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#np "Burn Your Fire For No Witness" by Angel Olsen (@angelolsenmusic) @jagjaguwarinc #mustlisten

#tbt Omar Souleyman (@osouleyman) at @brooklynvegan's 2013 #CMJ Party (at Baby's All Right)

California X & Screaming Females shredding at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last weekend #nyc #kision (at Music Hall of Williamsburg)

2 Chainz (@hairweavekiller) & A$AP Rocky bringin Roseland Ballroom down last night #2good2betru (at Roseland Ballroom)

#tbt @skyferreira at the opening of Rough Trade NYC (at Rough Trade)

#tbt to A$AP Rocky's surprise appearance at @massappeal's CMJ party (at Webster Hall)

After extremely well-receieved collaborations with Disclosure and Nile Rodgers, UK singer Sam Smith will finally be releasing his own solo album, In the Lonely Hour in May. The teaser trailer below hints that the already released singles, "Lay Me Down" and a stripped down version of Disclosure's "Latch" will be included on the album in addition to new material featuring Smith's signature vocal acrobatics sung over piano-driven arrangements. Check out the trailer below and the album's newest single "Money on my Mind". 

Chance took the stage to perform his Acid Rap track "Chain Smoker" earlier this week on The Arsenio Hall Show.  Before the performance, the up and coming rap star sat down with Arsenio Hall for an interview that ranged from Chicago's violence problem to rappers having health insurance. Check out the interview below. 

Shoegazey pop duo Phantogram released their debut album, Eyelid Movies, back in 2009 and since then they've stayed busy touring, released two EPs, and switched over to major label Republic Records. Today, they've released the video for the song "Black Out Days" which is off their second full length, Voices, due out February 18. Check it out below.

We like Haim. Do you like Haim? Watch them perform "Forever" and "The Wire" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and figure it out.

After 2011's Rise of The Planet of the Apes was a box office hit, giving Dawn of the Planet of the Apes the green light was a no brainer. The sequel picks up right where the last one left off and while James Franco may be gone, Caesar seems to still be taking full spotlight in addition to new stars Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Gary Oldman. 

Fresh off a three-month jail sentence for tax fraud, Ms. Lauryn Hill performed last month at the The Bowery Ballroom. Check out her performance of a reggae-infused version of "Ex-Factor" from her explosive 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Regardless of her legal troubles, it's clear that the songstress is back on top of her game. Tonight she'll be kicking off another round of in Boston before returning back to New York next week. 

In this very special holiday episode of his hilariously awkward web series, Zach Galifianakis talks with Toby Maguire and Samuel L. Jackson about Snakes on a Plane, Kwanza, and Superheroes. PLUS Arcade Fire stops by to do a truly bangin' rendition of Little Drummer Boy while Galifianakis picks food out of his teeth.

Love Letters is out March 10 via Because Music