
Russell Simmons signs a new deal with HBO, Jermaine Jackson is looking for the new Jackson 5, and Fat Joe chats about one of the low points of his successful career.

Russell Simmons signs a new deal with HBO, Jermaine Jackson is looking for the new Jackson 5, and Fat Joe chats about one of the low points of his successful career.
Our ongoing You Oughta Know love affair with New Zealand’s bluesy pop star Gin Wigmore is spreading all over the U.S. thanks to her heavy tour schedule this summer. First came Phillip Phillips‘ college tour and now the singer-songwriter is gearing up for Van’s Warped in June. Read more…
Judas Priest are for all intents and purposes the first modern heavy metal band. Earlier groups laid the sonic and stylistic blueprints but Priest codified the various strains, melding Led Zeppelin’s wailing sense of grandeur to the dark heaviness of Black Sabbath and matching speeds with Deep Purple at their fastest. They were the first to proudly proclaim themselves a “heavy metal” band and pioneered the leather and studs look, which quickly became the defacto image for all subsequent metal groups. Influenced by punk and his extracurricular activities in the S&M underground, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford was the first to cover himself from head to toe in black leather and other kinky accouterments as immortalized in the classic song “Hell Bent for Leather.” In honor of this weekend’s premiere on VH1 Classic of the new live concert film Judas Priest: Epitaph, we present Rob Halford’s 20 Most Hell Bent For Leather Looks.
Tune in to VH1 Classic this Memorial Day for Metal Mania Weekend with the hardest hitting video blocks and special programming all weekend long including the broadcast premiere of Judas Priest: Epitaph this Saturday, May 25 at 8/8C.
After spending the last few years taking care of Dem Babies, Mariah Carey is working herself back into promo mode. Her super sexy video for “#BEAUTIFUL” has helped the song crack the Billboard Top 20, and this morning, she brought her comeback tour to Good Morning America. However, Mimi’s appearance in Central Park didn’t exactly go as planned…

Muse will perform at a premiere for one of the summer’s biggest movies, Katy Perry draws Chief Keef‘s ire on Twitter, and Kendrick Lamar wants one of hip hop’s recent trends to end.

Foxy Brown aims to set the record straight, a Psy impostor makes his way around Cannes, and Mary J. Blige deals with tax trouble.
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John Oates is, of course, best known for the music he wrote and recorded over the years with Daryl Hall, but the amazingly lush mustache he rocked during the ’70s and ’80s might just be his defining trait as an individual. “A good mustache makes a man for many reasons,” he explained to us during a recent visit to VH1 headquarters in Times Square and, as it turns out, he’s quite the connoisseur of cookie dusters. We asked him to critique the effectiveness of some of pop culture’s most famous mustaches of all-time —including Ron Swanson, Magnum P.I., Borat and more!— in the following feature, which we’ve dubbed WAXING ON MUSTACHES WITH JOHN OATES.

Some artists just sound better remixed. Case in point: Lana Del Rey. Her drawl works surprisingly well with a number of different sounds, including dubstep, ’80s synth, techno, even Jay-Z. Her songs lend themselves to the creative appeal of remix artists who have mastered taking her sound to a whole new level. That’s why she’s the first artist on our list to get the Remixology treatment. Listen to 10 of the best takes on the singer’s best songs, including “Video Games,” “National Anthem” and the Gatsby single, “Young & Beautiful.”
Music and reality TV have a rather peculiar, but beneficial relationship for artists. Whether its a veteran artist trying to reignite the flame of their once budding career or those whose career is in its nascent stage, reality TV is here to save the day. Or not. Read more…

Avril Lavigne chats about big changes in her life, Keith Richards may owe thousands in back library fees, and the Backstreet Boys tell fans what to expect on their upcoming tour.