• A$AP Rocky Finishing Unreleased A$AP Yams Album Posthumously

    The hip-hop community and most notably, A$AP Mob was rocked by the news that the rap collective's founder A$AP Yams had died. It was later determined that he died of an accidental drug overdose, but his impact as a marketing and music mind lives on in the lives of others and through timeless pieces of sound. Before his death, Yams was working on an album and it has lain unfinished as his friends continue to work on their own projects and mourn his passing. Not all may be lost as A$AP Rocky has decided to take it upon himself to try and finish the album posthumously for Yams. This comes after A$AP Rocky just released his critically acclaimed sophomore album At.Long.Last.A$AP earlier this week.

  • Hardwell, Afrojack Collaborating On First Track Since 'Let The Attack Begin'

    Afrojack and Hardwell are both incredibly successful artists in their own right. They don't need to work with other stars in their genre to advance their career, but the pair is doing just that having announced a new collaboration between the two of them. Details are scarce - the only information coming from social media posts by both artists, which indicates they are working on what would be the follow up to their 2008 track "Let The Attack Begin."

  • Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo Shares New Knight Club Song

    The members of Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo are known as some of the most popular DJs in the world together, but they each have their own individual projects that excel as well. Bangalter has been producing disco and French touch for over 20 years, with a more active discography in the 1990s. Homem-Christo has also been active producing French touch and working with other composers to help score pieces for films - similar to Daft Punk's effort for Tron. A new piece of music from Homem-Christo's side project Le Knight Club with Eric Chedeville (Rico the Wizard, Sixtine 1/3) has emerged on the web from the score of Gates Of The Sun, a French film about a paramilitary group fighting to keep Algeria under French rule.

  • Kid Cudi Talks Role As Ari Gold's Assistant In Entourage Movie

    One of the summer's biggest blockbusters -- the Entourage Movie - is set to open this week. The actors have been doing the rounds promoting the film and talking about the big screen adaptation of the popular HBO series. In addition to the normal cast, the movie continued the trend from the show in having big-name celebrity guests. The film has already confirmed names like Tom Brady, Mark Wahlberg, Ronda Rosey and many different musicians. One of those who will have a more important is Kid Cudi, who plays the role of Ari Gold's (Jeremy Piven) assistant after Lloyd leaves.

  • Daft Punk Documentary Gets Release Date For French TV

    The release date has been set for the upcoming Daft Punk documentary airing on French TV next month. The project was announced a little over a year ago and will air on June 24 on Canal Plus, which helped produce the film in coordination with BBC Worldwide Production France. The doc, titled Daft Punk Unchained will be 80 minutes in length and feature some of their noted collaborators including Pharrell and Giorgio Moroder.

  • Joni Mitchell Suffered Brain Aneurysm, According to New Report

    The reason for Joni Mitchell's hospitalization during the last two months has finally been revealed, as Billboard reports that the guitar icon suffered a brain aneurysm. The performer has remained hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles for two months as of publication, with varying reports suggesting that she may soon leave the hospital, with others coming across as much more dire.

  • Sony Music Has 'No Plans' To Pull Beyoncé From TIDAL Catalog

    Contrary to prior rumors and reports, Beyoncé is not in jeopardy of having her catalogue of music pulled down from the music service she has invested in and the one her husband owns, TIDAL. This according to a statement by Sony Music CEO Doug Morris who says the label has "no plans" to take her music down from Jay Z's TIDAL.

  • Axel Modular Headphones Offer Interchangeable Speakers for Different Genres

    Audiophiles will rage for days about what headphone brand truly delivers the best music experience but odds are, unless you really know what you're talking about, you're favorite headphones may be a reflection of what kind of music you enjoy. For example, you wouldn't expect a thrash metal fan to enjoy Beats by Dre, nor would hip-hop listeners fully appreciate the dynamics of your basic Bose. One company thinks it has the answer to please all comers.

  • Ornette Coleman Sues 'Fela!' Musician for Releasing Album Without Permission

    We've gotten used to older musicians suing younger performers regarding unlicensed samples or for copping a vibe—a la Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for "Blurred Lines"—but now we've got two sets of performers fighting a legal battle over a release far from the spotlight. Ornette Coleman, probably the most influential figure in the free jazz movement, is suing Jordan McLean of Antibalas, an Afrobeat band that served as the house band for the Broadway musical Fela!, for allegedly releasing a set of recordings by the pair without permission from Coleman.

  • Shazam Announces Visual Recognition Feature, New Partnerships

    Since its inception in 1999, Shazam has become one of the most widely used music technologies in the world. With over 100 million active users each month, the Bay Area-based company has identified over 15 billion songs to date and that number is only growing rapidly each day. Now it is rolling out a brand new feature that takes the ability Shazam an item one step further with a new visual recognition feature.

  • Action Bronson Cancelled at NXNE after 'Consensual Rape' Protest Petition

    A wave of support and outrage from activists has gotten Action Bronson booted from his spot at the NXNE Festival in Toronto, a decision revolving largely around the recent rediscovery of a 2011 song by the emcee titled "Consensual Rape." The controversial song was cited by more than 37,000 who signed a Change.org petition pushing to get Bronson removed from the lineup.
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