Chicago emcee Common is gearing up to launch a line of smartphone cases under the Common Ground Foundation (CGF) that he started. The line will be sold exclusively through AT&T, with proceeds going to the CGF, which seeks to improve the lives of impoverished youths through the medium of creative art. The cases have a…

Sony Entertainment announced that the network’s music unlimited service that is available in 18 countries world wide, has expanded its service to Mexico. The service launched in 2010,offering on-demand access to a plethora of over 18 million licensed tracks across several devices.  These devices include Sony’s PlayStation platforms, iPhone’s, Android smartphones, PC’s, and more. Michael…

As anyone who’s been to SXSW over the last decade will tell you, the expansive Austin music/interactive/film is, to say the least, chaotic. With thousands of overlapping parties, shows, events, panels, keynotes, films and more around the clock, keeping track of it all and making sure you’re on the list is nearly impossible. Enter Kaitlyn…

Casey Rae is a musician, professor and artist advocate and the Deputy Director of Future of Music Coalition, a nonprofit research, education and advocacy organization for musicians. What if there was a copyright enforcement policy and the Internet didn’t break? In July of 2011, several Internet Service Providers announced a “Memorandum of Understanding” with major entertainment industry…

Len Blavatnik’s Tuesday announcement of his $60 million investment in Beats Electronics’ forthcoming music service Daisy is just the latest in a string of deals that are starting to fill in a bigger picture around the billionaire’s broader ambitions. In looking at Blavatnik’s holdings, one sees the seeds of a media empire not unlike Vivendi. Under Jean-Marie…

While APPLE’s iTUNES is the darling of the music biz for its sales volume, their proposed music-streaming service is running into issues with record labels over fees offered for the music by APPLE. THE NEW YORK POST reports “the tech titan, the most valuable company in the world, made an initial offer to labels of…