Month: September 2012

Kendrick Lamar Talks ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’

 


Bangladesh interview by Zo aka Jeezo : 2 Hip Hop producers talk (2 part video)

Great in depth interview with Bangladesh. Hit the jump to check out part 2!


NE-YO REMINISCES ABOUT WORKING WITH MICHAEL JACKSON (3 videos below)

Ne-Yo is the latest star to take the spotlight on VH1’s “Behind the Music.” The episode chronicles his rise from being rejected by the industry to becoming one of music’s top hitmakers, with commentary from L.A. Reid, Smokey Robinson, his mother, sister, and girlfriend Monyetta Shaw. The self-described “hopeless romantic” speaks about falling in love,…


Indie Label Century Media Is Now Suing Thousands of File-Swapping Fans

We’ve seen something similar in Hollywood, particularly when indie studio Voltage Pictures doggedly pursued downloaders of The Hurt Locker.  In music, ‘suing fans,’ whether you agree with the practice or not, has largely been the game of the majors. But maybe that’s changing.  According to details emerging Tuesday, indie metal label Century Media is now chasing roughly 7,500…


Roscoe Dash Turn’t Up Over LP Credits

Roscoe Dash was fired up earlier today for not receiving credit on the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer. He also mentioned that he wasn’t recognized for his work on Kanye’s “To The World” and Wale’s “Lotus Flower Bomb”.  Below is what  what he said via his Twitter account—written by himself, of course. Everybody go get the G.O.O.D album and…


Weekly Album Sales (Estimates)

P!nk will score her first #1 and biggest sales debut on next week’s chart. It’s her biggest debut ever, the previous being the 220k for her November 2001 album, Missundaztood. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend: *P!nk (RCA) 225-245k *Kayne West Presents G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer (G.O.O.D./Def Jam/IDJ) 180-200k *The Killers (Island/IDJ) 110-120k Dave Matthews Band (RCA) 60-70k Little…


Indie Artist’s Are Writing Music For Video Game Soundtracks

“A couple years ago I would’ve said [traditional revenue streams] are going away,” he says. “Now I’ll say, ‘It’s gone away.’” It all shows how these two industries have joined to combat a mutual problem: declining sales. Developers and musicians alike are searching for new ways to improve their positions in their respective struggling markets….


Interview with Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons

Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons sits down with audioKorner to discuss his songwriting process. He also touches on how he became interested in music and some of his major musical influences.


AEG Live Is For Sale

The sports and entertainment empire AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) is going up for sale. They control over 100 properties including the Stapels Center, O2 arena in London, and they also produce music festivals such as Coachella. AEG president, Cannon Harvey released this statement: “Given the success of the management team and employees in establishing AEG…


DJ Whoo Kid Interviews DMX