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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ryn Weaver Makes TV Debut with 'OctaHate' on 'Late Show with David Letterman' [WATCH]

    One of our 2015 Artists to Watch, Ryn Weaver made her television debut last night on the "Late Show with David Letterman," performing her song "OctaHate" from the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter's debut EP "Promises." The performance was solid for her first time on TV, which can be nerve-wracking and be too large a stage at first for some artists. Weaver appeared to be nervous at first, hesitant to really go for some high notes, but eventually warmed into the performance and hit some of the bolder notes. The "Promises" singer noted on Twitter that she was sick during the week, which can be deadly for a person's voice, but despite the adversity, still delivered an excellent debut performance on live television.The Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat and Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos co-produced track, co-written with Charli XCX, "OctaHate" is an easy-going pop tune, but for the live TV performance she had a band who flipped the script and added a rock vibe to the track.Come for the music and her outfit and stay to the end for a super awkward hand kiss from David Letterman. The man is about to retire and is going to do whatever he pleases.Ryn Weaver is living up to the general billing of an artist to watch in 2015. She has already been booked for two of the biggest festivals in the land — Coachella and Bonnaroo — notably impressive since she has only had a four-track EP in her discography. Weaver has stated on social media that she is working on an album at the moment, though no further details have been given. With the current machine helping to propel her to big festival stages and late night performances, expect star power producers and potential features on the album.

  • Caribou Assembles Massive 1,000-Song Mixtape To Thank Fans [LISTEN]

    Artists like to release mixes and mixtape with the music that they have been listening to or tracks that have influenced them as a way to broaden their fan's music tastes and give outsiders a perspective into the creative mind of that artist beyond their live show and productions. Caribou has assembled potentially the granddaddy of them all with a 1,000 track, yes 1,000-track, mixtape of his favorite tracks to school his fans on what they should be listening to. The playlist has tunes from a wide variety of genres and artists including Kanye West, Sly and the Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, Nas, Boz Scaggs, Kraftwerk, Neutral Milk Hotel and many more.

  • CounterPoint Festival 2015 Lineup: Kygo, Dillon Francis, Knife Party, Zedd and More Included

    Just when you thought the festival lineup announcements were over, CounterPoint Music & Arts Festival decides to make its announcement to try and get in on the action. Taking place in the grassy fields of Kingston Downs, Georgia, CounterPoint will host a wide variety of different EDM and jam band acts, with some curve balls from R&B and hip-hop included as well. Headlining the festival will be Zedd, The Roots, Kygo, Knife Party, Dillon Francis, Widespread Panic and Zeds Dead.Further lineup additions include RL Grime, Brodinski, Cherub, What So Not, Chet Faker, iLoveMakonnen, Lettuce, Thomas Jack, Gorgon City and others.The 2015 edition will move from April to May and take place May 22 to 24. The Georgia landscape plays host to two of the bookending dance music festivals during the summer season with TomorrowWorld arriving the last weekend of September just a short drive away in Chatahoochee Hills.2015 looks to build on a lineup from 2014 that included OutKast on their festival world tour, Pretty Lights, Foster the People, Above & Beyond, A-Trak, Janelle Monae, Run the Jewels, Major Lazer, J. Cole and more.Early bird tickets have already sold out, but regular general admission and VIP tickets are available for purchase. Head to CounterpPoint's website to get yours now.See the full lineup below via "This Song Is Sick."

  • Apple Reportedly Has Stopped Free iTunes 'Single of the Week' Promotion

    In appears that Apple has started out the year by quietly making a pretty big change to the iTunes music store. As has been reported by fans in other jurisdictions, like the U.K. and Italy, it seems as though Apple as phased out the free "Single of the Week" feature that was prevalent on the iTunes homepage over the past 10 years. The feature has been a blessing and a curse, allowing artists to promote their music in one of the most trafficked music services on the Web with a free download, but also loads up music libraries with random songs that may never pan out.The free download has been a feature since 2004, but Apple kicked off 2015 without the free downloads, and it appears to be gone for good. As pointed out by "Business Insider," an Apple forum post discusses the issue and several commenters chime in on the subject. One "Bob Foss" claims to have had a discussion with an Apple employee who confirmed that the feature was indeed gone."I contacted iTunes Support and they told me the decision was made to drop the free Single of the Week. Seems they don't want people browsing the Store anymore. I told them that the free single each week got me to the Store and I usually bought a few songs. Now, there's less reason to go. They've stopped the free single in other countries too," says Bob Foss.The end of the free single makes sense for Apple, as it looks to capitalize on its move in acquiring Beats Audio and Beats Music in May 2014. The move for Beats Music signals a shift toward streaming, ahead of downloads, and recognizes the new climate in the industry — remarkable for a service based on downloads. The square that was used for free downloads appears to have been filled with iTunes radio premieres, which are streams in their own right and serve audio ads.

