Dance crazes have been around for centuries, but thanks to Vine and YouTube, they now spread more quickly than ever. From Bobby Shmurda to Silentó, it’s often teenagers who not only originate these new and fun dances but help to circulate them online until the likes of Drake and Beyoncé are busting them… Source: Music News
Sinead O'Connor Threatens Suicide in Dire Facebook Post
Sinead O’Connor threatened to commit suicide in a harrowing letter the singer posted on Facebook Sunday afternoon. In the letter, O’Connor focuses on “a horrific set of betrayals” she accuses her family of perpetrating against her. “I have taken an overdose,” she warned. “There is no other way to get respect. I am… Source: Music News
Thom Yorke DJs at London Climate March
Thom Yorke served as DJ atop a Greenpeace U.K. float that marched through the streets of London Sunday, just one day before the Paris Climate Conference begins on November 30th. Thousands of protesters demanding that world leaders enforce stricter climate-protecting guidelines have already lined the streets of Paris, and similar marches were orchestrated… Source: Music News
Watch Pearl Jam Cover U2's 'A Sort of Homecoming' at Colombia Concert
Pearl Jam wrapped up their tour of South America and Mexico Saturday night, a nine-show trek where every concert clocked in at over three hours and the set list was packed with the band’s biggest hits, fan favorites and surprise covers. Previous shows on the jaunt have seen Pearl Jam cover Pink… Source: Music News
Jimmy Page Before Led Zeppelin: 20 Great Sixties Session Songs
In the late 1960s and throughout the Seventies, Jimmy Page helped shape and define the future of rock & roll with his work in the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. However, in the years prior, he’d already made an immeasurable impact on the sound of popular music by way of the hundreds and… Source: Music News
Grateful Dead: See Beautiful Onstage Photos From Fare Thee Well Shows
Fans who missed out on the Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well shows this past summer have plenty of opportunities to relive the magic. An audio and video document of the performances is out now, and on December 15th, the band unveils a beautiful new coffee-table book featuring all-access photographs from the shows by… Source: Music News
Adele's '25' Sells Over Three Million Copies in First Week
Not only did Adele’s 25Â shatter the record for most albums sold in the U.S. in a single week, it also exceeded all estimations and expectations as the LP tallied a colossal total of 3.38 million copies in its debut week. Adele’s 25 became only the second album to sell over… Source: Music News
Twisted Sister Allow Donald Trump to Use 'We're Not Gonna Take It'
While artists like Neil Young, R.E.M. and Aerosmith have lashed out at Donald Trump for using their music at political rallies without permission, Twisted Sister have allowed the Republican presidential candidate to use their 1984 hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It” on the campaign trail. As singer Dee Snider revealed in a new… Source: Music News
Hear Sia's Soaring 'One Million Bullets'
Sia will release her new album This Is Acting in January, and on Friday the Australian singer unveiled “One Million Bullets,” the latest single off her 1000 Forms of Fear follow-up. The atmospheric, expressive track starts off on a hushed tone before unfurling an infectious, soaring chorus that has become a staple… Source: Music News
The Beatles' 'Anthology 1' at 20: Fab Four's Finest Early Rarities
While the Beatles’ first Anthology, released 20 years ago this month, isn’t exactly canonical Fab Four, it’s worth remembering how momentous the compilation seemed at the time. Perhaps you were among those whose minds were blown in anticipation of new Beatle baubles, demos, outtakes and live cuts that went beyond what even… Source: Music News
