The political activist and punk veteran says musicians need to adapt to streaming technology rather than try to dictate how to listen to music, adding that “railing against Spotify” was “as helpful to [the artists’] cause as campaigning against the Sony Walkman would have been in the early 80s”. In a Facebook post, he wrote:…

n this excerpt from this week’s cover story on Eminem and his just-released “Marshall Mathers LP 2,” Reggie Ugwu takes a look at the positioning and strategizing behind the launch of Eminem’s first record in six years, including a far-reaching agreement with Activision for its “Call of Duty” series, as well as “Saturday Night Football”…

Allindstrom.com officially brings Emilio Sparks back into the fold with his new segment The Emilio Sparks Experience. In the next episode of the series, Emilio meets up with DJ Khaled. The two talk Khaled’s history with Big Pun, if Ace Hood is underrated, and of course his new album Suffering From Success….

From big stadium games to multi-day music festivals, a live event is one of the most memorable experiences for fans. Live events have a way of fully absorbing attendees with memories that continue on well after the event. But, are brand marketers missing an invaluable engagement opportunity? Are we talking about starchy ads in arena?…

Yoko Ono is the muse. Not just for John Lennon, whose love and devotion for her resulted in some of the most beautiful, and most interesting, music of his career. A pioneering artist, musician, activist, and feminist, Ono has influenced immeasurably those artists daring enough to push at and experiment with the imaginary boundaries between…

HANS ZIMMER is one of the most successful, influential and prolific film composers of his generation. Having won countless awards (including an Oscar accompanied by an embarrassment of academy nominations). HZ’s scores have underscored a generation of hugely successful films, that have turned over billions of dollars, countless awards and critical acclaim. Hans has defined…

SOS reports that DigiTech has repriced its iStomp FX pedal – a reprogrammable hardware effects pedal – cutting the price from about $150 to just $50. And, along with the hardware price cut, their 47 ‘e-pedal’ programs are now free. Available e-pedals include overdrives, distortions, pitch shifters, delays, an acoustic simulation and even a Lexicon Hall…

As you may have read in my previous musings on the subject, the YouTube Music Awards (or the YTMA’s as it’s now being called) seemed like an ideal event to represent the best of the new music business. Or should have been. Here’s what we got during Sunday night’s extravaganza instead. 1. A show that…

Yelawolf recently addressed Lord Jamar’s statement that White people are guests in the house of Hip Hop. “In one instance he’s right,” Yelawolf said in an interview with VladTV. “From his perspective, I could see where he…I can agree with him on one side of it. I think he’s right. White artists are definitely a…

Kanye West fans rejoice. The artist will resume his Yeezus Tour on Nov. 16. West postponed the rest of the tour after a 60-foot LED screen used during his shows was damaged in a truck accident that occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 30. He has rescheduled the dates for Chicago, Toronto and Detroit, but due to “routing…