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Pandora Buys Ticketfly For $450 Million In Push To Live Music
Pandora has acquired ticket vendor Ticketfly for a price of approximately $450 million. The acquisition was officially announced this morning in joint statements by both company CEOs on their respective blogs. -
Kid Cudi Says 'Man On The Moon 3' "Will Be Nothing Like My Previous Work"
Kid Cudi has been gearing up for the release of his new double album Speedin Bullet To Heaven, but that has not stopped fans and now the "Love" rapper from looking ahead to what fans have been eagerly wanting for the past five years, Man On The Moon 3. -
Bobby Shmurda Denied Bail Again, Hires Third Different Lawyer
Bad news for those in the #freebobbyshmurda camp. The "Hot N*gga" rapper was denied bail once again after presenting himself in Manhattan court yesterday to face charges in his ongoing trail over serious drugs and weapons charges. Bobby Shmurda, real name Ackquille Pollard, made the appearance with yet another new lawyer, Alex Spiro, his third one since he was arrested. -
Lollapalooza South America 2016 Lineups: Eminem, Florence + The Machine Headline
The three South American editions of Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina and Brazil have unveiled their complete lineups for 2016. The three festivals will be headlined by Eminem, Florence + The Machine, Jack Ü and Mumford & Sons. -
Deadmau5, Metro Boomin, Dyro, Feed Me Team Up With Razer Music
Those in the gaming community are familiar with Razer and their products that range from console controllers, high-end laptops and PC peripherals to help players get a leg up on their competition. Now they are looking to give bedroom and aspiring producers that same advantage by launching Razer Music, which is partnering with the some of the biggest names in electronic music and hip-hop production including deadmau5, Metro Boomin, Dyro and Feed Me to give tutorials on how to create the latest beat, mix hi-hats, or layer synths. -
Mac Miller 'Clubhouse' Music Video Shared From 'GO:OD AM'
Mac Miller has shared the music video for his track "Clubhouse" taken from the Pittsburgh rapper's new album GO:OD AM. The album has some pretty big name features like Chief Keef, Little Dragon, Lil B, Miguel and Ab-Soul, but this is one of the solo tracks taken from the LP. -
Kygo, Ella Henderson Cover Taylor Swift 'Wildest Dreams' In BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Kygo is back in the BBC Radio One Live Lounge. This time he is in with UK vocalist Ella Henderson to cover Taylor Swift's new single "Wildest Dreams" taken from her wildly successful album 1989. -
Independent Labels Call For Single Streaming Rate Amidst Copyright Royalty Board Review
Under the current regime, all labels, artists and distributers are paid the same royalty rate from every streaming service or licensing operator like SoundExchange regardless of their size or genre. However this fundamental truth in the music industry could potentially get changed with the Copyright Royalty Board asking the Copyright Office whether or not it can set different rates for different music suppliers. With this review coming in the next few weeks, WIN, (the Worldwide Independent Network) has released a statement on their view of a potential decision, which could shake the music industry to its core. -
Stream Rudimental 'We The Generation' Featuring Ed Sheeran, Bobby Womack
UK electronic group Rudimental has released their sophomore album We The Generation. The follow-up to their very successful 2012 debut Home features a cast of friends on the "Not Giving In" group's label Major Toms like Will Heard and Anne-Marie, as well as stars and legends like Ed Sheeran and Bobby Womack. -
Will Smith Heading On World Tour Next Year, Talks New Music On Beats 1
Will Smith went on Beats 1 this morning to chat with Zane Lowe and had a lengthy discussion about new music, a world tour with DJ Jazzy Jeff next year and his life as a movie star and father to Willow and Jaden Smith. -
The Game 'The Documentary 2.5' Tracklist: Nas, Lil Wayne, Jay Rock Featured
The Game has announced the tracklist for the second part of his 38-track The Documentary 2 double album. Dubbed, The Documentary 2.5, the flip side will also have some big name features including Nas, Lil Wayne, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Ty Dolla $ign, E-40 and more. -
Lil Wayne vs Cash Money: Lawsuit Claims Label Owes Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga Money
The Lil Wayne vs. Cash Money Records saga continues. According to new documents revealed from the lawsuit, Weezy is claiming that Birdman's label owes some serious money to his artists Nicki Minaj, Drake and Tyga. -
Kendrick Lamar Announces 8-Date Kunta's Groove Sessions Tour
Despite releasing one of the most highly touted albums of the year, Kendrick Lamar has not gone on an extensive world tour. He has done a fair amount of festival gigs in the United States and some shows in and around the Los Angeles area, but the major world arena or stadium tour one might expect from someone his status hasn't happened yet. Today, he announced a new tour, "Kunta's Groove Sessions" that will take the To Pimp A Butterfly rapper to eight different cities for eight shows. -
Eric Prydz "Opus" Remixed By Four Tet After 'Pryda 10' Release
Four Tet has taken on the difficult task of attempting to remix an Eric Prydz song and he was tabbed with taking on the "One Day" producer's biggest track this year "Opus." -
Flume Essential Mix: 'Some Minds' DJ Drops 5 Exclusives In 2-Hour Mix
Australian producer, DJ Harley Streten, better known to the world as Flume, took over the BBC Radio One airwaves on Friday night to premiere his debut Essential Mix. The mix includes tracks from Vic Mensa, Vince Staples, San Holo, Amon Tobin, Troy Boi and five exclusives from the "Some Minds" DJ himself. -
