The buzz has been building for Nicki Minaj’s third album, and the time has finally come for her to drop the first single. Before she hit the stage at PowerHouse 2014 on Saturday, the Young Money diva dished to Rap-Up TV about the track, which is expected to debut on Wednesday. “It feels very uplifting…

Juicy J has become one of hip-hop’s most in-demand hitmakers, but that hasn’t stopped him from grinding. The turn-up king is putting the finishing touches on his new album The Hustle Continues (THC). During his appearance at PowerHouse on Saturday, he shared more details on the follow-up to 2013′s Stay Trippy. “It’s gon’ be an…

One of the many highlights of Moogfest 2014 was getting a comprehensive tour of the Moog Factory and an up-close look a the process of how Moog synthesizers are built. [Dubspot]

First of a series of in-depth looks at Panorama integration. We start off with a look at how the Nektar Panorama P4 works with Bitwig – the new kid on the DAW block. Tim takes us through the features of the keyboard and the way it works with Bitwig’s unique workflow. [SonicState]

Producer and mix engineer Billy Bush (Foster The People, Muse, Garbage, The Offspring Beck and many more) on the 163rd episode of Pensado’s Place. [Pensado’s Place]

A comedian craving intimacy might want to consider becoming a podcaster. “[The audience knows] you a lot better,” says Marc Maron, 50, who has helmed the twice-weekly WTF since September 2009 and announced in December it had topped 100 million downloads. Each show averages about 80 minutes in length and has an average audience of…

Speaking with Billboard Senior Editor Erika Ramierz on the Podcast The Juice, Mac Miller offered up an explanation of his “I did it all without a Drake feature” line on his recent Faces mixtape. “I’m still playing it out the same speakers,” he raps on “Here We Go,” “I did it all without a Drake…

Fifty years ago today (May 16, 1964) the Motown Records label celebrated its first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 with Mary Wells’ “My Guy,” a song written and produced by Smokey Robinson. The achievement came only a handful of years after the label’s founder, Berry Gordy Jr., borrowed $800 to launch in…

Chris Brown may be behind bars, but that hasn’t stopped him from making music. The R&B superstar has collaborated with fellow inmate James DeBarge in jail. According to TMZ, Brown has been passing time at L.A. County Jail by singing with the ’80s DeBarge hitmaker, known for hits including “Rhythm of the Night.” The singers…

 Lady Gaga is now the RIAA‘s first Digital Diamond award recipient for her 2009 hit “Bad Romance,” off of her platinum LP The Fame Monster (Streamline/Interscope), which has surpassed 10m sales and streams. Gaga was presented with the honor on Tuesday at her Verizon Wireless Center show in Washington, D.C. as a part of her artRAVE: the ARTPOP…