• Deezer Elite, Sonos-Only Hi-Fidelity Service, Goes Global

    French streaming service Deezer has announced the global expansion of the hi-fidelity audio portion of its service, Elite. Deezer Elite was launched in the United States in September 2014 but is now global so you can access Deezer. Deezer has partnered with Sonos to bring customers the product, so that means one can only listen to the service's 35-million-strong library through a Sonos brand of speaker.

  • Diplo Compares Taylor Swift Fans To North Korean Army, Regrets Ever Dissing The 'Style' Singer

    Last year, Diplo created a Kickstarter to "Get Taylor Swift A Booty." Although some were amused by the mean-spirited fundraiser, Lorde called the DJ out for it. Fortunately that didn't end his friendship with the "Yellow Flicker Beat" singer; however, it did incite an army of Tayor Swift fans to lash out at him online. In a new interview with British GQ Style (via MTV) he said that he regrets the day he ever messed with the "Style" singer and compared the Swifties to the army of North Korea.

  • Tower Records Documentary 'All Things Must Pass' Features Dave Grohl, Elton John and David Geffen

    There seems to be a resurgence in independent record stores nowadays as chain retailers continue to fold. Tower Records was one of the biggest music chains around from 1960 to 2000, and many famous musicians have an attachment to the store. Actor Colin Hanks began working on a documentary about Tower Records in 2008, two years after it declared bankruptcy. The documentary 'All Things Must Pass' debuted at South by Southwest this week. The director talked about the film, which took so long to make because of funding issues, prior to a screening. He mentioned two big music names -- Elton John and Dave Grohl -- as supporters of the record store, 'Billboard' noted. Slash also appeared in the film.

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! Exposes 2015 SXSW Music Fans With 'Lie Witness News' [WATCH]

    Jimmy Kimmel has done it again. The consummate prankster has brought his signature sketch, Lie Witness News, back down to SXSW to quiz people on the street about their knowledge on bands that don't exist. Of course to try and seem up on the times, the people go along with it and act like they know the fictional bands the questioner is talking about. Hilarity ensues.

  • My Morning Jacket Shares 'The Waterfall' Trailer, Previews Five New Songs [WATCH]

    My Morning Jacket announced their upcoming new album The Waterfall and dropped its lead single "Big Decisions" earlier this month, and now they've dropped a trailer for the effort. The trippy, ocean-inspired clip shows the rock quintet recording their 10-track seventh studio album at their sprawling Panoramic House studio at Northern California's Stinson Beach, ending on a long pan over the album's majestic cover art. It also features previews of five new tracks: "Spring (Among the Living)," "Big Decisions," "Compound Fracture," "Believe (Nobody Knows)," and "Get the Point."

  • Ryn Weaver Announces Debut Album 'The Fool,' Tracklist, Release Date

    Internet pop starlet Ryn Weaver has announced the details for her debut album 'The Fool.' The LP will be released June 16 through Mad Love/Interscope Records and contain 11 tracks, including the hit single "Octahate" from her 'Promises' EP. She has also released the tracklist.
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