Platinum-selling rock band, Imagine Dragons, announced today they will kick off their “Into the Night Tour” on February 8, 2014 in Boise, Idaho. One of music’s breakout artists of 2013, Imagine Dragons have become touring sensations as they played to sold-out shows throughout their latest “Night Visions Tour.” Produced by Live Nation, the “Into the…

YouTube announced Monday the first YouTube Music Awards, which will be live-streamed online. The awards ceremony will take place in New York City and will stream live online on Nov. 3. Director Spike Jonze and actor Jason Schwartzman will host. “Our point is to celebrate YouTube’s role in the music ecosystem,” says Danielle Tiedt, the…

Saturday’s poverty-bashing Global Citizen megaconcert in Central Park was nothing if not a crowd pleaser as sets by John Mayer, Alicia Keys, Kings of Leon and Stevie Wonder added up to nearly six hours of mainstream music. The basic message of the event, repeated by speakers throughout the blue-sky, 70-degree day like a mantra: ending…

Robin Thicke has been enjoying a monstrous 2013, with his latest album Blurred Lines, and he’ll carry that momentum into a 2014 tour. As Billboard reports, the singer has unveiled the “Blurred Lines Tour,” a 15-city run with stops in the U.S. and Canada, featuring openers Jessie J and DJ Cassidy. The live run kicks off…

Sunday’s 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, held in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, was jam packed with some amazing performances. Lady Gaga made her return to the stage with her new single “Applause,” Justin Timberlake performed his hit “Take Back the Night” and by the end of the performance reunited with his old boy band…

Legendary jazz keyboardist George Duke, who spent his lengthy career collaborating with icons including Miles Davis, Barry Manilow, Frank Zappa and George Clinton, died on Monday, reports NPR. Duke was known for bridging jazz, funk, R&B and Brazilian genres in styles that ranged from sensitive to disruptive. He worked with Michael Jackson on Off the…

Lady Gaga is the first performer confirmed for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced Thursday. Gaga will stage the first live performance of her yet-to-be-named single from her upcoming album, “Artpop,” which comes out in November. What can fans expect from Gaga’s performance? Well, the pop diva has certainly reserved some of her…

Cory Monteith’s life was cut tragically short on Saturday, July 13. The star best known for playing Finn Hudson on “Glee,” who celebrated his 31st birthday on May 11, was found dead in a hotel room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, police announced in a press conference. According to Vancouver PD,…

Elton John has canceled a series of festival dates in order to have surgery. According to the BBC, the singer called in doctors after falling ill on tour and has been diagnosed with appendicitis. The statement said John fell ill during his recent European tour, but “is eager to be back on top form and…

Veteran heavy-metal band Black Sabbath landed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, more than four decades after the rockers debuted their first album in the United States. “13,” the 19th studio album from Black Sabbath, sold 155,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan,…