Mitt Romney — just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit — is paying Journey $500,000 to play his fundraiser.
Don't worry, the Red Hot Chili Peppers weathered the storm at Lollapalooza. But several better bands got shut out.
Lollapalooza attendees are being forced to evacuate due to severe weather warnings in Chicago. Not cool.
Lunchtime Poll: What Drug Is Madonna On and Can We Not Have Any?
That's Madonna performing "Like a Virgin" last week during an MDNA Tour stop in Berlin with tears streaming down her face. Why are tears streaming down her face? I don't know. She'd performed this song live for audience in this ballad style almost a dozen times at this point, and it doesn't seem that the song grabbed…
All the Girls Standing in the Line For the Rap Show: Iggy Azalea's Sudden Rise
Iggy Azalea almost wasn't Internet-famous. Last summer, the native Australian was living in Los Angeles, and after what was supposed to be two weeks in Miami at age 16 had turned into five years spent in four cities throughout the states, she was down to the last of her savings. She had one shot left, and so she used…
Prince Philip Has a Spot of Bladder Trouble, Misses Jubilation
It's not often news when 91-year-old people go to the hospital with a bladder infection, but it is when they're royalty. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was "admitted to hospital" (that's how they say it) today, hours before the Queen's jubilee concert. He was said to be "disappointed" to be missing it.
Dance Dance Dissolution: The Electric Daisy Carnival's Fresh Hell
When people respond to modern dance music, chances are they are responding to drops. A drop happens when the beat comes back after temporarily exiting the sound design. In drop-fueled dance music, this happens every few minutes — the beat asserts itself, people freak out, their interest wanes, the song breaks down,…
Here's Bruce Springsteen Covering 'The Weight' Last Night as Tribute to Levon Helm
Springsteen played in Newark last night, and while some of us didn't get to go, at least we've got a pretty good video of his heartfelt tribute to the late Levon Helm — a cover of the Band's classic "The Weight." [via @NickBaumann]
The Craziness of Burning Man in 5 Minutes
You know that I love a time-lapse video, so how could I resist one of the ludicrous rich people's druggie playground that is Burning Man? Sure, this thing is more played out than rolling around on E in the desert, but there's something great about watching a bustling city come together over the course of a few days…
Stage Collapse in Belgium Leaves 4 Dead
Four concertgoers at Belgium's Pukkelpop Music Festival lost their lives today when the festival's main stage collapsed in a strong storm. This is the third such incident this summer, after storms took out stages in Ottawa and Indiana, the latter killing five people. Either the stages are getting weaker, or the…
Britney Spears Wraps Her Legs Around Pauly D's Neck
In this video, a polyester lingerie-clad Britney Spears wraps a hot pink boa, then her legs, around the neck of a grinning and handcuffed Pauly D from Jersey Shore. See the pop star work out various childhood traumas on the strange, shellacked gremlin. Listen to screaming female youths replicating the sound your…
The Ten Most Ridiculous Costumes Nicki Minaj's Butt Has Ever Worn
Most likely, Nicki Minaj won't fall into obscurity anytime soon, but remember the days when she was everywhere? Friday's appearance on Good Morning America-with its accompanying wardrobe malfunction-rekindled our love for Minaj and her beyond-crazy outfits that often highlight her, er, assets. So lest you forget what…
Chet Haze's First Club Concert Features Crotch-Grab, Tom Hanks, Bad Music
Chet Haze, Northwestern University's best and worst rapping son of Tom Hanks, had only performed on campus—until last weekend, when he ventured out to Enclave, a club in Chicago where joke rappers play, for his first real world concert.
Concertgoers Dropped Like Flies at Bonnaroo This Year
A man died of hypothermia Sunday at Bonnaroo, the annual hippie-flavored music festival in Tennessee. It was the second death of the fest. On Thursday, the opening day of the event, a young woman was found dead in her tent.