Rock The Bells is taking tips from Coachella and doubling the number of days for the event. It’s also bringing back a couple high-profile reunions from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and the Hit Squad. Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi and Missy Elliot are also on the bill.
It’s official, Britney Spears has joined the judging panel of The X Factor. After months and months of speculation, Billboard reports that the princess of pop did actually sign that $15 million contract. But Spears isn’t the only Disney star joining the show. Demi Lovato will also be a judge.
Well, it’s only been a month since the launch of Coachella 2012, but at this point, the Indio, California-based three-day music festival is now a juggernaut-which explains why festival organizers Goldenvoice have already announced the details of Coachella 2013. Read about the details (and how to score tickets this week) after the jump.
This week She & Him singer Zooey Deschanel landed a gig on Broadway. She’ll be playing a major role on Loretta Lynn‘s musical adaptation of Coal Miner’s Daughter. Also, Whitney Houston‘s family got their own reality series on Lifetime. We’ve also got an update on Eminem‘s upcoming movie Southpaw. Catch up on this week’s news below.
We’re so glad that we’ve finally reached the point in the year that we don’t have to question whether or not summer is on its way. Fashions are turning brighter, coinciding with the sky, daylight savings, and warmer temperatures. We’ve even been caught wearing shorts and skirts with open-toed shoes during the evening this week, which signals our favorite time of the season to be caught out and about in the live circuit. Sure, we’ve mad respect for bundled up music fans waiting in the cold for their favorites — but when night offers itself up as a blanket, well… really, how rude would we be to refuse? Whatever your musical flavor, there are no excuses for not getting out of the house this weekend — check out our picks below.
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Proving once again that he’s simply the classiest guy in show business, Chris Brown took time out of his busy schedule trashing green rooms, taking no personal responsibility for domestic assault, and basically taking a leak on any and all forms of good taste in order to drop a some freestyle rhymes on top of a remix of Kanye West’s “Theraflu”—and apparently publicly insulted Rihanna, the woman he viciously assaulted in 2009.
The Beastie Boys are being sued. On the eve of Adam Yauch‘s unfortunate death, the Beastie Boys were served with allegations from TufAmerica, claiming that the rap group and Universal Music Group sampled songs by go-go and R&B group Trouble Funk.
Alright, we can stop holding our breath. No Doubt has finally announced an official release date for their new record. All four band members got together to confirm that their first album in a decade will drop on September 25, 2012. See them make the announcement below.
Andre 3000—one half of the now seemingly-defunct progressive hip hop duo OutKast—seems to have found a way to keep himself busy in the vacuum of his band’s hiatus. The eccentric and gifted performer is set to play another oddball musician: Jimi Hendrix.
