Ryan Middleton

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  • PARTYNEXTDOOR Talks The Weeknd Comparisons, OVO, Writing for Justin Bieber in Fader Cover Story

    Mysterious Canadian singer, songwriter and producer PARTYNEXTDOOR, born Jahron Anthony Brathwaite sat down with The Fader for his first ever interview to cover the magazine. The story reveals a lot about the 21-year-old who has risen from an obscure songwriter to an artist primed for his breakthrough. In the piece he discusses his evolution as an artist and the process of how he got to where he is today, writing for Justin Bieber, getting signed to Drake's OVO and The Weeknd comparisons.

  • 'U Mad' Rapper Vic Mensa Officially Signs to Roc Nation Records

    21-year-old Chicago rapper Vic Mensa, real name Victor Kwesi Mensah, has officially signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation Records. The announcement was made today on Twitter and in a ceremony streamed exclusively on TIDAL. His single with Kanye West titled "U Mad" was released on Roc Nation yesterday as a single.

  • Europe's First Techno Museum Set to Open in Frankfurt

    Modern Germany has been known for its affinity for techno. As the wall was coming down and communism receded from Eastern Europe, Berliners were united after 24 years of separation and techno helped spur this along. Now the country is getting its own techno museum in Frankfurt. Industrial DJ Andreas Tomalla, known professionally as TALLA 2XLC, is setting up the new cultural center dubbed The Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM). Tomalia is often credited with inventing the word techno, though the sound came from the Belleville Three (Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins) and helped start some of the first parties in city during the 1980s. He hopes to open the museum doors in 2017 on the premises of the city's Childrens Museum and is only using private funding.

  • Jeremih, Gucci Mane Tease "Money Do" Ahead Of 'Late Nights: The Album' [LISTEN]

    The long and confusing saga of Jeremih's upcoming album Late Nights: The Album continues with the unveiling of a snippet of a new track that will presumably be a part of it. Jeremih uploaded a 1:47 clip of his new song "Money Do" featuring the vocals of still incarcerated Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane. Jeremih, who normally takes reigns on the hooks, flips the script with this one and leaves that job to Guwop, while leaving the soft and sensitive side of his artistic persona at the door for tougher sing/rap verses.

  • Hardwell Releases Somber "Echo" Music Video From 'United We Are' Album [WATCH]

    Hardwell has unveiled the music video for his recent single, "Echo," featuring the top line of trance vocalist, Jonathan Mendelsohn, from his debut artist album, 'United We Are.' A surprising cut from the album that ditched his big room, festival-driven sound and went more towards trance that has been a hallmark of Dutch dance music since the 1990s, Hardwell showed some versatility with "Echo" and employed one of the best vocalists in the genre to help him. It was a bright spot on an album that had its moments of brilliance, but was otherwise rather disorganized and disjointed.

  • J. Cole Shares "Wet Dreamz" Music Video From '2014 Forest Hills Drive' [WATCH]

    J. Cole has unveiled the music video for his new single "Wet Dreamz" taken from the "Apparently" rapper's latest studio album 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Directed by Ryan Staake, the video instead of focusing on a young J. Cole or surrogates for him, it takes a totally different spin on his love story and replaces it with puppies to reinforce the idea of puppy love found in the track.

  • Stream Yelawolf's New Album 'Love Story' Featuring Eminem

    Alabama rapper Yelawolf, real name Michael Wayne Atha, has released his second major label artist album Love Story. Almost entirely absent of features, a rarity in hip-hop these days, the "Till It's Gone" rapper only calls upon his mentor Eminem to lead the way on their aptly collaboration "Best Friends." The album is a clear progression on the unorganized and at time compromised 2011 Radioactive, that Yelawolf regrets putting out in full. All 18-tracks on Atha's Love Story are available to stream below on Spotify. You can also go purchase the album on iTunes.