  • Mountain Jam 2015 Lineup: Black Keys, Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes Included

    Just when you thought you hadn't seen enough festival lineups for the past 10 days, another gets announced. New York State festival, Mountain Jam, has gotten in on the action with its lineup that features The Black Keys, Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Alabama Shakes, Big Gigantic, Rebelution and many more. Further additions to the lineup include, Dopapod, Rusted Root, Nikki Lane, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and more.

  • Deadmau5 Releases 'Spirit of Gumball' Recap Video Set to 'While (1<2)' [WATCH]

    Over the summer, the rich and famous gathered for the Gumball 3000, a 7-day, 3,000 mile car rally featuring some of the nicest and gaudiest cars money can buy. Noted producer, DJ and car enthusiast, Joel Zimmerman, better known as deadmau5 joined the fun with his "purrari," the now stripped and sold bright blue Ferrari that had the pattern of the infamous internet meme, "Nyan Cat" painted on the side. The whole video is soundtracked by the sounds of his 25-track artist album released over the summer of 2014, While (1<2).

  • Burning Man 2015 Will Have Boeing 747 Installation, Courtesy of Big Imagination

    Burning Man is known for doing things differently. It has a culture entirely its own and is a festival that others have tried to replicate, but the culture and spirituality that exists at Burning Man cannot be found anywhere else. This year, one of the massive installations that will be coming to Burning is none other then a Boeing 747. The Big Imagination foundation is a nonprofit that is trying to make this happen with a fleet of volunteers and a lot of willpower.The 747 Project will bring the largest art installation to Burning Man that the event has ever seen. It is a real 747, not a replica or something manufactured. According to the website, it will be a moveable, interactive experience for Burning Man 2015 and years to come."The project invokes all of the elements of a journey. It's a destination, transportation and an adventure. Our goal is to move participants in many ways, to take them on a trip not only from Point A to Point B, but also from the outer self to the inner self."Some burners complain that the festival is being co-opted by celebrities and is becoming too commercial, but the essence still remains. It has become an increasingly popular destination for artists and festivalgoers alike who want to experience the spiritual trip of Burning Man.

  • Pretty Lights Releases 9 Free, New Songs Through a Fan [LISTEN]

    Artists are always looking for new ways to get their music out to their fans. Whether it is a surprise album drop or forcing their way into their phones, artists have always been looking to gain an edge. American electronic DJ/producer Derek Vincent Smith, known professionally as Pretty Lights, has done something new of his own in releasing unreleased demos from his back catalog through a fan he met on jamband cruise Jam Cruise in 2013. He has released nine new tracks for free through the fan Cassie Blochinger, whom he met by the zen pool on the boat.As noted by "This Song Is Sick," the pair came up with the idea to release the music on the boat after Smith gave her the tracks on the boat:"[The fans] should be the ones sharing his music. We're the ones that help expand the knowledge of Pretty Lights and show the world just how we do."

  • Kaskade Announces Exclusive, Multi-Year Residency with Wynn Las Vegas

    American dance music icon Ryan Raddon — better known as Kaskade — has announced that he will be returning to Wynn Las Vegas for an exclusive, multi-year residency. Kaskade will be performing twice a month at the Wynn club properties XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club until the summer. Kaskade first became a resident at Wynn in 2010 and, after signing with Marquee for several years, is back with his original club. XS was given a $10 million facelift over the winter that includes a whole variety of new production.Kaskade makes the move from Marquee Day and Nightclub in 2014, where he had hosted his own special series titled "Summer Lovin," where he played a show every week at Marquee Beach Club from Memorial Day to Labor Day that became one of the most popular on the strip. Kaskade announced in a post on his tumblr that he will be bringing the same concept over to Encore Beach Club for the summer.

