NEW SONG: B.o.B. feat Lauriana Mae "Chandelier"

B.o.B.'s album is due out next week, and here's a new track from the energetic rap star and the lovely Lauriana Mae. It's called "Chandelier," and it will  make you feel like you're stuck in a black and white movie...

B.o.B.'s album, Strange Clouds, drops this Tuesday, May 1. Guests also include Morgan Freeman, Taylor Swift, T.I., Chris Brown, Ryan Tedder, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Playboy Tre. If you like it, you know where to put your bucks when the time comes.

Mateo Covers Lana Del Rey's "Blue Jeans"

Mateo has just posted a cover...a stripped down version the Lana Del Rey tune "Blue Jeans," which he put on his YouTube. Although not completely unplugged, the spin is worthy of a replay. Congrats are also in order to Mateo, as he's the newest addition to the Interscope Records imprint. Hats off!

NEW SONG: Fiona Apple "Every Single Night"

With a juxtaposition of a whisper and a soft belt, Fiona Apple puts down her latest offering "Every Single Night" off the album The Idler Wheel, slated for June 19th. Can Fiona sing us bedtime stories, too?

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NEW VIDEO: Jawan Harris "House Party"

15-year-old Jawan Harris says "To hell with the 'rents" and throws a shindig that won't soon be forgotten in "House Party" off the It's On! mixtape. The song features Chip Rebel from Rebel Gang and the video features singer/actress Alix Lapri.

Gotye And Kimbra Perform "Somebody That I Used To Know" on SNL

Gotye and Kimbra sang a stinging rendition of "Somebody That I Used To Know" on Saturday Night Live last weekend.  Vid above. To all who are oblivious to this song, there's still time to crawl from under a rock. They're not done taking over yet. --GB

Propers: Perez Hilton

AZEALIA BANKS, LISSIE AND MORE PERFORM AT COACHELLA 2012 (VIDEO)

Azealia switches it up with an Amy Winehouse tribute. 

Missed Coachella's first weekend? If you weren't one of the lucky ones who bought a ticket in the first few minutes, all is not lost. Coachella is streaming live online, and will also be streaming live for the second weekend (April 20-22), and some chums have captured performance video. Yes! 

Azealia Banks was a splash at her first set ever in the United States for Coachella 2012, donning pink and purple hair and a black and white striped ensemble, while Lissie performed her greats along with her famous "Pursuit of Happiness," originally by the Cudder himself, Kid Cudi (you can also catch her bridge of the song as the background to the ScHoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky tune "Hands On the Wheel"). 

For performance video of Santigold and Frank Ocean, the tUnE yArDs, and Lissie at Coachella 2012, you can click that "Read More" button.

NEW VIDEO: ALPHABEAT "VACATION"

It's about time for warm weather in the states, and this adorable, fun, and cute video from the Denmark-repped Danish-bred Alphabeat entitled "Vacation" is just what the doctor ordered! The single precedes their third studio album, slated for this summer. Shake those maracas...

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Aesop Rock "Zero Dark Thirty"

Aesop Rock sounds like he's from BC, rapping from an archaic dungeon, spitting out copper with every word. And fans of the sharp wordsmith are in luck--he's releasing his first album in five years. It's called Skelethon, and it's on Rhymesayers Ent., for a slated release date of July 10. His first single? "Zero Dark Thirty," below.

NEW SONG: Luke James "Mo' Better Blues"

Luke James dropped a new song last night called "Mo' Better Blues." Luke wastes no time dropping bombs, as he does in the first lines, and the slow, syrupy beat draws in the listener. The bridge changes it up in dramatic fashion, and not to mention Luke knows how to product place! He has lines from the 1990 Spike Lee joint Mo' Better Blues in the song. If you need some background, here's the rundown of the scene in which the background lines came from. Listen above!

Clarke (Cynda Williams): Everything's on a schedule, a timetable. Loosen up, tight ass.

Bleek (Denzel Washington): Let me explain something to you. Life is short, OK? I need it like this to do all the things I gotta do. I like order.

Clarke: Order's fine, but you're ridiculous.

Bleek: And what do you want?

Clarke: I want a man who knows what he wants. Decisive. You don't know what you want. Make up your mind to be a man and don't be wishy-washy on me.

Bleek: Hmm. I know what I want. My music. Everything else is secondary.

Luke's now working on his debut, Made To Love.

NEW VIDEO: Key Swag 3000 "Tear It Up"

Introduction to the swagalicious, swagerrific, swagdacious, Key Swag 3000;  The12-year-old repping Milwaukee, Wisconsin, takes his humongous personality and slapstick charisma and spews it all on the table in “Tear It Up”, his second single off of his debut mixtape, Who The Dopest Vol. 1 [DOWNLOAD], off of Do Work Ent. The term "Dope" has lasted almost 2 decades. Is this yet another sign that the word swag is here to stay? Hmm…

NEW SONG: Outasight "Believe In Me"

Outasight raps about not being perfect, but not quitting on his new song, "Believe In Me." "From the bottom of the totem pole/Only way to go is up and I ain't ever growin old," the ever four-eyed rapper spits along a simple piano and drum melody. Catch it in the WWE's "Once In A Lifetime" special and on ESPN. Along with his "Tonight Is The Night" song being featured in Pepsi Commercials, it seems like everyday is a good day to be Outasight.

CR (Comic Relief): Chiddy Bang "Ray Charles"

Ray Charles to the bull!:)*