Joe Smith, a retired music executive, recently donated his library of artist interviews to the Library Of Congress, which in turn has made these interviews available for stream from their website. Included in these interviews are Ray Charles, Yoko Ono, David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Really cool stuff for any type of music fan. Check…

Even with 500 millie sold, Baby is still setting the standards high for his army. He tells MTV if he had it his way, his goal would be a hunnid albums released a year between Young/Cash Money and We The Best. “Right now, as we stand, we have [48 acts] between Young Money, Cash Money, We the Best. The…

The award-winning Artifact documentary, which tells the story of Thirty Seconds to Mars’ battle with EMI during the ill-fated Guy Hands/Terra Firma era, has picked up another honor, taking home the Gotham Independent Film’s Audience Award, after earning the People’s Choice Award when it premiered last month at the Toronto Film Festival. The film, which has been picked up for worldwide sales by The Works International, was…

Adele has broken so many records with the critical acclaimed ”21″ album. As of last night we learn that the album has officially reached diamond status (10 million records sold). Her success is undeniable, congrats to the Columbia/XL team. Now in it’s 92nd week, 21 is the third fastest to get to the magical number in the Nielsen Soundscan era, following ‘N Sync’s No…

1. Rihanna, “Diamonds” (Island Def Jam Music Group) 2. Ke$ha, “Die Young” (Kemosabe/RCA Records) 3. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey” (Dualtone) 4. fun., “Some Nights” (WEA/Fueled By Ramen) 5. PSY, “Gangnam Style” (Schoolboy/Universal Republic) 6. Bruno Mars, “Locked Out Of Heaven” (Atlantic) 7. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” (Big Machine Records) 8….