Dr Dre, Jimmy Iovine Must Pay $25M To Ex-Beats Partner, says Court
A Los Angeles jury awarded Steven Lamar $25,247,350 on Wednesday, ruling that Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine had not paid him royalties due for design work on three models of. Continue reading
XXXTentacion Shot Dead, Spotify Re-Adds Tracks To RapCavier, Other Playlists
XXXTentacion was pronounced dead following a robbery and shooting in south Florida. As news of his death spread, Spotify, which just weeks before had banned the controversial 20 year old. Continue reading
Beyoncé, Jay-Z New Joint Release Now On Spotify, Amazon, Pandora [LISTEN]
"Everything Is Love" by The Carters, the first joint release by Beyoncé and Jay-Z, is now available to stream on Spotify, Pandora and Amazon Music. The roll out to other. Continue reading
Beyoncé, Jay-Z Release Surprise Joint Album As Tidal Exclusive [VIDEO]
Beyoncé and Jay-Z surprised fans and the industry with the release of their first joint album on Saturday afternoon. The announcement came at the end of the duo’s London show. Continue reading
Two More Spotify Execs Exit, At Least One For Apple Music
Two respected executives at Spotify are exiting the music streamer, and at least one is headed for Apple Music. The pair join a handful of others in what could be. Continue reading
BET Awards Nominees 2018: Khaled, Lamar Dominate
DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar lead the nominations for the 2018 BET Awards. Khaled is up for six awards and Lamar follows with five. The annual BET telecast celebrates excellence. Continue reading
Rapchat Raises $1.6M For Rap Creation, Sharing App
Rapchat, an app to create and share raps, has raised $1.6 million in funding. The Columbus, OH based startup is consistently among the top 50 music app on iOS and Android. Continue reading
How Music Journalists Deal With All Those Albums – One Writer’s Process
Sending music has now become so easy that music writers are constantly inundated with a constant deluge of new albums to listen to. Here we go behind the scenes to. Continue reading