Babyface

Kevin Abstract's new solo album was produced by Jack Antonoff and Kevin's Brockhampton groupmate Romil Hemnani.

Live Nation Urban's fourth annual Summer Block Parties happen in Philly, Houston, and Chicago.

Several shows in NYC (and a few other places) go on sale today.

Like last year, The FADER have listed their favorite tracks of the year. They picked 107, "because 100 just wasn't enough." It's got two Drake songs in the top 10, and a Skepta song cracks it too (grime in general is pretty well-rep...

Ty Dolla $ign's much-anticipated official debut album Free TC is finally out today (via Taylor Gang / Pu$haz Ink / Atlantic). The guest list is stacked, with modern rap (Kendrick Lamar, Future, Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd, YG), veteran ...

The FADER always has some year-end coverage, but for the past 15 years they didn't publish a ranked year-end list. This year however, they ranked their 116 favorite songs of 2014 (find out why) and it's a diverse list that manages to sing the praises of iLoveMakonnen, Tinashe, Alex G, Flor…

This year, the 2015 Grammy nominations are being revealed gradually on CBS This Morning. A few categories have already been announced, with a lot more on the way, and we'll have to wait for tonight's A Very Grammy Christmas special to find out the Album of the Year nominees...

The purse stashed under the piano Thursday night foretold Aretha Franklin's arrival. Because the gospel priestess demands the AC be turned off for her performances, the 72-year-old Detroit native cut through the humidity with exquisite vocal power during another ACL Live at the Moody Theater se…

Rakim at West 147 in 2011 (more by Brook Bobbins)

In addition to the Seaside Summer Concert series, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz also presents the annual Martin Luther King Jr...

Wild Flag @ SXSW 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan)

today in NYC
* Karen O
* Comic Con
* Royal Flush Fest
* Creators Project
* TOKiMONSTA @ Tammany Hall
* Neon Marshmallow Festival
* Richard Thompson @ Town Hall
* Las Rubias Del Norte @ Barbes
* Yo Gabba Gabba @ Beacon Theater
* Dave Godowsky @ Pete's Candy Store
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