ASAP Ferg Enlists Missy Elliott, Skrillex, Ty Dolla $ign for New Album

A$AP Ferg has recruited an all-star cast of collaborators for his second LP, Always Strive and Prosper. Skrillex, Missy Elliott, Ty Dolla $ign, Rick Ross, Chuck D, Chris Brown and Ferg’s mother (“Mama Ferg”) will appear on the Trap Lord follow-up, out April 22nd via Polo Grounds/RCA Records. As Pitchfork reports,…

Streaming Won’t Kill Downloading, Here’s Why

While many may be under the impression that illegal downloading has fallen by the wayside with the rapid rise in popularity of streaming, the reality is something quite different, and while most in the industry continue to demonize this practice, the people at Muzit see it as an opportunity. _______________________________…

Swift Falls In An Apple Music Ad, Drake’s iTunes Sales Rise 431%

In a recent Apple Music ad, Taylor Swift can be seen falling off a treadmill whilst listening to Drake and Future’s Jumpman song on Apple’s running playlist ‘Gymflow’.  The ad was an obvious bid to promote Apple Music through letting its existing users know about its features whilst marketing it’s service to new potential users. In […]

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Watch David Bowie’s ‘Black Tie White Noise,’ Inspired by L.A. Riots

Originally titled “the wedding album,” Black Tie White Noise, Bowie’s first solo record since Never Let Me Down, was inspired by his 1992 marriage to supermodel Iman Abdulmajid. “I think this album comes from a very different emotional place,” Bowie to…

See Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert’s Surprise Vegas Duet

Carrie Underwood arrived in Las Vegas early last weekend, kicking off the three-day ACM Party for a Cause — a festival surrounding the Academy of Country Music’s annual awards show — with a performance that shone a light not only the Female Vocalist of the Year nominee, but on many of…

‘From Justin to Kelly’: Revisiting That WTF ‘American Idol’ Movie

The juggernaut known as American Idol is coming to an end after nearly 14 years on the air, and the conversation around its final season has focused on its musical legacy, gifting the world a constellation of bright stars like Jennifer Hudson (she won …