  • Ultra South Africa Completes 2015 Lineup with Oliver Heldens, Gorgon City, DVBBS and More

    Still reeling from the death of its co-founder Alex Omes, Ultra Music Festival continues to serve its fans with more announcements about their upcoming festivals in 2015. The first festival on the UMF calendar is Ultra South Africa, set to take place next month from Feb. 13 to 14. The festival has announced who will be joining the already-unveiled headliners on the bill that include Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, Martin Garrix and Axwell / Ingrosso. Now the festival has completed the lineup with its final batch of headliners and local acts that will feature Gorgon City, Oliver Heldens and DVBBS.There have been a whole host of local acts added to the lineup as well to keep the festival as authentic as possible and to make it not seem like outsiders are invading the country with growing artists like DJ Fresh, Goldfish and Protoculture leading the way.The festival will take place over two days in two different locations in Cape Town Feb. 13 and Johannesburg Feb. 14.Watch the official aftermovie from 2014 to get a sense of what went down last year. See the full list of headliners, including all the local acts below, via "DJ Times." Head to Ultra South Africa's website to purchase tickets.

  • 2 Chainz and Nancy Grace Debate Merits of Marijuana Legalization on HLN [WATCH]

    Nancy Grace and her aggressive, controversy-causing show on HLN decided to have a discussion on the legalization of marijuana and invited onto the show for a back-and-forth on the issue to discuss the pros and cons with experts and ... 2 Chainz, who could be considered an expert in his own right. Nancy Grace dubs him one as she says, "I have seen a video of you smoking a big fat doobie."The whole segment is rather surreal as Grace and 2 Chainz — real name Tauheed Epps — argue over whether or not weed should be legalized in America. Grace continues to drive home her point that weed is dangerous and shows the same video of a parent who gives her 2-year-old weed to smoke, a terrible act for any parent to do. When she seems to be falling behind to Epps, the host falls back on the time-tested method by TV hosts outside hip-hop of bringing up choice lyrics to try and discredit him. Where is Cam'ron when you need him?But 2 Chainz counters by trying to drive home the economics of the situation, saying, "I just feel like if you legalize this particular drug, it could cut out certain things in the criminal justice system as far as the overcrowding of prisons ..."He goes so far as to give an example of a time when he had to go to court over shavings left in a grinder that was found in his bus, emphasizing the strain marijuana has on the legal system.

  • Steve Angello Talks 'Wild Youth,' Size in the Park Expansion, Creativity in Dance Music and More with Pete Tong at IMS Singapore [WATCH]

    In December, Steve Angello was invited to Singapore to be a keynote speaker at the International Music Summit, a conference specializing in dance music founded by Pete Tong. He sat down for a 40-minute chat with Tong during IMS Singapore to discuss a variety of pertinent topics in the dance music scene today, including creativity or lack thereof from new artists, his upcoming artist album "Wild Youth" and where he see things headed in the future.Speaking about his album, Angello dishes on the style and sound he is attempting with what will be his true debut LP."it's electronic music, its not dance music. It's an attempt to create a hybrid of all of the music I love and all [the] music I have been inspired by throughout all of these years, and I have made them into songs. I am not trying to do pop. A lot of producers are trying to go towards the whole EDM/pop clash, and this is different. It's more indie, melancholic, darker, but still some big songs," he said.The pair try and peel back the many layers on the difficult topic on creativity in dance music today and why there seems to be something lacking from many new producers.Talking about his comments to "Mixmag," Angello said DJs should pay their dues in clubs and that club culture is still important to dance music.

  • Life In Color Announces World Tour Featuring Diplo, Dillon Francis, DVBBS, Bingo Players & More

    The world's most famous paint party, Life In Color, is going on their most ambitious world tour to start 2015, expanding from their traditional base in the United States, primarily with the college aged crowd and into the South American market. The "Big Bang — The Creation of Color" tour is anticipated to cover 130 cities in 50 countries. The first phase has been announced for the winter and spring in the US and South America, hitting countries like Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Puerto Rico, in addition to the United States. LIC will host already announced DJs like Diplo, Bingo Players, Dillon Francis, Party Favor, DVBBS and more.

