First US X Factor judge revealed?
Simon Cowell is reported to have confirmed his first US X Factor judge. After months of speculation, Simon Cowell is set to announce Def Jam chairman Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid as the first of three...
View ArticleTinie Tempah wants to work with Adele
Plumstead rapper Tinie Tempah has revealed his ambitions on who he’d like to work with in the future. “I really want to collaborate with Adele,” he said. “I think her new album is incredible.”Tinie...
View ArticleTinie Tempah secures lucrative advertising job
The rapper has penned an endorsement deal with energy drink Lucozade worth a whopping £100,000, apparently beating Kanye West on his way to landing the contract.On his new role, which was previously...
View ArticleKaty Perry borrowed beat for latest single
The ‘Teenage Dream’ singer said the idea for the song came from her producers “accidentally” playing her a beat they had designed for southern US hip hop group Three 6 Mafia.Perry explained: “I...
View ArticleKaiser Chiefs confirmed for Isle of Wight Festival
The Leeds band will take to the main stage before headliners Kings of Leon.Foo Fighters and the reformed Pulp appear on Saturday, and Kasabian close the festival after Beady Eye on Sunday.Tim Burgess...
View ArticleSnoop Dogg to play one-off London gig
Snoop Dogg will play a one-off gig in London next month.The rapper will perform at HMV Forum on May 17 to celebrate the release of his eleventh studio album ‘Doggumentary’.The rapper will be performing...
View ArticleColdplay fans are the least likely to have sex on the first date
Music-based dating website Tastebuds.fm, which matches potential partners based on their taste in music, has carried out the research that concludes Coldplay fans are either the most shy or most polite...
View ArticleBeyonce planning collaborations for Glastonbury festival
Beyoncé is planning a string of collaborations for her headline slot at this year’s Glastonbury festival.The ‘Single Ladies’ star is thought to have recruited husband Jay-Z and friend Kanye West to...
View ArticleKanye West to headline The Big Chill Festival
It has been announced today that ‘Gold Digger’ star Kanye West is to headline The Big Chill music festival in Herefordshire. Headlining the Saturday night, the August date will be the only festival...
View ArticleBruno Mars joins Beyonce on new Jay-Z album
Bruno Mars and Beyonce have been confirmed to have recorded a track together, which is set to appear on the new Jay-Z and Kanye West album, Watch The Throne.The song, titled Lift Off, is expected to be...
View ArticleJames Blake Confirmed for Big Chill Preview Set
James Blake has been confirmed for the preview night of the Big Chill Festival.The producer-cum-singer-songwriter will perform on the Deer Park Stage the day before the festival’s official opening. The...
View ArticleKanye West announced as headline act for Coke Live Festival
Kanye West has been confirmed to close Poland’s Coke Live Festival in August.Rapper Kanye West joins the Kooks, White Lies and Interpol at the festival. He makes one appearance in the UK in this summer...
View ArticleKanye will sue over leaked “bogus” version of ‘Mama’s Boy’
The leaked track is from the recording session of his 2010 album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’.The vocal is left over from last years recording session. Kanye’s label, Universal, claim the vocal...
View ArticleMorrissey booked for Glastonbury after Kanye West turned it down
It has been revealed that Glastonbury organisers attempted to book Kanye West for the slot now occupied by Morrissey.Organiser Michael Eavis told The Sun that he approached Morrissey after West had...
View ArticleKanye West Jay Z collaboration record available for pre-order
It has been announced today that the Kanye West Jay Z collaboration album is available for pre-order to the delight of eagerly awaiting fans. The hype surrounding the record is understandably extremely...
View ArticleKanye West Jay Z collaboration record available for pre-order
It has been announced today that the Kanye West Jay Z collaboration album is available for pre-order to the delight of eagerly awaiting fans. The hype surrounding the record is understandably extremely...
