Universal Music Group and Mood Media have officially entered a 5-year partnership with hopes of bringing lasting change. Mood Music uses audio, visual, and other sensory services to appeal to consumers in every field. Now that these companies have joined forces, what do they plan to do you ask? More details below: Universal is one of the world’s biggest music companies, operating…

Samsung and Jay-Z: a match made in hip-hop/tech heaven? Maybe so, maybe no. Page Six is reporting that Jay-Z is about to sign a deal with Samsung Mobile for an estimated $20 million. Lucrative, indeed. According to an unspecified source, the deal could be signed in just a few weeks, and Jay-Z is expected to seek a…

Rock band Alice in Chains is set for its highest charting album since 1995 as “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here” might start in the No. 2 slot on next week’s Billboard 200 chart. Industry sources forecast the album might sell around 60,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on June 2. Alice in…

Pop diva Rihanna scores her sixth million-selling album in the U.S. this week, as her latest release, Unapologetic, sails past the million mark, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Unapologetic, released late last year, sold another 9,000 (down 17%) in the week ending May 26, bringing its to-date total to slightly more than 1 million. The set —…

Jermaine Dupri and his So So Def Productions are being sued for $1.9 million by SunTrust Banks for defaulting on a loan. Should the Grammy Award-winning producer be found at fault, he stands to lose the copyrights and royalties to many So So Def-owned songs as these were put up for collateral against the 2010…

This week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Daft Punk barged in at No. 1 with “Random Access Memories,” selling 339,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It led a debut-filled top four, where Darius Rucker, the National and French Montana also started at Nos. 2-4, respectively. Elsewhere on the Billboard 200…