What does it mean for an artist to succeed on his/her own terms in 2013? The Weeknd — the 23-year-old, famously elusive R&B singer born Abel Tesfaye — sold 95,000 copies of his major label debut album “Kiss Land” last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan — enough for a debut at No. 2 on the…

The new “Super Deluxe” reissue of Nirvana’s In Utero contains many things: Dozens of bonus tracks, a previously unreleased “Forgotten Tune,” a DVD capturing the iconic band’s Live & Loud concert, and, in the liner notes, a four-page fax that producer Steve Albini sent to Nirvana in 1992, wherein he lays out a work proposal…

Mike Brown of Livewire Electronics was one of the first people I met in the modular community when I started some 8 years ago. The Chaos Computer was more of a myth than an actual module in the 5 or so years it took to develop. It would show up in various incarnations, growing in…

Nelly had a listening session for his new album, “M.O.,” last night in NYC. During the session he speaks on how he first met Pharrell, his time in NYC before getting signed and the creation of, “Rick James,” which features Pharrell and T.I….

Mitch Gallagher takes a look at iOS 7 and what it means for musicians, and Waldorf’s Nave software synth, in the latest edition of Sweetwater’s iOS update:…

Drake has spoken about Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” Drake addressed the matter during an interview for CRWN with Elliott Wilson in New York University’s Skirball Center. “That [‘Control’] verse was a moment to talk about,” Drake said, as reported by Miss Info and Vibe. “Are you listening to it now?” Drake, who…

The radio industry still has much upside when it comes to better monetizing its advertising inventory, Clear Channel chairman and CEO Bob Pittman, a founder of MTV and former top executive at AOL, said on Wednesday. “The sector is way under-represented,” while TV is over-represented in marketers’ media mix, the head of the radio and…

The groove is the pulse of the song and every song has one, regards of the genre of music. The stronger the groove, the more people relate to the song, so it’s really important to make sure that the groove is emphasized during a mix. Here’s an excerpt from the latest 3rd edition of The…

A lawyer for Michael Jackson’s family on Tuesday portrayed concert promoter AEG Live LLC and Jackson’s doctor as mercenaries who sacrificed the pop star’s life in a quest to boost their own fortunes. Attorney Brian Panish made the claims while delivering his closing argument in the long-running negligence case, asking jurors: “Do people do things…

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