Kanye West will return next month with a new solo album titled Yeezus, due June 18. This news came just hours before he performed on the Saturday Night Live season finale. Artwork for the album seen left.
After recent rumors that Beyoncé is pregnant with another child, E! is now reporting that the previous claims are true. Although no official announcement has been made, the outlet cites multiple sources having confirmed the news.
Although fans of The Voice will be forced to endure Christina Aguilera's antics once again this fall for season five of the singing competition, NBC has confirmed that the diva will break from the show the following season. Cee Lo Green, who is expected to return as well this fall, will also depart ahead of the spring 2014 season. The coaches will once again be replaced by Shakira and Usher, who apparently seem fond of their current roles.
Drake on Wednesday night unveiled performers for his 4th Annual OVO Fest. The details, which were revealed via his October’s Very Own website, include the fact that the festival will span over two days and include headliners Frank Ocean and James Blake, along with many special guests. Of course, Drake will also be on tap.
Eight-year Saturday Night Live veteran Bill Hader on Tuesday confirmed that this season is his last on the long-running comedy sketch show. The actor, who joined in 2005, follows fellow cast mate Seth Meyers, who will take over as host of Late Night beginning next year.
It's one of the hottest songs in the country—it made chart history last week at No. 1, in fact. But when one of the hottest teams in the NBA—last year's Finals contender against the Miami Heat—uses Macklemore's "Can't Hold Us" for its game opener, that's apparently not OK. At least according to some bitter—still!?—Seattle fans, who are now upset with the Oklahoma City Thunder for featuring the Seattle native's current hit to hype up its crowd.
After years of fighting against illegal Web streaming, unpaid content services and the like, it seems ABC is joining the 21st century and adapting to reality. The network on Tuesday will launch a new “WATCH ABC” live-streaming service on during its 2013-14 upfront presentation (aka when it reveals its fall/spring schedule to advertisers). The app will be available first to users in New York via WABC-TV and in Philadelphia via WPVI.
With buzz building for the forthcoming Anchorman sequel, it appears Judd Apatow, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Co. (the team behind the film) are going all out this time around. With appearances by Harrison Ford, Greg Kinnear, James Marsden, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, John C. Reilly and Nicole Kidman, now comes word that Kanye West will also appear in the film.
It was inevitable. And we love it. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' second single, "Can't Hold Us," featuring Ray Dalton, moves this week from second place to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, following the pair's previous chart-topper, "Thrift Shop," featuring Wanz. This makes them the first duo to take its first two singles to No. 1 in the Hot 100's 54-year history, according to Billboard.
The Lonely Island, the comedic rap trio comprised of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone, will release the highly anticipated The Wack Album on June 11, they confirmed in a press release on Tuesday. Their third studio effort will include new songs featuring Pharrell Williams, T-Pain, Billie Joe Armstrong, Solange, and other special guests which have yet to be revealed. These collaborators join previously announced appearances by Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga.
As we previously reported, After virtually disappearing for 15 years, Neutral Milk Hotel is getting back together for the first time since 1998's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. The band has since been on a hiatus, although frontman Jeff Magnum has performed solo, including performances in support of Occupy Wall Street. In addition to previously announced dates, the band has now added U.S. dates to their October schedule.
Despite having paid for past due taxes totaling about $1 million, Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill on Monday was sentenced to three months in prison for having not paid them over the past decade.
