Ludacris has played the character Tej in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise since the second installment, but in all actuality, he received the role because Ja Rule felt he was too big to take it on….

For some time, performers a notch below Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have complained about the change in music delivery from CDs to downloads to streaming, today’s dominant system, as the progression has chipped away at their already-modest royalties. These gripes are legitimate, but even worse off is the nonperforming songwriter, who can’t go on the…

The NCAA’s Final Four is going down and Ri Ri showed her patriotism this evening with her first televised performance of “American Oxygen” during the March Madness Music Festival. [Rap Radar]

With Facebook virtually eliminating organic reach, musicians have struggled to reach their fans through Pages. As a bit of a peace offering, Facebook has rolled out an events subscription feature that notifies fans when their favorite bands are playing nearby….

Spotify has become the gold standard of streaming services. For one thing, it’s the service that most people use, so it’s easy to share links and build shared playlists. Spotify also integrates with almost everything too, so playing your music on another device is easy-peasy….

On the Billboard 200 albums chart dated April 11, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly spent a second week a No. 1, while the top 10 greeted new arrivals from Action Bronson and Kidz Bop Kids….

Plies was slammed off the stage by an audience member during a set in Tallahassee last night. The Florida rapper initially called his attacker up onstage, TMZ reports. In footage below obtained by Reblop TV, the man can be squaring up to Plies as the rapper says into the mic that they are getting too…

Judith Hill has made high-profile appearances in Michael Jackson’s This Is It, the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom and NBC’s The Voice. But it took a little help from Prince to release her first LP, Back in Time, on March 23 as a 48-hour free download sent to Live Nation’s email list….

Spotify launched on Sony’s PlayStation earlier this week in 41 countries – and it’s off to a flyer….

Singer-songwriter Steve Grand — who scored a hit viral video in 2013 with “All-American Boy” — arrives on the April 11-dated charts with his Kickstarter-funded debut album. All American Boy bows at No. 47 on the Billboard 200, No. 27 on Top Album Sales and No. 3 on Independent Albums. The set sold 10,000 copies…