Hip Hop Motivations Kenyatta “The Barber Walters Of Hip Hop” captures Dame Dash’s first post interview after appearing on The Breakfast Club, in which he responds to all the criticism he’s received. [YouTube]  

The US Department of Justice has now tentatively approved a plan that would allow publishers to directly negotiate their catalogs for digital usage, including online radio (ie, ‘non-interactive streaming’).  According to details emerging this morning from Billboard, the DOJ is highly likely to approve a new system would replace 1940s government ‘consent decrees’ that pre-fix the…

Velous takes about producing ‘All Day’ on a friend’s couch, working with French Montana & hanging with the Kardashian sisters. [YouTube]

The industry debate over ad-supported ‘free’ music (and Tidal’s place within it) continues to rage. Now we have some interesting comments on the subject from a prominent artist – Lily Allen….

‘Ye’s protégé Vic Mensa also previewed a new verse by his mentor during a DJ set…

If you’re lucky enough to have tickets to this month’s Coachella, now’s the time to get out your highlighter pens. The fest’s set times have been published….

Frank Ocean is set to release his next album and a new publication sometime in July….

BMI just announced that the 2015 recipient of the organization’s President’s Award will be pop singer/songwriter Pink….

Taylor Swift‘s 1989 has dominated the charts since its October release, so it’s no surprise that she also leads the just-announced finalists for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards….

That was the question posed by David McCandless and his team at Information Is Beautiful back in 2010, when they shared a widely-shared infographic that roughly suggested how many streams and/or digital sales artists would have to achieve to earn the mininum wage in the US….