Paul McCartney and Metallica will headline this year’s Lollapalooza Festival, which rolls into Chicago’s Grant Park July 31st through August 2nd. The long-running fest unveiled their lineup Wednesday morning, and it features Sam Smith, Florence and the Machine, Bassnectar, Alt-J, TV on the Radio, Tame Impala, Alabama Shakes, Death From Above 1979 and many more….

Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly appears set for a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as the rapper’s earlier-than-expected album will have little competition for the top slot next week….

Up until now there have really only been three ways for independent artists to easily release cover songs legally: purchasing a mechanical license from Harry Fox Agency’s (HFA) service Songfile, purchasing a mechanical license from Limelight (which Google acquired in 2011) or distributing the music with Loudr. Sure, the traditional way was to go to…

If American Idol was mobile-first, it’d be Chosen. Built by ex-CEO of Beats Music, Gracenote, and Mog David Hyman with $6.5 million in funding, Chosen launches the invite-only beta of its battle of the bands app today on iOS. But what’s special about Chosen is you don’t have to be a musician to play. The game…

In interviews with The Daily Beast and GQ, Adam Horovitz, aka Ad-Rock, has confirmed the Beastie Boys are indeed done making music following the 2012 death of Adam “MCA” Yauch….

The final lineup for the March Madness Music Festval has been announced—Imagine Dragons, Weezer, Passion Pit, Cold War Kids, and Cole Swindell will join the previously announced lineup (Rihanna, Zac Brown Band, Bleachers) for the free event taking place April 3-5 at White River State Park in Indianapolis….

Dr. Dre speaks on what he wants people to learn from the “Straight Outta Compton” biopic. Check the trailer HERE. [Uproxx]

Jermaine Dupri speaks on sampling in Hip Hop and similarities between Ciara’s latest single and “U Got It Bad”. [Uproxx]

Apple’s Spotify-like subscription music service based on its $3 billion Beats acquisition last year is fully underway, The New York Times reports in a new article heavily corroborating our own reporting on the upcoming music service from the past several months. A few interesting details in the report describe two projects being largely led by music industry veterans…

Beatport, the one-stop music store and streaming service for DJs and EDM junkies, has released the company’s first-ever mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The app gives users access to Beatport’s free streaming service, with its millions of songs, plus charts, playlists and other new features including a souped-up events calendar….