Music Industry

Are they or aren't they? The rumors that Drake is dating Zoe Kravitz continue to heat up, thanks to a new photo posted on the rapper's Instagram account. "This f---king guy," Drake captioned in a photo of himself with the gorgeous Zoe. The two poked fun at Drake's many memes in the flicks.

Drake gave fans a lot to talk about in 2013. He dropped his third retail album, went on tour and lent his voice to a ton of rap features. But Drizzy's name wasn't just on everyone's lips, it was at everyone's fingertips as well. According to a Twitter spokesperson, the Young Money hitmaker was the subject of more tweets than any other hip-hop artist.

It was all about country music tonight, y'all! It was all about country music tonight, y'all! The 2013 American Country Music Awards, hosted by Trace Adkins and Danica Patrick, aired live from Mandalay Bay Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas tonight, honoring some of the biggest and most successful names in country music along with celebrating some all-American tunes with smashing performances. The two MCs helped make the night's show memorable.

Are Beliebers backing away from their beloved teen heartthrob? Justin Bieber apparently isn't worth the big bucks anymore in Australia. Whereas the "Baby" singer's presence commanded sold-out shows in the past, his upcoming eight-show Aussie tour stop is seeing tickets barely reselling - some even going for half price - on websites like eBay, according to a report from news.com.au.

Eminem is the king of the Billboard charts this week. He not only has the No. 1 album on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, but also earns 10 concurrent songs on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. (His new "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" tops both album tallies, selling 792,000 in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.)

The major chart story this week, of course, is Eminem, who came in with the second-biggest debut week of the year. Cheers, Marshall! But even that giant sales week couldn't move the needle on overall music sales, which remain down four percent (tracks) and seven percent (albums). The good news? Streaming is huge and getting huger, and, at least in this case, for this week, are enhancing sales rather than cutting into them. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was streamed 10 million times on Spotify in its debut week.

We have watched Eminem age, all of us, difficult as it has been. We’ve seen him lash out at his mother, his then-wife, and his fans. We’ve seen him soften ever so slightly under the weight of fatherhood. We’ve seen him court protest, then express befuddlement over the hubbub. We’ve seen him retreat into drugs, and then climb out of the morass.

It's something old, something new, as Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the 2013 MTV EMA nominations with five nods each. Timberlake proves he's still got what it takes after his long hiatus from music, with nominations in the best male artist, best live, best look, best U.S. act and best video categories.