• Unreleased Tupac Interview From Just Before Death Surfaces: 'Changes' Rapper Was 'In Midst Of War'

    The saga of Tupac and his game-changing career has been very well documented from birth to his untimely and still unsolved murder. Shakur is treasured as one of the greatest rappers to ever live and he was taken from the earth in his prime in Las Vegas at the of 25. A recent interview with the rapper and actor that took place just 18 days before his death has surfaced on a Tupac message board. It takes place on the set of the movie "Gang Related," which he was set to star in alongside Jim Belushi. During the 20-minute interview, Tupac discussed his work in the film, where his name came from and much more.

  • Junk Mail: Mark Ronson 'Uptown Special' Album Review

    If we were Mark Ronson, I would have made the below adjustments to the track list:01. “Feel Right” 02. “Uptown Funk” 03. “I Can’t Lose” (ONLY the first minute) 04. “Uptown Funk” 05. "Daffodils” 06. “Uptown Funk" 07. “In Case of Fire” 08. “Uptown Funk" 09. “Leaving Los Feliz” 10. “Uptown Funk” 11. “Uptown Funk

  • Brits Nominations 2015: Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran Lead Nominees [FULL LIST]

    Surprise, surprise. Sam Smith leads the nominations for an awards show. Today (Jan. 15), the nominations for the best of British music, the Brits, were announced and the “I’m Not the Only One” singer leads nominations, followed closely by Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and Royal Blood.

  • Florida Georgia Line Extend "Anything Goes Tour" Into October [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Even though Florida Georgia Line is kicking off the 2015 leg of their "Anything Goes Tour" today, Jan. 15, the bro-country superstars have already announced a brand new string of tour dates. According to reports, these new dates begin on May 9 in Columbia, Maryland and finish up on Oct. 17 in Atlanta. Other than the May 9 concert, which takes place at the Merriweather Post Pavillion, no venues have yet been revealed.

  • Laidback Luke's Mixmash Records Responds to Beatport Takedown Of "S.A.X."

    Laidback Luke's record label, Mixmash Records, has been rocked with a scandal regarding promotion surrounding the latest release, 'Laidback Luke & Tujamo S.A.X.' The largest portal for electronic music, Beatport, removed the song from its store temporarily and re-added it shortly thereafter once the service deemed that Mixmash Records had violated Beatport's policies regarding chart eligibility. Mixmash Records has responded to the allegations of impropriety and denies any wrongdoing but the damage has been done.

  • 2 Chainz, Tyrese Gibson, Mýa Appear in Eric Bellinger's 'Focused on You' Music Video [WATCH]

    Los Angeles rapper Eric Bellinger has shared the music video for his Nas-sampling track "Focused on You" featuring 2 Chainz, which you can check out below. The Daniel CZ-directed clip finds Bellinger and 2 Chainz rapping in a mansion while some sort of business deal involving briefcases is going down out by the pool. Singer and actor Tyrese Gibson makes a cameo, and just in case he was not enough of an early 2000s throwback for you, R&B singer Mýa also makes an appearance as Bellinger's love interest — though she seems to be a bit of a forbidden love interest.You can check out Eric Bellinger's "Focused on You" video featuring 2 Chainz here, via MTV:

  • Future Music Festival Reveals Top 10 Strangest Rider Requests

    Musicians are a weird bunch. As the son and nephew of professional musicians, the author can tell you that they can be eccentric individuals. When it comes to world touring musicians, their peculiarities come out even more with their habits on the road. No place better personifies this then an artist's rider request and Future Music Festival, the massive Australian and Asian multi-city festival, shared 10 of the most bizarre rider requests they have ever gotten. They range from the environmentally friendly to new outfits to bisexual goldfish. It is all too strange.

  • Twitch Launches Music Library: Video Game Streaming Service Unveils Label Partnerships with Skrillex's OWSLA, Steve Aoki's Dim Mak and More

    A video game streaming service has announced today, Jan. 15, that it is expanding into the music arena with a new Twitch Music section of its website. It will feature a growing library of music from approved publishers and labels and allow for artists to stream their own original music through the service. Twitch music, as of this writing, has 538 songs in its catalog and has deals with publishers like Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records, Skrillex's OWSLA, Flux Pavilion's Circus Records, Spinnin' Records and more. It is primarily EDM-focused for now, but in the site's FAQ, it clarifies that "our intention is to add music from all genres to our library."Twitch and the music community have been closely intertwined for some time now. Krewella unveiled their first song post-Kris Trindl, "Say Goodbye," through the service. Skrillex live streamed his OWSLA holiday party through the service in December. Several artists like deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Porter Robinson and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit have partnered with Twitch to live stream their own video game playing.Indie dance music label Monstercat has helped pave the way for the music library with a 24/7 music channel called Monstercat FM.
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