  • Stream Above & Beyond 'We Are All We Need' In Full On iTunes Radio [LISTEN]

    U.K.-based trance super-trio Above & Beyond have partnered with iTunes radio to stream their upcoming studio album "We Are All We Need" in full a week ahead of its scheduled release date on Jan. 20. The full 16-track album is available for streaming in its full glory. The first album since the trio's 2011 defining effort, "Group Therapy," they look to build on their already well-established success and create another chapter in their storied career.

  • The Garden Festival Completes 2015 Lineup of Final Edition

    In recent years, Croatia has become the place to vacation and attend festivals for European youth, but there have been those who saw the trend before it happened and capitalized. The Garden Party is an eight-day extravaganza at The Garden Tisno on the central Croatian coast. The festival is going out with a bang having already announced Seth Troxler and DJ Harvey in November, it has completed its full lineup with well over a hundred DJs and live acts that will be performing over the eight days in Croatia. The festival will take place from July 1st to July 8th.

  • Amsterdam Dance Event Announces 2015 Dates: ADE Turns 20

    Amsterdam Dance Event may feel like it just ended, but the weeklong industry event in Amsterdam has already announced the dates for this year's conference. In its 20th year, ADE 2015 will take place between Oct. 14 and Oct. 18. The five days will be filled with daytime conferences, meetings, nighttime performances, club shows and much more. The conference expects to draw 365,000 industry folks and international visitors to the welcoming canals of Amsterdam, as aspiring DJs, managers and other members of the industry rub elbows and network at various panels and conferences held throughout the city.

  • Matt & Kim Announce Upcoming Album 'New Glow', Unveil Single "Get It" & Release Spring Tour Dates

    Matt & Kim are back. The pair is known for their high energy live shows and the single, "Daylight," which eventually went gold. The duo have been back in the studio and have announced their fifth album, 'New Glow,' will be released on April 7th, 2015. The album is available for pre-order now through the band's website and those who do pre-order will get exclusive access to tickets for their upcoming spring tour. In addition to the new album, Matt & Kim have also released the lyric video to their new single, "Get It," which features live footage from their shows across the US, highlighting their ability to work a crowd.

  • CollegeHumor Delivers Very Honest and Humorous View of Music Festivals [WATCH]

    Festival season is one of the greatest times of the year for a music fan. Artists are constantly touring and making stops at a city near you, with festivals bringing together massive pools of talent into one place to make it easy to try and see as many of your favorite acts at once. Being outdoors in the sun and nice weather makes things more pleasant with friends and a cold beer makes things more enjoyable. But it is not always so easy-breezy. Festivals can be overcrowded, hot or rainy and awful scheduling conflicts can make seeing the two acts you had to see impossible. "CollegeHumor" summed up that sentiment perfectly in a video describing the struggle festivalgoers can face when attending a festival and trying to get past security, dealing with hours of unnecessary traffic and paying for overpriced food and drinks. Watch it below via "YourEDM."The Southern Hemisphere festival season is in full swing, and the folks down under and in South America are knee deep in these issues on a weekend basis. But up north, we await the arrival of March and April for the kickoff of the season with festivals in North America like Buku, Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Hangout Festival.

  • Lil Wayne Releases Future 'S--t' Remix from 'Sorry 4 the Wait 2' Mixtape Ahead of 'Tha Carter V' [LISTEN]

    As promised, Lil Wayne dropped the first track from his upcoming mixtape "Sorry 4 the Wait 2" in lieu of his indefinitely delayed album "Tha Carter V." The head of Weezy's label Young Money, Mack Maine, promised on Instagram Sunday, Jan. 11, that they would release a song from "S4TW2" to celebrate the Green Bay Packers's win over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs. They did just that, taking to Lil Wayne's YouTube account last night to unveil his remix of Future's tune "S--t," where he uses the opportunity to take a shot at Birdman and Cash Money Records. In his first verse, he says:"I'm a nerd, I'm a geek, I'm absurd, I'm unique "Did my time in Cash Money, time served and released "But this agent ain't free, word, that's the word on these streets "But that shit is old news, that shit is so yesterweek "I'm just focused, focused on my expertise "They like 'Tunechi, you good,' I'm like 'bob yessiree' "Now don't, I mean don't, don't question me, let me breathe"Rapping over the Mike Will Made-IT beat, Lil Wayne takes on Future's "S--t" and adds his signature flare and style to the tune, with a hint of Auto-Tune on the hook.

