Cash Money Records Debuts ’20th Anniversary’ App admin Friday, June 30, 2017 Feature, Music, Technology, The Studio 2 Comments Cash Money Records is celebrating their 20th year of being in music business with a new interactive mobile app. Via press release... In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the most successful independent...
STREAM: JAY-Z’s Most Personal Album To Date, ‘4:44’ admin Friday, June 30, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio JAY-Z released his 13th solo album this morning on Tidal/Sprint. The 10-track project, 4:44, is available for listeners now through Tidal or iHeartRadio in its entirety. iHeartRadio's 160 Pop, Rhythm and...
TuneCore Artists to Hit $1 Billion in Revenue admin Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Business & Finance, Feature, Music, The Receipt Artists are capitalizing off of self-service platforms to create avenues in which their music can be heard and earn money. Digital music distributor, TuneCore, is one of those platforms who offers such...
BET Awards 2017: Chance The Rapper’s Receives Praise By Michelle Obama admin Monday, June 26, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Chance the Rapper made history at the 2017 BET Awards by becoming the youngest person ever to be awarded Humanitarian of the Year. In addition, the rapper also took home Best New Artist and Best...
BET AWARDS 2017: Xscape, New Edition, Tamar Braxton Reminds Us Why We Love R&B admin Monday, June 26, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The 2017 BET Awards brought back a whole lot of memories when it comes to R&B music and why we love it so. This soulful genre of music was well-highlighted throughout the night's festivities with reunion...
JAY-Z Pens Column On Social Justice, Kalief Browder & More admin Thursday, June 22, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The now capitalized and hyphenated JAY-Z shares his thoughts on social justice and the impact it has on lives like Kalief Browder and Trayvon Martin. The Roc Nation boss penned the column for The Hollywood...
Ruff Ryders Announces 20th Anniversary Tour With Eve, DMX, Swizz Beatz & More admin Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio DMX, Eve, Swizz Beatz, the Lox, and Drag-On of the Ruff Ryders camp will be coming to city near you. The Bronx born hip-hop label has announced that they will go on a nationwide tour in celebration of 20 years...
RIP: Prodigy of Mobb Deep Dies at 42 admin Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Yesterday (6/20), many hip hop fans shared their heartfelt messages about the passing of Mobb Deep member, Prodigy. Albert Johnson aka Prodigy was one half of the group Mobb Deep, which was considered one of...
Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma & More Show Out at ‘Birthday Bash 2017’ [PHOTOS + VIDEO] admin Monday, June 19, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Atlanta's Hot 107.9FM hosted their annual Birthday Bash concert this past Saturday (6/17). The highly-anticipated hip-hop show brought out many of rap's favorite artists and a small bit of...
STREAM: Big Boi – ‘Boomiverse’ admin Friday, June 16, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Diamond-certified hip-hop artist Big Boi, one half of OutKast, has released his long-awaited album, Boomiverse. The album is Big Boi's third solo project and is being released on Epic Records. Boomiverse is...
Recording Academy’s New Grammy Rules Impacts Rap, Album of the Year & More admin Friday, June 16, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The Recording Academy has implemented a few changes in the voting and selection process of the Grammys. The new set of rules were announced on Wednesday and went into effect immediately. These changes focuses...
Obama Delivers Thoughtful Speech For Jay Z’s Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction [VIDEO] admin Friday, June 16, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio On Thursday night, Jay Z was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is the first rapper ever to be given such honor. In a slew of tweets that shouted out many of Jay Z's hip-hop...
2 Chainz Hosts ‘Pretty Girls Like Trap Music’ Listening Party [PHOTOS] admin Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Rapper 2 Chainz hosted a packed out listening party this week for his album, Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. The album will be released on Friday (6/16). The Southside Atlanta rapper welcomed guests inside of...
ASCAP, YouTube Deal Could Mean More Money For Publishers admin Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Business & Finance, Feature, Music, The Receipt Songwriters and publishers signed on with ASCAP will now earn more money on YouTube. The performance rights organization has inked a licensing deal that will allow the video platform to combine their massive...
Queen Latifah, Lil Kim, DMX, & More Surprise Fans at Summer Jam 2017 [PHOTOS & VIDEOS] admin Monday, June 12, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Hot 97's annual Summer Jam concert went underway on Sunday with a host of surprise guests. The hip-hop festival brought out thousands to the MetLife Stadium to rock out with their favorite rap and R&B...
