2011 was Chris Brown’s comeback year, scoring several singles from his last album F.A.M.E. To continue on this streak, Brown is working on a follow-up to his successful album and doing another movie. Yet, to keep his image intact and his career focused, Brown won’t be doing any interviews, according to Tina Davis of TDC/Phase.

In an interview with Billboard, Davis discussed the strategy behind Brown’s bouncing back, stating: “It was about us keeping the faith, and focusing on believing in God's plan for Chris. Since he was 14, Chris has had a creative vision and direction for himself. So it was easy to work with him and figure out how to deal with the setbacks. Of course, I could have said, ‘This is what you're going to do... […] Read more »

The Spider-Man musical, written by U2 members Bono and The Edge, last week broke a Broadway record by bringing in almost $3 million in just one week of 9 performances. This puts "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" into the category of becoming the highest single week grossing show of all time. This record was previously held by "Wicked" which only last year (about this time) grossed over $2.2 million in box office takings for the week. This now makes it the highest money-earner in Broadway history.

"What a fantastic bit of news to kick off 2012," commented U2 band members Bono and the Edge on the production's history-making box office record. "It just goes to show that you can't keep a good superhero down."[…] Read more »

Forget the last single The Killers put out? You’re not alone. The Las Vegas band behind “Somebody Told Me” went on hiatus after touring for their 2008 album Day & Age. Over the last three years, frontman Brandon Flowers put out his own solo record, Flamingo, in 2010, and drummer Ronnie Vannucci also did a solo release, titled Big Talk.

This past week, Flowers had an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and revealed The Killers are putting out a new album in 2012, either in summer or winter. In fact, he mentioned, the band has already recorded a few songs. Flowers spoke specifically of track “Battle Born,” saying: "[It’s] a killer on the record."[…] Read more »

Long for Kanye West’s musings over Twitter? Although ‘Ye backed away from the social networking tool during his Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z, he came back in full force on January 4, 10 p.m. PST. Dispelling rumors and misconceptions, West addressed his former agent, his fashion brand DONDA, and possible plans to build a Board of Directors-like committee for his taking over his business duties.

Over three hours (have you ever spent that much time on Twitter?), Kanye wrote 70 tweets. Read all tweets from the most recent, courtesy of Billboard, here:

But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - George Bernard Shaw[…] Read more »

Young Dutch producer, Hardwell, has just released his latest music video for "Cobra", a track that has been selected as the official anthem for Energy, the Network. This is one of the biggest international music events in Europe, to be held on Saturday, 3rd March, 2012, in the Jaarbeurs Convention Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands. Originally organised to showcase just Trance music, the festival has now been extended to include other genres of music. Last year, DJs from around Europe took to the stage to parade their latest mixes.

This year the three ENERGY main stages will follow the themes of Connect, Execute and Play. […] Read more »

Azealia Banks is hot right now.

Thanks to the success of her virally popular single, “212,” and its accompanying video, the music newcomer is making waves. With “212” comes a number three ranking on the BBC’s Sound of 2012 list, a Coachella Music and Arts Festival booking and a rumored signing to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. music label; the “Stronger” rapper called her the “future of music.” Banks’ star is certainly rising high.

However, with acclaim come accusations. Banks is already being put at odds with other female rappers.

“People have their knives out, especially with the Nicki Minaj comparisons and all that other stuff,” said Azealia to the BBC. “They’re aiming at me and they’re ready to destroy me before I’ve even gotten to where I’m supposed to go. […] Read more »