“Surely this will chart on the Billboard Silent 100,” jokes Vulfpeck songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jack Stratton. He’s referring to “Sleepify,” Vulfpeck’s completely silent album that has so far racked up some 3.7 million streams on Spotify since its release three weeks ago. The high-concept low investment recording now stands to earn more than $18,000 —…

Fresh from releasing, ‘FALLINLOVE2NITE,” his latest single, on Epic Records, Prince has announced that he is assigning the rights to his catalog to NPG Music Publishing, which means he will be doing it himself, with the help of “some of the best talent in the industry,” according to the release. Prince’s last publishing deal was…

Mudera?! What the blood clot? Three days after being arrested for drug possession and questioned for murder, Vybz Kartel was officially charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm in Jamaica yesterday. Go-Jamaica reports the reggae star was involved in a conspiracy to murder 27 year-old Barrington ‘Bossie’ Burton, who was slain in July. UPDATE: After…

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this exclusive video interview, musician Imogen Heap demonstrates the electronic gloves that allow people to interact with their computer remotely via hand gestures. The interview was filmed at Heap‘s home studio outside London, shortly before she launched her Kickstarter campaign to produce a limited production run of the open-source Mi.Mu gloves….

Universal Music Group’s April 1 announcement that it was splitting Island Def Jam and Motown into three standalone labels was met by cheers as insiders hailed UMG chairman Lucian Grainge’s decision to empower the imprints as individual brands and promote several company veterans. In an internal memo to staff, Grainge outlined “the challenge of constantly…

This week, the #ALTV team went up to the Roc Nation offices to kick it with DJ Mustard. During the convo we discuss his relationship with Timbaland, his inspiration for taking the hip-hop DJ to the next level, and more. For more interviews, log on to Allindstrom.com today! A CAN.DID @candotdid Production | Shot and…

I was not surprised to find that I could stay in there for as long as I liked and feel perfectly fine. What was surprising is that my heartbeat was audible. You can hear it on the sound recording. Now I wasn’t consciously aware of the sound of my heart while in the room, but…

Jack White will attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest-ever released record, studio-to-store, in the history of mankind to mark Record Store Day, April 19. The indefatigable promoter, who once released a record by dropping it from the sky, will take the stage in Third Man’s blue room in its…

Songwriting isn’t easy, and learning how to do it well takes time and experience. That said, there are some common song problems that crop up very frequently. Here’s an excerpt from The Music Producer’s Handbook that outlines the 7 most common reasons why a song just isn’t quite cutting it. “While this book is not…

Lil JoJo was killed after taunting his rap rivals. The people he targeted were associated with rap superstar Chief Keef. [Real Talk NY]