Month: February 2015

FRITZ KALKBRENNER IN THE LAB LDN

The Lab LDN is our weekly office rave up powered by Void Acoustics where we live stream some of the biggest and best names in dance music from genres across the board and this week we’re delighted to welcome Fritz Kalkbrenner. In recent years Fritz Kalkbrenner has established a reputation as one of the most popular songwriters to…


NOISEY ATLANTA: THE PSYCHEDELIC & BIZARRE WORLD OF ILOVEMAKONNEN – EPISODE 7


Jay Z Bids for a Swedish Streaming Company to Expand His Empire

Jay Z, the rap star and entrepreneur, has made a $56 million offer for the Swedish company Aspiro, the owner of two digital music services, in a deal that would give him a foothold in the rapidly expanding world of streaming music and put him in competition with major players like Apple and Spotify. The…


Watch Migos Visit The Eiffel Tower


Brandon Flowers’ new album ‘The Desired Effect’ to be released May 18

Brandon Flowers has announced the title of his forthcoming solo album ‘The Desired Effect’, as well as a release date of May 18.The Killers frontman broke the news via a note posted onto his Twitter page. …


The Breakfast Club: Big Sean


Big Sean Moves Upward in ‘Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)’ Video


Pandora Dealt Setback in Turtles Lawsuit

Pandora’s effort to move the Flo & Eddie lawsuit, on whether the streaming radio service has to pay master recording performance royalties for pre-1972 material, out of the courtroom of Judge Philip S. Gutierrez played out as expected when the judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss….


Read Rob Wells and Lucian Grainge’s Memos to Employees, Following a Surprise Departure

Rob Wells, the Universal Music Group executive who moved from the mailroom to managing the company’s digital business initiatives, surprised the business last night after tendering his resignation. Wells had been with the company for 15 years. UMG CEO Lucian Grainge, who Wells worked for in Europe before jumping the pond when Grainge took the helm…


How Andy Milonakis Went from Having an MTV Show to Rapping with Chief Keef

Once upon a time, back when I was a wee teen working at the mall, I made friends with a very nice man named Andy Milonakis whose show I’d grown up watching on MTV. At the time, we were both surfing waves of viral hip-hop stardom (mine, admittedly, far more fleeting), and he would give me…