The composer for the heralded AMC drama talks about his time with the show and what to expect musically during the final season….

    Z Vector is a new visualization tool that lets you use depth sensors, like the Microsoft Kinect and PrimeSense Carmine, “to sample reality in real-time, visualize it the way you like and explore it in 3D with Full HD resolution.”…

Fat Joe is headed behind bars today to begin his four-month sentence for tax evasion. But before checking in, the Bronx rapper penned a farewell note to his fans and left them with some new music….

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With the second Beats By Dre commercial of the day we get the announcement that fans around the world have been waiting for. Eminem is returning with The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on November 5 and it will be executive produced by Dr. Dre and Rick Rubin. Look for the first single, “Berzerk” this Tuesday…

“If you go against me, you’re guaranteed to lose,” said BMI Icon recipient Bryan “Birdman” Williams at the 2013 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. From the pre-show calls to get everyone seated to the endless procession of songwriting awards to the evening’s rap-a-long finale with up to 40 people on stage, the BMI 2013 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held at…

“The question of what music charts should count has defined a debate in the music industry that has been going on for several years. Because what gets counted — i.e. what data gets included and weighted in a chart — determines what artists are praised as “successful.” Most recently, a controversy erupted around the Jay…

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MOSCOW – The jailed members of Pussy Riot are filing a request to have the remainder of their prison term replaced with community service. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina intend to take advantage of a clause in the Russian law that allows convicts serving prison terms for “nonviolent crimes” to be released and serve the…

When I first heard Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” my reaction was the same as millions of other R&B fans: “Hey, that’s Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give It Up.‘“ Thicke and company not only copped Gaye’s distinct bass line, but the defining funk of the cowbell accents. I wasn’t entirely surprised, since some years earlier Thicke’s…