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New York's Julian Stephen is deciding to keep things brief. In his new video for "Get It Together," he distills his entire worldview down to 90 seconds, enough for a quick viewing while on the subway or ducking under awnings between snow flurries...

New York collective Ratking dropped off a surprise EP earlier this afternoon that is available for download via BiTorrent. 700 Fill, a nine-track project, features New York slick over gritty, sample-heavy beats that take listeners back to a certain place and time ...

Earlier this week, RZA revealed that Wu-Tang's final album, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, the one-of-a-kind LP that is currently being auctioned off for millions of dollars, will not be available to the public until 2103. That's not a typo, that's 88 years from now...

Los Angeles electronic music veteran Nosaj Thing has tapped Chance The Rapper for his new single, "Cold Stares." The track, initially leaked under the title "Ish Illa," is muted, allowing Chance the (uh) opportunity to flit through the negative space with his free-form verse...

50 Cent's fractured relationship with Sha Money XL extends back over a decade, when the now-EVP of urban A&R at Epic Records was the President of G-Unit Records during the Unit's initial platinum-selling run in the mid-2000s. But things have gone sour over the years, with 50 calling Sha Money "soft" in a heated back and forth that took place on Instagram last June, shortly after G-Un

Since launching its "On SoundCloud" partner program six months ago, the streaming service has paid out $1 million in advertising revenue to partners including labels, audio partners and emerging artists. In a statement released by SoundCloud, the company detailed the success of the program by pointing out specific advertising campaigns that have resulted in high streams ...

With catchy hits like "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space," country-turned-pop star Taylor Swift has been racking up Grammys and ruling the Billboard charts for years. And like any music great, Swift respects and admires more than just her own genre. In ...

In January, it was reported that Jay Z had bid $56 million to buy a Scandinavian music streaming company called Aspiro. Now, that deal looks to have hit a major snag. According to Billboard, the rapper's offer might be rejected by the company's minority shareholders...

Pharrell and Robin Thicke must pay the Gaye estate $7.3 million. Read the updated story here. The legal battle between the family of Marvin Gaye and Robin Thicke and Pharrell over "Blurred Lines" continues to wage on. In his opening statement, Richard Bush, the attorney for the Gaye family, said that the family was seeking $40 million from Thicke and Co ...

It seems as if others may be suffering for DJ Khaled's success. According to a TMZ report, the Miami DJ, producer and general revelry expert is being sued by a New York jeweler who claims that Khaled broke their contract, refusing to pay for pieces that he was supposed to have on only a trial basis...