Freddie Gibbs Shot At Following Brooklyn Concert

Gibbs was missed entirely, but two members of his entourage were wounded by bullets, one hit in the foot and another in the leg. However, both were transported to Bellevue Hospital, are in stable condition and were not seriously injured.

The rapper later posted to his Instagram following the altercation. "Yep," he wrote in the caption of the photo. "Still livin. Thanks NYC." He reportedly gave a more dramatic response to the paper. Read that along with more details here.

Mary J. Blige Releases New Song 'When You're Gone'

The track is one of her compositions with GRAMMY-winning songwriter Eg White (Adele, Florence and the Machine), a new collaborator in Blige's universe as she dips her toe deeply into British music.

"It's all about the London music scene and I'm so excited to have been part of it, to record my album," Blige said in a press release. "The songs are fun, therapeutic and soulful. This is a beautiful change for me and I'm proud of what we have done here."

Listen here.

Madonna Auctioning Personal Items

Well, you are in luck, as Julian's is hosting a massive Madonna auction of one-of-a-kind items ranging from the iconic to the bizarre, from outfits worn in films Evita and A League of Their Own to her personal day planner.

There are tons of items in the collection, and in all, it is expected to fetch up to $500,000 for the pop icon when all is said and done, reports Spin. It's basically the best garage sale ever.

For fans that want to stick with the music and music related items, handwritten song lyrics just might be the prize of the set, especially the ones to an unknown song. Read more here.

Marilyn Manson, Jack Black, Flea In New Die Antwoord Video

In the visual clip for "Ugly Boy," from their recently released album Donker Mag, they brought in a few of their friends: Marilyn Manson, Jack Black, Flea, Dita von Teese, UK It Girl and model Cara Delevingne, and the ATL Twins, who appeared in Spring Breakers as James Franco's cronies.

Like everything else Die Antwoord does, it's full-on absurdity that straddles the line between earnest and humorous. Manson hands a burning rose to singer Yolandi. Black plays a Jersey mob type in an athletic suit, gold chain and cigar. von Teese wears black cone pasties. And someone in blackface, who the Internet thinks is Richard D. James of Aphex Twin, wears all-white and a giant name tag that says, "Hello my name is God."

To add fire to those Internet rumors, Yolandi wears a sweatshirt with an Aphex Twin logo at one point. Watch the new video here.

Wu-Tang Clan Release New Track From Upcoming Album

On the track, they proclaim they're still number one over a hodgepodge beat. There's Spanish-style guitar picking, electric guitar, turntable scratching and a funk-soul undercurrent.

Each MC takes his turn dropping a verse - even the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, a sample of whom opens up the track. Inspectah Deck drops as many TV references as possible, shouting out AMC shows "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead." Raekwon compares his lines to Peruvian coke. Meanwhile GZA spits pure poetry that's out of this world: "Forms circles like the rings of Saturn/ Dust rocks and ice in a particular pattern/ Then this fascinating picture has emerged from surface/ A wonder of the young world with an urgent purpose."

Listen here.

Rick Ross Recruits Lil Boosie For New Track Nickel Rock

Ross is joined on "Nickel Rock" by Boosie Badazz, better (and apparently formerly) known as Lil Boosie. The song also does double duty as a trap track and a laundry list of things that dealing drugs bought for Ross.

In superhero parlance, it's an origin story. And as he reminisces, Ross tells us those early days as a dealer got him: money to pay his mom's light bill, a phone, Air Jordans, $5, the chance to watch a man kill his own brother.

This tale and more true stories of the life and times of Rick Ross can be found on Hood Billionaire, out Nov. 24. It's set to be his second album of 2014, following March's Mastermind.

Listen to the track here.

Chief Keef Releases Two New Tracks

This week, we have a couple more new Keef songs to share. The first is "Lucky Bastard," which is set to be released on the upcoming Bang 4 The EP. Or, as Keef is calling the effort, B4 The Ep B4 B3. (via Hot New Hip-Hop).

The second is "Trap," a collaboration with Shawty Lo that Keef teased back in August (via Hot New Hip-Hop), which we aren't really sure where it will see its release aside from just appearing as a single on YouTube. Keef appears to be dropping a release daily at this point, so maybe "Trap" will be on the next one.

Listen to the tracks here.

Chase Bryant Releases 'Take It On Back' Video

Throughout the video, Bryant is seen playing his guitar on the moving train as the guy in the video is shown reminiscing about an old romance. Directed by Wes Edwards, "Take It On Back" was in a way inspired by Bryant's grandfather. In an interview with PEOPLE, Bryant spoke about the video and his grandfather's love of trains.

"My grandfather was super into trains," Bryant told PEOPLE. "He was fascinated by them and collected them his entire life. In fact, when he got really sick with cancer, for his last Christmas, my family and I made him this elaborate running train set with all the works. There were railroad tracks by my grandfather's house but trains didn't run through there very often. On the day my grandfather died - at the very moment it happened, I kid you not - a huge freight train came barreling down that track."

