• Insomniac Events' Pasquale Rotella Urges LA County Not To Ban EDM Events

    Insomniac Events Founder Pasquale Rotella has urged L.A. County authorities to not ban EDM events and festivals in the area. In an Instagram post, he outlined his reasons saying that it would be a mistake to send a cultural revolution back "into the unregulated underground" that the government banished it to back in the 1990s and early 2000s where the risks were much higher than they are today.

  • Best Digital Sellers by Genre: Rihanna, Carrie Underwood and More

    Carrie Underwood received official word this week that she was the bestselling country music performer of the digital era, having moved for than 29.6 million tracks in her career. That places her ahead of Jason Aldean and his 23.5 million digital sales, at least for the time being. Despite moving more than 5 million copies of hits such as "Before He Cheats," Underwood is still far, FAR behind some of the best sellers in the digital history of other genres (country musicians benefit from having a fan base still very dedicated to buying albums, as Luke Bryan will note when he tops Dr. Dre on the album charts at the end of this week). It got us thinking: What performers are at the top of their respective genres?

  • Pharrell Williams' Tour Rider Includes Framed Carl Sagan Photo

    If you're hosting Pharrell Williams at your music venue this summer or fall, you'd best get a framed photo of Carl Sagan, stat. The "Happy" singer's tour rider has made its way on to the Internet, and including typical things such as tequila, potato chips and bananas, the Voice coach also has a few oddities included in his demands, including an image of the famous astronomer and Pedialyte (which is typically intended for children).

  • Jamie xx Opens "Good Times" Storefront In New York City

    Everyone outside of the Grinch and Billy Corgan likes to have a good time. Even the normally sad looking Jamie xx, who produced one of the songs of the summer "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" with Young Thug and Popcaan from his debut album In Colour, likes to have some fun. The "Gosh" producer, alongside his label Young Turks, is bringing those good times to a new pop up store in New York City at 312 Bowery (Play Shop At The Hole).

  • Big Pimpin' Finally Gets Trial Date

    Jay Z, Timbaland and other representatives of various music agencies will finally come to court to comment on one of the longest-running lawsuits in the United States, questioning the use of a sample in the single "Big Pimpin'." The emcee and the producer will comment at a trial scheduled to begin in October after more than 16 years of legal wrangling.

  • Bill Anderson's Acoustic Guitar Found at Pawn Shop 50 Years Later

    Toyota released a commercial last year that featured a young woman buying a storage unit, where she discovers on of B.B. King's iconic Gibson "Lucille" model guitars, which she promptly returns to the blues legend (in her Camry), and he rewards her with an autographed axe of her own. Sounds like a far-fetched story, but a similar incident occurred recently when a man found an acoustic guitar belonging to country icon Bill Anderson at a pawn shop, and opted to return it.

  • Taylor Swift Isn't Actually Buying a Castle to Be Near Calvin Harris' Family

    Taylor Swift may be living a fairytale with her new boyfriend Calvin Harris, but that doesn't mean she's going to be living with him in a literal castle. Earlier this week, rumors ran rampant that the "Bad Blood" singer was shopping for a luxurious new estate in Harris' homeland Scotland to be near his family, but now she's shaking off those crazy stories before they spread any further.

  • Justin Bieber New Album Release Date Set for November?

    Could Justin Bieber's new album already have a release date? As the pop star teases his new single "What Do You Mean?" with its Aug. 28 drop, new reports indicate that his Believe follow-up will be released in November.

  • Led Zeppelin Dominates Albums Chart with 'Out Door,' 'Coda.' 'Presence' Rereleases

    A slow week in album releases means that one performer dominated record sales this week, and it's not Taylor Swift: Led Zeppelin landed three different albums in spots nos. 2-4 on the charts. The last three titles in the band's discography—'In Through The Out Door,' 'Coda' and 'Presence,' respectively—were given remastered rereleases, featuring new content, which was enough to bring classic rock fans out to record stores to pick up the new entries. 'Out Door' sold 24,000 copies, and 'Coda' came in at just less than that total. 'Presence,' perhaps the band's least popular album, sold 23,500 copies.
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