Music Matters Daily: Miguel Returns to Music With Surprise EP

Plus, Elle Varner releases visuals for "Cold Case."

Miguel Drops New Music - Miguel's been seemingly invisible for most of 2014. Besides a slew of small performances, the Kaleidoscope Dream singer took a much needed break to refocus and work on the follow up to his 2012 classic. Now, the singer and songwriter is ready to talk again, dropping a three-track EP, entitled Wild, including the Instagram teased "Coffee" and two new ones. Listen to them all here.— George Chapman Jr.(Photo: RCA Records)

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Miguel Drops New Music - Miguel's been seemingly invisible for most of 2014. Besides a slew of small performances, the Kaleidoscope Dream singer took a much needed break to refocus and work on the follow up to his 2012 classic. Now, the singer and songwriter is ready to talk again, dropping a three-track EP, entitled Wild, including the Instagram teased "Coffee" and two new ones. Listen to them all here.— George Chapman Jr.(Photo: RCA Records)

Elle Varner Drops Visuals for 'Cold Case' - Elle Varner has been working nonstop promoting her forthcoming album 4 Letter Word dropping singles and visuals back to back. So far, the theme of the album is love lost and her new visuals for the single "Cold Case" don't disappoint. Check it out here.(Photo: RCA Records)

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Elle Varner Drops Visuals for 'Cold Case' - Elle Varner has been working nonstop promoting her forthcoming album 4 Letter Word dropping singles and visuals back to back. So far, the theme of the album is love lost and her new visuals for the single "Cold Case" don't disappoint. Check it out here.(Photo: RCA Records)

Big Sean Says 'IDFWU' Isn't About Naya Rivera - Big Sean stopped by the The Breakfast Club to talk his big anthem "IDFWU" and upcoming projects. The Detroit rapper says again that the song that everyone thinks was penned for his ex Naya Rivera wasn't actually about her. "...It wasn’t no diss song," he said. "Obviously, it just fit the situation. It feels good. It’s an anthem." See what else he had to say on here.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Big Sean Says 'IDFWU' Isn't About Naya Rivera - Big Sean stopped by the The Breakfast Club to talk his big anthem "IDFWU" and upcoming projects. The Detroit rapper says again that the song that everyone thinks was penned for his ex Naya Rivera wasn't actually about her. "...It wasn’t no diss song," he said. "Obviously, it just fit the situation. It feels good. It’s an anthem." See what else he had to say on here.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

J. Cole's First Week Sales Set a Record - Hip hop is alive and well. Just ask J. Cole who dropped one of the most anticipated rap albums of the year. Not only did his debut of 2014 Forest Hills Drive sell upward of 370,000 copies, but it solidified his third effort as the best-selling rap album of the year. Not to mention, the album was streamed over 15 million times on Spotify. Congratulations, Cole! "The real is back." — George Chapman, Jr.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for D'USSE)

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J. Cole's First Week Sales Set a Record - Hip hop is alive and well. Just ask J. Cole who dropped one of the most anticipated rap albums of the year. Not only did his debut of 2014 Forest Hills Drive sell upward of 370,000 copies, but it solidified his third effort as the best-selling rap album of the year. Not to mention, the album was streamed over 15 million times on Spotify. Congratulations, Cole! "The real is back." — George Chapman, Jr.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for D'USSE)

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Kendrick Lamar Performs "Untitled" - Kendrick hit up The Colbert Report to help the political satire show say its final goodbye and to premiere his new song "Untitled." He brought out saxophonist Terrace Martin to help lay the jazzy track. Check out the performance here. (Photo: The Colbert Report via Comedy Central)

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K Michelle Sees Impressive First Week Sales - K. Michelle has a lot to sing about after a successful first week of sales. The singer dropped her second album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? to a staggering 87,000 copies sold and the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 R&B chart. K tweeted her excitement over the news.(Photo: Fortunata/Splash News)

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K Michelle Sees Impressive First Week Sales - K. Michelle has a lot to sing about after a successful first week of sales. The singer dropped her second album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? to a staggering 87,000 copies sold and the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 R&B chart. K tweeted her excitement over the news.(Photo: Fortunata/Splash News)

Janelle Monáe to Be Honored at Trumpet Awards - Janelle Monáe will be honored at the 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards on Jan. 24. The ceremony will be held in Atlanta and hosted by Laila Ali and Biggest Loser trainer Dolvett Quince. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Janelle Monáe to Be Honored at Trumpet Awards - Janelle Monáe will be honored at the 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards on Jan. 24. The ceremony will be held in Atlanta and hosted by Laila Ali and Biggest Loser trainer Dolvett Quince. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jessie J and Luke James Take on Samuel L. Jackson Challenge - Jessie J and Luke James took on Samuel L. Jackson's challenge to sing "We won't stop 'til people are free" on Instagram. The couple each posted their own videos on their pages, singing the song back to back to each other. Listen to Jessie J's video here and Luke James's here. (Photos from left: Jessie J via Instagram, Luke James via Instagram)

