Justin Timberlake has said that he wants to embark on a career in country music. The singer, who made his comeback with his album ‘The 20:20 Experience’ in March of this year before following it up with a sequel in September, told SiriusXM that he was interested in pursuing a different sort of musical career…
GQMagazine Names @Pharrell “Hitmaker of The Year”
t only makes sense, right? Right. Pharrell has had an amazing year with chart-topping hit after hit. GQ Magazine wasted no time with taking notice, thus crowning him “Hitmaker of the Year.” Check out a quick snapshot of Skateboard P’s calculated moves throughout the years and then read the full article here. Congrats….
Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip announce collaborative project, The Abstract and The Dragon
Just weeks after teaming up for ‘Thank You’, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip have announced a mixtape, The Abstract and The Dragon, due out on December 12. There are no details other yet, but the cover has both the YMCMB and G.O.O.D. Music imprimaturs. The Watchmen-meets-Game of Thrones cover art is below….
Sony Entertainment Touts Financial Discipline, Announces Reduced Film Slate
Michael Lynton also lauds the studio’s work with big-name talent, such as Will Smith and Adam Sandler, while Amy Pascal says the firm is reducing its number of summer movies next year from nine to four after this year’s crowded tentpole summer. Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton on Thursday told an investor day focused on…
Detroit might be bankrupt but its music industry is worth $1.1 billion
It’s widely known that Detroit has fallen on hard times in recent years, resulting in a move towards bankruptcy that will shake the city to its core. What’s less publicized however, is that Detroit’s music industry is still thriving, with the $1.1 billion business employing over 7000 people and contributing a massive $170 million into…
Pixies: ‘It’s not easy trying to reinvent your band after all these years’
Pixies frontman Black Francis has discussed new and unreleased songs the band have written ahead of future EP releases, suggesting some people within the band’s camp are not keen on the fact new songs are being played live. The US band, who returned to the music scene earlier this year with the release of ‘EP1’,…
YoungJeezy’s CTE Signs Management Deal With RocNation
After Jeezy posted the above picture to Instagram with the caption “CTE x Rocnation x #itsthaworld “Its OFFICIAL”, whispers of a possible deal began to surface. Well the whispers can decease. Roc Nation has confirmed that CTE has signed a management deal with the Jay-Z owned company. The details of the deal have not been…
The Secret Of Finding The Pocket
I came across the video at the bottom of this post about find the “pocket” of the groove and it reminded me of something that I wrote in How To Make Your Band Sound Great. Here’s that excerpt as well as the video (which takes a little while to get to the point). “The phrase…
Jay Z Reportedly Buys A Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting For $4.5 Million
The Brooklyn-born rap impresario was the anonymous buyer of a quirky 1982 Basquiat painting titled “Mecca’’ at Sotheby’s in Manhattan last week, a source told The Post. Jay Z likes Picasso and appears also Jean-Michel Basquiat. If you don’t know much about Jean-Michel Basquiat check out a documentary on him below….
Gucci Mane Suing Waka Flocka Flame & Debra Antney For Fraud
The ongoing issues between Atlanta rappers and former associates Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame have continued this week with the announcement that Gucci has filed a lawsuit against both Waka and his mother, Debra Antney. According to TMZ, the 1017 Brick Squad Records founder believes that Waka and Antney are responsible for the downfall…
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