• Deadmau5 Sneaks Out of Hospital, Hops Plane to Play Miami Show

    Canadian progressive-house producer/DJ Deadmau5, born Joel Zimmerman, was hospitalized Thursday due to a case of severely swollen lymph nodes, EDM Sauce reports. But in under a day the artist broke doctor's orders -- which, based on the producer's social media accounts, included an IV, a sonogram and some other tests in addition to bedrest -- by sneaking out and hopping on a plane to Miami, arriving just in time to throw down at a Red Bull Music Academy gig held at The Fillmore.

  • deadmau5, Pusha T, D.R.A.M. Headline First TIDAL Theater Concert

    TIDAL continues to try and differentiate itself from other streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and SoundCloud and one way it has found a way to gain a slight edge is by having its artist owners throw special concerts for TIDAL fans. The Jay Z-bought streaming service recently announced its new partnership with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn as a place to host concert and it has unveiled the lineup and date for the first one. Deadmau5, Pusha T and D.R.A.M. will headline the first concert in the theater, which will take place on Dec. 18.

  • YouTube Red Subscription Video Service Takes on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal

    In the often talked about battle of music subscription services, three big players are most frequently talked about. Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal lead the pack and the discussions. However, what is usually left out of that conversation is the fact that with more than 1 billion users, YouTube trumps them all in terms of numbers, and today the video service announced the rollout of a new subscription model dubbed YouTube Red, which the company hopes will bring more money to content creators, more videos and more viewership.

  • TIDAL X 1020 Live Review: Beyonce, Jay Z, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj Take Over Brooklyn

    Jay Z's streaming service TIDAL put on its biggest live performance yet when it took over Barclays Center with just about every act that has signed to its list of artist owner roster and more. Flexing their muscle and influence over the music industry, Jay Z and co were able to get Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Usher, Nas, Nick Jonas, Fabolous and plenty more.

  • Arcade Fire's Win Butler Blames Major Labels for "Ruining" Tidal's Business

    Arcade Fire's Win Butler, and his wife and co-band leader Régine Chassagne, took part in the highly criticized celebrity launch of Jay Z's Tidal music streaming service, and while he's still a supporter, the indie artist admitted in an interview that the launch event was botched and the major labels are largely to blame for the faltering business model.

  • Prince Says "It's a Bad Time For Music," Cites Lack of Creativity

    Prince has always been critical of the music industry, but usually that criticism is directed at labels and the bureaucratic, political machine that runs the industry, not the artists themselves. Now he's turned his eye to artists though and in an interview with 'The New York Post' he cited his concerns about the lack of creativity in pop music today as why "it's a bad time for music."

  • Jay Z Joins Instagram, Makes First Post & Then Deactivates Account

    Yesterday marked an important day in music history. All over the world, stars and fans of the late great "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, paid homage to the fallen icon in the form of social media messages for his birthday. In honor of the musical legend's special day, Jay Z (Sean Carter), joined Instagram, made his first post and then deactivated the account.
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