Last year, Jay Z was sued by Chauncey Mahan, an engineer who worked on a series of songs with the rapper between 1998 to 2002. The lawsuit claimed co-ownership of 45 songs, including “Big Pimpin”. Jay Z’s lawyers argued that the suit should be dismissed since it came too late. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the judge agreed, determining that Mahan…

After anonymously buying Elvis’ first-ever recording at a January auction, Jack White is offering a limited-run vinyl re-release of “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” at his Third Man Records in Nashville….

Jack Ü, Die Antwoord, and more round out the stellar bills….

The trailer for the Sundance Film Festival darling and vehicle for A$AP Rocky’s acting debut, Dope, dropped today, and it looks pretty solid….

Spotify has announced the launch of Playlist Targeting, the newest feature in it’s Spotify For Brands platform. Playlist Targeting will allow brands to reach specific artists by targeting unique audience segments based on streams from Spotify’s 1.5 billion-plus playlists….

“Compton hasn’t changed,” Ice Cube says of the L.A. suburb where he got his start. “It’s wack. It’s pretty much the same thing as it’s always been, and that’s fucked up really…. You don’t know what’s going to happen from day to day, and it can go from cool, quiet and fun to somebody’s shot,…

One woman sold so many Glastonbury tickets that she’s facing possible prison time for it….

If you’re a Tidal subscriber, the next time you get a phone call it just might be from Jay Z….

TIDAL’s rollout has been nothing if not eventful. There have been a bevy of WTF moments—the press conference led by Alicia Keys, the blood oath signing, the increasingly vague statements about royalties and tiers, and the personal calls from Jay Z….

The vinyl comeback story just keeps on spinning….