Madonna returns to the cover of Rolling Stone in our latest issue (on stands Friday) giving her most revealing, introspective and fiery interview in years. In the in-depth Q&A with senior writer Brian Hiatt, Madonna discusses her real feelings about Lady Gaga, her marriage to Guy Ritchie, her relationship with Judaism, her assessment of Kanye West,…

When co-founders Jamie Hodari and Justin Stewart opened Industrious, a coworking space in Chicago, a year ago, they thought their tenants would be small companies and individuals like they had been: corporate orphans and freelance loners with a kicky aesthetic. Instead, they discovered big firms increasingly interested in letting millennial employees use Industrious as an…

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Around 40 acts have been added to the Barcelona festival’s lineup. Sónar has announced the third wave of acts performing at this year’s festival in Barcelona….

The Brit Awards were met with a last minute hitch when Rihanna reportedly failed to turn up to rehearse for her performance and pulled out at the last minute. Rihanna was rumoured to be a late addition to the line-up of performers at the ceremony, which takes place at The o2 in London tonight (February…

A Swedish man is now able to claim disability benefits after his heavy metal obsession was declared an ‘addiction’. Roger Tullgren, 42, had consulted a number of doctors who testified that his obsession had indeed become an addiction, meaning he was unable to hold down a full-time job, reports Swedish news site Local, via Global…

Big Machine Label Group president and CEO Scott Borchetta has signed with CAA, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. Ten years ago Borchetta founded the first of Big Machine’s five record labels (plus a music publishing company), with Taylor Swift being among his first signees. The roster now includes such country stars as Tim McGraw,…

Earlier this month, Nile Rodgers brought disco back in a big way when he signed a deal with Warner Brothers Records that would produce the first Chic album in over two decades. Though the record won’t be out until June, a single is expected to drop on March 20 – and Rodgers has gifted fans a few…

Pioneer has sneakily debuted a brand new media player for DJs – the XDJ-1000 – that takes the CD out of the CDJ. Instead, it’s purely designed for Rekordbox, USB drive, and HID control purposes – finally bringing to the masses a relatively affordable solution for digital playback in a professional CDJ-style design….