With the deadline for IRS Tax filing today (Tuesday, April 15, folks!), here’s a reminder that no man is safe from Uncle Sam and his gang of tax men — no matter how talented they are. Willie Nelson In 1990 the IRS notified Nelson that he owed more than $16 million in tax debt. To…

  Roc Nation producer DJ Mustard discusses his work with YG during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “That’s one of my best friends,” DJ Mustard says. “I know what he don’t like, what he like. I know everything, like he know about me. I used to live with him. I slept in his garage.” The…

There’s talk coming from various sections of the music business that Apple AAPL -0.71%’s iTunes Store will soon offer high-resolution tracks for sale, and that the introduction might coincide with the future release of three Led Zeppelin masters. The unconfirmed details have the hi-res tracks in their full 24 bit glory encoded using Apple’s lossless…

As Nas’ seminal debut “Illmatic” reaches the age of 20, we break down one of the albums most iconic tracks. It’s nearly impossible to discuss New York City Hip Hop and not include Nas’ classic album, Illmatic. Steeped in technique and legendary story-telling, calling Illmatic anything less than iconic would be an injustice to the…

Dan Reynolds, frontman of the chart-conquering rock band Imagine Dragons, will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at the upcoming Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala. The award honors young songwriters who have made an impact in the music industry, which Reynolds certainly has. “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons’ biggest hit so far, peaked at No. 3 on…

Meek Mill was arrested on Halloween in 2012 after Philadelphia cops claimed they smelled marijuana coming from his car—but there was none to be found once he was searched. However, Meek says the cops arrested him after he refused to let them search his car initially. The arrested resulted in him missing a flight to…

During an interview with the online news talk show, Church of Reality, Public Enemy member Professor Griff had a few choice words for rapper Kanye West and his fiancée Kim Kardashian. When asked to share his thoughts on Kanye allegedly threatening to move to Africa due to racism in the United States, Griff informed the…

Billboard ran into EDM star Gareth Emery with his day-to-day, Josiahs Porter, and his manager, Brett Fisher, both of Three Six Zero Group (the management, publishing , recording and production team in partnership with Roc Nation) in the middle of a press run in the media area, following  Emery’s packed set at the Sahara tent….

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith has vented his anger at US authorities after hearing that his band’s music was allegedly used to torture prisoners in Guantánamo Bay. US officials speaking anonymously to Al Jazeera confirmed detailed techniques used by the CIA during the George Bush administration following the declassification process for the report…

The San Francisco Bay Area band took its name from an old French joke that involves slapping unsuspecting friends on the back with paper fishes. The group’s music can be just as wacky and inscrutable — but it can also be very serious. Lead singer Rupa Marya grew up in California, France and India, the…