Month: February 2015

‘NSync Hint at Reunion on ‘Saturday Night Live’ 40th Anniversary Special

Given an all-star guest list that includes Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Arcade Fire and Jack White, the Backstreet Boys were a surprise addition to the star-packed Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special. However, it turns out they might not be the only Nineties boy band that could make an appearance on SNL 40: ‘NSync has hinted that they…


Drake’s Surprise Album Heading For Over Half-Million Sales Debut at No. 1

The sales of Drake‘s surprise album If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late continue to pile up….


BBC Radio 1 Host Zane Lowe Leaving To Join Apple

BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is leaving in March to cross the pond and join Apple in the US. Lowe joined BBC Radio 1 in 2003 and it’s been confirmed his last day will be on March 5. Annie Mac will take over his spot at the station….


Avicii’s Manager Expands Into Hip-Hop with iSHi

Ash Pournouri, the starmaker behind Swedish dance-pop sensation Avicii, is looking to reach outside of EDM. For his next venture, he’s betting on the Stockholm hip hop producer iSHi, who he signed to his PRMD label last year, and who he’ll manage through his company At Night….


New Music: Wiz Khalifa – ‘Decisions’

Just in time for the weekend, Wiz Khalifa blazes up on the TM808-produced “Decisions.” The Auto-Tuned Taylor lives like Rick James and rocks KK cologne on the blaring cut, which comes with its own illustrated artwork….


Beyoncé, U2, Drake: Why The Unexpected Album Release Is The New Black

On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her fifth studio album without any notice. Basically, her fans lost their minds when they realized what had transpired. On September 9, 2014, U2 took it one step further and just gave iTunes users their CD without any warning, regardless if they were fans of the band or…


Pro Midi For iPad Updated

Vitaliy Tarasyuk has updated Pro MIDI – a MIDI sequencer for the iPad….


Review ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’: Soundtrack has one thing on its mind

It’s pretty clear what many moviegoers are looking for from “Fifty Shades of Grey,” director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s big-screen adaptation of E.L. James’ mega-selling erotic novel….


IMAGINE DRAGONS GEARING UP FOR RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM – SMOKE + MIRRORS – NEXT TUESDAY

February 12, 2015 — Santa Monica, CA — Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons are gearing up for next week’s release of their new album Smoke + Mirrors, which is due Tuesday, February 17th, via KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records. Snippets of each of its 13 tracks are streaming now on the band’s website, www.imaginedragonsmusic.com. In an early review, Britain’sQ magazine has already…


Will Smith Says He’s Recording With Kanye West

Kanye West seems to be accruing a diverse group of contributors and collaborators: Lorde, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift—and, it seems, he’s clocked some studio time with Will Smith, too….