Month: June 2012

Pusha T Gives Cruel Summer Release Date

June 21, 2012
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Pusha T visited Flex this evening to discuss Nicki’s Summer Jam absence, Breezy vs. Drake, thoughts on Lil Wayne’s response and he announces the release date of August 7 for the G.O.O.D. Music album. UPDATE: Push then kicked a quick rhyme over “Keep It Thoro”. UPDATE 2: Now with freestyle footage. –Rap Radar

UNIVERSAL-EMI MERGER GETS SOME HIGH-PROFILE ENDORSEMENTS

June 21, 2012
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On the eve of tomorrow’s “informational” hearing on theUMG–EMI merger by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, several movers & shakers have given the deal a thumbs up… Sean Parker: In an interview yesterday at the New Music Seminar in N.Y., Tommy Silverman asked the Napster,Facebook and Spotify hotshot what he thought of the Universal-EMI merger. Parker replied, “After witnessing 12 years…

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Music Educator Profile: Peter Alhadeff of Berklee College of Music

June 20, 2012
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In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – Peter Alhadeff, Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, discusses the music industry from a unique perspective — that of a business economist whose focus is on global markets and market forces. He describes the courses he teaches at Berklee in economics and statistics and how he…

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Ableton Tutorial – Chord Selector Rack (Free DL)

June 20, 2012
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DJ Khalil iSitdown

June 20, 2012
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iSitdown with the one and only DJ Khalil as he discusses his past and getting into the music industry as well as the top trending topics in the game. For more interviews and vids of the biggest names in the game check out http://istandardproducers.com

How To Make It: Producing – “Playing Live Instruments”

June 20, 2012
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Watch as 3 Little Digs’ own Kharvari speaks on learning to play multiple instruments and how it’s helped him as a producer.

2 Chainz Joins Nicki Minaj Tour

June 20, 2012
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Get ready for a lot of “Beez In The Trap”. Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday Tour has added 2 Chainz to the roster. The North American leg of the tour will hit 17 cities, starting July 16th in Chicago and ending August 12th in Vancouver. Via The Source./Allindstrom

UMG, NMPA reach musicvid deal

June 20, 2012
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The digital music-rights landscape is shifting again, this time through a pact unveiled Tuesday between Universal Music Group and the National Music Publishers’ Assn. that calls for songwriters and publishers to share in revenue from musicvids for the first time. The groundbreaking accord comes after much lobbying by the publishers org. That UMG would spearhead…

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DonnisMusic Signs With Fool’s Gold

June 20, 2012
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Donnis officially moved on from Atlantic Records. After splitting with the major, he goes back to the indie home that he knows well, Fools Gold. Press play and watch the first single from his new label deal. Shouts to Rap Radar.

VEVO To Begin Paying Independent Publishers

June 20, 2012
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Via Hypebot: Today, Universal Music Group (part-owner of VEVO) announced that they will begin paying independent publishers for the use of their compositions streamed on VEVO, representing a huge win for independents. While no specifics of the deal have been disclosed, it has been said that publishers stand to receive 15% of advertising revenues generated by music videos and that the…

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