Oops! Kanye West New Album Not That Great

A few days ago, Kanye said his new album Waves formerly known as Swish will be the 'greatest album of all time. Erm, insiders aren't so sure...

From Page Six

Our source, who has heard tracks from “Waves,” tells us West shouldn’t be so cocky: “It’s not the greatest album ever made. The people he’s getting feedback from are not the same as when he’d go to Jay Z to get feedback. Now, it’s from Kris Jenner. The stuff he’s done lately is dumbed down because of the Kardashians, but he’s still brilliant"

Music group TLC are asking fans to contribute money for their final album

The remaining two members of TLC, T-Boz and Chili are asking fans to contribute for their final album. They said they need $150k for the new album and have set up a Kickstarter crowd funding page to raise the album. So far, they have managed to raise $55k.

People who contribute stand to receive some prizes from the singers. For $5, you get an exclusive Kickstarter remixed single! For a $10, you'll receive a PDF file of a list of TLC's favorite songs. For $15, you get a digital copy of the album. And for $5k, you get a slumber party with T-Boz or Chili. The hustle is really hard!

New Pop Singer Taylor Swift Has Top Album Of 2014 in Canada

Singer Taylor Swift performs onstage during KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 powered by LINE at Staples Center on December 5, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Nick Patch The Canadian Press
Taylor Swift’s “1989” ruled 2014 in Canada, but overall album sales were down five per cent, according to a year-end report from Nielsen Music Canada.

Swift’s pop makeover sold 314,000 units, besting the “Frozen” soundtrack’s 226,000 units sold and Sam Smith’s “In the Lonely Hour,” which moved 157,000 copies.

Bobby Bazini’s “Where I Belong” was the top-selling album by a Canadian artist with 102,000 copies sold, followed by Serge Fiori’s self-titled effort (99,000 units) and Fred Pellerin’s “Plus tard qu’on pense” (79,000).

Sales of physical CDs decreased seven per cent and digital album sales went down by five per cent.

On the bright side for industry observers, vinyl’s resurgence continued in the form of a 71 per cent year-over-year change, with Arctic Monkeys’ “AM” standing as Canada’s most-bought LP of the year.

By genre, R&B sales were hit the hardest with a 28 per cent overall decrease, followed by rap music (down 23 per cent), classical (22 per cent) and alternative (14 per cent).

Legendary Gospel Musician Andraé Crouch Passes Away At 72

Acclaimed Gospel musician Andraé Crouch, died on Thursday afternoon at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in the Los Angeles, after he had been hospitalized since Saturday due to a heart attack, USA Today reports.

The seven-time Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee, was often referred to as the “father of modern gospel music,” as he often bridged the worlds of church and mainstream music.

Some of his popular works include leading the choirs that sang on Michael Jackson‘s Man in the Mirror, and Madonna‘s Like a Prayer. He has also worked with Elton John, Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, and many other reputable music icons.

As a songwriter, he penned some gospel favorites including, Soon and Very Soon, My Tribute (To God Be the Glory), and others.

He died at age 72.

After Long Wait, Singer Akon Set to Release 5 Albums Simultaneously in 2015

Konvict Music star Akon, has major plans for the year.

According to the 41-year-old artist, seven years after he released his last album, he is making up for lost time by releasing a five-part concept album titled, Stadium, this year. He tweeted the news on New Year’s Day and he explained that his new effort will span five albums, each rooted in a different musical genre.

His website is currently streaming one single from each disc: “Better” (featuring Niko the Kid) from Stadium: Euro; “To Each His Own” from Stadium: Pop; “Whole Lot” from Stadium: Urban; “Just a Man” (featuring Stephen Marley) from Stadium: Island; and “Feeling a Nikka” (featuring D’Banj) from Stadium: World.

Singer Madonna defends altered photos of MLK On Album Art

Martin Luther King Jr., left, in an image Photoshopped to resemble Madonna's album art, right.

The Associated Press
Madonna is defending herself against criticism after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album.

Madonna’s cover for the album “Rebel Heart” is a closeup of her face with black string on it. Her social media posts show the faces of King and Mandela doctored to make it appear as though they have similar string on their faces. Some consider the posts offensive.

In a statement released late Friday night, Madonna said she was not comparing herself to them but acknowledging that they were rebels. She also said the images were fan-generated and defended herself against claims of racism, adding she also posted other famous faces who were not black.

R&B Singer Tank Emotional Facebook Message To Fans After Album Fails To Sell

Rolling Stone Names U2 'Song of Innocence' Best Album Of 2014

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Rolling Stone magazine is not known to have the most progressive of musical tastes, but the Internet still erupted into surprised laughter when the venerable publication rolled out its best albums of 2014 list and U2's controversial "Songs of Innocence" was sitting there at the top. (The number two spot, by the way, was secured by the less controversial but even older Bruce Springsteen.)

Surely the magazine wanted to get us talking, but they also had to expect the result would instead be mocking.

This was Rolling Stone's explanation:

"There was no bigger album of 2014 — in terms of surprise, generosity and controversy. "Songs of Innocence" is also the rebirth of the year. Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. put their lives on the line: giving away 11 songs of guitar rapture and frank, emotional tales of how they became a band out of the rough streets and spiritual ferment of Seventies Dublin. This is personal history with details."

Mary J Blige Talks about Her New Album And Controversial Issues On Wendy

Beyoncé Finally Drops All the Video from Her Visual Album

For a lot of people, they have only seen the video of a few songs off Beyoncé’s fifth studio album that was released in December last year. The album was released with 14 tracks and 14 videos in the platinum edition but a lot of people copped only the audio version. Thankfully, Beyoncé dropped videos for ‘Partition’, ‘Drunk in Love’ and ‘Pretty Hurts’.

But Beyoncé loves a good surprise and now the 33-year-old pop star has released all the videos off her album to the general public by uploading it on her Youtube channel. She just gave her fans an early Christmas present.

check out all the videos on her page.