This set of videos takes a first look at Apple’s just-released Logic Pro X. Chris Agnelli of Sonic Academy explores Logic Pro X, covering what’s new, above, and then taking a deeper look at several new features. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code The second video takes a look at Logic Pro X’s…

Digital music distributor TuneCore announced its partnerships with music identification technology companies Gracenote andShazam. In a press release, TuneCore COO Scott Ackermano said, “Our new partnerships with Gracenote and Shazam, and the integration of the artists’ music with their respective technologies, brings music discovery to an entirely new level, increasing the opportunity for artists to…

It’s looking grim for Viacom in a dispute over payments to former Harmonix shareholders. This court battle seems to demand more attention given the newfound appetite for M&A in the entertainment sector and the amount of money at stake for the media conglomerate. On Tuesday, a Delaware Supreme Court affirmed what both an arbitrator and…

Mere weeks after announcing her new venture, Judy McGrath has made her first big hire. The former MTV Networks CEO has tapped Nick Shore, her former senior vp strategic insights and research at MTV, as the chief creative strategist for her new joint venture with Sony Music, Astronauts Wanted: No Experience Necessary. In his new…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Lewis Carter “T-Model” Ford, a hard-living blues singer who taught himself to play guitar when he was 58 years old and his fifth wife left him, died Tuesday at his home in Greenville, Miss. His age was uncertain. County Coroner Methel Johnson said the family told her Ford was born…

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Keith McMillen Instruments, just announced the release of QuNeo v.1.2.3, which includes a new “iPad mode” for “truly mobile music making” with its QuNeo MIDI controller. QuNeo’s visual feedback system has been tweaked so that it can now be powered via the iPad through its Camera Connection Kit or Lightning connector. With the same design…

Since the release of the Harmony Korine-directed film, Spring Breakers, Houston rapper RiFF RaFF has remained vocal in his belief that he was the inspiration behind the movie’s main character, Alien, and he will soon take his issue with the film’s creators to court. According to TMZ, the “Mr. Popular” rapper is suing those behind…

How many ways is there to say, “I love you”? Unfortunately for a man who composed a song entitled “Natasha” and sued Elton John and Bernie Taupin for ripping it off, there’s more than one. On Wednesday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a copyright lawsuit against the music legends after…

Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embed code In Jay’s recent interview with Zane Lowe, he explained a brief fallout between him and Timbo after Blueprint 3. In Revolt’s new clip, Tim speaks on the subject and says he’s written an apology verse. [Rap Radar]