David Hyman, the founder of online music subscription service MOG, has sued Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Electronics, claiming he was fired before he received the benefits of his incentive plan after MOG was purchased by Beats in 2012, according to The Wrap. The lawsuit claims that Hyman was entitled to compensation including 2.5…

Shazam Entertainment, the music-identification app, landed small investments from the world’s biggest record companies, according to people familiar with the matter. Warner Music Group owner Access Industries – the holding company of billionaire Len Blavatnik – along with Vivendi’s Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, are each taking $3 million stakes in Shazam, these…

No doubt that 50′s back. In fact, to to prove it, he’s hitting Summer Jam 2014 hard, thanks to “Animal Ambition.” Now, on one of his many influential interviews, 50 adds more to his riff with Steve Stoute during his interview with Fuse TV. Check it out after the jump. Regarding Stoute, 50 had this…

This video, captures an interview with Stephen McCaul of Noise Engineering. Along the way, McCaul previews his upcoming Eurorack synth modules. 2014 Noise Engineering Eurorack Synth Modules: Ataraxic Translatron – LFSR VCO Basimilus Iteritas – Drum Synthesizer Zularic Repetetor – Rhythm Sequencer…

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Cynthia Mort is taking legal action after being cut out of decision-making on a biopic about legendary jazz singer Nina Simone that she spent years trying to develop. Although Nina still is being credited to her, Mort is unhappy she’s being associated with a movie starring Zoe Saldana that she doesn’t like and is now…

You’ve slaved over your latest content project and you’re sure it’ll be a hit. It’s graphically interesting, packed with useful information and highly relevant to your audience. It’s time to sit back and watch it go CRAZY on social media. And if you believe that, I have some snow to sell you. Content generally doesn’t…

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I’m fascinated with speaker technology, primarily because it hasn’t changed that much in a hundred years or so. That’s beginning to change as research all over the world is coming up with both new transducer technology and new ways of looking at…

“A Rational Conversation” is a column by writer in which he gets on iChat or Gchat or the phone or whatever with a special guest to examine a music-related subject that’s entered the pop culture consciousness. Recently eurodisco legends and uncorked the champagne of their sound and re-emerged for some unexpected dance remixes of major…

The Odd Future crew brought their absurd antics to the offices of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post while promoting the third season of their Adult Swim show “Loiter Squad” on Wednesday. While they weren’t well received by everyone, they did charm the staff at “HuffPost Live.” During the lively 30-minute interview, Tyler, the Creator, Earl…