he'll reveal the "real me" after announcing he's signed a solo record deal. The former One Direction singer, who quit earlier this year saying he wanted to be a "normal 22-year-old", posted a picture of himself signing a contract with RCA Records. He tweeted: "I guess I never explained why I left, it was for this moment to be given the opportunity to show you who i […]
The organisers of a music event which saw a Kanye West performance end after 13 minutes when his mic failed say the star's own team may have been to blame. A spokeswoman said Kanye's people were "in full control of the lights and sound throughout his set" at the Pan Am Games closing ceremony in Toronto. Spokeswoman Heather Irwin added: "We understand that they turned up the volume to a […]
Taylor Swift has apologised to Nicki Minaj following their Twitter row over the MTV VMA nominations. The singer's admitted she misunderstood Nicki's initial tweets, which attacked the music industry for favouring white females. "I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, then misspoke, I'm sorry, Nicki," Taylor wrote. Nicki has accepted her apology by tweeting back: "That means so much Taylor, thank you." It all started after […]
A judge has trimmed more than $1m (£639,000) from the damages Pharrell Williams was ordered to pay after the Blurred Lines copyright trial. The case revolved around the question of whether Williams and his co-writer Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit Got To Give It Up. In March, a jury ruled that they had, and awarded Gaye's family $7.3m in damages. But US District Judge John A Kronstadt […]
Nicola Roberts says it's important that smaller songwriters are acknowledged by big music companies. The former Girls Aloud singer made the comments when asked about Taylor Swift's recent letter to Apple. Apple wasn't going to pay artists during their free three-month trial streaming period. But they are now. "We have so many talented writers. Companies need to understand that smaller writers also need to be supported." "Younger writers and smaller […]
Rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US. The music star, businessman and actor, reported in court papers that he has assets and debts in the range of $10m to $50m (£6.5m- £32m), according to the Wall Street Journal. The filing comes days after a jury ruled that he must pay $5m to a woman suing over a sex tape case. 50 […]
Click onto YouTube and you can see Beyoncé writhing on a pole, Nicki Minaj shaking her ample derriere, and Miley Cyrus straddling a giant wrecking ball, naked as the day she was born. But one band is boycotting the nudity and sexual choreography. And that band is Little Mix. "There's no need to do that kind of dancing," protests Jade Thirlwall. "Obviously, sometimes we do do a bit of sexy […]
