The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a progressive band that blends classical music and rock into a truly unique experience. The band is currently on an exhaustive winter tour, which has Trans-Siberian Orchestra playing everything from old favorites to new songs off of the band’s latest disc, Night Castle (download right here).

Lifehouse stopped by The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles recently to treat fans to a special acoustic performance of their current single “All In” and track “Falling In,” both on the band’s latest album Smoke & Mirrors (download here).

Looking for some holiday music to get you in the mood this season? Then look no further than Wilson Phillips – Christmas In Harmony. The recently released album, which you can download here, offers 13 holiday classics delivered by the powerful, often angelic voices of Wilson Phillips, a trio comprised of Carnie and Wendy Wilson and Chyna Phillips.

Coldplay’s brand new Christmas song “Christmas Lights” has just been released to digital stores everywhere, including iTunes. Download it now in time for the holidays, and check out Coldplay’s Ping for some exclusive footage from the video shoot, which wrapped in London last week. The video features Christmas classics like levitation, fireworks, and three violin-playing [...]

Acclaimed band The Aquabats! is back! Fans of The Aquabats! will be pleased to know that the band is issuing a new album, titled Hi-Five Soup!, on January 18, 2011. You can see the official tracklist for Hi-Five Soup! below and find The Aquabats! downloads right here.

What features iPads and a sample of “Love Shack”? That’s right, the new single from Far East Movement – who you probably know from “Like a G6″ – and Roger Sanchez, “2Gether.” You can see the official video right here at Bloginity – check it out below.

Chiodos has just revealed the official video for “Caves,” the lead track on the band’s latest disc, Illuminaudio. The album is Chiodos’ first with new vocalist Brandon Bolmer, who replaced Craig Owens. You can download Illuminaudio right here and find other Chiodos downloads here.

Shirin’s single ‘Taking You Away’ is the first out of the blocks from a recording trip she made to LA in February 2010. It combines the musical genius of USA based Producer Marcus Bell of Bellringer Music, with Shirin’s prolific talent for song writing. The past year she’s been on a promotional Tour of UK [...]

It’s a shame that T.I. will be locked up when No Mercy drops, because this one is worthy of a raucous release party. Although No Mercy isn’t flawless, it shows a lot of growth from T.I., as he digs deep and delivers big on many of the tracks. T.I. shares his innermost thoughts but shows that he hasn’t forgotten how to have fun, either. Despite the impressive cast of guests, T.I. rises above the rest and stands out on every song. No Mercy offers something for everyone, with steamy club bangers as well as more serious, cerebral and honest explorations of the imprisoned rapper’s life.

Alabama-born rapper, YELAWOLF, recently released his debut album titled Trunk Muzik 0-60. In light of his release, Yelawolf, also known as Catfish Billy, has created a short video showing off his home town of Gadsden, Alabama, where he talks about his inspirations in music, where he first got started as a rapper, and shows us [...]

If I had a dime for every time a music fan or critic hailed an artist as “the next [insert music god here],” I’d be as wealthy as any of today’s megastars.

Stalley has been selected by Nike as an “influencer” in their Destroy to Create campaign and joins the NYC Destroyer Crew alongside Jack Greer, Kai Perez, Veronica Velasquez, Chad Gittens, Wonka and Pryce Holmes. The crew traveled to London for the campaign launch event. Stalley provided part of the live soundtrack for the “Destroy to [...]

Trunk Muzik 0-60 doesn’t waste too much time dwelling on haters, although given Yelawolf’s talent and the praise this disc has been attracting, he’s sure to be making plenty of envious peers about which to write on his next effort.

T.I.’s new album, No Mercy, leaked to the internet today. The album, formerly titled King Uncaged, features a number of big name guests, including Kanye West, Eminem, Drake, Pharrell, Chris Brown and Christina Aguilera. T.I.’s new album is set for a December 7 release, but No Mercy leaks emerged late on Cyber Monday. You can pre-order the album here.

Good girl, gone bad: Rihanna is the stunning cover star of the January issue of British GQ. The Barbadian beauty speaks frankly about leaving Chris Brown behind, recording with Eminem and why her sexiest outfits cause such controversy. Like what you see? Stay tuned to GQ.com to see an exclusive short film of Rihanna up [...]

30 Seconds to Mars has just released their much anticipated short film for the next single, “Hurricane,” off their major label release, This Is War. The video, directed by Bartholomew Cubbins, has been previewed over the past week through six separate trailers. Whether it was The Gimps, who are the evil characters seen battling the [...]

Domino Records will release the self-titled debut album from young Londoner Anna Calvi, on March 1st 2011. Co-produced by Rob Ellis and recorded in London and France, Anna Calvi’s debut is an astonishingly confident record; the unique strengths of her songwriting, singing and guitar playing all jumping out of the speaker together. The ghosts of [...]

Angels & Airwaves, one of the side projects of Blink-182′s Tom DeLonge, is set to release a movie called Love in March 2011. Love was the name of the band’s latest album, which was released (fittingly, I might add) on Valentine’s Day 2010. Thanks to “corporate underwriting”, according to DeLonge himself, the album was released free of charge.

The Soul Train Awards 2010 paid tribute to music legends and up-and-coming artists, with icons such as Ronald Isley and Anita Baker honored for their long history of contributions, and newcomers like Melanie Fiona cited for their potential to have prolific careers.

THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS has just released Rosewood, the sixth and final look into their upcoming short film for “Hurricane,” a track from the band’s latest album release, This Is War. The recently exposed clip takes you through the mind of a mysterious man and what seems to be a deep “secret” that he holds [...]

Accomplished producer and in-demand remixer Alex “XXXchange” Epton has come together with lifelong friend Chris Devlin (of Devlin & Darko) and video-collage artist/producer Ghostdad to form WIN WIN.

Diddy – Dirty Money, supported by a full orchestra, brought an elegant and show stopping performance to the American Music Awards last night. The hip-hop and r&b group appeared from a cloud of smoke and performed the triumphant track, “Coming Home.” The star studded audience, including Diddy’s youngest son, Christian Combs, swayed back and forth [...]

Jared Evan, one of the most exciting up-and-coming artists in hip hop today, rocked The Viper Room back in September and now fans who missed the show, or those who want to relive it, can check out Jared’s larger-than-life performance of “Miracle” on Bloginity – see the video below.

If you thought that ambient music couldn’t be accessible, then you’re in for a surprise. The Sky Life has perfected the fusion of airy, atmospheric sonic experiences with straight-ahead rock on the its sophomore effort, Roots and Wings. Even the name of the album seems to reflect the band’s ability to unite soaring instrumentals with solid, grounded and catchy rhythms and lyrics.

GQ has released its Men of the Year list, giving a nod to five individuals who contributed to society (or at least entertainment) during 2010. In the pictures below, you can see the GQ Men of the Year: Drake, Steven Colbert, James Franco, Jeff Bridges and…Scarlett Johansson. Yes, Scarlett Johansson made the Men of the Year list as the “babe of the year,” which seems a bit confusing.