The last time we heard about nude photos of Carly Rae Jepsen, her representatives were denying that any such photos existed, saying, “This is 200% NOT Carly.” So it shouldn’t be surprising that a short time after supposed stills from a Jepsen sex tape surfaced, police have confirmed that someone…
Has anyone seen Molly? She needs to register to vote in time for election season. Good thing Insomniac and Rock the Vote have teamed up to push that party girl and all her 18-and-up friends off the dance floor and into the voting booths this November. Spin the Vote is…
The music business doesn’t need another “unique artist” who blends “hip-hop, goth, pop, and funk with a rock star flare [sic] and major sex appeal.” So when Padge “Black Madam” Winslowe’s niche music career hit a brick wall, the Philly-based songstress started moonlighting as a purveyor of black-market butt injections,…
Being a full-time electro-pop rapper is hard work. Just ask Flo Rida. His secret? Serious abs, bro. And Flo’s ready to share his fitness tips, telling Billboard about a Rida-branded workout DVD series that could hit shelves as early as the end of this year. But why wait for the…
Long before she played Sara in Cocoon: The Return or Julia “Julie” Winston in Dolph Lundgren’s He-Man movie, Masters of the Universe, Courtney Cox got her big break in Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” video. Tonight, the members of Miami’s own 90s Teen will be shooting their first proper…
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President Obama’s in Florida today, campaigning ’round the Sunshine State and asking for money to help fund his re-election run. As y’all know, however, times are rough. And that remaining $10 from last week’s paycheck can either go toward helping POTUS secure four more years in the White House or…
Trina’s a bad bitch. In fact, she’s Da Baddest Bitch. And when you’ve earned that title, you’re granted a virtual get-out-of-jail-free card and the license to do pretty much whatever you please. So, while the rest of us are stuck in an office cubicle, Trina’s off presumably getting high and…
Kendrick Lamar’s performance at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 15 in Chicago was one of the most talked about sets of the entire weekend. And not because it was any better than usual. Despite being young and relatively new to the indie rap game, Lamar’s proven himself to be a…
“You are music. You are unique. You are diverse. You are love. You are life. You are one.” That’s the official mantra of Miami’s newest superambitious music fest, UR1, a two-day concert event created by Go Big Productions, AKA Ultra cofounder Alex Omes and professional party-starter Emi Guerra. Billed as…
In Angolan culture, the celebration of life is strongest at death. This ritual is called komba and it takes place seven days after a corpse has been buried. Instead of shedding tears of sorrow, the deceased’s friends and family dance wildly into the night, drinking heavily and eating the dead…
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Just last year, Dutch electronic dance music superstar Tiësto was spinning tracks at South Beach’s Armani Exchange store. Last night, however, Tiësto seemingly abandoned the A|X partnership boat and jumped aboard the Guess train. According to Billboard, the EDM giant and designer denim brand have teamed up to create a…
No, Madonna. No. The 53-year-old pop star’s new video for “Turn Up the Radio” is terrifying. And this has nothing to do with some outmoded idea that women shouldn’t be sexual when they, like Madonna, are only a couple months younger than Alaska’s statehood. No. What’s wrong with this video…
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Two years ago, Teepee mastermind Erix S. Laurent was poised for a breakthrough. He took his critically acclaimed 2009 LP, Morals, on a national tour while aslo being heralded back home as a true Miami original. Laurent had been renowned for his intense solo performances. He’d sing, play guitar, control…
The hip-hop lifestyle doesn’t always lend itself to clean living. Especially not when the faucets run Cîroc and a single feature spot buys 30,000 Doritos Locos tacos. Rick Ross’s longtime rap bud Gunplay is having a great couple of years, stepping out from the Carol City Cartel to release some…
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With the recession three years behind us, you’d think the unemployment rate would be a little lower than 8.2 percent, right? Sadly, it’s not the case. American employers only added about 80,000 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department, leaving the unemployment rate hovering just over a disappointing eight…
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Poe Boy Music Group, the label that brought you hardcore Miami rappers Brisco and Billy Blu, is getting into EDM with Kulture Shock, a dance-pop group made up of three very good-looking model-type singers named Jase, City Boi, and Stephanie Lecor. In recent weeks, Poe Boy has been heavily promoting…
It’s safe to say that American Idol’s run as America’s favorite reality competition show is fading. Last season’s ratings were significantly lower than previous years. And quite frankly, many of us can’t name three Idol winners that aren’t Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Jordin Sparks. Nevertheless, the show’s executive producer…
