Four years ago I wrote an opinion piece in Billboard warning of the cash-flow crisis that would hit when consumers realized the massive value proposition that streaming subscription services offer. It may have taken longer than I expected, but it is firmly upon us. Despite all the negative press about the low per-stream rate, Spotify…

Roland has released a new teaser for its upcoming Aira mystery gear. While we’ve been sworn to secrecy on it, here’s what they have to say about Roland Aira series: With roots in the very origins of electronic music, AIRA is the new series of products designed to meet the evolving needs of…

Despite his four wins at Sunday’s Grammys, Macklemore is feeling remorse. The “Thrift Shop” rapper admits that his competitor Kendrick Lamar was robbed of his awards and is bearing the blame.  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis scored four awards including Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, and Best New Artist, while Kendrick went home empty-handed, sparking…

Los Angeles rapper ScHoolboy Q and his fellow TDE artists may currently represent the sound coming out of the West Coast, and despite representing his coast, Q says there was a point in his life when he was a way bigger fan of East Coast music than West Coast. ScHoolboy shared that particular news while…

Hours after racking up four Grammy Awards, Hot 97 called Macklemore this morning to speak on his wins and Kendrick Lamar’s snub. Following the ceremony, Mack shared his text message to Kendrick via Instagram. Biases and preferences aside, the fact that both artists were nominated in non-rap categories is a victory in itself. And in…

By now most adults are sick of hearing about the shenanigans of teen star Justin Bieber, who’s managed to stay in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. From wild visits to strip clubs to recklessly driving his Ferrari to an alleged DUI and resisting arrest charge to egging his neighbors house to police…

Imagine Dragons got dirty at the Grammys on Sunday night. After winning for best rock performance, the Las Vegas-based band appeared backstage still wearing the paint-stained clothes they donned during the raucous performance of their hit “Radioactive.” They said they had plans to auction off the lucky clothes for charity….

Another NAMM show has come and went, so let me start off by saying that NAMM 2014 was very cool in a lot of ways. There were off-the-hook large crowds, which was good because the exhibition had a lot of energy and vitality, but also bad because traffic and parking were the worst I’ve ever…

Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons hit the stage at Sunday’s Grammys (Jan. 26), coming together for a head-turning (and head-pounding) team-up. The artists joined forces for a mashup of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive,” for which they won the best rock performance Grammy, with Kendrick Lamar‘s “m.A.A.d City,” off of the rapper’s seven-times nominated “Good Kid, M.A.A.D…

Producer and musician Adam Moseley (Beck, Nikka Costa/Lenny Kravitz, Wolfmother, Spike Jonze, U2) joins Dave and Herb on the 147th episode of Pensado’s Place! [Pensado’s Place]