View ArticleThe Big Chill organisers launch charity competition
The organisers of this year’s Big Chill festival have launched a charity competition in partnership with The Kenyan Orphan Project (KOP).The competition, aptly named Tour de Chill, will give punters a...
View ArticleJay Z and Kanye West album release date revealed
The forthcoming collaboration between Kanye and Jay Z, Watch the Throne, release date seems to have been revealed today, albeit unofficially. Those who pre-ordered the record made by the two hip-hop...
View ArticleAlan Carr praises Kanye West
Alan Carr has described Kanye West as “ever so sweet,” after revealing how friendly the rapper was when appearing on an episode of The Friday Night Project.Carr told Buzz Magazine, “Kayne came on the...
View ArticleRelease date confirmed for Jay Z Kanye West album
After weeks of speculation, the release date of the join venture album between Kanye West and Jay Z has been confirmed.The album will be released for download on August 1st and out for physical release...
View ArticleListen: Kanye West and Jay Z new single Otis
The new single from the forthcoming collaboration album between Kanye West and Jay Z today has been leaked on Youtube, listen below.The song entitled, Otis, features the vocals from Ottis Reading and...
View ArticleWatch Kanye West Jay Z documentary
Build up to the release of Kanye West and Jay Z’s collaboration album is now at its peak, and to keep fans excited the two hip-hop moguls have released a documentary showing them making their new...
View ArticleKanye West and Jay Z announce huge arena tour
Kanye West and Jay Z today have sent shocks through the preverbal world of hip-hop by announcing a colossal US arena tour following the release of their forthcoming album Watch the Throne.Watch the...
View ArticleRobert Plant plays surprise set
Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant played a surprise intimate gig earlier this month at a Community Hall in Wales and tickets for this amazing night were going for a mere £3.The gig was for charity,...
View ArticlePJ Harvey clear favourite to win Mercury Music prize
PJ Harvey’s very English album, has headed out as run away favourite to win this year’s Mercury Music prize. Let England Shake is hailed as the singer songwriter’s masterpiece, and the bookmakers are...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch Kanye West and Rihanna perform for All of the Lights
Kanye West joined Rihanna on stage during her concert in Boston on Sunday (July 24th), watch below.Kanye came on stage to perform their collaborative effort All of the Lights which many have called the...
View ArticleIndependent record stores protest against Jay Z and Kanye West
The long awaited release of Kanye West and Jay Z’s Watch the Throne album has caused a stir this week, as independent record stores in the US have protested against the format of its release.They have...
View ArticleThe Big Chill to be covered by BBC Six Music
The countdown to this year’s Big Chill Festival is very nearly at an end and today the exciting news has been announced that the festival will be covered live by BBC Six Music.The radio station will...
View ArticleWu Tang Clan’s RZA contributed to Kanye West and Jay Z record
Wu Tang Clan hero RZA has helped Kanye West and Jay Z out on their new collaborative record, Watch the Throne is has been revealed today.The album is out on physical release on August 8th, but it is...
View ArticleKanye West and Jay Z postpone US tour
Kanye West and Jay Z have announced they will push back the first leg of their North American tour, and many believe this move to come due to a fallout between the two rap giants.Jay Z however has...
View ArticleKanye West and Lady Gaga to invest millions in new website
It has been revealed today that Kanye West and Lady Gaga will be putting millions of dollars into a new website called Turntable.fmThe website will allow people to create rooms where they can DJ to one...
View ArticleMixed weather expected for Big Chill Festival
It seems as though there will be a mixed bag of weather for this weekend’s Big Chill Festival according to BBC Weather.It is expected that Friday should be dry with sunny spells, with highs of 21º....
View ArticleKanye West to stay in castle before Big Chill performance
Kanye West will rest up in the luxurious Eastnor Castle before his headline performance at this weekend’s Big Chill festival according to the Daily Mail.The castle is hundreds of years old and will...
View ArticleThe Chemical Brothers to close Big Chill Friday night
Big Chill Festival has now launched for another year, and the Chemical Brothers are currently gearing themselves up to headline the Friday night of the Festival tonight (August 5th).The electronic...
