Justin Timberlake's new single "TKO" sounds mighty familiar — kind of like he turned to his pal Timbaland and said "Okay, let's give 'em what they want." And guess what: No one's complaining, even though it is essentially interchangeable with any of the non-single tracks on FutureSex/LoveSounds, kind of like "Cry Me a River" without the spook or venom. It'll make for a great video, though.Read Full Story

(YouTube | Getty) We're not sure exactly what Timbaland is up to, but whatever it is he's pretty excited about it. On a video posted on Revolt TV's YouTube page on Tuesday night, Timbaland spoke not-so-humbly about his forthcoming project which will feature the vocals of the late Michael Jackson (just a  reminder, this is the same Timbaland who called out Drake and Chris Brown for using posthumous Aaliyah songs: "Aaliyah music only work with its soulmate, which is me"). Needless to say...Read Full Story

If the first Samsung-backed ad for Jay-Z's inevitably epic forthcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail, was too long to handle (over three minutes), here's the latest, much shorter addition to the jigga man's album ad campaign. Instead of dramatic images of Jay-Z on the phone, Jay-Z pontificating the meaning of hip-hop, and Jay-Z having convos with a very bearded Rick Rubin about his desire to share the gift of music to the world, we get this: A super stoked Jay-Z happily making new music with...Read Full Story

On Sunday night, rapper Jay-Z set the bar for the most dramatic album announcement of all time, airing a three-minute advertisement for his upcoming album Magna Carta Holy Grail during halftime of the NBA Finals' game 5.In the video, which features appearances by Rick Rubin, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z explains, "The album is about, like this duality of how do you navigate through this whole thing—through success, through failures, through all this—and remain yourself...Read Full Story

If there's any pop diva who has earned the right to brag in each and every song, it's Beyoncé Knowles. Though the singer somehow manages to play humble in real life, her latest releases are characterized by the spirit of "Look at how cool I am!" The new leaked track "Grown Woman" is no different, with lines like "Now bitches, I run this."Set to a bubbly beat (reportedly a Timbaland creation — and it sounds it) thumping over what sounds like the roar of a stadium crowd (?), the song is all...Read Full Story