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Watch Kanye West’s Billboard Music Awards Performance Ruined By Technical Issues
His performances of "All Day" and "Black Skinhead" were largely obscured by excessive smoke and sparks on stage, and TV censors muted about half of the audio.
Imagine Dragons Honor Ben E. King With ‘Stand By Me’ Performance at Billboard Music Awards
To honor his memory, Imagine Dragons performed "Stand By Me" at this year's Billboard Music Awards, with King's daughter and granddaughters in attendance.
Simple Minds Perform For ‘Breakfast Club’ Tribute at Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards honors the biggest music stars of today and the future, but this year's ceremonies also spent some time looking back.
Hozier + Coldplay Dominate Rock Categories at Billboard Music Awards
Hozier took home the award for Best Rock Artist and he also won Best Rock Song for "Take Me to Church," while Coldplay got Top Rock Album for Ghost Stories.
The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach Says the Band Is Ready to Perform Live Again
Following drummer Patrick Carney's recent shoulder injury, the Black Keys say they are ready to perform live again.
Watch Faith No More Play ‘Superhero’ and ‘Easy’ on ‘Fallon’
The large gap between albums for the reunited band, their last coming out in 1997, also coincided with a 20-year late night television dry spell.
Watch Trailer For Upcoming Kurt Cobain Death Conspiracy Documentary, ‘Soaked in Bleach’
While Montage of Heck' is a fantastic documentary that provides a well-sourced look at the life of Kurt Cobain, Soaked in Bleach looks very, very bad.
Billy Corgan Says Music Industry Is Run By ‘Feckless Idiots’
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman took to CNBC to talk about the music industry's relationship to capitalism and its technological inadequacy.
Kurt Cobain + Courtney Love Mock Angry Letter in 1992 Home Video
In the clip, Love reads aloud an angry letter a fan wrote in response to the cover of the April 1992 issue of Sassy, on which the two affectionately appear.
Foo Fighters Rock Ohio for Intimate Record Store Day Concert
The group performed an intimate show for 150 fans at a local record store just miles from Dave Grohl's hometown.
Watch Maine’s Most Ambitious Art-Rock Band, Leveret, Perform ‘Shallow’
Watch Leveret perform "Swallow" live in studio at Acadia Recording Company in Portland, Maine, and stream their debut album, Action at a Distance.
Nine Inch Nails Announce Timbaland-Produced Album, ‘Strobe Light,’ on April 1
Strobe Light features an intricate series of hoops to jump through in order to actually get your hands on it and a lot of featured artists.