Porter Robinson 'Worlds' Remixed Released: Odesza, Mat Zo, Sleepy Tom Featured
Porter Robinson has released his brand new remix album for his critically acclaimed debut LP Worlds. The 12-track remix album features the likes of Mat Zo, Chrome Sparks, Sleepy Tom and Odesza. -
Migos, Young Thug 'MigoThuggin': Joint Mixtape Announced
Young Thug and Migos have a big announcement. The three rappers announced that they are getting ready to release a brand new collaborative mixtape MigoThuggin. Details remain scarce, but Migos shared the cover art on their Twitter over the weekend. Quavo confirmed the news as well and Thugger did the same in a now deleted Instagram post. -
ZHU, Gallant "Testarossa Music" Shared From 'Genesis Series'
Los Angeles-based mystery producer ZHU has unveiled the third song from his Genesis Series. The new single "Testarossa Music" features the vocals of fellow Mind Of A Genius signee Gallant, while ZHU provides falsettos of his own. -
Duke Dumont 'Blase Boys Club Part 1' EP Released Ahead Of Tour
Grammy-nominated DJ, producer Duke Dumont has released part 1 of his new EP Blasé Boys Club. The four track Ep features two previously tracks that have been huge so far for Duke Dumont, "Won't Look Back" and "Ocean Drive." -
Run The Jewels 'Oh My Darling Don’t Meow' Video: Watch Cats Destroy New York
Run The Jewels just released one of the crowning achievements in cat-based music, Meow The Jewels. Now the epic and very internet friendly videos are starting to emerge from the remix album. The first is for the Just Blaze, cat-influenced remix of "Oh My Darling Don't Meow" and it is just purrrrfect. -
Childish Gambino Covers Tamia 'So Into You' On Triple J
Childish Gambino, known to many as by his real name Donald Glover, is known for his many talents as an actor, rapper and singer. He put his talents as a singer to the test recently when he linked up with Triple J to cover Tamia's 1998 classic "So Into You" live in the studio for their "Like A Version" series. -
Armin van Buuren 'Embrace' Tracklist: Hardwell, Gavin DeGraw, Mr. Probz Featured
Armin van Buuren has announced the tracklist for his new album Embrace. His sixth studio album will feature the likes of Hardwell, Mr. Probz, Cosmic Gate and Gavin DeGraw. -
Stream Autre Ne Veut 'Age of Transparency' Ahead Of Tour
American pop/r&b singer, songwriter Autre ne Veut, real name Arthur Ashin, has released his second artist album Age of Transparency via Downtown Records. The 9-track album is the follow up to his critically acclaimed 2012 full-length Anxiety. With the album getting released, Ashin is prepping for a month-long tour across North America with GEMS & Mazed. -
Spotify Expects To Have 100 Million Users By End Of 2015
The business world has convened on New York City this week for a slew of panels, presentations and meetings as Adweek now comes to a close. Spotify has been one of the major players in the music space and early on in the week, the streaming giant made the bold proclamation that it intends have "close to 100 million" users by the end of the year. -
ACL 2015 Live Stream Lineup, Schedule: Watch The Strokes, Deadmau5, ASAP Rocky
Austin City Limits has unveiled the lineup and schedule for its live stream this weekend on Red Bull TV. The two-weekend festival will kick off later today in Austin, Texas with some of the biggest names across music like Run The Jewels, The Strokes, deadmau5, A$AP Rocky, Alabama Shakes, Billy Idol and plenty more. Spread across three different channels for over 8 hours, there will be plenty of music for everyone to enjoy. -
SFX Entertainment Extends Bid Deadline For Sale Of Company Assets
SFX Entertainment today (Oct. 1) gave an update on its attempt to gather bids for either a potential sale of the entire company or various pieces of the firm. After an attempt over the spring to take the company failed, Robert Sillerman doubled down on trying to find potential buyers. The go-shop period for bid was originally slated to end tomorrow Oct. 2, but according to a statement, SFX has extended the bidding deadline to Oct. 14. -
Nas Honored With W.E.B. Du Bois Medal At Harvard
New York City rapper Nas has been a staple of the rap game, releasing some of the most polished and lyrical music the genre has seen. He has earned awards and plaudits from just about every corner of the industry, but last night earned his biggest piece of hardware yet. Heading up to Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Illmatic rapper was given the W.E.B Du Bois Medal, the highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies at Harvard. -
Is Frank Ocean Working With SebastiAn On New Album?
Fans have been howling for any sort of positive news regarding the forthcoming and long awaited Frank Ocean and they may have just gotten it or did they? According to Ed Banger head honcho Pedro Winter, French producer SebastiAn has been working with the Channel Orange singer on some pieces, though things may not be that clear. -
Drake, Future Jumpman Video Game Is Way Too Addicting
You can kiss the rest of your workday or remaining productive hours goodbye because the new most addictive internet game is here. No it is not something from King, but Vancouver based company VYTO, which has taken the lyrics from Drake and Future's What A Time To Be Alive mixtape track "Jumpman" to new heights. -
Sasha Taking Break From Touring To Focus On Music
Welsh DJ, producer Sasha has announced that he is taking a break from touring to focus on making music and so he can spend time with his family. The Grammy nominated DJ announced on his Facebook that after a long and very busy summer on the festival circuit, it was time for him to be home and finish off demos and half-finished tracks he has on his laptop.
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