Fans of the legendary rock band Van Halen seem to define the rock band before David Lee Roth and after Roth left the group. For those who have been clamoring for the band–the full band–to get back together and forget their differences, it would seem that your prayers have been answered. Van Halen have been hard at work on their newest CD, “A Different Kind of Truth,” their first original studio album with David Lee Roth since the classic multi-platinum album “1984.” The band has also released their video for their new single, “Tattoo.” The video can be viewed either below the post or at VEVO.com. The album is also  [ Read More ]

Blink-182 fans, if you haven’t heard that your favorite band has a new video out, then think of this post as your wake-up call. The pop-punk band has released the music video for the second single from “Neighborhoods,” “After Midnight.” The video was directed by Isaac Rentz, and according to Mark Hoppus, “the concept [of the video] is troubled love found in a psych ward.” You can watch the video below this post. Also, a behind-the-scenes video on “After Midnight” will be out on AOL Music Thursday. I’m sure if you love seeing how a music video comes together, you’ll love seeing the details that went into the making of  [ Read More ]

According to a recent survey in “Car and Driver,” texting while driving is more dangerous than operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and those who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a car crash. While she fortunately hasn’t been one of those statistics, singer JoJo (http://twitter.com/JoJoistheway) felt strongly enough about the issue to step up and encourage her fans to take part in AT&T’s “It Can Wait” pledge to stop texting while driving. Recently, ShockYa had a chance to talk to the 21-year-old — who has sold more than three million albums worldwide – about why she’s involved in the campaign,  [ Read More ]

Ever since it was announced that Beyoncé had given birth to her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, the Twittersphere and blogosphere have been alight with reactions, jokes, and even music. Let’s take a look at how the internet responded to the joyous news. -Blue Ivy’s father, Jay-Z, released a song on SoundCloud called “Glory.” The song also features Blue Ivy’s voice. You can listen to it here. -Seconds after it was announced what Beyoncé and Jay-Z named their daughter, Twitter hashtags #IvyBlue and #NamesBetterThanIvyBlue were created, with tons of people making jokes about the baby’s name. Of course, these hashtags were created when it was still thought that the baby’s name  [ Read More ]

Recently, the news came out that Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars’ single from the upcoming “The Hunger Games” soundtrack, “Safe and Sound” had been released. Now, according to Collider and Entertainment Weekly, news is coming out about the other musical acts that will appear on the soundtrack. According to the sites, other songs on the soundtrack will be contributed by The Decemberists, Arcade Fire members Win Butler and Regine Chassagne. The soundtrack is also being produced by T-Bone Burnett, who won an Oscar for his work on “Crazy Heart.” James Newton Howard has also been tapped to co-create the score for the film; Howard is replacing Danny Elfman, who  [ Read More ]

Beloved rapper Heavy D was one of the celebrity casualties of this year. The news of his death rocked the music industry, but the speculation about how he died was also something that took over the mindspace of the entertainment news industry. According to a post by Entertainment Weekly, a coroner has finally given the cause of death. According to Entertainment Weekly, there was not just one cause, but several causes. According to the coroner’s report, Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism–a condition that is blockage of the main artery to the lungs– as well as a deep leg-vein thrombosis–a condition that causes blood clots to form–as well as  [ Read More ]

I’m not a big fan of football itself, but I’m a fan of the Super Bowl Halftime Show. That’s all the Super Bowl means to me. In my personal opinion, the recent halftime shows have been lacking or somehow less than what they should be. I think with the booking of a certain Material Girl for next year, the Halftime Show is going to be quite awesome. According to Entertainment Weekly, Madonna has been confirmed as the performer for the auspicious occasion. According to the site, she will collaborate with Cirque Du Soleil and Jamie King. It already sounds like a better show than last year’s which had the Black  [ Read More ]

Little Monsters had their palettes whetted with the teaser trailer and “The Prelude Pathétique” clip from the upcoming Lady Gaga video “Marry the Night.” Thursday, December 1, is when fans will finally get to see the oft-tweeted about music video. The 13-minute video will be the directorial debut for Gaga and will air exclusively on E! the night of December 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The video will then be run throughout the weekend as part of a half-hour special that includes an exclusive interview with the singer/performer. The video for “Marry the Night” will also be available for viewing on Eonline.com Thursday night as well as through VEVO and  [ Read More ]

