Hats Off. The Voice of New York has been silenced. After two decades on air, Angie Martinez resigned today from Hot 97. Before her final broadcast, she left this message on her Instagram page. Today I resigned from HOT97. I am grateful to the Emmis family for my time with the company and the immeasurable…

Right after Amazon appeared to take independent labels for granted with a take-it-or-leave-it payment scheme for its new streaming service, YouTube’s lower-than-market rate offer for its planned subscription service is causing major agita for the indie sector. That’s because the rates it is offering are also backed by the threat that if their compensation scheme…

An employee at an L.A. radio station owned by Univision has been fired for manipulating Nielsen’s ratings system by posing as a member of their sample audience. The revelation is a blow to both the KSCA-FM (101.9) and Nielsen Holdings, which last week said problems in its audience pool was isolated to a single household….

Apple’s $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics has spurred a flurry of interest in streaming music services from the world’s richest tech companies. Of them, Google’s intentions may be the hardest to divine. The search giant already has Google Play Music All Access — billed as “the fastest-growing subscription service in 2013” in a March…

Down in Miami, Khaled began shooting the video for his current single. Although Jay was missing, Ace Hood and others came out for support. Looks like Rozay’s slimming down. Before the video debuts, Exclusive Access has a few flicks from the shoot. Stay tuned.  …

Katy Perry has launched a new label, Metamorphosis Music, with Capitol Records and revealed the signing of pop singer Ferras, her first artist . She executive produced the L.A.-based, Jordanian singer-songwriter’s latest release, a self-titled EP, which Metamorphosis released digitally Tuesday. Perry duets with Ferras on the EP’s “Legends Never Die,” and she has invited…

T.I. speaks on his latest issues and upcoming music with Hot 97. [Real Talk NY]

YouTube has confirmed it is close to launching its music subscription service, even as it in the process of pulling down some of the biggest indie label acts in a dispute over payments. Acts like Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Vampire Weekend, who account for up to 10% of all the music for which YouTube typically…

Across the board, the more CEOs get paid, the worse their companies do over the next three years, according to extensive new research. This is true whether they’re CEOs at the highest end of the pay spectrum or the lowest. “The more CEOs are paid, the worse the firm does over the next three years,…

Kanye West praised Apple’s allegiance with Beats Electronics during a recent appearance at a seminar in Cannes, France after saying he was “not a fan” of Samsung, which Jay Z inked a deal with last year. He explained his disinterest by saying that Samsung was not “Number One.” “There would have been no Beats deal without the…