Jay Z and Beyoncé’s On the Run tour is already one of the summer concert ­season’s hottest engagements. Tickets sold out in minutes. Overnight, the average price on the secondary market soared to $342.67 — an 82.3% increase from Jay Z’s last summer stadium outing with Justin Timberlake, according to ticket aggregator TiqIQ. But fans…

After several disagreements for their A Better Tomorrow album, RZA and The Chef have ended their feud. Reports say RZA is now ready to hit the studio and finish his verses. This can credited as real news since their official site also has reported such thing. After the snippet, and this coming to an end: we…

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Listen to enough hip-hop, and chances are you’ve heard your fair share of drug mentions, whether you noticed it or not. It might be the obvious chant of “Sippin on some sizzurp” or “drank in my cup,” or a more veiled reference, but it’s been labelled a large enough part of the music to have…

A Kickstarter campaign to collectively own a copy of an Aphex Twin album that only reached the test pressing stage has ended – with fans raising a total of over $67,000 (£40,000). Working with the artist and his label, users of the We Are the Music Makers (WATMM) forum planned to buy a £5,000 test…

How is Apple sweetening a potential Beats acquisition deal? By offering a pair of senior positions to Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre.  According to The Wall Street Journal, the Cupertino-based tech giant would appoint the co-founders of the electronics brand, which recently launched a subscription music service, top spots as part of the $3-billion-plus purchase. WSJ…

The era of the TV-bred singing star may have come and gone. The glut of American Idol–type shows that have filled television schedules over the past decade, and even dramatic series like Glee and Smash, are reaping dire ratings, according to The New York Times. The most recent episode of American Idol attracted an all-time…

Discussing the subject with accomplished mastering engineers Rashard Becker (who has also released his own music via PAN), Andreas “Lupo” Lubich, and Noel Summerville, a new mini documentary from the The Vinyl Factory dives into the current state of mastering tracks for wax. With a client list between them that includes Aphex Twin, Boards of…

Rumors are flying about the imminent purchase of headphone maker and streaming music service Beats Electronics by tech giant Apple AAPL +1.24% for a reported $3.2 billion, which has caused a lot of head scratching in both the tech and music communities. Should this deal come to pass, a number of questions come to mind….

50 Cent has addressed the Jay Z and Solange altercation footage that was released today (May 12). “Family Matters, jay you did the right thing keep cool.lol #smsaudio #animalambition,” 50 Cent says via Instagram. 50 Cent also provides a voiceover for the footage in a clip on Instagram. “Now what was that slick shit you…