Rihanna was recently listed on ShockYa’s “Top 10 Most Scandalous Celebrities” list, so it’s not surprise that the singer would make headlines again for scandalous behavior. According to MTV and The Telegraph, Rihanna offended many people in the audience in the U.K. and France with her performance on “The X Factor UK” and her music video, “We Found Love.” Her outfit–which was a preppy plaid dress– wasn’t the problem, it was her shoes. Her punk shoes with writing written on them had one phrase that made people very angry. The phrase in question–”F— Off.” According to the spokesperson for the show, there were no close-ups of the shoes. “We believe  [ Read More ]

Little Monsters might be excited to know that a teaser clip from Lady Gaga’s “Marry the Night” music video has been released! Entertainment Weekly has given their rundown on the clip, which you can read by clicking here. Here’s my take: The clip shows Gaga on a gurney with two stylish nurses pushing her to what looks like the main part of a mental institution. Gaga appears to be knocked out (how, I don’t know), and as we see her being pushed by the nurses, she gives us a voiceover explaining how she remembers things in her life the way she wants to remember them. “…[T]ruthfully, the lie of it  [ Read More ]

The creative director for Lady Gaga, Laurieann Gibson has decided to step down from her post. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cause hasn’t been revealed yet, but from past reports of Gibson and Gaga butting head, particularly with the “Judas” music video, some tension might have been part of the reason for the split, such as MediaTakeOut, who was the first to break the news on the split, citing that Gibson and Gaga had a “bitter fight.” It’s also not clear if she’s been fired, but she states that she has decided to “step away.” According to her official statement, she is happy with the work she has done  [ Read More ]

Recently, ShockYa reported on the re-filing of a lawsuit against CBS Interactive by FilmOn’s Alki David and the Justice for Artists Coalition. Two of the artists who joined in re-filing the lawsuit, rapper and record producer Doug E. Fresh and DJ Chipman, have given their reasons, through their management, for going against CBS Interactive. “We only follow the law. If we infringe on the copyright of a CBS property when we sample, we have to pay,” said Doug E. Fresh. “Its only fair that CBS should pay for profiting from knowingly promoting software that illegally distributes our music.” “I have had my career totally destroyed,” said DJ Chipman (known for  [ Read More ]

Here’s one thing Lady Gaga has yet to do–age herself! Katy Perry puts on the prosthetics and wig in order to become herself as an old woman in her new music video, “The One That Got Away.” The synopsis of the video, as The Huffington Post reports, involves an older Perry reflecting on her partying lifestyle she led as a younger woman and how she might have let the man of her dreams slip through her fingers. Perry is wearing a white wig and a matching dress, being with her husband in their home. I’m assuming the old Perry is in the 21st century, because it seems like the younger  [ Read More ]

Popdust has done many “Magic Box” interviews that end up revealing a lot you didn’t know about your favorite stars in the music world, and this one with former Backstreet Boy Howie D is no different. In the interview featured below as well as at Popdust, Howie D answers questions about his celebrity crush, (Britney Spears), embarrasing nicknames, (“Dough Boy,” a nickname that he said actually scared him so badly that he can’t go into doughnut shops), and his horror story dealing with tequila (which caused him not to even want to smell the drink for six years). He also talks about the least favorite Backstreet Boys song that the  [ Read More ]

Adele had been going through a bit of a rough spot after having bleeding in her vocal chords. According to Entertainment Weekly and Los Angeles Times, a spokesman at the Massachusetts General Hospital said that the 23-year-old singer has had a successful laser microsurgery on her vocals in order to stop the hemorrhaging, which was occurring due to a benign polyp. “This condition is typically the result of unstable blood vessel in the vocal cord that can rupture,” said the spokesman, according to the Los Angeles Times. The spokesman went on to say that due to the advice of her doctor and voice therapist in the U.K. Adele came to  [ Read More ]