As part of their ongoing series that tackles stereotypes in a variety of different cultural settings, i am OTHER turns their attention to the world of hip-hop – a musical platform and genre that seems to be a lightning rod for both positive and negative connotations. Presented as a man on the street type approach,…

We’ve been seeing an increasing amount of chatter around the notion of an iPad Mini, a seven-inch version of the Apple tablet that would compete directly with the Google Nexus 7 (the 16 GB version of which just sold out online) as well as the dominant small tablet, the Amazon Kindle Fire. One of the…

Updated, 12:15 pm PCT: Spotify has contacted us to clarify that Adele’s ‘Rolling In the Deep’ has been available since release, something we did not mention. Most Spotify users are free Spotify users, and that’s a serious drag on artist payouts. As part of a broader set of payout stats shared by UK-based artist distributor Ditto…

For the first time this year, older albums started outselling newer albums, across CD, vinyl, and download formats.  But this is a trend that’s been happening for a while, and reflects a devaluation that is hurting newer artists the most. The reason is that albums simply put more money in the pockets of artists (and…

Via Billboard/Allindstrom Beats Electronics, maker of Beats Audio and the popular Beats By Dr. Dre line of headphones, has bought back a quarter of the company from Taiwanese electronics company HTC. The repurchase increases Beats’ ownership share to 74.9% from 49.9% and reduces HTC’s share to a minority 25.1% stake from a majority 50.1% share….

The long-awaited album from Kanye West and his crew will now be available in stores and online on September 4, according to Complex (via Pusha-T.com). Pusha T had previously announced an August 7 release date during his appearance on Funkmaster Flex’s radio show. The album, which has already spawned the singles “Mercy” and “New God…