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The Backstreet Boys are heading back to Australia. The U.S. boy band’s In A World Like This Tour will play arenas in four Australian cities, beginning May 8 at Melbourne’s 15,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena and wrapping at May 15 at Perth Arena (also 15,000 capacity). It’ll be their first trek of the country for…

The Berlin-based producer talks us through the inspirations and creative processes involved in the making of his new album, passing on a few choice production tips along the way. t’s easy to overthink the album format. At times we’re as guilty as anyone of expecting wild concepts, narrative arcs and concessions to home listening, but every…

Years after their first appearance, many Thunderbolt ports still go unused. If you’re running low on USB ports for your DJ rig, live show or studio, a Thunderbolt audio interface can free up a USB port while providing crazy fast bandwidth for pristine high-resolution audio at nearly zero detectable latency. We put two portable, DJ-appropriate…

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Edmonton duo Purity Ring had a fantastic run with their 2012 debut album, Shrines. Releasing it on the legendary indie label 4AD worldwide (and Last Gang in Canada), making Billboard’s Top 40 chart the first week of its release, earning Best New Music status from Pitchfork, making virtually every year-end list, and narrowly losing out…

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You used to be able to put a finger on who Dawn Richard was without much trouble. Of course, you likely didn’t know Richard in a literal sense. But she was part of Danity Kane, a group whose roots were in reality TV on Diddy’s Making The Band. You knew enough. She was a pop…

Ackquille Pollard, a.k.a. Bobby Shmurda, speaks to Billboard for the first time after his December 17 arrest, when the NYPD raided Quad Recording studios in Times Square. He is currently in custody on Riker’s Island with a $2 million bail. The Brooklyn native is best known for the hit song “Hot N***a”, the very song…

When dealing with investments, it’s a common rule of thumb to invest in what you know. Clearly, we all know that Snoop Dogg knows marijuana. We won’t get into the details of that (not that we should have to), but according to Tech Crunch, Snoop Dogg is putting together a fund specifically to invest in cannabis…