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'Hip Hop Squares' host Peter Rosenberg on finding 'the real gold'

May 21, 2012

MTV2 polishes off an old nugget and remixes it.

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies

May 20, 2012

Robin Gibb, who with his brothers Barry and Maurice formed the disco-era hit machine the Bee Gees, has died aged 62.

Chico Mann: Globetrot freestyle

May 18, 2012

Most Chico cuts sound like what would come out of the perfect beach shack dance club.

Reggie Watts: Footloose and hands-free

May 17, 2012

Musician Reggie Watts on acting, comedy and shying away from projects that are ‘too contracty.’

'Queen of Disco' Donna Summer dead at 63

May 17, 2012

Disco legend Donna Summer has passed away at the age of 63.

VIDEO: 'Don't Let Me Die': Bobby Brown's song for Whitney Houston on 'The Tonight Show'

May 17, 2012

An emotional Bobby Brown took the stage on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and performed a song that was clearly about dealing with the death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston.

Who would replace Jennifer Lopez on 'American Idol'?

May 16, 2012

Jennifer Lopez could be taking her final bow as a judge on Fox's "American Idol."

Strange Boys are afoot and they 'Live Music'

May 16, 2012

The Strange Boys have been compared to Tom Petty. "We've never really listened to him," says their singer.

Santigold: Art poise

May 10, 2012

Santigold now belongs to pop, but she remains an art staple of the hybrid variety. 

On ‘Blues Funeral,’ Mark Lanegan is as dark and snarling as ever

May 09, 2012

Mark Lanegan is one of music's most formidable frontmen.

Regina Spektor watches herself perform online

May 09, 2012

‘From the Cheap Seats’ is a more memorable album than she’s letting on.

Ira Glass, John Irving, Regina Spektor and more on latest podcast

May 09, 2012

MORE talk, less ROCK! But who needs music when you have people talking about music? Those people include John Irving, Ira Glass, Regina Spektor, M. Ward, Mike Doughty and Edward Sharpe and...

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros get ‘a little more all-togethery’

May 07, 2012

Lead singer Alex Ebert on the Magnetic power of his large crew and their ‘more aggressive’ next album.

New Bob Marley documentary examines the reggae legend

May 06, 2012

Director Kevin MacDonald finds humanizing, revealing and inspiring sides of the man.

Jason Pierce has put together an epic

May 06, 2012

Jason Pierce isn’t easy to track down, but at the last possible moment, Metro was able to talk to him about the recent release of his seventh album.

D'Avonte Meadows: First grader suspended for sexual harassment

May 04, 2012

A first grade student at Aurora Elementary in Aurora, Colorado was slapped with a three-day suspension for sexual harassment after he recited a line from a LMFAO song.

Beastie Boy Adam 'MCA' Yauch dies of cancer at 47

May 04, 2012

After a three-year battle with cancer, Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47.

M. Ward on ‘Wasteland Companion’ and people that inspire him

May 02, 2012

He says he never planned to write songs for a living.

Andrew Bird breaks through with a ‘Break It Yourself’ approach

May 01, 2012

Andrew Bird on the late-night TV rounds, a potential new sound and his ‘solitary, antisocial leanings.’

B.o.B. puts his head in 'Strange Clouds'

April 30, 2012

After the massive hits on his debut, B.o.B. is primed for an easy smash of a follow-up, if he just follows the formula. But he probably doesn't even need to do that.

Utopians: Foreign exchange Argentina

April 27, 2012

"Attack of the 50-ft Chica" is a fitting description of Utopians' sound. 

The Feelies never wanted to do an oldies tour

April 26, 2012

Believe it or not, indie rock existed well before the '90s.

Journey: Rockers have a new singer and an even newer movie

April 24, 2012

Lead vocalist Arnel Pineda on his past hardships and meteoric rise to fame.

Miike Snow are making some hits of their own

April 24, 2012

The band whose name sounds like the name of one guy is actually three guys who have helped write hit songs for Britney Spears and Bruno Mars.

Jennifer Hudson testifies against man accused of killing family members

April 23, 2012

"None of us wanted her to marry him," Jennifer Hudson said today in court as she took the stand to testify against her sister's husband, accused of murdering three of her family members.

Spanglish Fly: Bikes, babes and boogaloo

April 20, 2012

Boogaloo is the original NYC hybrid, blending classic Latin rhythms and instrumentation with popular Harlem 60s pop and soul. 

'Hot Problems' rivals Rebecca Black's 'Friday' as worst song in the world

April 20, 2012

Which one takes the gold as worst song in the history of the world: "Hot Problems" or "Friday"?

Esperanza Spalding: Part of the 'Society'

April 19, 2012

Though the singer who bested Bieber admits she, too, may have dissed herself in her teen years.

Ted Nugent to be interviewed by Secret Service following questionable Obama comments

April 19, 2012

After some questionable remarks he made about President Obama, musician Ted Nugent has a date with the Secret Service, which is still sorting out its own Colombian hooker scandal.

Lucero: Whiskey, 'Women and Work'

April 18, 2012

Hard livin' and hard drinkin' band may have (gasp!) made a mature album.

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