• Producers, Mixers and Engineers to Get Digital Royalties in New House Bill

    A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is being introduced in Congress this week that would give producers, engineers and mixers -- often times the unsung and forgotten heroes in the whole song-making process -- a piece of the digital royalty pie. The Allocation for Music Producer Act, or AMP Act (H.R. 1457), is being formally introduced by congressmen from both sides of the aisle: Reps. Joe Crowley (D-New York) and Tom Rooney (R-Florida).

  • 5 Acts Who Have Landed Three Hot 100 Hits at One Time: The Beatles, Ariana Grande and A Disco Icon

    Rapper 50 Cent set a new high during 2005 when he became the first rapper to have three songs in the Top 5 of the Hot 100 at one time. We're not going to hold everybody to that standard, as only one band in history has ever landed three songs of its own in the Top 5 at the same time. In fact, 50 Cent's accomplishment was aided in that one of those songs featured him as a guest on a Game single. Fitty's accomplishment was still impressive, but he's never managed to get even three of his own songs into the Top 10 of the Hot 100 at the same time. Only five acts have, without relying on guest spots in other performers' songs.

  • Caller Trolls C-SPAN With 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Theme Song [WATCH]

    C-SPAN is not known as riveting television for the vast majority of the populous. Your average consumer does not turn on C-SPAN for some post-dinner TV, but that does not mean there cannot be some entertaining moments from time to time. On Tuesday morning, March 17, the host of the 'Washington Journal' took a call from an individual in California whom he believed was going to discuss the potential nuclear deal with Iran, but his response was a little fresh. The man, who went by the name 'Jack Strickland' clarified that he was calling from Bel-Air, California, and proceeded to start singing in spoken word the words to the theme song from the 1990s sitcom classic 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'

  • Madonna Details Dream Date With Drake, Being Too Shocking For Obama & 25 More Things Fans Might Not Know [WATCH]

    Yesterday we learned a lot about Madonna's sex life when she played Never Have I Ever with Justin Bieber. Now the Rebel Heart singer opens up in the upcoming issue of US Weekly about a number of other things fans might not know about her. In an extended Q&A, she revealed her feelings on her hometown, what she would do with Drake on a date, which ex she would want to be stuck with on a desert island and much more. Here's some of what we learned.

  • Craig Wayne Boyd Debuts New 'The Voice'-Inspired Song 'I'm Still Here' at Rascal Flatts Concert [WATCH]

    Don't call Craig Wayne Boyd a one-trick pony. After winning The Voice season seven, the rising country star has made a splash in his genre's world, performing at the Grand Ole Opry and appearing on several festival bills. And now, he's finally followed up his coronation single "My Baby's Got A Smile On Her Face" with a new song "I'm Still Here..." and he even penned it while competing on "that show."

  • Empire Co-Creater Danny Strong: "The Finale is Not a Race Episode Whatsoever"

    The Empire season finale aired last night March 18. Fans attentively tuned in for two hours to experience the conclusion of the drama-filled hip-hop soap opera season that has drawn consistently high ratings. Co-creator of Empire, Danny Strong shared his views on the finale's cliffhanger and its touch on race, class and social issues.

  • T-Pain Shares "Did It Anyway" From 'The Iron Way' Mixtape [LISTEN]

    T-Pain has released the latest cut from his upcoming mixtape The Iron Way. The new record, "Did It Anyway" is a luxurious, swaggering T-Pain classic sounding track with light Auto-tune and enough bravado to let us know he is back to turn up his solo career again.
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