Can wireless MIDI be as fast as wired MIDI? That’s one question raised by the new PUC wireless MIDI interface. The PUC is a wireless CoreMIDI interface that connects any MIDI hardware device to CoreMIDI-compatible apps….

Next week, Drake’s much-anticipated album Nothing Was the Same finally arrives and along for the ride again is producer Boi-1da. The Canadian producer has worked with a slew of top-notch talent over the years, including Eminem, Kanye Weset and Nicki Minaj, as well as helping Drake shape his sound since his early mixtapes. Rolling Stone…

If you try to upload a video of yourself miming along to, say, Harvey Danger’s “Flagpole Sitta” on Vimeo, high-priced guys in suits could soon be arguing about you in a courtroom. Capitol Records, which is owned like most of the music industry by French conglomerate Vivendi, is suing the video-sharing service over user-generated lip-sync…

At long last Apple AAPL -1.07% has launched iTunes Radio and so far the reviews are pretty positive. It’s extremely easy to use and provides enough features that many potential users will not even think about venturing outside the iTunes ecosystem for another service. In fact, a study in June by GroupM Next determined that 34%…

In the wake of the controversy surrounding DJ Mister Cee, YN sits down with Ebro to talk how the situation will play out going forward, the public’s reaction and homophobia in the Rap community….

Jackie Lomax, a British singer-songwriter who recorded with the Beatles and maintained a lengthy solo career, has died. The 69-year-old tunesmith passed away on September 15 while visiting the Wirral, a peninsula located on the Irish Sea near Liverpool, England, the New York Times reports. The cause was cancer, according to Peter Purnell, the head…

Univision is considering a initial public offering next year, Reuters reported on Thursday. The Spanish-language broadcaster has been private since a $12 billion buyout from Thomas H. Lee Partners, TPG Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn partners six years ago. Televisa, a Mexican media company that provides programming to Univision, also owns 5 percent…

Mumford and Sons have announced plans to take “a considerable amount of time off”. The band completed their tour promoting second album ‘Babel’ in Bonner Springs, Kansas on Friday night (September 20). Speaking to Rolling Stone earlier in the week, keyboard player Ben Lovett revealed: “There won’t be any Mumford & Sons activities for the…

Sometimes, you gotta wonder how and when artists get these endorsements. Or if the commercial sponsors them into a record deal or career. I mean think about it, who would remember Tyrese if it wasn’t for this commercial spot? Outside of record deals in todays music industry, artists definitely take chances on other brands to…

As previously reported, Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” smashes its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, where it’s her first No. 1. Who else makes notable moves on the Hot 100 and other song charts this week? — Robin Thicke: With a 15th week atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, “Blurred Lines” (featuring T.I. and…