On Tuesday, the Insane Clown Posse and four of their “Juggalo” fans asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a judge’s ruling late last month rejecting the hip-hop group’s lawsuit against the Justice Department. The dispute emanated from a 2011 gang threat assessment issued by the National Gang Intelligence Center. The report was…

Quincy Jones, now 81 years old, has been not just an eyewitness to the evolution of 20th century music but one of its biggest players. He started as a jazz trumpeter and an arranger, and went on to be a bandleader, a film composer and a producer. Along the way, he worked with Ray Charles,…

With personal monitor systems now the norm in studios everywhere as well as on stage, there should never any excuses for cue mix complaints anymore. That said, some studios or live acts are limited in the number of boxes they have, so many times players end up sharing a mix, which usually results in at…

For the unfamiliar, Paula is the album Robin Thicke made to win back his wife Paula Patton, who left him in the wake of a turbulent 2013 that not only featured the year’s most controversial song ‘Blurred Lines’, but – we’d wager of more pressing concern to Paula – paparazzi shots of Thicke getting familiar…

It looks like there may be some drama brewing in Rick Ross’ Mayback Music Group. Today, outspoken rapper Meek Mill took to social media to air out some grievances he has with labelmate Wale, who he feels doesn’t support him enough. In a series of tweets, Meek revealed that he’s upset that Wale isn’t promoting…

  Taylor Swift wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal about the future of the music industry, which — as Josh mentioned yesterday — isn’t looking so hot right now. While Swift is admittedly more of an “enthusiastic optimist” than the rest of us (because, let’s face it, of course she is), she also…

Driven by new streaming businesses, the global record business will return to growth by the end of the decade, according to a new report by MIDiA Research — but not before it peters out. “Global Music Forecasts 2014 to 2019: The Shift to the Consumption Era” portrays a global marketplace running towards a standstill. The…

Kendrick Lamar is being sued by Woolfsongs Limited regarding his 2011 song “Keisha’s Song (Her Pain),” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The case, which was filed in California federal court, centers around the song from the Compton, California rapper’s Section.80 album, which Woolfsongs Limited says improperly samples The Alan Parsons Project’s selection “Old and Wise.” The lawsuit…

Gaz Williams takes a look at the new DAW. Which offers a hybrid blend of Live type operation and traditional linear editing. [SonicState]

http://www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Grammy Winning/ MultiPlatinum selling producers who’ve worked with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jay Z, Drake, Nas, Pink, Kendrick Lamar, Lecrae, The Clipse, and most recently produced Aloe Blacc’s album Lift Your Spirit. In part 1 DJ Khalil and Pranam ‘Chin’ Injeti talk to Nick Huff Barili about how they built choir…