We took last month off from our Monthly Mix series in favor of our midterm flashback/annual summer jams compilation Cruel Summer, which you should grab if you haven't. But it is a new month -- the…   Read Story »

The Adult Swim Singles series throws corporate dollars at indie artists in a cash-for-cred swap that has, to its credit, yielded some memorable collabs. Last year around this time it was Washed Out…   Read Story »

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of…   Read Story »

As if daytime television wasn't cool enough. Rappers will be guesting on your favorite soap operas next month. First up, Snoop Dogg on One Life To Live where he will perform "Sensual Seduction" and…   Read Story »

Everyone's favorite Barbadian bombshell's testing the waters with the third "official" single from Good Girl Gone Bad (apparently "Don't Stop The Music" didn't count; we agree). There was love via…   Read Story »