  • Waka Flocka Flame 2016: 'No Hands' Rapper Announces Candidacy For President

    The presidential field just got a little more crowded. "No Hands" rapper Waka Flocka Flame declared his intention to run for the office of President of the United States yesterday on April 20 or 4/20. In 2012, he teased his intention to run for president and yesterday Waka made it official with an announcement video on Rolling Stone outlining his platform and of course smoking a blunt.

  • Future Shares "Where I Came From" Music Video from 'Beast Mode' Mixtape [WATCH]

    Atlanta rapper Future has unveiled the music video for his track "Where I Came From" taken from his recent Zaytoven assisted mixtape Beast Mode. Future starts the video by fingering through a thick stack of hundreds whispering to it how good the cash smells, before telling it in the most profound way "you....smell like money."

  • Lil Wayne Shares "Hollyweezy" Music Video from 'Sorry For The Wait 2' Mixtape [WATCH]

    As he promised, Lil Wayne released the music video for his Sorry for the Wait 2 mixtape song "Hollyweezy" right at 4:20 p.m. EST. Lil Wayne premiered the video earlier on Weedmaps.com, which can be best described as a Google maps for weed dispensaries and other marijuana services. This is obviously appropriate for today, 4/20, the weed smoker's holiday and your map will vary depending on where you live.

  • Galantis Announce Debut Album 'Pharmacy,' Release 'Peanut Butter Jelly"

    Swedish producer, DJ duo Galantis, comprised of Christian Karlsson and Linus Elköw have unveiled the details for the upcoming debut artist album Pharmacy and to usher it in, released the new single "Peanut Butter Jelly." The pair ditches their anthemic melodies for a more retro feel with disco synths and funky bass line. Galantis make their own with random airhorns and some nonsensical vocals "spread it like peanut butter jelly / do it like I owe you some money." Stream "Peanut Butter Jelly" now on YouTube below.

  • Major Lazer's Cartoon Premieres On FXX In The Trippiest Way Possible

    Major Lazer premiered the first episode of their long awaited animation series by the same name during FXX's Animation Domination hour on Thursday night. Fans expected it to be a little bit off the wall and out there, but this has taken it to another level. The episode centers around weed and the fight against the nefarious weed man who gets the female protagonist Penny with some laced marijuana and gets her too high. As Major Lazer says after defeating the weed man, "the problem isn't getting too high, it is coming down as they crash down from space into the ocean." Watch the trippy and stoner-friendly first episode below via Pitchfork guest starring Trinidad James.

  • Alice Glass Responds To Crystal Castles' Ethan Kath Underhanded Remarks

    Last October, news broke that Alice Glass had left the experimental electronic duo, Crystal Castles, leaving many fans to wonder if they were done for good. On Friday, Ethan Kath, the producer and remaining member released a new song under the guise of Crystal Castles on soundcloud titled "Frail" that got fans excited not only because it was new music, but also it confirmed that there was a future for the band. He stirred up controversy with a now deleted comment that undermined the contribution of Glass over her time as a member in Crystal Castles. Not too long after, she responded in a series of tweets validating her position in the duo and using the comment to reinforce why she left.

  • 2 Chainz Smokes A $10,000 Bong On 'Most Expensivest Sh-t' For 4/20

    2 Chainz, real name Tausheed Epps, is back with a new episode of his web series for GQ "Most Expensivest Sh*t." Typically he brings on a guest to help him try out whatever outrageously priced item is on the menu that day, but this episode is just Tity Boi and one of favorite activities. The "Birthday Song" rapper heads to Los Angeles to a high-end smoke shop where he finds some of the finest glass bongs and hookahs around because it is 4/20. The man helping 2 Chainz, named George, shows off a few of the more smaller pieces that run up to a couple hundred dollars, but Epps emphasizes he is there for the "most expesivist sh*t" and that is when George breaks out the one of a kind, $10,000 "Picasso of Bongs," the Armageddon.

