Month: April 2013

Kid Cudi On Cruel Summer & Leaving G.O.O.D Music

In part 2 of Kid Cudi’s sit down interview with the L.A. Leakers DJ sourMILK and Justin Credible, Cudi talks on why he was only featured on one record in Cruel Summer, and his reason for leaving G.O.O.D Music.


Reebok Has Terminated Their Endorsement Deal With Rick Ross

Reebok goes on: “While we do not believe that Rick Ross condones sexual assault, we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse.” Full Story: TMZ The backlash from Rick Ross’, “U.O.E.N.O.,” lyrics continues, this time costing him his deal with…


Mona Scott-Young On the BreakFast Club


Korg Volca Grooveboxes First Look

Here’s a first look at the Korg Volca grooveboxes, from the floor at Musikmesse 2013. via Nick at sonicstate


MIX with the MASTERS 2012 – Eddie Kramer


BBC Radio One’s Playlisted Songs and Rotation Increases

PLAYLISTED Wretch 32 f/Shakka, “Blackout” (Ministry of Sound; B List) Armin Van Buuren f/Trevor Guthrie, “This Is What It Feels Like” (Armada Music) Drumsound & Bassline Smith f/Fleur, “One in a Million” (New State Music) Gabrielle Aplin, “Panic Cord” (Parlophone) Laura Mvula, “That’s Alright” (RCA) Little Mix f/Missy Elliott “How Ya Doin’” (Syko/Sony UK) Macklemore…


Top 10 Tracks of the Week

It’s a Clash of the Pop Titans at the top of the chart, as Bruno Mars goes #4-to-#1, grabbing the pole position from P!nk. But this win is somewhat tainted in that “When I Was Your Man” was sale priced at 69 cents last week at the iTunes Store—so maybe it deserves an asterisk. The…


Pub Briefs: Nelly Signs With SONGS Music, Warner/Chappell Inks With THIS Music, The Who Get Into Apparel Biz, More

— SONGS Music Publishing signed Nelly to a worldwide co-publishing deal, beginning with his most recent album, 5.0, and future releases, including his next album M.O., which is slated to come out later this year. “Nelly has proven time and time again that he is one of the most consistent hit makers in contemporary music,”…


Security Guard’s Lawsuit Against Universal Music Publishing Alleges Workplace Pot Smoking, Juvenile Behaviour

According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Universal Music Publishing Group’s presence in Santa Monica has been “infiltrated with pervasive drug use where you could smell marijuana seeping from various offices and openly used in common areas, and lounges.” The complaint comes from an anonymous security guard who describes herself as…


Paramore Aiming for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

Rock band Paramore is aiming for its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as its new self-titled set should bow atop the list next week. Industry sources project that the album, the group’s first since 2009, may sell around 110,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on April 14. The…