
Rapper Drake leads BET Awards with 12 nominations
He started from the bottom, but now he's on top at the BET Awards: Drake has 12 nominations. BET announced the nominees Tuesday. Rappers Kendrick ...

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12: UNITED STATES 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat.

Raising cash for Dems, Obama bemoans partisan jams
Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in ...

2014 Grammys to be held Jan. 26 in Los Angeles
If you're a fan of the Grammy Awards, you can mark your calendar for Jan. 26, 2014, and Feb. 8, 2015. The Recording Academy and CBS announced the ...

Sony back in black on cheap yen, healthier sales
Sony Corp. is back in the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording a 93.9 billion yen ($948 million) profit, with big help from a weaker yen ...

Justin Timberlake brings smooth moves to NYC
Justin Timberlake brought his smooth moves to the Roseland Ballroom on Sunday night. The nattily dressed crooner performed for nearly two hours with ...

Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites
The Cannes Film Festival's 2013 lineup announced Thursday features work from some of the globe's most dangerous locales for artists, and a sprinkling ...

Producer: NY is best home for Fallon's 'Tonight'
NBC's "Tonight Show" is moving back to New York because it's the right place for its next host, producer Lorne Michaels said Tuesday. Jimmy Fallon has ...

White House celebrates the sounds of Memphis soul
President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not ...

Timberlake's '20/20' album sells 968K in 1st week
Justin Timberlake's comeback album has sold nearly 1 million units its first week out. Nielsen SoundScan announced Tuesday that the singer's third ...

Mad about him: Hamm a fan of Timberlake's style
"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm is going mad over Justin Timberlake's suit and tie — the song and the singer's style. "I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake," ...

Prince delivers funk-filled finale at SXSW
How did Prince close out South by Southwest Music Festival's weeklong showcase of rock n' roll? By naturally throwing a totally different kind of ...

Green Day's Armstrong upbeat in lively SXSW show
Green Day isn't talking about the recent rocky past, but they're playing like the old days. An upbeat Billie Joe Armstrong whipped the Grammy-winning ...

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, ...

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z announce joint tour
Put on your suit and tie: Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z are hitting the road together. The performers announced Friday that they'll embark on a 12-city ...

Mumford & Sons, Adele among winners at Brit Awards
British music put on a brash, confident show at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, celebrating a resurgent industry whose bands and artists are topping ...

Justin Timberlake performs post-Grammy show
Mr. "SexyBack" performed back-to-back Sunday night. After Justin Timberlake's performance at the Grammy Awards, the pop star electrified during a ...

Grammy audience down, still 2nd highest since 1993
While the Grammy Awards couldn't come close to the freakishly high ratings generated in 2012 because of Whitney Houston's death and Adele's smashing ...

Varied winners at Grammy Awards
Unlike last year, when the Grammys became the Adele show, each of the leading nominees in a diverse and eclectic field got a chance to bask in the ...

Grammy Awards voters spread the love all around
Mumford & Sons wrapped up a completely unpredictable Grammy Awards with perhaps the most surprising win of the night, taking home album of the year.

Black Keys ready for Grammys with 5 nominations
The Black Keys still feel like the black sheep of the Grammy Awards. "It's unexpected. I don't think we'll ever get used to this stuff," singer and ...

Lyric videos become strong way to promote music
The lyric music video — which features words onscreen while a song plays — is not a new phenomenon in music. Some consider Bob Dylan the pioneer of ...