  • Kazantip Headed To Private Island In Cambodia In 2015

    Legendary month-long electronic music festival KaZantip has grown in legend for its non-stop action, beautiful scenery and the DJs it manages to attract to the Crimean coast where it used to call home. Unfortunately, political leaders decided that war was the answer and forced the festival to relocate, but the party must go on. The 2015 edition has traveled across the world to the picturesque island of Koh Puos, Sihanoukville, Cambodia this winter from Feb. 18 to Feb. 28, 2015.

  • The Prodigy Share 'Nasty' Music Video: 'The Day Is My Enemy' Available For Pre-Order [WATCH]

    The Prodigy have been making the most of this Monday, Jan. 12. Earlier today the UK electronic band announced that they would be going on tour across the UK in May. Then Liam Howlett went on BBC Radio One with Zane Lowe to premiere their new single "Nasty" as the "hottest record in the world." Synced up with the premiere on Radio One, the band released the music video for "Nasty" on their YouTube channel. "Nasty" is the first single from their upcoming studio album The Day Is My Enemy that is set for release on March 30th.

  • Chet Faker Performs 'Gold' on the 'Ellen' Show; 2015 Tour Dates [WATCH]

    Australian singer/songwriter Chet Faker has been one of the revelations of 2014 with this debut artist album "Built on Glass." After a busy year of touring in support of the album, Faker — real name "Nick Murphy" — is ready to enter the larger, mainstream, American market and is looking to become a festival mainstay in 2015. He kicked off the year making that statement by performing his single "Gold" on the "Ellen" show with a full band, including Dave Harrington (Darkside) on bass, Kirk Schoenherr on guitar and Sam Hirschfelder. As one of Ellen's "favorite new artists," the "Talk Is Cheap" singer delivers a soulful performance with the help of his talented band.His appeal reaches across many different worlds, from pop to dance to indie, making him an artist that feels authentic and easy to latch on to for fans of different sounds.Watch his flawless "No Diggity" live cover below and head to Ellen's website to watch his performance of "Gold."

  • Nicki Minaj Looks Incredible in Roberto Cavalli Video Campaign Promo [WATCH]

    In December, Roberto Cavalli announced that Nicki Minaj would be the new face of the company for the spring/summer 2015 collections. The Italian fashion designer released pictures from the photo shoot last month on their Instagram accounts showing a sensual Minaj ooze with class. Luckily for us, Cavalli did not stop there, unveiling footage from their photo shoot with the "Anaconda" rapper. Watch the video below to see Minaj look a natural as she models the various dresses and accessories from the spring and summer collection, via "Complex."

  • Spotify Now Has 15 Million Premium Subscribers

    Spotify has announced that it has expanded its premium subscriber base to 15 million users. In a statement on the company's website, it revealed its year-end subscriber numbers for 2014. The company has grown to 15 million paid, premium users and 60 million active users in total.

  • Lil Wayne Reveals Tentative 'SFTW2' Mixtape Cover; New Song To Be Released Today

    Lil Wayne is making the best of a pretty bad situation. He is still snared in a public and fractious fight with Birdman over the control of his upcoming album Tha Carter V, which is signed to Cash Money, the label Birdman started. Not to let such business get in the way of the music, Weezy has decided to make sure he is still delivering new content to his fans and announced a new mixtape, Sorry For The Wait 2, the follow up to his previous mixtape, Sorry For The Wait that preceded the extensively delayed Tha Carter IV. Now a tentative cover art has been released for the mixtape, as well as the news that a song from SFTW2 will be released today (Jan. 12) in celebration of the Green Bay Packers' win over the Dallas Cowboys yesterday. See tweets from Rahim The Dream an Instagram video by Mack Maine previewing a Mike Will Made-It produced track.
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