In two previous articles I talked about your role in building the company brand even if you don’t work in marketing. In the first installment , we covered the role of personal branding and corporate branding in engaging employees. In the second article, I shared 9 ways to build connections between your team and your…

Four decades after Carlos Santana turned “Oye Como Va” into one of the most successful Spanish-language hits inthe history of the Billboard charts, the guitarist is finally releasing a full-on Latin-pop album – Corazón, which features guest stars Gloria Estefan, Juanes and Pitbull. This summer, the 66-year-old will hit the road with Rod Stewart, and…

The official World Cup song is definitely striking a chord – the wrong one with many in host country Brazil. Since the recent release of FIFA’s “We Are One (Ole Ola),” hordes of fans in Brazil have been slamming the official 2014 Cup theme. Many expressed their frustration on Twitter under the tag (hash)VoltaWakaWaka –…

Twitter has been trying hard to get into the music business, but keeps on coming up empty. First there was its ill-conceived #Music service which died on the vine about a year after it was launched due to low adoption numbers, and now the company reportedly has nixed a deal to buy the Berlin-based Soundcloud…

T.I. and Floyd Mayweather were involved in a an altercation in Las Vegas today (May 25), according to HipHop-N-More. The skirmish reportedly took place at a Fatburger restaurant in Las Vegas. The boxer was reportedly eating when T.I. approached him and confronted him….

There has been a lot of negative press swirling around Justin Bieber & his once squeaky clean image in recent times. The one person who continually catches all the blame & flack, is no other than Lil Twist. In the press, Twist not only has been labeled the bad influence in Justin Bieber’s life, but…

So many engineers swore by the homemade subkick mic (originally made from the woofer of a Yamaha NS10 monitor) to capture the ultra-lows of a kick drum that Yamaha eventually came out with their own factory version of it called the SKRM 100. Unfortunately most engineers who had used a homemade subkick mic previously weren’t…

The 9th Music Matters conference in Singapore wrapped up on Saturday, running May 21 through May 24. The proceedings are the focal point of the music industry in Asia when they happen. The live music showcases saw their culmination on the final day as did the Music Matters Academy, which offers understanding of the music…

Sometimes it’s nice to look at the positives. Solange’s music has seen a 233% increase in sales following the infamous elevator fight video TMZ acquired earlier this month. According to Nielsen SoundScan data for the week ending May 18, Solange’s sales in the US were up to 2000 from the previous week’s 600. So it seems…

For a limited time, Rick Ross is Rolling Stone‘s advice columnist! Here’s his second batch of answers to our readers’ burning questions: I have a friend – I’ll call him Chris. Everybody thinks Chris is a total boss. He always gets the hottest girls, drives the nicest car and drinks the finest alcohol (Ciroc, obviously). But…