• 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.

  • Soundtracks Dominate Billboard 200 as 'Pitch Perfect 2' Debuts on Top

    Another week and another soundtrack atop the Billboard 200, as the song collection from 'Pitch Perfect 2' grabs the no. 1 spot by moving 107,000 equivalent albums sold. The original film's soundtrack peaked at no. 3 on the Billboard 200, although its single "Cups" was a smash on the download charts. The current film already out-earned the first installment, which brought additional attention to the album as well.

  • ASAP Rocky Trips "LSD" In Video For New 'A.L.L.A.' Track, Shared By Lil B [WATCH]

    Yesterday, A$AP Rocky teased the Daniel Arsham-directed video of his Danger Mouse collaboration. Not too long after, Lil B took to Twitter and shared the video for Rocky's latest single, "LSD," off the highly anticipated upcoming album At.Long.Last.A$AP or A.L.L.A. Continuing the psychedelic influence that has touched a number of his songs so far, the video, co-directed by the rapper and Dexter Navy, shows Rocky as he moves throughout what appears to be Tokyo while tripping acid and professing his love to a girl.

  • WATCH: Maroon 5 'This Summer's Gonna Hurt' on 'The Voice' Finale with Crazy Vocal Effects

    Maroon 5 may think "This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a Motherf*cker," but Adam Levine and co. are diving into the season with some heavy promo for its new single. Last night (May 19), as Sawyer Fredericks was crowned the latest winner of The Voice, coach Adam and his band appeared on the NBC competition to give the track its live debut, and it featured some new vocal techniques from the band.

  • Liam Payne Says Zayn Quit One Direction for Perrie Edwards, Insists Band Is Still Friends

    At the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 17), One Direction's Liam Payne was the band member to thank recently departed member Zayn Malik as the "Night Changes" group accepted its award for top duo/group, and now the remaining 1D singer continues to speak out and support Malik. He also explained the reason why he left the band... and it seems to come down to his family and fiancée Perrie Edwards of Little Mix.

  • Amsterdam Adding Three 24-Hour Nightclubs to City's Rich EDM Background

    Three Amsterdam nightclubs have been granted 24-hour permits, only adding to the Dutch city's reputation as a party town. It also begs the question as to whether they can truly be considered "nightclubs" anymore. The permits have apparently already been approved by mayor Eberhard van der Laan, according to Resident Advisor.

  • Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean among CMT Awards Performers

    The Country Music Television Awards has announced the first wave of performers that will appear at the show on June 10, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line. Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum are also slated to appear. The show will continue to announce performers up until the broadcast, and the actual host is expected to be revealed soon.
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