Easy Music Guides

The music of Grammy week takes over all of Los Angeles, with a number of private parties and intimate shows. Thursday night offered a rich abundance of celebrations in Hollywood that, when combined, put together a festival-worthy lineup consisting of Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Ne-yo, Skrillex, Mark Ronson, Will.I.Am and more. The night kicked off [...]

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After an impressive video tribute looking back on a career that has seen him work with John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Lady Gaga, to name a few, Jimmy Iovine joked, “Oh, that thing gives me a headache.” The producer and executive was honored at L.A.’s Village Studios last night by the Grammy [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Will.I.am has revealed that LMFAO will make a guest appearance during Madonna’s performance at the Super Bowl next weekend. “I’m going to the Super Bowl this year to see my group LMFAO perform with Madonna,” the Black Eyed Peas rapper told Capital FM. “Check that out, Will.i.am Music Group is pretty [...]

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President Obama has sent campaign donors a long wish list of celebrity supporters, including Jay-Z, Maroon 5′s Adam Levine, Alicia Keys, Vampire Weekend, Janelle Monáe and many more. According to the Tennessean newspaper, which obtained a copy of the list, the president is seeking a wide range of celebrity endorsements and appearances for his reelection [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> The Academy Awards have issued a list of 39 movie-related songs eligible for nomination in the Best Original Song category, and it includes Elton John, Mary J. Blige, Zooey Deschanel and Jónsi of Sigur Rós. Conspicuously absent is Madonna, whose “Masterpiece” from W.E. (which she also directed) was recently nominated for [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> A video featuring footage of stars such as Will.I.Am, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Kim Kardashian appearing to endorse the music and video hosting site Megaupload has been removed from YouTube following a number of take-down notices sent by Universal Music Group and some of the stars themselves. It appears that the [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> A video featuring footage of stars such as Will.I.Am, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Kim Kardashian appearing to endorse the music and video hosting site Megaupload has been removed from YouTube following a number of take-down notices sent by Universal Music Group and some of the stars themselves. It appears that the [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> “I’ve always liked playing with the joystick, from an early age,” said Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie. Then she cracked up laughing at Ubisoft’s Monday night launch party at Hollywood’s Supperclub for The Black Eyed Peas Experience. An interactive video game for Wii and Xbox 360, The Black Eyed Peas Experience [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Nothing is impossible in the world of Will.i.am. For the song “Mona Lisa Smile,” a track featuring Nicole Scherzinger on his new solo album, #willpower, the French government opened the Louvre so he could record a guitar part at 2 a.m next to the actual Mona Lisa. Yet, there was one [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Heavy D’s sudden death yesterday at the age of 44 prompted many of the rapper’s famous friends and fans to express their grief on Twitter. Here’s a few of the best tributes from the past 24 hours. LL Cool J: May GOD embrace the soul of Heavy D and Bless his [...]

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