MADRID – Colombian pop singer Shakira says she has given birth to a boy, her second child with her partner, Spanish football star Gerard Pique….

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Just months shy of the 10-year anniversary of The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey and Antonio “L.A.” Reid are prepping another kind of comeback. According to multiple sources, the 45-year-old singer is returning to Sony Music through Epic Records, where Reid has served as chairman since 2011….

While Aspiro AB’s services have a fraction of Spotify’s subscribers, they stream only high-fidelity tracks for the audiophile market….

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Because he who makes order out of chaos emerges triumphant. I’m not saying it’s important who wins, we all know artistic competitions are bogus, but appearing on the show? That’s a victory. I’ll even argue a Grammy is now more important than an Oscar, because the winners are easier to experience and check out further!…

On Wednesday (Jan. 28), Paxahau Events announced the phase-one lineup for Movement Electronic Music Festival’s tenth edition, bringing a diverse roster of dance talents to Detroit this spring. Richie Hawtin, DJ Snoopadelic and Dog Blood, the collaborative project between Skrillex and Boys Noize, will headline the festival….

As subscription services dominate public debate, new revenue figures show that Internet and satellite radio are making a huge imprint on the U.S. record business. Last year’s digital performance royalty distributions by SoundExchange rose 31 percent to $773 million and have climbed 207 percent over the last four years….

  According to the Daily Mail, Ralph Lauren has agreed to destroy a range of its athletic shoes, after popular footwear brand Converse filed a lawsuit against the company claiming that the designs were a direct copy of its iconic Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers. Back in October, Converse Inc. — who’s owned by Nike – filed…

Max for Cats has introduced OSCiLLOT – a complete modular system for Ableton Live. OSCiLLOT offers more than 100 modules – including oscillators, processors, filters, mixers, modulators, amplifiers, shapers, sequencers, utilities and more. These comprise the basic building blocks of many electronic instruments and effects….