• YouTube Red Subscription Video Service Takes on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal

    In the often talked about battle of music subscription services, three big players are most frequently talked about. Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal lead the pack and the discussions. However, what is usually left out of that conversation is the fact that with more than 1 billion users, YouTube trumps them all in terms of numbers, and today the video service announced the rollout of a new subscription model dubbed YouTube Red, which the company hopes will bring more money to content creators, more videos and more viewership.

  • Kanye West, Common Writer Rhymefest Discusses Working Extensively For Both Artists

    It is no secret that Kanye West gets a lot of help with his songs. "All Day" had a total of 21 different writers on it. In hip-hop just being in the room and throwing out one single idea can land you in the credits, but the help that Kanye gets on his music is well known. Now one such man who has been instrumental throughout his career, dare say vital, Chicago wordsmith Rhymefest is now speaking out on his involvement with Kanye West and Common's music in attempt to try and push his own solo music.

  • Justin Bieber, Skrillex Tease 'Sorry' Collaboration with Acoustic Snippet [WATCH]

    The unlikely pairing of R&B pop singer Justin Bieber and electronic heavyweight Skrillex continues as they tease a snippet of their new collaboration "Sorry" on Instagram with a short acoustic video. The two announced "Sorry" earlier this week (Oct. 19) with an Instagram post of Bieber holding a sign that simply said, "Sorry, 5 Days." The build-up to this collaboration has been unfolding all week and the full version is slated to be released this Friday (Oct. 23).

  • Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform With National Symphony Orchestra

    Kendrick Lamar kicked off his fall tour in a special way last night, performing for the first time with a full orchestra, more specifically the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He joined the symphony to perform his critically acclaimed album To Pimp A Butterfly with his live band also in tow. The Kennedy Center shared an official video of his performance of "These Walls."

  • Gallant Shares 'Weight In Gold' Video Ahead Of Sufjan Stevens Tour

    Mind Of A Genius signee Gallant has unveiled the music video for his breakout single "Weight In Gold." The singer has already earned co-signs from the likes of Elton John and is getting ready to take his talents on the road over the next month with folk artist Sufjan Stevens.

  • Pharrell Named New York University's New Artist In Residence

    Time and time again, Pharrell Williams has proven himself to be one of the hardest-working men in show business. Adding yet another title to his resume, XXL reports that Pharell has just been chosen as the Artist-In-Residence at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
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