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Dave Matthews Band Offering Free Download
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Performances, Upcoming Releases, Rock, Free Music Downloads,
Who doesn’t like a little free stuff these days?
Although we’re now less than 2 months away until the release of the group’s next album, the Dave Matthews Band is offering fans a sample to tide them over.
Starting today, “Funny The Way It Is,” the first single off of Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King, is being made available via DMB’s website. The track will only be free for a short time only. Those who miss out can purchase it digitally starting next week.
Big Whiskey, the group’s first studio album in four years, will hit stores on on June 2. The release will be then followed up by a Today show concert performance three days later.
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| Rolling Stone
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Listen to Britney Spears Circus album now, in full
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Upcoming Releases, Pop, Free Music Downloads,
It looks like Britney Spears has a marketing team in place that “gets” this whole social media game that all the cool kids are playing these days. Case in point, not only are they not concerned with album leaks, they’ve teamed with IMEEM for an exlusive pre-release landing page that lets you listen to all the tracks on Britney’s upcoming Circus album, which is set for a December 2 release. You can go there, right now, and listen to all 13 tracks in their entirety (and, for some reason, they included Radar again on this album - it was already on her last album, Blackout.)
They’ve also got a bunch of videos related to Britney, including a few music videos, music playlists, video playlists, photos, and more. It’s really well done, and anything that gives me early access to music gets a thumbs up from me. You can pre-order the album in CD form, or as downloadable MP3s, from Amazon.
[Thanks, Alana!]
Read More | Britney Spears Circus IMEEM Pre-release
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Free Download: Mos Def single: Life in Marvelous Times
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Hip-Hop & Rap, Free Music Downloads,
GIFTED - that’s the word that comes to mind when talking about Mos Def. You may be thinking host of Def Poetry, or star of Be Kind Rewind - or maybe you’ve just come across him as #69 in the Stuff White People Like blog. No matter how you came to know Mos Def, you should know his skills are grounded in music.
Listen for yourself, with this free download of “Life in Marvelous Times” off his upcoming album The Ecstatic, hitting stores in December.
Read More | RCRD LBL
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Ludacris featuring Jay-Z and Nas: I Do it for Hip Hop download
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Collaborations, Leaks, Hip-Hop & Rap, Free Music Downloads,
Theater of the Mind, the upcoming album from Ludacris hits stores on November 24th, and after hearing several tracks, we feel pretty confident in saying that it’s going to blow up. Don’t believe me? Download I Do It for Hip Hop” featuring Jay-Z and Nas and tell me if I’m wrong.
Read More | Pigeons and Planes
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Kanye West’s “Amazing” featuring Young Jeezy
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Collaborations, Leaks, Hip-Hop & Rap, R&B / Soul, Free Music Downloads,
Okay, I am now beginning to believe all tracks from Kanye West‘s upcoming album 808s and Heartbreak will be leaked prior to the November 24 drop date. Case in point, the latest released track “Amazing” featuring Young Jeezy, which showed up today. True to the rest of the album, Kanye uses Auto-Tune technology and tears it up once again. Download “Amazing” here, and be sure to check back tomorrow for the next track.
Read More | The Fader
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Another Kanye West Leak: “Any Way” from 808s and Heartbreak
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Leaks, Hip-Hop & Rap, R&B / Soul, Free Music Downloads,
Another leak of another great song from Kanye West’s upcoming album 808s and Heartbreak, this time from the one and only Broke Mogul. Like “Love Lockdown” and “Heartless,” the latest track “Any Way” is heavy on Auto-Tune technology. Unlike the previous songs, this one’s got a pumping beat. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this album to hit the streets. Download “Any Way” and give us your thoughts.
Read More | Broke Mogul
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MIA comes out of retirement, lays down “Shells”
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Dance, Electronic, Pop, Free Music Downloads,
In case you haven’t heard, MIA is not retired as she previously announced. Good thing too, I would hate to get my MIA fill by ordering everything in her clothing line. How Many Votes Fix Mix, her latest EP, is worth the $2.49 with just the Boyz track, but now you get an extra bonus with Shells. You don’t even have to pay for this track so you have no excuse - download Shells, listen, loop it 10 times, then tell us what you think in the comments.
Read More | NYU Local
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Jay-Z and Coldplay get spun - Viva La Hova!
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Collaborations, Hip-Hop & Rap, Remixes, Rock, Free Music Downloads,
Yesterday, an email pops into my BlackBerry from the one and only Mick Boogie, talking about the latest mix he completed with Terry Urban, Viva La Hova. In it, they blend Jay-Z and Coldplay in a way that has to be heard to fully appreciate.
As Mick Boogie explains it:
“In addition to self-producing a few tracks ourselves, we reached out to some of our favorite producers in the game… from Jay-Z’s collaborator 9th Wonder, The Kickdrums (50 Cent, TI) and Cookin’ Soul (The Game, Dipset) to up and comers like 6th Sense, nVMe and Garbs Infinite.
After assigning all the producers samples and snippets that we felt fit their musical talents, we began the process of assembling as many Jay-Z vocal tracks as we could find. As the submissions came back, one by one, we decided which Jay-Z verse would fit this particular interpretation of Coldplay’s sounds.
As we began piecing together the correct verses to match the correct beats, it became clear how truly amazing this project really is. This is what real music is supposed to sound like. The lyrical elegance of Shawn Carter, the vocal magic of Chris Martin, the finely tuned instruments of Coldplay, the creative visions by our team of producers, and lastly, our analysis of which Jay verse best fit each track.”
Grab Viva La Hova and tell us what you think in the comments.
Read More | Mick Boogie
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Chromeo and the recipe for Tenderoni
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Electronic, Remixes, Free Music Downloads,
Pitchfork has reverse engineered the recipe for “Tenderoni” by Chromeo and came up with the following:
- 6 cups repetitive keyboard space bass
- 2 cups “Staying Alive” disco guitar
- 3 tbsp Zapp & Roger vocoder
- 1 tsp cowbell
- 2 small bags of keyboard handclaps
- 1 fake fadeout
Bring space bass to a boil. Stir in disco guitar, handclaps, and vocoder until an even mixture is achieved. Sprinkle cowbell into broth. Let cool. Pour into bowl, and carefully place fadeout on top. Serves two creeps.
After listening to this track way too many times, we’ve found that there is no way to argue this. The rest of the Chromeo album, Fancy Footwork, is just as solid and the perfect way to start your day. Grab the “Tenderoni” MP3 download below, here and once you’ve looped it a hundred times or so, grab the remixes.
Chromeo Tenderoni MP3 download
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Kanye West Goes Darker with Heartless
Posted by Seth Combs Categories: Leaks, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap, Free Music Downloads,
I’m not going to say it’s hard to be Kanye West, but when you listen to the two released tracks from his upcoming album 808s & Heartbreak, you feel something. From the sound of these tracks, I’m going to say this album is going to be unlike any other in his collection. The release of this album is already unique with a listening party involving Italian designer Vanessa Beecroft, an LA gallery, and 40 naked women (sorry, no photos.)
The first single, “Love Lockdown,” has Kanye using Auto-Tune technology, diving deep into his heart about the hardships of love. Now, he comes out with “Heartless,” which delves into even deeper, darker places. With a brooding beat and lyrics like, “somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul, to a woman so heartless”, it’s like an Auto-Tune freight train of pain, sorrow and heartache that will run you over. Feel it for yourself by downloading the track.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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