For a long time, it’s been assumed that SiriusXM has the right to distribute and perform pre-1972 recordings. Then last month, Flo & Eddie of The Turtles brought a proposed $100 million class action lawsuit against Sirius, premised on the theory that because sound recordings didn’t fall under federal copyright protection until 1972, the satellite…

Image Line today announced that it FL Studio for Mac OS X is now in public beta. FL Studio for Mac was originally introduced in 2011, when Image Line announced that they were looking for experienced users for beta testing. As of today, any registered FL Studio user can download and use it….

Music insider and Beats By Dre’s digital marketer Karen Civil kept it civilized on DJ Scream’s HoodRich Radio. She spoke on her upbringing, gun violence, impact of Kendrick’s “Control” and more….

The Madison Square Garden Company and music industry heavyweight Irving Azoff are partnering on a new company that will offer artist management, music publishing, television production and live event branding and more. The new company is called Azoff MSG Entertainment, and as part of the deal to establish it, Azoff will be contributing his Azoff…

Today Korg announced its new KR mini rhythm machine.Designed for the musician looking for easy rhythm accompaniment, it features “nostalgic” looks and a simple design and easy, push-button control. The KR mini is also lightweight, can run on batteries and has a built-in speaker for portability. Features:…

When Robin Thicke marched into court Aug. 15 seeking a ruling that his summer hit “Blurred Lines” is not a copy of Marvin Gaye‘s 1977 classic “Got to Give It Up,” he renewed a controversy that has simmered since the dawn of pop music. Here was a white musician (albeit with African-American co-writers Pharrell Williams…

The Roots’ ?uestlove was recently featured on Democracy Now! in an hour-long program that addressed a slew of issues. The first subject that ?uesto touched on was racial profiling, a discussion that began with a recollection of the first time he was ever pulled over by police. The incident began as a routine trip to…

When Converge Studios and Rock Mafia wanted to get the word out in August about an original TV series, they turned to an unconventional partner: BitTorrent, a file-transfer protocol that distributes large amounts of digital data and is often used in peer-to-peer file sharing. Within the first week, more than 1 million people downloaded the…

Here’s a video that came from The Music Producer’s Handbook that shows the differences in how the mixes sound from rehearsal, basic tracks, all overdubs, final mix and mastered track. The song is “Feedback And Distortion” which I produced for the second SNEW album called We Do What We Want….

LONDON – British pop singer Cliff Richard, who will turn 73 next month, plans to release his 100th album in November. “The Fabulous Rock ‘n’ Roll Songbook” is set to come out on Nov. 11. With more than 22 million singles sold in Britain, “Cliff Richard is the most successful British male singles artist of…