When he read Edwards' treatment for the video, Bryant said he knew immediately that this was the storyline he had to choose. "In some way, I feel like I get to share this video with my grandfather," Bryant said. His grandfather, musician Jimmy Bryant, passed away from cancer when he was a kid.

Watch the video here.

Chvrches Reveal New Track For Hunger Games Soundtrack

Seriously, try not to raise your bow and arrow in solidarity as Lauren Mayberry and a choir of those from the fallen Districts sweetly and somberly sing,"We are all dead air."

This track will be featured on the upcoming soundtrack for the film, which hits theaters Nov. 21. The soundtrack was curated by Lorde and features three tracks from the "Royals" singer, including a remix by Kanye West of her already released theme "Yellow Flicker Beat."

It also features tracks from Tove Lo, Tinash�, Charli XCX with Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, Miguel and the Chemical Brothers, Bat For Lashes, Grace Jones and Stromae on a track that features Pusha T, Haim, Q-Tip and Lorde. and the just confirmed Ariana Grande, who spilled the beans about her contribution recently, saying it's "interesting" and "very different."

Listen to the song here.

Doobie Brothers Discuss Going Country With New Album

Songwriting is something that Nashville knows well; the town's economy is practically built upon the constant flow of catchy hit songs bubbling up from talented songwriters and busy publishing companies. So it's no surprise that today's country stars all have a great appreciation for the Doobies.

David Huff, brother of famed country producer Dann Huff (the two used to play in a Christian rock band, White Heart, together, and later on cofounded hard rock band Giant), helmed a country music tribute to the Doobies that would include current members Tom Johnston (guitar, vocals), Patrick Simmons (guitar, vocals) and John McFee (guitar, violin, vocals) and Doobie alumni Michael McDonald (keyboards, vocals) playing along with the genre's biggest stars and Nashville's hottest session musicians.

Southbound, which drops today (Nov. 4), sees the Doobies revisiting some of their biggest hits with some of today's biggest country hitmakers: the tracklist includes "Listen to the Music" with Blake Shelton and Hunter Hayes, "Rockin' Down the Highway" with Brad Paisley and "Black Water" with the Zac Brown Band.

Radio.com sat down with Johnston, Simmons, McFee and McDonald to talk about the album, country music in general, and how the music industry has changed since they dominated the FM radio dial.

Radio.com: Were you guys surprised when you found out that all of these artists were interested in paying tribute to you?

Johnston: I think we all were taken aback by the interest of the artists as well as the studio musicians. I was blown away. I had no idea.

McFee: It was great� when we found out that all these artists wanted to be a part of this, I think we all felt great that they liked our music.

McDonald: For us, it sounded like a fun thing to do.

Did this album give you a chance to "fix" things, or re-do parts on your on your old songs?

Johnston: We weren't asked to change anything. Basically, each of use would write and play on the songs that we originally wrote. Pat was on his songs, Michael was on his songs, I played on my songs and John played on a lot of the songs as well. [note: John McFee joined the band in 1979; none of the songs that he wrote were used on Southbound]. The rest of the band was made up of studio musicians. They would do the tracks really rapidly. [snaps] Two takes, and it's done! It's kind of humbling, actually [laughs].

McFee: It was neat for me, because these guys [Johnston, McDonald and Simmons] played on the original versions. I didn't, because I'm still the new guy, 35 years later! But some of the songs I've been playing [live] for that many years, so it was cool for me. But it was cool to hear what the session players came up with.

Did you guys listen to country music growing up?

McFee: That's what I grew up playing, and I snuck into rock and roll. But country music was my background.

Was there much rock and country crossover in the '70s?

Simmons: You mean like the Eagles and Poco?

Right. But was the Eagles accepted in the Nashville scene back then?

Simmons: I think they were accepted in the Nashville community, but they chose to be a bit more pop. If you talk to people in Nashville, they are familiar with all of that music, and more.

McFee: But country music was resistant to playing that music for whatever reason, it was different back then.

Simmons: But Buffalo Springfield had a huge fanbase in country music. I think it's a bit of an illusion as to who likes what kind of music. Just cause you're a country artist doesn't mean you don't like rock and roll, and just because you're playing rock and roll doesn't mean you don't like country. But that cross-pollination of music is more evident now than it ever was.

Read more here.

Bruno Mars Joining Mark Ronson On Saturday Night Live

Cameron Diaz will join the guys for the Thanksgiving episode, hosting the show for the fourth time as she gears up for the release of her next movie, the latest adaption of the musical Annie starring Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne and Quvenzhan� Wallis.

The film is scheduled to hit theaters on December 19th and features an updated version of the classic "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" by Sia. Read more here.

