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Polica Find 'Surprising' Success While Making Fans of Jay-Z and Justin Vernon

Polica's Channy Leaneagh discusses the band's origins and their debut album, 'Give You the Ghost.' ... Read More »

Watch President Obama, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen Rally in Ohio

Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images With election day less than 12 hours away, President Obama is ... Read More »

Music's Dropouts: 18 Artists Who Succeeded Without Diplomas

Michael Ochs Archives (2) We've written about the musicians who are super smart and spent time ... Read More »

New York Post Writer: Jay-Z Should Name Basketball Team 'New York N------s'

New York Post writer Phil Mushnick says that Jay-Z should rename the Nets as the "New York N------s." ... Read More »

Think I Give a Damn About a Grammy? Artists Who Dissed the Awards and Got Nominated or Won

The list of musicians who've slammed the Grammys continues to grow, with Bon Iver taking the honour this year. Here's a list of artists who've mega dissed against the award show. ... Read More »

Jay-Z Shows Love for Elbow

Getty Images / PA Photos Coldplay are not the only British guitar band to bowl over rapper ... Read More »

Kanye West and Jay-Z Reveal Album Art and Pre-Order Info for 'Watch the Throne'

Kanye West and Jay-Z have finally revealed the cover art for their forthcoming 'Watch the Throne' release. And, thankfully, they've also dished on pre-order information. ... Read More »

Jay-Z Digs JEFF the Brotherhood -- Music Appreciation

Jay-Z is trying to turn on fans to JEFF the Brotherhood. ... Read More »

10 Best Music Apps for iPad

When Apple unveiled the App Store in 2009, it opened the floodgates for companies to create innovative mobile extensions of their brands. ... Read More »

Walk-Up Songs: Top 20 Tunes That Get Baseball Players Pumped for Play

Whenever slugger Mark McGwire stepped up to the plate ... Read More »

SXSW 2011: The Heady Highlights of Music's Biggest Bash

Spinner looks back on the 25th installment of SXSW, and offers our thoughts on the memorable moments that defined the Austin music festival this year. ... Read More »

U2 'Songs of Ascent' Album Stalled, Jay-Z Blames Himself

Wonder why we're still waiting on U2’s long-promised studio album, ‘Songs of Ascent,’ well, rapper Jay-Z says it might have something to do with him. ... Read More »

Diamond Rings Seeks Therapy in Music, Just Like Jay-Z

Diamond Rings takes a page out of Jay-Z's playbook and opts to write songs instead of going to therapy. ... Read More »

Band of Horses Premiere Violent Biker-Themed Video for 'Dilly'

Take a ‘70s motorcycle flick and add a bit of ‘Thriller’ choreography and you get the new video for Band of Horses’ single ‘Dilly,’ which debuted Tuesday on IMDB.com. ... Read More »

Metric Bring Acoustic 'Fantasies' to Museum of Modern Art Gala

On Wednesday night, the Museum of Modern Art hosted a gala to honor acclaimed indie director Kathryn Bigelow and it's not surprising the event organizers chose Metric to play at the afterparty. ... Read More »

Top 10 Money Music Videos

Greed. Is. Good. These words were immortalized by Gordon Gekko (aka Michael Douglas) in Oliver Stone's 1987 money masterpiece, 'Wall Street.' And though they might not agree with the sentiment, many musicians have taken on the pursuit of cash in their songs -- whether it's about having lots of money, having no money, or the assertion that money is the root of all evil. ... Read More »