Month: August 2014

Lupe Fiasco Is Selling Verses For $500

Would you buy your own Lupe Fiasco verse for $500?…


SOUNDCLOUD SET TO INTRODUCE ADVERTISING IN NEW LICENSING DEAL

SoundCloud is set to introduce advertising to its service as part of a new licensing deal with entertainment companies….


Louis Vuitton to Invest $80 Million in K-Pop Agency YG Entertainment

If PSY’s viral sensation “Gangnam Style” wasn’t any indicator for you, maybe this will. Louis Vuitton(LVMH) announced on Wednesday that it is investing up to $80 million in South Korea’s YG Entertainment Inc. With a market value of $690 million, the talent agency and record label is home to acts like K-pop hit-makers stars Big…


New Music: Ariana Grande Feat. The Weeknd ‘Love Me Harder’

Ariana Grande teased fans last month with her collaboration with The Weeknd, but didn’t give fans the full thing. The song dubbed “Love Me Harder” is like a power ballad on steroids. It starts slow but goes “Harder” as the beat builds….


How Much Does It Cost to Book Your Favorite Rapper?

If you haven’t noticed, the rap business has changed. You probably know this because you and all your friends likely haven’t paid for an artist’s music in a minute. Due to torrenting, streaming, and music sharing (basically the Internet), records just don’t sell like they used to. So, with record purchases more or less going…


Watch Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ Music Video

WOW, it’s finally here—and it was definitely worth the wait…


Object Of Interest: The Vocoder

This mini documentary, via the New Yorker, takes a look at the vocoder and its history. The vocoder—part military technology, part musical instrument—has had quite a history. In our new Object of Interest video, we explore the vocoder in settings ranging from the Second World War to Kraftwerk parties, featuring interviews with Laurie Anderson, Cozmo…


New Music: G-Unit “Ahhh Shit”

911 Is A Joke. Ahhh shit, the Unit’s back with new music in support of Mike Brown and Eric Garner. Produced by TM 808 Mafia, the track features news clips from the latter incident. Until Barack Obama speaks on the shitstorm in Ferguson, consider this your State of the Union address….


NFL Asks Musicians for Money to Play Super Bowl

The NFL reportedly asked Katy Perry, Rihanna and Coldplay, their top choices to play the 2015 Super Bowl Halftime Show, if they would be willing to pay the league in order to secure one of the biggest gigs in the world, according to The Wall Street Journal….


The World’s Highest-Paid DJs: Electronic Cash Kings 2014

When Calvin Harris topped last year’s Electronic Cash Kings list with a stunning $46 million in annual earnings, it seemed symptomatic of a bubble in the burgeoning EDM scene. But since then, the only thing that has popped is the income of the world’s highest-paid DJs….