The Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies — which represents artists’ and recording companies’ interests within the digital duplication sector (think blank CDs and “digital jukeboxes”) — has brought a suit in Washington, D.C., against two major automobile companies, Ford and GM, as well as two technology companies, Denso and Clarion, over unpaid royalties related…

At the turn of the decade, it seemed as though Timbaland — the producer behind many of the biggest beats of the previous 15 years — had finally quieted down. Now, at age 42, he’s back on top: In the past year and a half, he has co-produced nearly all of Justin Timberlake’s two volume The 20/20 Experience,…

While in New York, Kirko Bangz was back this morning with The Breakfast Club. Before his audio becomes inaudible, he discussed the delay of his debut Bigger Than Me, Drake comparisons, and past relationships. If you can, listen up. [RapRadar]

Wiz Khalifa, who has appeared on the Forbes “30 Under 30” list alongside Drake and other stars, recently spoke about what he felt when he saw his placement. “It’s cool as hell,” Khalifa says to VladTV. “It’s awesome. It just makes people look at me like I’m rich.” Wiz also explains how managed to make…

Coinye West, a whimsical addition to the cryptocurrency craze, whose founders hitched its name and logo to the wagon of one of the biggest stars in hip-hop, has officially died. In documents filed July 22 in New York, a U.S. District Court declared Kanye West the victor over most of Coinye’s makers, some of them…

High quality field recorders are fairly inexpensive these days but sometimes you just don’t want to carry around another piece of gear. On the other hand, it’s not easy to get the best audio audio quality with your iPhone. That’s where the CEntrance MixerFace mobile recording interface comes in. The MixerFace is an outboard stereo…

Get More: Lil Wayne, Music News Although there’s still no official date for Tha Carter V, Lil Wayne already has videos in the can. Here’s a behind the scene look at his clip for the upcoming short, “Krazy”. Directed by Colin Tilley. [RapRadar]

Apple is set to purchase Swell, an algorithm-based iOS app for talk radio, for about $30 million, according to tech news site Re/code. Launched in June 2013, Swell touts itself as a Pandora-like experience for news and information podcasts that “learns as you listen” and delivers highly tailored content, via NPR, BBC and others, in…

When an opera company is in the midst of contentious labor negotiations, the results can be dramatic. This week, the war of words between unions and management at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, the world’s largest opera company, escalated. An Aug. 1 shut down now seems likely. At the center of the debate is the ballooning…

This video, via Rishabh Rajan, takes a look at how to use the new Percussa Wireless AudioCubes with Ableton Live. In the video, Rajan demonstrates how to set up a cube to act as a sensor/controller for various parameters in Ableton Live. For more info on the AudioCubes, see the Percussa site. [Synthtopia]