CrudeByte, developers of JACK Audio Connection Kit for iOS, has announced that the app is currently broken on iOS 7 and they don’t expect to be able to fix it. Here’s what they have to say about it: Apple introduced a new policy with iOS 7, which prohibits any Inter-Process Communication (IPC) among third party…

Today Native Instruments announced its new Action Strikes instrument – an “intuitive, playable orchestral percussion instrument” for Kontakt 5 (or Kontakt 5 Player). Action Strikes Features: Action Strikes features an advanced interface designed for easily creating orchestral pieces for film, television, and game scores. The percussion collection features 12 unique percussion ensembles, an additional 65…

Don Cheadle has been connected with a biopic about the jazz legend for years, but it looks like the film is finally making progress. Multiple sources are reporting that the actor will play Davis and make his directorial debut with Kill the Trumpet Player, from a script he co-wrote with Steven Baigelman….

Nielsen, the company which provides statistics on media consumption and purchasing (and which helps power the Billboard charts) will become far more powerful and useful to advertisers across all conceivable markets very soon, when the company’s tags are officially allowed on advertisements inside the Google ecosystem, including the monolithic YouTube….

Meet Young Guru. He’s a Glass Explorer, acclaimed DJ, producer and audio engineer who has helped shape the sound of music legends including Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Beyoncé. Join him as he explores the Los Angeles soundscape on the hunt for inspiration to create a new track. Can you see yourself wearing, “Google Glass,” in the…

Timbaland has announced plans for a series of production masterclasses. The super-producer has teamed up with The Guardian to offer aspiring producers, professionals and fans the chance to hear him deconstruct some of his greatest hits. Timbaland has crafted hits for the likes of Destiny’s Child, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z and Missy Elliott….

Live Nation is on the verge of completing deals to acquire Paul McGuinness’s Principle Management and Guy Oseary’s Maverick. That’s according to the New York Times, which reports that the double swoop would cost the live giant around $30m. McGuinness, 64, has managed U2 since the band begun, while Oseary’s Maverick is the long-term management…

Lorde has signed with Songs Music Publishing in a worldwide deal that includes her debut EP, “The Love Club,” top-selling full-length “Pure Heroine” and future recordings. The deal, which is worth $2.5 million, according to a person familiar with the terms, caps off a highly competitive, months-long bidding war in which over a half-dozen top…

This week, Eminem enters the charts with a #1 album. Drake remains in the Top 10 overall, Lecrae debuts with a Top 25 release and Tech N9ne debuts in the Top 35. Going into this week, sales projections were made for Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Projections noted that the album was set to likely…

Azealia Banks has blamed Pharrell Williams for the failure of her recent single ‘ATM Jam’. The US rapper collaborated with Williams on the track but, unlike his work with Daft Punk or Robin Thicke, it failed to be a hit single. In fact, the song peaked at Number 169 in the Official UK Singles Chart….