Ryan Middleton

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  • Martin Garrix and Usher 'Don't Look Down' Music Videos: Le Garritsen Country Club Employees Try To Find Love in Inuendo-Filled Visuals [WATCH]

    Martin Garrix and Usher have unveiled not one, but two of music videos for their new collaboration "Don't Look Down." They have created a fictional country club called Le Garritsen, named after Martin Garrix's real last name, Garritsen, with a real website, where two ushers fall head-over-heels for a patron and do anything to try and win them over. As they lay their eyes on the patrons, a series of innuendos flies across the screen including a man pumping up a inflatable raft, chocolate sauce slowly covering a peeled banana and champagne shaking until it is popped. Watch the towel boy video below.

  • Stream Earl Sweatshirt's New Album 'I Don't Like S**t, I Don't Go Outside' Featuring Vince Staples, Wiki on Spotify

    Earl Sweatshirt has broken his musical silence in a big way. The Odd Future member announced last week that his depressingly titled album is 'I Don't Like S**t, I Don't Go Outside.' The dark and lyrically sophisticated album is an intimate view inside the mind and personality of Sweatshirt over the past two years, who according to the 'Doris' rapper has not been outside in quite some time, explaining, "I haven been outside in a minute / I been living what I wrote." The new album, which you can stream on Spotify, is largely devoid of features, but it does feature the talents of Vince Staples, Wiki, Na'kel and Da$h.

  • Major Lazer, DJ Snake and MØ Share "Lean On" Music Video From 'Peace Is the Mission' [WATCH]

    After announcing their album 'Peace Is the Mission' earlier today, Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire -- better known as Major Lazer -- unveiled the music video for the first single that appeared from the album: their track alongside DJ Snake and MØ titled "Lean On." The video puts the five artists in India as they dance, with varying levels of talents, around a palace in a dry area of the populous Asian country.

  • Krewella Release 'Somewhere to Run': First Single of 2015 Features Production From Pegboard Nerds and Don Gilmore [LISTEN]

    After the news leaked out last week that Krewella would be releasing a new single today, March 23 -- the first of 2015 -- the "Alive" duo followed up on that news by sharing their new song "Somewhere to Run." Featuring production work from Pegboard Nerds and Don Gilmore (Korn, Linkin Park), Yasmine and Jahan Yousaf continue their attempt to blend rock and heavy elements of EDM into their own new sound as they continue on in the post-Kris "Rainman" Trindl era.

  • Major Lazer Announce Album 'Peace Is the Mission' Featuring Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande, Pusha T; Share Single "Roll the Bass"

    Major Lazer -- the trio of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire -- has finally unveiled the complete details for their first of two albums slated for release in 2015. The trio's third studio album, 'Peace Is the Mission,' will be released June 1 and the nine-track album comes with features from the likes of Ellie Goulding, Elliphant, Ariana Grande, 2 Chainz, Pusha T and others. With the album announcement, Major Lazer have shared their new single "Roll the Bass," which you will receive as an instant download if you pre-order the album now.

  • Ultra Music Festival 2015 Releases Set Times: Scheduling Conflicts Abound

    Ultra Music Festival has unveiled the set times for its flagship Miami festival. Released exclusively on the app, the festival schedule has found its way online. Starting on Friday at 4 p.m. when doors open and going all the way to final set, which kicks off at 10 p.m. on Sunday night, there are countless scheduling conflicts as festivalgoers try and navigate the seven different stages that all offer something different.

  • Drake To Soundtrack Sotheby's Black American Artists Sale

    Hip-hop and the art world have found an unlikely paring. Drake has been tabbed by major New York Auction house, Sotheby's, to curate the soundtrack to their upcoming Black Americans sale. The sale will include roughly 20 works from artists that include Rashid Johnson, Nick Cave, Glenn Ligon, Kara Walker, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Wangechi Mutu.

  • A$AP Ferg Clarifies NPR Race Comments, Saying 'I Am Fully Aware Racism Still Exists'

    A$AP Ferg caused some controversy recently when he made comments in an hour-long interview with NPR's Microphone Check where he tried to link race and internet culture saying that "Racism been over." This caused an uproar from fans who accused him of being blind to the plight of African-Americans all over the United States and putting him out of touch with his fan base who still live with racism in their daily lives. The "Doe Active" rapper took to Twitter to clarify his comments, saying "Just to be clear, I am fully aware racism still exists."

  • Major Labels Like Universal Reportedly Looking to End Spotify's Unlimited Free Streaming

    If you are one of the millions who relies on Spotify to stream music for free, your unlimited access may soon be restricted if the major labels have their way. This according to a new report that says Universal Music Group is trying to leverage its current contract negotiations, which Spotify said it would make the company $1 billion in revenue, to restrict the free service.

  • Lil B Takes Credit for Kevin Durant Injury: Will Lift Curse if KD Plays Him in 21

    The curse strikes again -- or so Lil B is claiming. News recently broke that Oklahoma City Thunder All-Pro forward Kevin Durant was shut down for the remainder of the 2014-15 season because of a nagging foot injury that has plagued him all year and Lil B -- real name Brandon McCartney -- is claiming responsibility. He will lift the curse on KD if the b-baller plays him at a game of 21.

  • [WATCH] Porter Robinson's mtvU Woodie Awards Acceptance Speech: 'Lionhearted' DJ Beat Sam Smith, J. Cole, Charli XCX

    On Friday, March 20, at SXSW, 'Lionhearted' DJ Porter Robinson beat major pop acts like Charli XCX, Sam Smith, FKA twigs, Run the Jewels and J. Cole to win the mtvU Woodie Award for Woodie of the Year, meaning Artist of the Year. MTV has posted his acceptance speech online with Robinson holding his comically large statue, which he received from a naked Fat Jew and The Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff.

