Category: News

Trent Reznor: ‘Hesitation Marks’ Feels Sparse and Minimal

It’s been five years since Trent Reznor released a Nine Inch Nails album, but despite the gap, the musical mastermind feels their upcoming album Hesitation Marks is a natural progression. “What fear I had – of ‘What does Nine Inch Nails have to say in 2013?’ – this is it,” Reznor told The New York…


Defamation by Instagram? The Game Slapped With Lawsuit from Babysitter

Social media means that celebrities have the ability to speak their minds to millions of followers. Free of censors and PR varnish, some stars have gotten into trouble for being a little too forthright, making unflattering comments about their acquaintances. Some celebrities, more than once. Now add the ability to attach pictures. In what might…


Chris Brown Being Sued For Battery Over Alleged Nightclub Assault

Chris Brown is being sued for battery, assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress by a 24-year-old woman who says that the singer shoved her to the ground last month at the Heat Ultra Lounge in Anaheim, California, according to TMZ.com. Deanna Gines says that she was injured during the fall, tearing ligaments in her…


Hollywood’s 5 Top Donors in 2013

$35 Million Interscope chair Jimmy Iovine and rapper-producer Dr. Dre each pledged $35 million in May to USC’s School of Social Work to establish the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. $25 Million The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will name the theater in its new movie museum after David Geffen, whose April…


Prince Paul Recalls Gravediggaz Declining Deal From Ruthless Records

Prince Paul, founding member of ’90s Rap group Gravediggaz, recently spoke about the crew’s debut and why they refused to sign a record deal with Eazy E and Jerry Heller, despite his respect for N.W.A.’s legacy and Eazy’s career. “He’s a real nice guy. It’s funny, I’m thinking N.W.A. is all street and gangsta, but…


Pink Floyd Make a ‘Big Change,’ Pact with Imagem Music U.K.

Pink Floyd have partnered with Imagem Music U.K. for their publishing. Through the deal, announced today, Pink Floyd Music Publishers has struck a deal that will see Imagem Music U.K. administer the songs of David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright in the Pink Floyd catalog. The works of Roger Waters remain with Warner/Chappell. Pink…


Virtones Vpad Puts Your VSTs Into An Effects Pedal

  Virtones has announced vPed, a new device that turns your VST/VSTi plugins into a hardware effects pedal. Here are the details: Features: Guitar and XLR mic inputs, that can also be used at the same time. Balanced/unbalanced outputs. MIDI capabilities, to connect a midi keyboard for the use of VSTi virtual instruments. Up to…


Birdman & Mannie Fresh To Reunite

Get More: Birdman, RapFix Live, Full Episodes Could Mannie Fresh now be part of the upcoming Big Tymers project? Maybe. During RapFix Live today, Baby reveals (3:35 mark) that he plans to hit the studio with Mannie in a week or two. “I’ve been talking to Fresh a lot. We talk every other day, we been talking…


Selena Gomez Set for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart

Selena Gomez, who just celebrated her 21st birthday on July 22, has another reason to party: She’s likely to earn her first No. 1 album next week. Industry sources say her latest release, Stars Dance, should debut atop the Billboard 200 with perhaps 90,000 to 100,000 copies sold in the week ending Sunday, July 28….


@SHAMONEYXL in Shop Talk w/ @IAmJeffSledge and @VEVO

Allindstrom.com has officially partnered with legendary A&R man Jeff Sledge to bring you Shop Talk. In this series, Sledge chops it up with old friends of the industry and talks about the past. His next guest is Sha Money XL. Sha talks about coming up under Jam Master Jay, dealing with hip-hop beef, leaving Def…