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FreakOut! Festival® Announced: Nile Rodgers Welcomes Beck, Pharrell, Q-Tip & More to Long Island in August

Nile Rodgers is in the midst of one of the best pop-culture comebacks in recent history after that whole "Get Lucky" thing. Now a major darling of festival prom...

PHOTO RECAP: Treasure Island Music Festival 2014

For those that have never attended, Treasure Island Music Festival can be a bit unique in how "easy" it is as a festival experience. With it's Coachella-ready l...

WATCH: Janelle Monáe – Electric Lady [official video]

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PHOTOS: 7th Annual Roots Picnic @ Festival Pier, Philadelphia 5/31/14

The Roots @ Roots Picnic 2014 Our friend Jake Krolick was at the 7th Annual Roots Picnic on Saturday night and brought back this photo gallery for us. --Ed...

Dave Chappelle Announces Musical Additions to Radio City Music Hall Shows

The Roots, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monáe, DJ Premier and more to be announced + a full orchestra...

Bonnaroo 2014: Superjam Lineups Announced

The lineups for the Bonnaroo 2014 Superjams have been announced. Both of them are siiiiiiick but for entirely different reasons. (more…)...

Bonnaroo 2014 Lineup Announced: Elton John, Kanye West, Jack White, Skrillex, UM and more

The lineup for Bonnaroo 2014 has been announced. Elton John, Kanye West, and Jack White will anchor each night while LIVE faves like James Blake, Skrillex, Whi...

LISTEN: Prince Remixes Janelle Monáe’s “Q.U.E.E.N.”

Photo: Janelle Monae @ NOLA Super Bowl Party 2013 Janelle Monae is oftentimes revered as the next-big pop sensation - an artist with the once-in-a-generation...

COACHELLA PREVIEW: Can’t Miss Bands for 2013

The set times for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA were just released, signaling that the event is right around the corner. Despite ...

RECAP: Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr, and Janelle Monae @ The Bud Light Hotel, New Orleans, LA 2/2/13

When Rolling Stone and Bud Light join forces to throw a Super Bowl party, you can expect it to be a little more exciting than the usual chips and salsa affair a...

Coachella Announces 2013 Lineup: Phoenix, Blur, RHCP, The Postal Service & More

Coachella just announced their much anticipated lineup for the TWO-weekend festival on April 12-14 and April 19-21 at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA. Head...

Grammys 2013: Full List of Nominees

Nominations for the 2013 GRAMMY Awards were released tonight and Indie-rock trio Fun., breakout R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Dan Auerbac...

BONNAROO 2013: Lineup Speculation and Educated Guesses

UPDATE: the official lineup has been announced! Earlier today, the 12th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced that ticket pre-sales will begin on...

Made in America Festival: Jay-Z, Pearl Jam, Passion Pit, D’Angelo, Skrillex and more

We just learned last week that Jay-Z was setting up to stage a music festival in Philadelphia over the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, and all we knew...

VIDEO ROUNDUP: Jazz Fest Fab Five Rookie Squad

After the lineup was unveiled, the first theme that struck us was the unprecedented caliber of the female artists in this year’s lineup. But also, a notewor...

VIDEO ROUNDUP: The Ladies of Jazz Fest

The overriding WOW(!) factor that jumped out most when the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival lineup was released was the caliber of both the newer and...