  • Glastonbury Organizer Emily Eavis Responds to Kanye West Petition, Says Headlining Acts 'Never Have Been Limited to Rock, and They Never Will Be'

    Legendary U.K. festival Glastonbury has been garnering headlines for its controversial move to tab Kanye West as the Saturday headliner on the Pyramid Stage for this year's festival. In response, attendees and concerned fans have started a petition that has swelled to more than 100,000 signees urging the festival to replace Kanye. In response to this petition, Glasto organizer Emily Eavis has written an op-ed in 'The Guardian,' defending the festival's decision to choose Kanye West and why those fans are wrong. She says headlining acts "never have been limited to rock, and they never will be."

  • Ultra Music Festival Shares 'Destination Ultra' Recap of 2014 Festivals Worldwide [WATCH]

    As Ultra Music Festival prepares to welcome festivalgoers to its hallowed Miami grounds in just five days, organizers have shared a short clip to recap the memories from each of the worldwide Ultra festivals in 2014: 'Destination Ultra.' The Final Kid-directed film pieces together clips from each of the aftermovies released for the 2014 festivals in South Africa, Buenos Aires, Chile, Korea, Japan and Europe.

  • [REVIEW] Nero Returns With Powerful New Single "The Thrill"

    U.K. dubstep-electro trio Nero have unveiled a new single in close to a year: "The Thrill." Premiered by Annie Mac on BBC Radio One as the hottest record in the world -- saying, "Wow. What a track. It's just massive ... I absolutely love it." -- producers Dan Stephens, Joe Ray and vocalist Alana Watson deliver another powerful single showing the evolution of their sound.

  • Producers, Mixers and Engineers to Get Digital Royalties in New House Bill

    A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives is being introduced in Congress this week that would give producers, engineers and mixers -- often times the unsung and forgotten heroes in the whole song-making process -- a piece of the digital royalty pie. The Allocation for Music Producer Act, or AMP Act (H.R. 1457), is being formally introduced by congressmen from both sides of the aisle: Reps. Joe Crowley (D-New York) and Tom Rooney (R-Florida).

  • Caller Trolls C-SPAN With 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Theme Song [WATCH]

    C-SPAN is not known as riveting television for the vast majority of the populous. Your average consumer does not turn on C-SPAN for some post-dinner TV, but that does not mean there cannot be some entertaining moments from time to time. On Tuesday morning, March 17, the host of the 'Washington Journal' took a call from an individual in California whom he believed was going to discuss the potential nuclear deal with Iran, but his response was a little fresh. The man, who went by the name 'Jack Strickland' clarified that he was calling from Bel-Air, California, and proceeded to start singing in spoken word the words to the theme song from the 1990s sitcom classic 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'

  • T-Pain Shares "Did It Anyway" From 'The Iron Way' Mixtape [LISTEN]

    T-Pain has released the latest cut from his upcoming mixtape The Iron Way. The new record, "Did It Anyway" is a luxurious, swaggering T-Pain classic sounding track with light Auto-tune and enough bravado to let us know he is back to turn up his solo career again.

  • Deezer Elite, Sonos-Only Hi-Fidelity Service, Goes Global

    French streaming service Deezer has announced the global expansion of the hi-fidelity audio portion of its service, Elite. Deezer Elite was launched in the United States in September 2014 but is now global so you can access Deezer. Deezer has partnered with Sonos to bring customers the product, so that means one can only listen to the service's 35-million-strong library through a Sonos brand of speaker.

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! Exposes 2015 SXSW Music Fans With 'Lie Witness News' [WATCH]

    Jimmy Kimmel has done it again. The consummate prankster has brought his signature sketch, Lie Witness News, back down to SXSW to quiz people on the street about their knowledge on bands that don't exist. Of course to try and seem up on the times, the people go along with it and act like they know the fictional bands the questioner is talking about. Hilarity ensues.

  • Ryn Weaver Announces Debut Album 'The Fool,' Tracklist, Release Date

    Internet pop starlet Ryn Weaver has announced the details for her debut album 'The Fool.' The LP will be released June 16 through Mad Love/Interscope Records and contain 11 tracks, including the hit single "Octahate" from her 'Promises' EP. She has also released the tracklist.

  • 2014 US Record Industry Earnings: Sales Dip; Streaming, Vinyl Up

    Each year, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) releases a recap for yearly earnings. They have generally been pretty doom and gloom with the overall industry bleeding money with sales from CDs dropping dramatically and the major players unable to capitalize and create new sources of revenue for themselves and their artists. The 2014 report shows that while total revenues did dip from $7 billion to $6.972, a .5% change, there are plenty of promising signs, notably in streaming.

  • Caged Lil Wayne Shares "CoCo" Freestyle Video From 'Sorry for the Wait 2' [WATCH]

    Lil Wayne has shared the music video for one of the most popular tracks from his 'Sorry for the Wait 2' mixtape. The "Start a Fire" rapper has unveiled visuals for his freestyle over O.T. Genasis's hit single "CoCo" that feature Weezy not so subtly locked up in a cage with cutaways to some pretty violent imagery and flashbacks to better times with Cash Money Records boss Birdman.

  • Avicii and Martin Garrix Hit Studio: Collaboration in the Works?

    Now that Martin Garrix has become one of the most highly sought-after DJs in the world, he has been able to collaborate with just about any artist he pleases. He just wrapped up his track with Usher, "Don't Look Down," in seemingly record time and is already moving on to the next one with a tune in the works with Swedish superstar producer, DJ Avicii. Could a collaboration be in the works if they are in a studio?
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