Fifties hitmaker-turned-pioneering rap producer & Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson has died at the age of 75. She passed away on Thursday after suffering from congestive heart failure. ...

Rap veteran LL Cool J is to be honored for his career achievements at the upcoming BET Hip-Hop awards. The I Need Love hit-maker is to receive the I Am Hip-Hop Icon trophy at the ceremony in Atla...

"New Year's Babies Edition" - Happy Birthday to: "Soprano" Michael Imperioli (1966) "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer (1969) "Thir13en Ghosts" actress Embeth Davidtz (1966) Actress/model Ded...

Hailed in the press as one of the most fun, innovative and highly-anticipated games of the year, Activision Publishing Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) recently dropped the needle on DJ Hero's full set list fea...

The surviving members of rap pioneers Run-D.M.C. will break from tradition when they are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday - they have refused to perform out of respect to murd...

Happy New Year! ...and Happy Birthday to "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer (1969), "Soprano" Michael Imperioli (1966), "Thir13en Ghosts" actress Embeth Davidtz (1966), actress/model Dedee Pfeiffer (1964...

Hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash is to release his first album of new material in more than 20 years. The DJ, real name Joseph Saddler, has not put out an LP of original songs since 1988's On...

"New Year's Babies Edition" - Happy Birthday to "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer (1969), "Soprano" Michael Imperioli (1966), "Thir13en Ghosts" actress Embeth Davidtz (1966), actress/model Dedee Pfeiffe...

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters hits cinemas April 13 and if you're like me, you gotta wonder what the four main characters of rock to in their boom boxes. What follows is an o...

Veteran rapper Melle Mel hopes his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will force the hip-hop genre to "grow up". Melle Mel - real name Melvin Glover - and his Grandmaster Flash An...

Hip-hop legend Melle Mel is convinced rapper 50 Cent will one day follow him into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame - even though he "won't deserve it". Melle Mel and his Grandmaster Flash And ...

Rockers R.E.M. were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in New York yesterday - and were joined by original member Bill Berry. Berry - who left the band in 1997 - reformed with Mich...

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will help induct honorees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12. Richards will induct The Ronettes, one week befo...

For the first time ever, VH1 Classic will air the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" LIVE on Monday, March 12 at 8:30 PM/ET. Music fans will get to see and hear Van Halen, R.E.M., Patt...

"New Year's Babies Edition" - Happy Birthday to "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer (1969), "Soprano" Michael Imperioli (1966), "Thir13en Ghosts" actress Embeth Davidtz (1966), actress/model Dedee Pfeiffe...

Rapper Grandmaster Flash and T.I. were the big winners at last night's first ever BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta, Georgia, sharing the limelight and the biggest prizes. Atlanta-based T.I. was nomina...

R.E.M., Patti Smith and Van Halen are among the nine acts on the ballot for the 2007 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction. The trio is joined by the newly-reformed The Stooges, Dave Clark Five, Chi...

Rappers Ice-T and Russell Simmons are the first musicians to donate artifacts for a future hip hop exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The museum began gathering items for th...

Classic '80s alternative songs go back to the future with "Future Retro" as Rhino Records updates the era's shimmering synthesized sounds with remixes by today's hottest club DJs and producers. Mus...

Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important and iconic names in modern club culture. Remixes for Madonna and U2; the scoring of the movie Swordfish; plus original compositions for advert...

"New Year's Babies Edition" - Happy Birthday to "Mini-Me" actor Verne Troyer (1969), "Soprano" Michael Imperioli (1966), "Thir13en Ghosts" actress Embeth Davidtz (1966), actress/model Dedee Pfeiffe...