Young Ruffians Remixes Lana Del Ray Maleficent Track

On Tuesday (Nov. 4), a new music video set to the remixed version of the tune has been unleashed on the world. While the original version of the song is brooding and orchestral, in the hands of Young Ruffian, the track flips that sweeping, symphonic sound into a dark, menacing mood with a bass-heavy beat evocative of '90s trip-hop heroes such as Portishead.

Del Rey fans will be disappointed to discover that the singer herself is nowhere to be seen in the new clip. Instead, the video is heavy with images from the film, highlighting dramatic shots of Jolie and her co-stars.

Del Rey's song "Gods and Monsters" was recently featured on American Horror Story: Freakshow, with Jessica Lange's character singing the track on the popular TV show.

Watch the video here.

Kendrick Lamar Releases i Video

But suddenly, everything's flipped on its head. The track, the first single from Lamar's new album, kicks into gear, and Lamar's out of his chair, leading the crowd in a jaunting little dance before leaving the club altogether.

From there, Lamar is found traversing the streets of his Compton neighborhood, slowly gaining an entourage as he meets folks standing around a burning barrel, being arrested by the cops and children biking through the street.

There's even a long shot of Lamar in a car, head and part of his body poked out the rear window as he raps the song's rapid-fire bridge, seemingly about to fall out at a moment's notice.

Oh, and shouts out to the cameos, too. Ron Isley? George Clinton? Man, Kendrick. The video is for the first single off his upcoming album, which does not yet have a release date and about which little is known at this time. Lamar has stated he'd like to have the album out before the end of the year, though others have predicted something in early 2015.

Watch the video here.

Blackberry Smoke Announce New Album

The followup to their 2012 release The Whippoorwill, Holding All the Roses was produced by Brendan O'Brien (The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen).

Singer-songwriter Charlie Starr said Holding All the Roses defines who the band is. "I think that this record does a really good job of conveying what we do and what we're about," Starr said. "People who enjoyed the ride of The Whippoorwill and the way those songs flowed, these are more up and down."

Read more here.

Rihanna Returns To Instagram

Her first post back featured an upside down selfie, captioned, "Hellurrr #badgalback" and proceeded to upload some shots of her Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Halloween costume and shots of her new spread in the December issue of Elle, the cover of which she graces.

Rihanna's return follow's Chelsea Handler's recent departure from Instagram, citing her dislike for the platform's censorship of photos Handler posted of herself. Read more here.

Bobby Shmurda Streaming New EP Online

Shmurda She Wrote, his first with Epic, is out next week but is streaming Tuesday (Nov. 4) in full. The five-song EP features his big hit "Hot N***a," plus the track "Bobby B***h."

The three other songs include features; Ty Real guests on "World Wide N***a" and "Wipe the Case Away," while Rowdy Rebel gets in on "Living Life." Both are part of his GS9 crew.

Read more here.

R.E.M. Call On Fans to Help Save Music Landmark

Local non-profit health and music center Nu�i's Space have launched a campaign on Indiegogo to renovate St. Mary's Steeple, which passed into its ownership in 2013. The project seeks to raise $250,000, which will be used to renovate the steeple, create an outdoor meditation space, offer public meeting space, create scholarships for 40 kids to attend Camp Amped Summer sessions and subsidize a year's worth of wellness and mental health appointments and youth outreach in the community.

The 145-year-old landmark has had $53,000 of its $250,000 raised so far, with 40 days left in the campaign. The project is being supported by R.E.M. and a host of other musicians. Read more here.

Digital Daggers Singled Out Week: Nothings Broken

This song is definitely my personal favorite on this record, though it's definitely a little melancholic and came from a pretty dark place. It was inspired by endings. That period where you know something that you poured your heart and soul into just isn't going to go on forever like you'd foolishly hoped. The point where you see that an end is in sight. The point where you finally start to see the cracks... the ones that you refused to notice until it became impossible not to. The point where you realize everyone already knew they were there. The moment of denial before acceptance.

Space and I weren't really getting along that well at the time (which isn't the best for any band, but especially not a duo), a romantic relationship I was in wasn't working out very well either, so I was in a pretty vulnerable state. The two places I went to for any sort of stability were shaky, and I was floundering and reaching for any little thing I could. That's what birthed this song. It was a cry to those around, asking if we could just pretend that nothing was wrong.

The lyrics for this one just poured out of me, like my subconscious was trying to get me to see what was really going on.

Anyway, I'm a sucker for a sad song to sing and cry along to when I'm feeling it. I admit to throwing on some of those epic ballads and caterwauling 'I can't make you love me if you won't', with tears streaming down my face... it's cathartic. This is one contribution to that collection of songs for those moments.

As for the sonic element of it, though Space and I don't always see eye to eye on a lot of things, we do find common ground when it comes to dreamy synths, dark tones, and unexpected optimism through a major lift or two.

We hope you like the record.

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