Lushlife mashes The Beach Boys with Kanye West
Producer Lushlife has mashed The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' with Kanye West material to create 'West Sounds', available free to download.…
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Kanye West coping well with propping up hip hop
Kanye West tells the NME he feels he carries the future of hip hop, ahead of his album 'Late Registration', and compares his single 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone' to his earlier 'Jesus Walks'.…
The Fugees reform for BET Awards performance
The Fugees performed a 12-minute medley at the BET Awards, where Destiny's Child took Best Group, sparking talk of a new Fugees album.…
Blair to take part in MTV debate on G8
Tony Blair will take part in a live MTV debate on Friday about the G8 summit, with questions from Destiny's Child, Kanye West and audiences in 24 countries.…
Kanye West says Franz Ferdinand influenced him
Kanye West told NME that he admired Franz Ferdinand's grimy drum sound and that it influenced his new album Late Registration, released 15 August.…
Pepsi transfer Smash music service to Yahoo
Yahoo and Pepsi have launched Smash On Yahoo Music in the US, a microsite with content from Kanye West, Gwen Stefani and Coldplay.…
McDonald's to pay rappers for Big Mac name checks
McDonald's will pay US rappers up to $5 each time a song mentioning the Big Mac is played on TV or radio, using marketing firm Maven Strategies, which has done similar deals before.…
Ray Charles dominates the Grammys
Ray Charles won multiple Grammys posthumously for his 'Genius Loves Company' duets album, while Alicia Keys and Usher each took several awards and British nominees were largely shut out.…
Scissor Sisters narrowly miss out on topping poll of polls
A poll compiled by HMV from music media end-of-year lists ranks Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' first, with Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand next.…
Kanye West dominates Grammy nominations
Kanye West leads the Grammy nominations with ten, with British acts including Joss Stone, Franz Ferdinand and Basement Jaxx also nominated.…
Usher set to dominate at Billboard Awards
Usher is nominated in 13 of 26 categories at next week's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, with Alicia Keys close behind on 12 nominations.…
New Mariah Carey single due on US radio next month
Mariah Carey's first new material in two years, Say Something featuring Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams, goes to US radio next month ahead of her tenth album in March.…