Nicholas Hoult is a murderous record exec in this trailer for “Kill Your Friends.” Source: MTV Movie News
Pentatonix
Can Pentatonix keep a cappella alive? With Glee done and Pitch Perfect entering over-wrought franchise territory, it’s a slippery slope for the Sing-Off winners and viral sensations. PTX’s fourth LP is their first to contain predominantly original material — a major turning point for any artist best known for covers, and… Source: Music News
L.A. Reid Defends Epic Not Paying Bobby Shmurda's Bail
Epic Records has come under fire in recent months for their refusal to pay the $2 million bail for Bobby Shmurda, the “Hot Nigga” rapper behind bars since December 2014 awaiting gun and drug charges. However, Epic CEO L.A. Reid defended the label for not bailing out their signee, telling the… Source: Music News
I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler
YACHT came out of Portland in the mid-’00s as a pair of smart synth-pop noodlers with some cute, crinkly beats and a wide-eyed vibe that can even make worry sound vaguely blissful. Their most popular song, 2011’s “Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire)” turned the end of all things into… Source: Music News
Over and Even
“It’s a subtle kind of love/It’s a simple kind of glory,” declares Joan Shelley, in her incandescent alto, at the close of the Louisville, Kentucky singer’s third solo LP. Subtlety and simplicity also define this set of acoustic songs. But like the verse, the terms understate the power and beauty… Source: Music News
Holding Hands With Jamie
“I look crap with my shirt off!” Girl Band’s Dara Kiely yammers on his band’s full-length debut. He sure sounds convincing. But he doesn’t seem too shy about it, either — less like someone cowering embarrassedly in his room than a guy who’s turned his fish-belly skin and concave abs… Source: Music News
American Tragic
“Severely Yours” makes a great title for the twisted love songs on Wax Idols’ new American Tragic. Where goth-punk goddess Hether Fortune is concerned, “severely” is guaranteed—but don’t get too sure about “yours.” She’s charismatic enough to peel paint off a passing car, and the third album from her Bay… Source: Music News
Charlie Daniels on Election 'Circus' and Honky-Tonk Culture
Country music legend Charlie Daniels has a section on his website called “Soap Box,” where he waxes poetic in his notoriously uncensored voice on topics ranging from gun control to foreign affairs to the “media circus and a personality pageant” that is the 2016 presidential election. “If I didn’t say… Source: Music News
Witness Usher and Nas' Devastating 'Chains' Interactive Video
Usher and Nas have teamed for an interactive music video for Usher’s politically charged “Chains,” which debuted exclusively on Tidal. “Chains” literally forces the viewer to confront the issue of racial profiling and police brutality head-on: By utilizing the webcam on the viewer’s computer as well as facial recognition technology, “Chains” will… Source: Music News
Don’t Call Jack Black If You Want To Get Rid Of A Ghost: Watch
Jack Black may be a professional Ghost Murderer, but don’t call him if you have a poltergeist problem. Source: MTV Movie News