  • Curren$y Releases 'Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes' Featuring Yo Gotti [LISTEN]

    Curren$y continues his impressive output with another edition of his Saturday Night Car Tunes EP series, updated to Even More Saturday Night Car Tunes EP. The 5-track EP comes on Spitta's favorite holiday as the New Orleans rapper gives his fans something to celebrate April 20 (or as he would rather call it 4/20). The slim, 5-track EP features the laidback, smooth sound one would expect from Curren$y and is largely devoid of features except for averse from Yo Gotti on "Do It For A G."

  • Kanye West Made Surprise Appearance During Stromae's Coachella 2015 Set For 'Alors On Danse'

    Though Kanye West was not on the bill at Coachella, he appears to have stole the show. The "Only One" rapper made a surprise appearance during The Weeknd's set on Saturday night to perform a medley of different songs including "All Day" that span the Chicago rapper's career. On Sunday he showed up once again, but to perform alongside someone rather unexpected - Belgian electro-pop star Stromae. Kanye came out as the sun had set over in the Indio valley during the Frenchman's 7:55-8:45 set to perform his verse from the remix Stromae's hit single "Alors On Danse" that gave the worldwide hit even more legs. The second and often forgotten rapper on the remix Gilbere Forte was not in attendance.

  • Run The Jewels' Killer Mike to Speak at M.I.T. About Race Relations in the US

    One of the most outspoken and socially conscious rappers around in the public eye today, Killer Mike, will be speaking at M.I.T. on April 24 as part of their Hip Hop Speaker Series. The Run The Jewels rapper will be address race relations in the United States, touching on recent flashpoints like Ferguson, the SAE incident in Oklahoma, white privilege and black empowerment. Since he is speaking at M.I.T., Killer Mike will also touch on how current and future technologies impact race relation issues.

  • Lil Wayne, Dej Loaf 'Me U & Hennessy' Collaboration Surfaces [LISTEN]

    Dej Loaf's already sexy track, "Me U and Hennessy," just got a lot steamier with the addition of Lil Wayne, who lays down a sultry verse. The collaboration was teased a few days ago when the music video was released and as the visuals came to a close, Lil Wayne's voice came into focus for a few seconds. Fans did not have to wait long to hear the final product with Weezy getting a lot more sexual than we have heard from him in quite some time.

  • Andy Milonakis, Chief Keef, Fredo Santana Share 'Maybach' [LISTEN]

    Yesterday, a version of Chief Keef and Fredo Santana's song "Maybach" surfaced on the internet. It was assumed to be a collaboration between the two of them for their upcoming Blood Thicker Than Water project. However, it appears as though the copy that was uploaded yesterday cut out Andy Milonakis's involvement in the song entirely, including his verse. The trio has been spending a lot of time together in the studio lately, so this appears to be the latest cut from their collaborative efforts.

  • Diddy Announces Kanye West As The Hitmen's Newest Addition Ahead Of 'MMM' Release

    Kanye West got his start as a producer, making beats for the likes of Ludacris, Lil Kim and most notably, Jay Z when West. On Kanye's 'College Dropout' track, "Spaceship," he notes that he made five beats a day for three months to hone his craft as a producer. The "All Day" rapper has made it big time as an artist, a producer and most notably as a rapper, but he is now joining an elite group of beatsmiths called The Hitmen who helped craft countless singles as a part of Diddy's Bad Boy Records in the 1990s and early 2000s.

  • Skrillex Offering Backstage Passes For Snapchat Handle

    Snapchat is the hot new social media platform for artists to stay in touch with their fans. While it can provide a disturbingly unfiltered view into the minds of your fans, it is also a good outlet to show off where you are in the world or tease some new music with short clips that will eventually go away (or so you hope). One issue plaguing many artists is that they may not be the first adopters of the new platform and their preferred name is taken by a super fan looking to hold onto the name of their idol. Most of the time this resolved through back channels, but it appears as though Skrillex is having a difficult time getting a hold of the "Skrillex" name on snapchat. Someone else took it before he did and the "Recess" DJ is offering the owner backstage passes in return for the handle.