‘Everyday Struggle’: 2 Chainz On Maintaining Financial Balance [VIDEO] admin Friday, June 9, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio 2 Chainz sat down with Complex's "Everyday Struggle" team on Thursday (6/8). Nedesska Alexis, Joe Budden, and DJ Akademiks welcomed the Atlanta rapper to the fourth seat to discuss his forthcoming album,...
STREAM: SZA – “CTRL” admin Friday, June 9, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio SZA’s new album is here. The TDE/RCA joint venture project, CTRL, is laced with 14 tracks with features from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and others. The lead single “Love Galore” (featuring Travis...
Mary J. Blige Ordered to Pay Ex-Hubby $30K/Month in Spousal Support admin Friday, June 9, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Well, at least she doesn't have to pay $130,000 a month. The ugly divorce saga between Mary J. Blige and ex-husband Kendu Issacs continues. This time, TMZ is reporting that a judge has order the R&B...
VIDEO: TLC feat. Snoop Dogg – “Way Back” admin Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Legendary female R&B group TLC has released a video for their single, "Way Back." This is the first single from their forthcoming album, in which fans have financially supported and been waiting on...
Nicki Minaj to Deliver ‘Classic Hip Hop’ on 4th Album admin Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The head of the Barbie tribe, Nicki Minaj, holds her own as one of hip-hop's most revered female artist. She started her career spitting bars on the streets of Jamaica Queens, New York, which ultimately led...
Notorious B.I.G to Receive Top Honor at 30th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards admin Friday, June 2, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The ASCAP organization will be honoring the late rap icon Notorious B.I.G at this year’s ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards. The performing rights organization announced Thursday that Notorious B.I.G will...
2 Chainz Drops “Pretty Girls Like Trap Music” Cover Art & Tracklist admin Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Yes, pretty girls do like trap music! And, this is what 2 Chainz will let the world know come June 16. On the same day as Tupac Shakur's biopic, T.R.U. founder 2 Chainz will be releasing his fourth studio...
Irv Gotti Partners With 300 Entertainment For Murder Inc. Records Relaunch admin Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Irv Gotti has announced his new situation with Murder Inc. Records. According to his Instagram page, Murder Inc. label is being relaunched in partnership with Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles' 300 Entertainment. To...
Spotify Settles Songwriters’ Class Action Lawsuits With $43.4M Fund admin Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Business & Finance, Feature, Music, The Receipt, The Studio Spotify will pay $43.4 million to a group of songwriters who sued the streaming service for copyright infringement. Class action suits were filed in federal court by Cracker and Camper van Beethoven...
Ice Cube Signs to Interscope Records + Announces Re-Release of ‘Death Certificate’ admin Thursday, May 25, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Interscope Records announced today that their newest signee is none other than West Coast rap legend, Ice Cube. Over two decades ago, Ice Cube became known to rap fans while in the group N.W.A, creating the...
Meek Mill Named in Lawsuit For Connecticut Concert Shooting admin Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio A Connecticut family is suing rapper Meek Mill for damages done to one of the victims of a 2016 concert shooting. Travis Ward was an innocent bystander during a shoot out on December 30 at the Toyota...
DJ Khaled Says L.A. Reid Is ‘Amazing’ admin Monday, May 22, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Despite his abrupt exit from Sony's Epic Records, several artists believe L.A. Reid will be just fine. His departure came as a surprise and - Sony's vague statement as to why - left a lot of us wondering...
Drake Wins Big With 13 Billboard Music Awards + Winners List admin Monday, May 22, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The 2017 Billboard Music Awards aired last night and OVO's top dog received major love. Drake won the most awards, setting an all-time record with total of 13 wins. The rapper beat out Adele's record of 12...
Lil Wayne Issues Cease and Desist to Shkreli Over ‘Carter V’ Leaks admin Friday, May 19, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Martin Shkreli is up to his shenanigans again and Lil Wayne is not here for it. Shkreli released two tracks from Lil Wayne's highly-anticipated Tha Carter V album. These tracks were in addition to several...
Quavo: “I’d Raise Minimum Wage” As President admin Friday, May 19, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The Migos are currently on the road on Future's 'Nobody's Safe Tour,' but that isn't stopping one of the group members from taking a political stance. In a recent interview with Daily News, rapper Quavo...