In The Bigger Picture, web design company Aptitude imagines what exists just outside the margins of some of popular music’s most iconic covers, from Michael Jackson to Adele. In this digital age, buying an album has become less about buying a physical package to buying a digital version out of convenience. So in honour of … Read more
YouTube has announced YouTube Music Key, a new premium music streaming service that will give users the ability to watch videos and listen to music without ads, whether online or off. In the announcement, YouTube claims its users have made it the biggest music service on the planet, saying that if a song exists, it … Read more
“I think I really broke my leg” The Foo Fighters’ June 12 show in Sweden didn’t go quite as planned: Dave Grohl broke his leg after falling during a song and had to leave, according to a fan-shot video from the show. In the video, Grohl’s spirits seem to be up despite his injury: “I … Read more
Just a short two miles down the road from the McDonald’s where ODB was famously apprehended, Dock Street Brewery in West Philadelphia has made a golden saison that’s being aged around the clock with the music of the Wu-Tang Clan streaming from Spotify. The beer, appropriately being called “Ain’t Nuthin’ to Funk With,” will be ready … Read more
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter B.B. King has died, according to his attorneys. The musician’s legal counsel informed the Associated Press of the 89-year-old’s passing late Thursday evening. Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. King … Read more
adidas has partnered with Spotify to launch adidas go, an app that works with a runners iPhone to match their favorite music to their workout.Using the iPhone’s accelerometer, adidas go calculates the user’s stride rate to identify and play tracks with matching bpm from Spotify’s music library. Users will then have the chance to review and save their … Read more
Having accumulated a staggering 5 million records over the years, the world’s most avid record collector Zero Freitas reveals plans to catalog his extensive collection into a searchable and listenable archive. “The relationship people have with certain songs is subjective and personal,” Freitas says. “I want to share this with people and make it possible for … Read more
Lil Wayne has made good on his promise to go after Cash Money Records, following up the release of Sorry 4 The Wait 2 by officially filing a lawsuit against Birdman and the label. TMZ reports that Wayne has accused Birdman and co. of violating his contract by withholding the $10 million USD (which includes … Read more
An amazing new dimension has been added to music with the release of the new app PLAYER. The app allows you to upload any song from your music library and as it plays, it shows you the chords to play on a guitar, keys to play on a piano and more. The concept is revolutionary … Read more