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M.I.A. has been blowing our minds since bursting onto the scene with her 2005 debut , Kala. Since then she has put out a steady stream of good music and better sound bytes as an impassioned champion of issues in the Middle East and elsewhere. She has fueded with journalists for misrepresenting her in the press and handed out some scathing remarks regarding other female artists. Bottom line, she has never been one to hold her tongue. More»

What do M.I.A.'s bad ass image, Jay-Z's Carnegie Hall performance, Drake's "Marvin's Room" lawsuit, Calvin Harris' best songwriter of the year award, and Shakira's Bollywood debuthave in common? They're all featured in this week's music news round up! Check it out for more... More»

It seems like half of all Americans have Bieber Fever and the other half are in agony waiting to see the first picture of baby Blue Ivy Carter, but no matter where your allegiance lies one thing's for sure: everyone loves pop stars. Coming across a new cool pop act is like unearthing a treasure, and there's a whole world of guilty, melodic pleasures out there. Here's a round-up of 5 pop acts from around the globe that you've probably never heard of. More»

Celebrities gathered to tribute Michael Jackson in Los Angeles, LCD Soundsystem's, James Murphy is starting a coffee line, Rutgers University is offering a class on Beyonce and more. Check out this week's Music News Round Up! More»

Etta James dies at 73, Kim Dotcom is coming out with an album, Rihanna trumps Lady Gaga in Youtube views, Miley Cyrus covers Bob Dylan, Santigold releases another album and more on this week's music news round-up! More»

Covering Lana del Rey's sucky SNL performance, Solange Knowles new album, Beyonce and Jay-Z's out-of-this-world music video, the SXSW line up, Lil Wayne's memoir, and more in today's music news round up! More»

Now that we've moved past the best music of 2011, we got our eyes on the future. From A$AP Rocky, to The Black Keys, to Neon Indian, to Destroyer, to Sleigh Bells - check out tunes that will rock in 2012. More»

Music news including proud daddy Jay-Z's song "Glory" ft. Blue Ivy Carter, the official Coachella line up, Twitter is launching a new pilot program, Justin Timberlake's Myspace TV, and Amber Rose's song "Fame," check out this week's music round up! More»

Covering news from Kanye's twitter rampage, to Adele's chart-topping success, to the Star-Spangled Banner Bill, and Wiz Khalifa's lawsuit - check out this week's music news round up! More»

Miami. For decades the place New Yorkers went to die. How times change. This week dozens of local DJs, labels and promoters armed with all varieties of electronic music invade the city during its annual Winter Music Conference. More»