It should be hard to predetermine the defining moment in a mega-music extravaganza that includes an intimidating list of legendary artists, including the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, the Who, Eric Clapton, and Billy Joel. However, at New York City's charitable 12-12-12 concert, which earmarked proceeds for victims …

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Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they didn't seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end.

As most of us know, the past weekend—beginning with the illustriously titled Black Friday and extending through the equally compelling Cyber Monday—represents the single best selling opportunity today's record labels have all year long! So what does it mean if you're an artist and your album comes out…a week later? Well, …

Looking to box up a box for your manically rock-loving loved ones? Or just hoping to wrap up your year by wrapping up a big-ticket item for yourself? For a diehard music fan, nothing says "merry" quite like getting your hands on a retrospective boxed set, whether it includes six discs or 63. (No lie: [...]

Of the Beatles, it's John Lennon who typically gets credit for writing songs about "lovers and friends I still can recall." Sir Paul McCartney? Not nearly so confessional, at least according to the conventional wisdom. How much personal detail is anyone going to find in "Ob-la-Di, Ob-la-Da," "Live and Let Die," or "The …

Once rappers achieve superstar status, they begin to divide their time between other business pursuits. But Lil Wayne is keeping his music in the forefront, releasing Dedication 4, the fourth set in his Dedication mixtape series. Lack of substance aside, the New Orleans rapper performing at the iHeartRadio Music Festival …

It's hard not to love Rihanna and Chris Brown's "Birthday Cake." It thrives on explosive, sexual energy. The party hand claps compliment the sound effects of racing lasers, and the wrong-ness of the stars of the most publicized fallout of the last 10 years reuniting on record to recount their carnal past is a part [... …

The Rolling Stones have been around for half a century, but they clearly show no signs of mellowing with age. Instead, Mick 'n' Keef and the gang are as rebellious as ever, as evidenced by their new NSFW video for "Doom And Gloom," which features original Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Swedish actress Noomi Rapace [...]

Yoko Ono didn't break up the Beatles? What? Next, will they be trying to convince us that David St. Hubbins' girlfriend, Janine, didn't break up Spinal Tap? Yet here is Paul McCartney, in conversation with David Frost, telling fans they need to leave Yoko alone. "She certainly didn't break the group up; the group was [ …

Holy smokes! Everybody's talking about the Rolling Stones lately, as they should... the band celebrated its 50th anniversary last week in London, and will be playing three shows in the New York area later this month. What the heck, let's read Y! Music's take on the first show. Naturally, Framed couldn't be left out of  …

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