Connor Clark

According to Lil Wayne‘s friends, Tha Carter V is on the way. Drake told the crowd at a concert in New Orleans in February that Wayne would be dropping his new album on May 5. That date is likely not set in stone, but in an interview at music festival SXSW, Young Money president Mack Maine confirmed that Wayne is getting ... <a title="Lil’ Wayne News: Tha Carter V Is Coming Soon | Listen To New Single" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/lil-wayne-news-tha-carter-v-is-coming-soon/" aria-label="Read more about Lil’ Wayne News: Tha Carter V Is Coming Soon | Listen To New Single">Read more</a>

M.I.A. is one of several artists who’ve been remixing tracks from Beyonce‘s last LP. Proving that bad girls really do do it well, M.I.A. just shared an awesome remix of Beyonce’s hit, “Flawless.” It’s called “Baddygirl 2” and contains a sample of Bey’s 2008 hit, “Diva.” The track sounds like classic M.I.A. and has the “Paper Planes” singer-rapper reworking the lines, ... <a title="M.I.A. Releases Beyonce “Flawless” Remix, Dances With Her Son- Watch/Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/m-i-a-previews-beyonce-flawless-remix-dances-with-her-son-watchlisten-here/" aria-label="Read more about M.I.A. Releases Beyonce “Flawless” Remix, Dances With Her Son- Watch/Listen Here">Read more</a>

You read right: Kanye West is planning to release a spoken word album. He will reportedly make the three-hour recording available on vinyl, and it will feature everything from his views on the environment to life with fiancee Kim Kardashian and their 10-month-old daughter North. A source says Kanye is excited by the ”groundbreaking” record and has set ... <a title="Kanye West Spoken Word Album | Watch Kanye Perform Slam Poetry" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/kanye-west-spoken-word-album/" aria-label="Read more about Kanye West Spoken Word Album | Watch Kanye Perform Slam Poetry">Read more</a>

Sara Bareilles has just announced that she will be making a 24-city run on her Little Black Dress headlining tour this summer. The tour will begin on July 10 in Chicago, and pre-sale tickets will begin on Tuesday (May 6) before general tickets go on sale on Friday.  Facebook Presale: Wednesday May 7th at 10:00AM – ... <a title="Sara Bareilles Summer Tour Announced" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/sara-bareilles-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Sara Bareilles Summer Tour Announced">Read more</a>

The Clear Channel network threw itself an awards show last night because nothing says “I Heart Radio” like television, right? All kidding aside, the iHeartRadio Music Awards ended up being much more entertaining than expected. Here were a few of the best moments. When the first trophy of the evening was awarded to Rihanna, she was ... <a title="IHeart Radio Music Awards - The Best Moments" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/iheart-radio-music-awards-the-best-moments/" aria-label="Read more about IHeart Radio Music Awards - The Best Moments">Read more</a>

Last year, two Electric Zoo attendees died from drug-related causes at the New York EDM festival. As a result, the last day was cancelled, which prompted an uproar from festival-goers.  This year, Electric Zoo isn’t taking any chances. They’re tightening up on security measures big time, in hopes of preventing another tragedy from striking the festival again. Electric Zoo ... <a title="Electric Zoo 2014 - New Policies Enforced After Drug-Related Deaths" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/electric-zoo-new-policies/" aria-label="Read more about Electric Zoo 2014 - New Policies Enforced After Drug-Related Deaths">Read more</a>

Ah, the based tax refund. What to do, what to do? What should we BUY? Clearly, we’re not going to save it. That’s just silly. Here are a few ideas we came up with for all you music lovers, from all us music lovers. Godspeed, and happy spending. 1. When you want to treat ... <a title="6 Ways To Blow Your Tax Refund on Music" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/6-ways-to-blow-your-tax-refund-on-music/" aria-label="Read more about 6 Ways To Blow Your Tax Refund on Music">Read more</a>

There are so many iconic New Yorkers. From Biggie Smalls to Cindi Lauper, from Jay-Z to the New York Dolls - you can spot a New Yorker from a mile away. Most of the time. Every once in a while though, a New Yorker slips through that we never would’ve guessed was from Queens! Or ... <a title="5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/artists-from-new-york/" aria-label="Read more about 5 Artists You Never Knew Were New Yorkers">Read more</a>

Jason Derulo fans, get ready - the Tattoos World Tour is coming our way with some serious momentum. This will be his second headlining world tour, and the first since he broke a vertebrae in January 2012 while rehearsing for his Future History World tour, which lead to its cancellation. The tour is currently set to ... <a title="Jason Derulo | Tour News and Info" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jason-derulo-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Jason Derulo | Tour News and Info">Read more</a>

Jack White let us hear the first track off his new album Lazaretto, “High Ball Stepper,” earlier this month. Now, he has released a second track, with the album’s title: “Lazaretto.” We can expect the new album to drop June 10th. This past Record Store Day, April 19th, White created The World’s Fastest Studio-to-Record 7″ vinyl.  The time to record, ... <a title="Jack White Releases New Track “Lazaretto” - Listen Here" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/jack-white-new-track/" aria-label="Read more about Jack White Releases New Track “Lazaretto” - Listen Here">Read more</a>

U2 are nothing if not great at keeping our attention. The band was reported in 2013 to have an album coming out last fall, but by November, it seemed that a spring release was more likely. Earlier this year, Bono said, “We want [the new album] to come out this summer, but you don’t want to ... <a title="U2 News | U2 Talks New Album" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/u2-news-u2-talks-new-album/" aria-label="Read more about U2 News | U2 Talks New Album">Read more</a>

Rumors are swirling around AC/DC right now, many saying that the band may not be back at all this year, or any year (Billboard). Earlier this year, Brian Johnson said that the band is heading back to the studio to record new material in May and that they may go on tour in celebration of their ... <a title="AC/DC Tour News | Will They Tour This Year? Will They Ever Tour Again?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/acdc-tour-news-will-they-tour-this-year-will-they-ever-tour-again/" aria-label="Read more about AC/DC Tour News | Will They Tour This Year? Will They Ever Tour Again?">Read more</a>

One of the few true rivalries in the NBA today is between the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors, who seem to genuinely hate each other. These two franchises have been abysmal for years but now find themselves facing off in the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. In their meetings this season ... <a title="Clippers vs. Warriors - Who Will Win the Clippers Warriors Matchup?" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/clippers-vs-warriors/" aria-label="Read more about Clippers vs. Warriors - Who Will Win the Clippers Warriors Matchup?">Read more</a>

While the name Beck may not ring a bell with everyone, the classic slide guitar-driven melody of his debut hit “Loser,” along with the single’s infectious chorus of  “I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me,” probably will. It’s been quite a while since then, but Beck hasn’t slowed down since. The renowned singer-songwriter is ... <a title="Beck | Tour Info and Video" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/beck-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Beck | Tour Info and Video">Read more</a>