Everyone’s favorite controversial teenage rapper is back in our headlines this morning with another trunk-rattling single.

Chicago’s Chief Keef has been grinding hard since his release from jail back in March of this year. Since that time Keef has released a handful of singles not heard on his 2012 debut album, and this morning his latest found its way online.

Entitled “Round Da Rosey,” the latest from Keef is not exactly a song you want to hear children sing while dancing in circles hand in hand. A wave of high hat, snare, and synth wash over you while Keef goes in about his money, women, and lifestyle. It’s nothing new for the young emcee, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good. You can stream “Round Da Rosey” below. Continue reading ‘Chief Keef Premieres “Round Da Rosey”’

Nothing picks up your day like coffee and music, and by casting a vote for the best Folgers® Jingle Finalist you can have the best of both worlds!

Starting May 15, Folgers would like your help in selecting the winner of the Folgers Jingle contest. As a thank you for your help, you will be entered to win a number of great daily prizes, including Folgers® Coffee, iTunes® gift cards, signed CDs from Gavin DeGraw, and even $10,000!

The voting is only open for a limited time, so click here and start listening today!

Click here for Official Rules.

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Van’s Warped Tour 2013 is officially underway, and though we are not participating this year we do plan to bring you an abundance of coverage in the weeks ahead.

On Saturday, Warped Tour kicked off its latest run with a stop in Seattle, WA. Man Overboard took this opening day to record a show teaser for their live show amidst the world’s largest traveling festival, and now fans around the world can enjoy the goods by clicking this link.

Man Overboard released their new album, Heart Attack, at the end of May. If you dig pop punk, check it out!

Monday is off to a big start news wise as legendary rapper Jay-Z has announced plans to release a new album entitled, Magna Carta Holy Grail.

Set for limited release July 4 (we’ll explain in a second), Magna Carta Holy Grail is an album that no one expected but seemingly everyone cannot wait to have. Jay-Z has not hinted at new music beyond a single open letter track back in April, but as the video below shows there has certainly been more going on behind the scenes. You can view the announcement piece below.

So about that street date….

As part of a promotional stunt, which probably cost the company in question millions, Jay-Z will release his album to Samsung Galaxy owners 3 days before the general public on July 4. There will be a limited number of downloads available, so anyone interested in receiving an early copy is encouraged to act fast. Continue reading ‘Jay-Z Announces ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ Album’

Up and coming California rapper G-Eazy has released a new single entitled, “I Don’t Believe You.”

Featuring assistance on the hook from Team Robot, “I Don’t Believe You” is the first new single to surface from G-Eazy in 2013. The track features a club-ready chorus about proving just how hard you party, and the focus of the verses is no great departure. You can stream the song at the end of this post.

The release of “I Don’t Believe You” is no one-off post without accompaniment. Earlier this week Eazy announced a summer tour supporting Lil Wayne. Click here for details. Continue reading ‘G-Eazy Streams “I Don’t Believe You”’

Nothing picks up your day like coffee and music, and by casting a vote for the best Folgers® Jingle Finalist you can have the best of both worlds!

Starting May 15, Folgers would like your help in selecting the winner of the Folgers Jingle contest. As a thank you for your help, you will be entered to win a number of great daily prizes, including Folgers® Coffee, iTunes® gift cards, signed CDs from Gavin DeGraw, and even $10,000!

The voting is only open for a limited time, so click here and start listening today!

Click here for Official Rules.

Folgers is a trademark of The Folger Coffee Company

iTunes is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

Epitaph Records’ Falling In Reverse have released a stream of their entire new album, Fashionably Late.

Scheduled for release next Tuesday, June 18, Fashionably Late is the long-awaited second album from Falling In Reverse. The stream comes just two days after frontman Ronnie Radke welcomed his first daughter into the world, and it is rumored to be their strongest effort to date. We’re not sure about that just yet, but it’s definitely worth you time. Click here to enjoy Fashionably Late.

Warm up your hashtag trigger finger, because this week Free Ticket Friday is back. Win free tickets to any US-based show you want (as long as we can get them – see official rules), just by tweeting at OurStage or interacting with us on Facebook. Yeah, we can’t believe it’s that easy either. Here’s what you have to do:

TWITTER ENTRY:

1. Follow @OurStage on Twitter.

2. Retweet the #FreeTicketFriday tweet (posted at 1PM on Fridays).

FACEBOOK ENTRY

We’re also giving you the opportunity to win over Facebook:

1. Make sure to “like” the OurStage page.

2. Interact with our Facebook contest post (Like, Share, or Comment)

Once you interact with the contest links you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of tickets to the US-based concert of your choosing. Past winners have already snagged tickets to see Green Day, Maroon 5, The Killers at Madison Square Garden, and Jay-Z at one of his historic first shows at the Barclays Center. If you’re on Twitter or Facebook all the time anyway, why not win some free tickets while you’re at it?

Click here for the official rules.

This is hands down the best headline we will run in June 2013. The rest of the music industry might as well pack it in until July.

After two decades without a single live appearance, The Replacements have been announced as one of two mystery acts appearing at Riot Fest in Chicago, Toronto, and Denver later this year. It is unknown who the full lineup of The Replacements will be; it will include lead members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, but it is unknown who will fill out the other roles. We’ll keep an eye out and let you know when more information becomes available.

In an era of reunions happening within years of a split, it’s nice to know bands with much larger legacies can put aside their difference to please fans. Comment below and let us know if you plan to attend Riot Fest this year.

OurStage is partnering with the legendary Ernie Ball in 2013 to host three incredible competitions for emerging Rock, Pop and Country artists.

We’ll kick off a competition for each genre, awarding one finalist from each with a year’s supply of Ernie Ball strings and accessories, plus editorial coverage from OurStage.

At the end of the year, one Grand Prize winner will be selected from among the finalists to win anErnie Ball endorsement deal and a Music Man guitar or bass of their choosing for EACH guitarist in the band!

Second: Rock*. Enter your best rock song in the Ernie Ball “Save Your Strings” Competition by August 23rd for a chance to win. OurStage fans will rank the best entries, and Ernie Ball will select a winner. Get to it.