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R&B superstar Beyonce caught fans and media by surprise when she, without previous warning , released in the early hours of Friday, December 13th a new album. It’s Beyonce’s fifth of her career, and she’s calling a “visual album”. Why? A la “B’day”, Beyonce has filmed a music video for each of the…

Beyoncé gave her fans a very pleasant surprise tonight as she dropped her self-titled LP out of nowhere on iTunes. ''Beyoncé', which is the Houston-born singer's fifth studio album, became available for purchase once the clock struck midnight eastern time on December 13th to the shock of many.…

NBC aired Kelly Clarkson's “ Cautionary Christmas Music Tale ” on Tuesday, December 11th. The live performances seen on the Christmas television special were taped back on October 30th at The Venetian in Las Vegas. All the songs Kelly performed are included on her Christmas album “ Wrapped in…

It’s been an eventful second half of the year for 21-time Grammy winner Kanye West. The Chi-town rapper delivered his critically-acclaimed sixth solo LP ‘Yeezus’, switched from Nike to Adidas, made headlines with his rants (or “visionary stream of consciousness”), launched a Kendrick…

Taylor Swift, A Great Big World , Neon Jungle and Fall Out Boy were the guest performers at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, held at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York City, and aired on CBS on Tuesday, December 10th. Watch videos below. Country princess Taylor Swift performed her hit…

It’s December, and it’s time to look back and find out what were the biggest songs, and therefore the most-searched lyrics of 2013 on our website. Catch our final chart below. This as other years (2012) has seen; a) the return of major pop and rap artists with new albums, such as; Miley Cyrus, One…

Karmin go disco-funky in their new single “I Want It All”. The song recieved its first play on Tulsa's 106.9 KHits on Monday, December 9th. It’s not the biggest radio station in the country, but you have to start from somewhere. Listen below! DL Blog reported last month the pop duo would release a…

Did she smell it? Watch now the music video for Britney Spears ’ new single “Perfume”. The beautiful Sia-penned ballad is the official follow-up to "Work Bitch" and therefore the second official offering from the pop princess' latest album "Britney Jean", which is expected to disappoint this week…

Bless Lea Michele for finding the strength to release a new single, and getting into its promotion right away, in the same year her boyfriend, and Glee co-star Cory Monteith passed away. The New Yorker is commencing a (proper) career in the music industry. She'll be releasing her debut album…

Ariana Grande finalises her "Christmas Kisses" series with the release of "Santa Baby". The 20-year-old singer recruits "Victorious" co-star Liz Gillies for a special collaboration in this updated version of the lively holiday classic. Ariana promised a weekly iTunes release of four Christmas…

She is coming with a new album soon. This is not the first single just yet. Ashley Tisdale released on iTunes on Monday, December 16th a brand new song called "You're Always Here". The cute and loving mid-tempo pop song is “a new stand alone single in remembrance of Ashley’s late grandfather”. An…

One Direction and Katy Perry were the guest performers on the grand finale of Season 10 of “The X Factor UK” on ITV 1 on Sunday, December 15th. Watch videos below! Zayn, Harry and the rest of British boyband One Direction absolutely rocked the stage with the very first live performance of their…

The NRJ Music Awards brought together as every year numerous big names in the international pop music scene. These are the most important music awards in France. Its 15th edition was held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on December 14th. Watch below performances by Katy Perry, One Direction,…

He can definitely sing. It wasn’t the most exciting performance ever, and it may have sounded a bit monotonous, but it would be a mistake to say Austin Mahone isn’t vocally talented. The Texas-born rising pop star helped wrap up the “Holiday Music Week” over at Jimmy Fallon’s NBC late-show on…

Had she released her self-titled new album three days earlier, Beyoncé could've delivered this show-stopping performance in her hometown of Houston, Texas. Oh, well. The R&B superstar took the music industry by storm on Friday, December 13th when she unexpectedly released a complete new album (her…

This is the first live performance of "Dark Horse" since it was announced the Dr. Luke-produced urban track was selected to serve as the official (not "promotional" anymore) single from Katy Perry's latest album "Prism". Katy performed her new single, alongside its predecesor, the medium-hit…

Beyoncé wasn’t the only one releasing new music by surprise on Friday, December 13th. New Zealand’s Lorde did too. She didn’t release a full-length new album and 17 music videos, though. The 17-year-old simply liberated one new song...but it's good! Named "No Better", this heavy-bass, trip-pop…

It seems Enrique Iglesias hasn't gotten the memo that his new single “Heart Attack” just isn't connecting with the US audience. He keeps performing it on television shows for no reason. Since the October release of “Heart Attack”, Enrique has promoted the song in every network and performed it on…

The entire world is talking about Beyoncé’s unexpected release of her self-titled fifth album on iTunes on Friday. We’ve heard the songs, we’ve watched the music videos, but now it’s time to view all of the photos of the "digital booklet" the R&B singer's included in the iTunes version of the…

Congratulations are in order for country music star Taylor Swift , Pop-R&B crooner Justin Timberlake and British rock band Coldplay . All three acts are nominated in the “ Best Original Song - Motion Picture ” category for the 71st Golden Globe Awards whose ceremony will take place on January 11th…

Lea Michele stopped by “The Ellen Show” on its Thursday, December 12th episode to promote her new single “Cannonball” with a live performance, but also had a sit-down interview with Ellen. Lea's first since the passing away of Cory Monteith. Lea discussed coping with the sentiments of sadness and…

The 17th season of South Park came to a close on Wednesday night (November 11th) and it’s already making headlines. Writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone chose to put the focus on Chicago rapper Kanye West, who made his debut on the show back in 2009, for a very entertaining final 30 minutes The…

It was good to see long time friends Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip reunite on 'Thank You' last month and it was even better when the two announced shortly after they'd been working on a collaboration mixtape together titled 'The Abstract & 'The Dragon'. Tonight (December 12th) the New York-born rappers…

What would happen to our lives without our weekly Kanye West rant dose? The rapper performed a concert as part of his on-going North American "Yeezus" tour in Phoenix on Tuesday, December 10th, and during a one-on-one chat moment with his fans, Kim Kardashian's boo had to speak his mind about the…

17-year-old pop sensation Austin Mahon e flirts with a girl and performs a choreography in the middle of a skate park in the music video for "Banga Banga". The Sean Garrett-produced urban-pop track serves as the official second single from Austin's upcoming debut studio album, due in stores in…

UK’s newest girl band Neon Jungle , made of four girls of different racial backgrounds, have just premiered the music video for their next single “Braveheart”, an amazing dance-pop song that will surely be heard on full blast in UK clubs soon. “Braveheart” is the official second single, after the…

Lady Antebellum and friends party in the park in the music video for “Compass”, the lead single from the country trio’s re-release of his latest album "Golden". The Nathan Chapman-produced, banjo-driven track has so far been a medium hit for Lady Antebellum. Despite its October release, “Compass”…

With exactly a week left until the release of B.o.B's junior album 'Underground Luxury', the Grand Hustle representative has chosen to give fans a full stream of the album. The 15-track project, which is being released via Atlantic Records, features contributions from the likes of Future, Chris…

Jason Derulo has touched down in London to initiate the promotion of his new UK single "Trumpets". The catchy song, whose obvious appeal are those trumpet explosions after each chorus, is featured on Jason's latest album "Tattoos" and it will be officially out in the UK on December 22. His latest…

It's brotherly love on display in the music video for Avicii's brand new single "Hey Brother", off of the Swedish DJ's debut album "True". The EDM-folk track is one of the many stand-outs on the LP, and therefore Avicii's chosen it to serve as the third international single after the releases of…