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Jessie J and Luke James Take on Samuel L. Jackson Challenge - Jessie J and Luke James took on Samuel L. Jackson's challenge to sing "We won't stop 'til people are free" on Instagram. The couple each posted their own videos on their pages, singing the song back to back to each other. Listen to Jessie J's video here and Luke James's here. (Photos from left: Jessie J via Instagram, Luke James via Instagram)

ScHoolBoy Q, @ScHoolBoyQ - Tweet: "I lokey wanna drop anutHa album dis year but I kno ‪@dangerookipawaa gon b bool on me...I'm ready to rap again Open da budget back up CuHz!"He's fresh off the success of the February release of his Oxymoron debut, but obviously one major project a year is not enough for ScHoolBoy Q because he's already plotting on another 2014 album drop. #HeMustReallyLoveTheStudio(Photo: 247PapsTV / Splash News)

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ScHoolboy Q to Be Featured on Ne-Yo's Non-Fiction Album - ScHoolboy Q will join Ne-Yo on a track titled "Run" on Ne-Yo's Non-Fiction album, set to be released in 2015. Ne-Yo expressed how excited he is for this song that he recorded with Q and said, "It’s a song that’s kinda talking about that chick who takes pride in breaking up relationships."(Photo: 247PapsTV / Splash News)

Kendrick Lamar Covers XXL Magazine - The first time Kendrick Lamar was on the cover of XXL magazine, he shared the space with the 2011 Freshman Class. Now he's gotten the entire Winter 2014 cover to himself. Kendrick created his own story for the issue and titled it "Writer at War." See more of the photos from the cover story here.(Photo: XXL Magazine, Winter 2014)

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Kendrick Lamar Covers XXL Magazine - The first time Kendrick Lamar was on the cover of XXL magazine, he shared the space with the 2011 Freshman Class. Now he's gotten the entire Winter 2014 cover to himself. Kendrick created his own story for the issue and titled it "Writer at War." See more of the photos from the cover story here.(Photo: XXL Magazine, Winter 2014)

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J. Cole's Hip Hop Predictions - J. Cole talked out the controversy surrounding "Fire Squad," a track off his recently released album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, with Angie Martinez. He shut down rumors that the track is a diss to Eminem, of whom he's a big fan, and explained that the lines he spits stem from his observations of hip hop culture right now. He also added some predictions about the future of hip hop, saying, "I fast forward 20, 30 years from now, and I see hip hop being completely white." Listen to the interview here.(Photo: Mirrorpix/Splash News)

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J. Cole's Hip Hop Predictions - J. Cole talked out the controversy surrounding "Fire Squad," a track off his recently released album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, with Angie Martinez. He shut down rumors that the track is a diss to Eminem, of whom he's a big fan, and explained that the lines he spits stem from his observations of hip hop culture right now. He also added some predictions about the future of hip hop, saying, "I fast forward 20, 30 years from now, and I see hip hop being completely white." Listen to the interview here.(Photo: Mirrorpix/Splash News)

K. Michelle Hits the Stage With Rick Ross - With both artists' albums, Hood Billionaire and Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?, dropping recently, timing couldn't have been better for Rick Ross and K. Michelle to hit the stage together. The duo performed their collaboration "If They Knew" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week. Check out their performance here.(Photo: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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K. Michelle Hits the Stage With Rick Ross - With both artists' albums, Hood Billionaire and Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?, dropping recently, timing couldn't have been better for Rick Ross and K. Michelle to hit the stage together. The duo performed their collaboration "If They Knew" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week. Check out their performance here.(Photo: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Big K.R.I.T. Drops 'Soul Food' Video - "What Happened to the soul food?" That's what Big K.R.I.T. probes in his latest music video for "Soul Food" off his Cadillactica album. He takes it back to when the simpler parts of life were the most important. Raphael Saadiq, who's featured on the track, also joins in the video. Check out it out here. (Photo: Def Jam)

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Big K.R.I.T. Drops 'Soul Food' Video - "What Happened to the soul food?" That's what Big K.R.I.T. probes in his latest music video for "Soul Food" off his Cadillactica album. He takes it back to when the simpler parts of life were the most important. Raphael Saadiq, who's featured on the track, also joins in the video. Check out it out here. (Photo: Def Jam)

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Kendrick Lamar Speaks on Deep Meanings of "i" - Kendrick Lamar spoke up about the deeper meaning of "i" in the context of the protests on behalf of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. "It's about what's going on in real life, actual, factual," K-Dot said in the interview. He shared the need for that "psychological catchphrase" to remind him that everything starts with "self-first," no matter who you are or what you do, it all comes from within "i" first. Check the interview here.(Photo: PA PHOTOS /LANDOV)