• Zedd Is On Tinder Showing His 'True Colors'

    Zedd continues to employ unconventional methods to promote his newly released sophomore artist album True Colors. In the 10 days leading up to Monday's release, he launched a campaign across the United States where fans would find clues around their respective cities and win an opportunity to be whisked away for a intimate night with Zedd and some other fans to a special place like the Grand Canyon or Joshua Tree. Over the past few days fans have started to see the "Clarity" producer appear on popular "dating" app Tinder.

  • Fetty Wap Gives Tour Of Hometown Paterson, New Jersey; Talks Fame, Gucci Mane Co-Sign & More [WATCH]

    Fetty Wap might soon have a No. 1 hit on his hands as "Trap Queen" sits close at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although he's starting to gain recognition, he hasn't yet forgotten his Paterson, New Jersey, roots. In a new episode of Karin Civil's "Welcome To My Neighborhood," the "My Way" rapper shows us his childhood home, his high school, his local church, the corner where he used to sell mixtapes and merch, and more. He also talks about the validation he felt when he heard his idol and namesake Gucci Mane liked his music and wanted to collaborate, his love for his kids, his appreciation of Haitian culture, and his plans for the future, among other topics.

  • Gucci Mane Releases 'King Gucci' Mixtape Featuring Fetty Wap, Migos

    It has been over one month since we had a new album or mixtape from the most prolific incarcerated rapper alive, Gucci Mane. However, Guwop has blessed up with a brand new, 10-track mixtape titled King Gucci today as a total surprise. His previous project this year have been dropped without warning, so it shouldn't be too surprising to see this one released how it was. The tape features some of the usual suspects including production from Atlanta producer Zaytoven, as well as verses from Migos, Fetty Wap, RiFF RAFF and many more.

  • David Letterman's Best Hip-Hop Moments: Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, J. Cole and More

    David Letterman has long been known as a lover of rock 'n' roll...all it takes to get the late night host on your side was to behave erratically or energetically onstage, which would almost certainly merit an "oh boy!" It took a little bit more to get the longtime host of the 'The Late Show' fired up for hip-hop however. To honor Letterman as he prepares to host the last night of his 33-year run on CBS (and to avoid conflicting with everyone else's list of the best performances ever on the show), Music Times has gathered up five great hip-hop performances that took place late night over the years, with almost all coming from emcees in Letterman's adopted hometown of New York City, including Run-D.M.C. and The Beastie Boys.

  • Sun City Music Festival 2015 Lineup: Armin van Buuren, Hardwell Headline

    The unofficial start of summer in the United States is just a few days away with Memorial Day Weekend kicking off on Friday. The summer will be another busy festival season, with vents happening all across the country. Lineups have filled up with some of the biggest names in the business across all genres and fans can start to look ahead to Labor Day, when they would have to put away their soon-to-be-dusted-off white pants. One such festival is Sun City Music Festival, an all EDM event taking place over Labor Day Weekend in El Paso, Texas. SCMF has announced its 2015 lineup, which will be headlined by Armin van Buuren and Hardwell.

  • Zedd Celebrates 'True Colors' Album Release At Empire State Building

    Russian-born producer, DJ Zedd, real name Anton Zaslavski, released his sophomore album True Colors on Monday. Traditionally, artists have one album release party at a club or venue in a city that holds dear to their heart. Zedd put that memo in the shredder and did something totally different. In the 10 days leading up to the album's release, he had fans find clues in cities across the United States and those who collected them would be taken to a special location that night like the Grand Canyon or Alcatraz, for an intimate show with Zedd where he would premiere a new song from the album. On the album release, Zedd brought the 10-day party to a close in New York City, using landmarks like Times Square and Washington Square Park as clues, before leading fans to the top of the Empire State Building for a special acoustic show that night.

  • Leaked Sony, Spotify Contract Reveals One-Sided Streaming Splits

    Streaming is the next frontier for music - denying it is only going to make the transition harder. The primary issue has been getting artists, songwriters and content creators paid a fair shake for their music. While most of the attention has been focused on services like Spotify and their small payouts, little has been given to the labels and their contracts with the streaming services, which have been kept secret until now. The Verge was able to obtain a copy of Sony's previous agreement with Spotify, which shines light on the splits, advances and payments that the major label was able to get from the Swedish streaming giant, as well as some outside revenue sources that have not been previously shared.
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