  • Run The Jewels Shares 'Bust No Moves' As Record Store Day Exclusive

    In honor of this year's Record Store Day, increasingly popular hip-hop duo Run The Jewels released a new 12" containing four tracks. Three of them "Pew Pew Pew," "Love Again" (taken from Run The Jewels 2) and "Blockbuster Night Pt. 2" (a bonus tune from Run The Jewels 2) have already been released, but the first song "Bust No Moves" is unreleased.

  • Are Gucci Mane and Diplo Making An Album Together?

    We cannot say that we saw this one coming. According to Gucci Mane's Twitter account, which is probably managed by his manager because it is doubtful they give Gucci Twitter privileges in prison, Guwop is making an album with Diplo. Gucci originally called it "an EDM album," but Diplo later clarified that while they were working on something, there wasn't going to be anything EDM about it.

  • Avicii Releases Ultra Music Festival 2015 Live Set Filled With New 'Stories' Songs

    It has been a while since we have seen Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, on the road. Ever since the Swedish superstar DJ, producer went onto injured reserve with various ailments towards the end of 2014, including canceling his main stage performance at TomorrowWorld, fans have been eager to see what the "Wake Me Up" DJ has been working on. He premiered teased some new demos at Future Music Festival in Australia in March, but the stage was ripe for Avicii to make a statement at Ultra Music Festival by premiering a whole host of new music. He did just that and nearly a month later has released his live set.

  • Coachella 2015: The Weeknd Brings Out Kanye West As Surprise Guest During Set

    As Coachella has become bigger and bigger as a festival, it is has become more about the spectacle and which artist can pull off the bigger stunt with some sort of marketing gimmick or special guest that will have more people write and talk about it over the next few days. The Weeknd understood the magnitude of his role as the final performer on the main stage at Coachella Saturday night and brought out a very special guest for the occasion. The "Earned It" crooner invited Kanye West to perform four tracks alongside him.

  • Lil Wayne "Hollyweezy" Music Video From 'Sorry For The Wait 2' Releasing On 4/20

    Lil Wayne may be bogged down in legal proceedings for the foreseeable future, but he is still managing to put out content to his fans. The "Lollipop" rapper will be celebrating the high holiday tomorrow on 4/20 at 4:20 p.m. with the release of a new music video for his Sorry For The Wait 2 mixtape track "HollyWeezy." Revealed by the video's director Eif Rivera in an Instagram post via Complex, we get a short teaser of what is to come from the visuals tomorrow.

  • Mad Decent Block Party 2015 Lineup: Skrillex, Major Lazer, Porter Robinson & Tyler, The Creator

    Mad Decent Block Party has unveiled the list of artists who will be joining Diplo and his merry band of misfits as he tours all over the United States and Canada. The "Express Yourself" DJ will be joined by over 60 DJs along the way, though not each artist will appear at every show. Some of the acts who have been booked on the 2015 Mad Decent Block Party lineup include, Skrillex, Major Lazer, Porter Robinson, Tyler, The Creator, RL Grime, Tommy Trash and Skrillex and Diplo together as Jack Ü.

  • INTERVIEW: DJ AM Documentary Director Kevin Kerslake Talks 'As I AM' Ahead of Tribeca Film Festival Debut

    The story of DJ AM is one of tragedy and loss, while also being a tale of triumph and overcoming adversity. The world famous DJ grew to become one of the biggest names in show business during the 2000s as he electrified the nightlife business with his signature style of DJing that combined different styles of music, expert turntablism and showmanship that was unparalleled in his field. Outside of the DJ booth, DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) suffered from drug addition and grew up in tragic circumstances. This is all chronicled in a new documentary about Goldstein by veteran music video and documentarian, Kevin Kerslake. The film titled "As I AM" is being premiered tonight (April 17) at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
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