The Smirnoff Signature Mix Series is a campaign pairing three acclaimed rappers with beatmakers to create new versions of iconic hip-hop songs. This week, you can download Common and Just Blaze's "The Light '08," featuring vocals by Marsha Ambrosius and Bilal....
Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige are teaming up for a big North American co-headlining tour that they're calling The Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z: Heart of the City Tour....
Braille to release his fourth solo set, The IV Edition, on April 15, and he'll follow that up with a series of tour dates with Ohmega Watts and Galactic, as well as a stint on the Vans Warped Tour....
Hip-hop artist/activist KRS-One brought some of the industry's most respected artists together for recording sessions at The Los Angeles Recording School....
Thirty years after "Rapper's Delight" hit airwaves, the Smithsonian Exhibition has made hip-hop the subject of a new National Portrait Gallery showcase....
Digital Music Doctor has announced the release of a new video training course, Logic Pro 8: Know It All!, which aims to cover all aspects of audio and MIDI recording, editing, mixing and mastering for Apple Logic Pro 8 digital audio workstation software....
Beatport has announced the worldwide launch of Beatsource.com. Beatsource.com, an urban music download store modeled after Beatport's success in the electronic music marketplace, will provide access to high-quality, legal music downloads, with a focus on premium urban and hip hop music content....
With the North American edition of Hey Willpower's P.D.A. in stores now, what's left for him to conquer at the moment but the tour trail? Well, that's exactly where Hey Willpower is heading next....
Tapes N' Tapes, whose new album, Walk It Off, is out this spring, will be playing at SXSW this March, followed up by a big ol' North American tour with White Denim starting in April....
Just what is the Bjorkestra? Helmed by Travis Sullivan, it's an 18-piece orchestra that fuses Icelandic singer Bjork's eclectic electro-pop music (minus Bjork herself) with the style and improv of modern jazz. ...
Twelve guitars were selected for a new Musicrow mission—namely its new Magic Vox product, which carefully samples the sonic qualities of guitar harmonics (flageolets) and uses them as a basis for the creation of a new playable and expressive musical instrument, with its own distinctive sound....
SXSW 2008 is coming up quick (March 12-16), and we've got more news on the British Music Embassy. Back this year with plenty of daytime performances, nighttime showcases and networking events highlighting all sorts of musical talent from the UK, the sub-event will kick off with the annual British BBQ at Brush Square on March 13, which will feature an appearance from The Rascals. Separate showcases featuring music from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Liverpool and other UK locales will take place, with more than 150 UK artists making appearances, among them The Wombats, Eilidh, Victorian English Gentlemen's Club, Make Model, The Sonic Hearts, Driving by Night, The Young Republic, People in Planes and many more. ...
Using a USB cable to connect to PC or Mac, the MPD32 is Akai Professional's new flagship pad controller for musicians and DJs, allowing hardware control of music programs such as Reason, Ableton Live and GarageBand. ...
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