Natural Hair Song Deemed Racist!
We couldn't stop laughing when Franchesca Ramsey joked about white girls comparing the feel of black girls' hair to a Brillo pad in her "Sh-t White Gi...
We couldn't stop laughing when Franchesca Ramsey joked about white girls comparing the feel of black girls' hair to a Brillo pad in her "Sh-t White Gi...
Holly Cara Price | Posted 08.12.2011
I had the privilege of knowing Steve Popovich, whom I met several years ago when I was working for Steven Van Zandt. Pops was one of a kind: a generou...
Jeffrey Rabhan | Posted 05.25.2011
A close look at Sony music shows a label bloodline filled with more industry queens, princesses, and duchesses than any other, and a proven half-century of lady-centric executive leadership.
AP | TOMOKO A. HOSAKA | Posted 05.25.2011
TOKYO — Sony Corp. on Wednesday launched a music streaming service in a bid to boost sales of its consumer electronics and break Apple's dominan...
Jason Sigal | Posted 05.25.2011
Atlas Sound (the solo project of Deerhunter's Bradford Cox) just released four free volumes of Bedroom Databanks. In response, Sony Music sent a copyright takedown notice.
BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011
Sony has launched a new music and video download service as it gears up to challenge Apple's iTunes....
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
Through their two previous Sub Pop albums, the group Band of Horses developed a loyal fan base and a sound that many compared to that of Neil Young's. To discuss their new project and its brave DIY origin is the group's lead singer, Ben Bridwell.
AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011
LOS ANGELES — The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed con...
Tamara Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011
Pearl Jam is probably one of the few bands of this generation who didn't sell out, who didn't say "how high," when the label said "jump."
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
Well, it's that time again: Woodstock Fever has arrived (beads and headbands optional) to remind us there actually was music made before American Idol.
Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011
In a business where, for the last decade or so, every move made by a major record label or established artist is almost guaranteed to be a dumb one, it's hard to pick a mere five as the créme de la créme of stupidity.
New York Times | BRAD STONE | Posted 05.25.2011
Sony BMG, the music company, announced Thursday that it would become the fourth and final major label to begin selling digital music on Amazon.com, of...
The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 01.06.2012