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Michigan Record Store Puts Sale of J Dilla Vinyl Collection on Hold
Posted on27. Apr, 2012 by freemp3download.
J DillaJohnny Tergo The sale of deceased hip-hop producer J Dilla's record collection will be put on hold, reports the Detroit News. Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, mother of J Dilla, will attempt to verify the authenticity of the vinyl before more records from the collection are sold. The collection comes from an abandoned storage unit [...]
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Erykah Badu Talks Flaming Lips Record Store Day Collaboration
Posted on22. Apr, 2012 by freemp3download.
Erykah Badu performs at The Willtern in Los Angeles.Earl Gibson III/Getty Images Several months back, Wayne Coyne called up Erykah Badu out of the blue with the news that he was on the way to Dallas to work with her. “He drove from Oklahoma one night, naked,” she tells Rolling Stone, then pauses and corrects [...]
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Fitz and the Tantrums Set to Record Again
Posted on21. Apr, 2012 by freemp3download.
Mike Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums backstage at Coachella.Joseph Llanes Over the past three years, L.A.-based soul-pop outfit Fitz and the Tantrums have toured relentlessly behind their breakthrough 2010 debut album, Pickin' Up the Pieces. But as frontman Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick told Rolling Stone backstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where [...]
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Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Opens His Own Record Label
Posted on09. Jan, 2012 by freemp3download.
Bon Iver performs at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon has launched a new label, Chigliak Records, as an imprint of Jagjaguwar, the label that has released his two albums. A post on the Chigliak website that was later taken down – the site now only features a [...]
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Peter Frampton Sues Record Label for Digital Royalties
Posted on29. Dec, 2011 by freemp3download.
Peter Frampton performs during a concert at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Frank Hoensch/Getty Images Peter Frampton has sued his record label for unpaid digital royalties. The Frampton Comes Alive! singer-songwriter recently filed against A&M Records for “breach of contract and unfair competition” in the belief that his digital sales profits have not been fairly [...]
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Tom Petty, Black Keys Release Black Friday Record Store Day Exclusives
Posted on25. Nov, 2011 by freemp3download.
Tom Petty performs at California State University Northridge. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The consortium of independent retailers and record labels behind Record Store Day are hoping to drive traffic to brick-and-mortar record shops on Black Friday by offering a variety of limited edition items from superstars such as Tom Petty, Wilco, Soundgarden, the Black Keys, Bob Dylan [...]
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Kenny Chesney Wows Record Country Crowd at New Meadowlands
Posted on15. Aug, 2011 by freemp3download.
Kenny Chesney Slaven Vlasic/WireImage No amount of rain could deter country fans from witnessing a landmark performance by Kenny Chesney this past weekend. Already the genre's top touring act, Chesney surpassed the previous 1983 record of most country tickets sold in the New York/New Jersey area, according to a representative for Chesney, when he played [...]
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Bob Dylan, Jack White and Norah Jones Record Unheard Hank Williams Songs
Posted on04. Aug, 2011 by freemp3download.
Hank Williams Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, a new collection of previously unheard songs by the country great recorded by artists such as Bob Dylan, Jack White, Norah Jones and Levon Helm, will be released on October 4th. The set, which will be issued on Dylan's imprint Egyptian Records, was [...]
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Record Stores Criticize Kanye and Jay-Z For Best Buy Deal
Posted on29. Jul, 2011 by freemp3download.
'Watch the Throne' Independent record stores are backlashing against Kanye West and Jay-Z's collaborative album as the Throne. The organizers of Record Store Day have called on independent retailers throughout the United States to sign an open letter to the superstar rappers taking them to task for signing a deal with Best Buy that gives [...]
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‘Glee’ Star Naya Rivera Snags a Record Deal
Posted on05. Jun, 2011 by freemp3download.
As resident McKinley High troublemaker Santana on ‘Glee,’ supporting actress Naya Rivera routinely steps aside for series standouts Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Santana’s love interest, played by Heather Morris, to take the spotlight. But now, the 24-year-old Californian is making a play for solo success: EW.com reports that Rivera has scored a record deal [...]