Who is the current leader in the streaming service war? Not Spotify. Not Rdio. Not Deezer. Not Beats Music (just launched) The answer: YouTube! Ok so YouTube is not technically a streaming service, however more music is streamed on YouTube than any of these other streaming services. Why is that? There are many reasons. The…

This is where the artists go after the majors won’t invest in them anymore.” – 50 Cent in 2007 Cuuuuurtis! You had to know you were gonna hear from me today homeboy! Today we learned that Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is no longer signed to the mighty Interscope Records. He is now an “independent” artist…

http://soundfocus.com SoundFocus has raised $1.7M to help improve the listening experience for users with hearing impairments. Their app allows users to hear music audio specifically tuned to their hearing pattern. Users test SoundFocus in a minute test which figures out which sound frequencies they hear the best; they can also use an equalizer to further…

Most artists and bands pick the clothes they wear on stage rather haphazardly and never consider what they’ll look like under the bright lights. Here are a few tips from The Touring Musician’s Handbook on basic clothing choices that can make all the difference in how you appear to your audience. “Some players who are…

While visiting The Arsenio Hall Show yesterday (February 18), former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight explained how the record industry woes he saw early in his career continue to have an effect on today’s rappers. “The deals are still messed up,” Suge said. “I think it’s unfair if you really look at it, if you…

n angel in the midst of musician tycoons. Alluring. Chic. Melodic. Tranquil. Over talented and under-stated. Ladies and gentleman, Skylar Grey. A talent beast drowning in musical power, a natural showstopper.Collaborating with Eminem and Rihanna to bring you the way you lie, adding soul to Dr. Dre’s I need a doctor, and maybe her most…

Those anticipating a ScHoolboy Q and 50 Cent collaboration will have to wait. The TDE rapper has confirmed that 50 does not appear on Oxymoron. The rumors started after the G-Unit mogul announced that he would be featured on Q’s album. “I’m on school boy Q album,” he wrote on Instagram last week….

Everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Dolly Parton has bemoaned “barely getting by,” the working-class nightmare that inhibits the American dream. But for whatever reason, dreams don’t always come true. And maybe they weren’t the right dreams in the first place. Brooklyn band X Ambassadors dedicates its new EP, “The Reason,” to, “someone who gave up…

Three Headed Monster. Three of the game’s most powerful players stand alongside each other for the cover of XXL‘s April/May 2014 issue. Inside, the collective discuss Beats Music, MMLP2, and the ever changing music business. Magazine hits stands March 11th. [Rap Radar]

FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has announced plans for his agency’s pursuit of net neutrality rules following the give-and-take ruling handed down by a court of appeals last month. The January ruling reinforced the FCC’s authority on internet service regulation, the “transparency rule,” while at the same time striking down the FCC’s classification of internet service providers…