Mike Bridavsky could not stop crying. Over the course of two spring weeks in 2012, the foundation of his life had crumbled completely. The Bloomington, Indiana recording studio he’d secured a $60,000 bank loan to build, quit his full-time university job to run, and then dumped his entire savings into finishing was on the…

  Lil Wayne is being sued for allegedly not playing private jet fees. Aircraft rental company The Signature Group are asking for $1 million from the rapper – real name Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr – and Young Money Entertainment. Courthousenews.com reports that the group have released a 14 page statement that says the rapper “has…

It’s no secret that the RIAA has largely failed to curb music piracy through its litigious ways, and while streaming services have helped by offering an alternative to illegal downloading, people are still finding ways around paying for music. There’s no clear solution the problem at present, but Nigerian singer Stella Monye, who describes herself as…

Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame is just one of a handful of celebrities named in a lawsuit filed by 23-year-old Jahmel Binion. Months ago Waka Flocka, former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, and NBA player Trey Burke all poked fun of Binion, who suffers from hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (which causes missing teeth and facial deformities), on…

Iggy Azalea has been dominating the summer, holding down the top two slots of Billboard’s Summer Songs chart for an uninterrupted nine weeks with “Fancy” and a guest spot on Ariana Grande’s “Problem.” A third single (“Black Widow,” featuring Rita Ora) and an appearance on mentor T.I.’s comeback single, “No Mediocre,” also are scaling the…

Rick Ross heads to the Hamptons for a Russell Simmons Fund Raising Event. [RealTalkNY]

Last night, Swizz Beatz Decided to treat fans of unreleased MCHG footage of Jay Z, Timbaland, and himself recording, “Versus.” http://TextbookTimbo.Blogspot.com/ [Beat Making Videos]

There’s nothing like listening to the isolated bass and drums of a track to really feel its essence. The essence of Wings‘ “Band On The Run” (from the album of the same name) is totally Paul McCartney, as he played both bass and drums on the track. Most of the album was recorded at the…

Update: The Wall Street Journal has reported that Ian Rogers will be leading iTunes Radio following the completion of Apple’s acquisition. It’s official: Beats is now all Apple’s. The companies confirmed the $3 billion acquisition in two separate posts earlier this morning. The deal was approved by the European Union earlier this week….

“We didn’t want any of the bullshit,” former Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz says about Stop Making Sense, the band’s influential 1984 concert film. “We didn’t want the clichés. We didn’t want close-ups of people’s fingers while they’re doing a guitar solo. We wanted the camera to linger, so you could get to know the…