View ArticleKanye West amazes crowds at Big Chill Festival (video)
Kanye West played a colossal set of his classic hip-hop on the Saturday night of this year’s Big Chill festival (watch Stronger below). The performance will be one of Kanye’s last solo appearances for...
View ArticleKanye West and Jay Z release Watch the Throne
It has been over a year in the waiting and it is an album which has created huge amounts of hype and expectation, but now it has been finally released.Today (August 8th) Kanye West and Jay Z have...
View ArticleTaking Back Sunday cover Kanye West
Taking Back Sunday have performed their own version of Kanye West’s Can Tell Me Nothing.The cover, found below, is a live acoustic version of the hit rapper’s track from 2007 album Graduation. It comes...
View ArticleKanye West, Jay Z and Justin Bieber receive invites to play at Michael...
Kanye West, Jay Z and Justin Bieber are among the artists to have received invites to perform at Michael Jackson’s tribute concert extravaganza this October. This news is in coherence with the...
View ArticleDizzee Rascal wants to collaborate with Dave Grohl
Dizzee Rascal has revealed some of the names he wishes to collaborate on for his next album.In an interview with The Sun, the rapper of smash hit tracks including Bonkers and Dance wiv Me, told of some...
View ArticleChristina Aguilera, Leona Lewis and more confirmed for Michael Jackson...
The long-awaited line-up for the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert has been revealed, and includes some huge international stars.Confirmed for the concert are Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, JLS, Cee Lo...
View ArticleJay Z and Kanye West break Coldplay record
The release of Kanye West and Jay Z’s collaborative record, Watch The Throne, was always going to be one of 2011′s biggest albums, and now it appears that the record is already breaking records.The...
View ArticleJustin Bieber’s new record progressing well
Work is now well under way for Justin Bieber’s second record, and all reports coming out of the studio suggest it is progressing very well.Justin is currently working with producers such as Tricky...
View ArticleTinie Tempah jibes Kanye West during V Festival performance
Tinie Tempah delivered another magnificent set at V Festival last weekend and wowed his fans with a performance full of his hits and driven by his endless stage energy.He also mocked American rap star...
View ArticleKanye West and Jay Z face legal battle
Controversy has today surrounded the release of Kanye West and Jay Z’s collaborative album, Watch The Throne, as it is alleged they used a sample without first acquiring the rights for it.Syl Johnson’s...
View ArticleKanye West: The Musical to open in Australia
It has been revealed today that Kanye West: The Musical will open in Australia next month.The musical is about the life of the rapper and was produced by Damien Higginbotham and Phillip Roser and...
View ArticleKanye West wants to be godfather to Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby
It has been revealed today that Kanye West wants to be the godfather to Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby.The news of Beyonce’s pregnancy has shocked the world as her child will surely be the most talented...
View ArticleJay-Z to start work on new record
Jay-Z has revealed today that he has already started preliminary work on his new record and follow up to the Blueprint 3.Jay-Z has just released Watch The Throne, which was a collaborative album with...
View ArticleFull list of MTV Europe Music Awards nominations confirmed
The full list of nominees for this year’s MTV EMA’s has been confirmed. Lady GaGa has dominated the list, picking up six nominations, whilst Katy Perry and Bruno Mars both have four nominations...
View ArticleLady Gaga, Drake, Example, Jimmy Carr and many more tickets…
With summer just round the corner, more and more acts are adding new dates to their summer tours, and tixdaq are here to bring you the latest and greatest news in the world of ticket sales.LADY...
View ArticleTicket & Tour Release Latest: Vans Warped Tour, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Harry...
VANS WARPED TOURFeat. Bring Me The Horizon, Lost Prophets, 3OH!3, A Loss For Words, Architects, New Found Glory, Bowling For Soup, Bury Tomorrow, Less Than Jake, A Skylit Drive and Me Vs HeroAlexandra...
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