Atoms For Peace to Share Sold Out Gig Online

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Industry News, Upcoming Releases, Electronic, Rock,

Radiohead's Thom Yorke is making his next show available on new music sharing service soundhalo - just days after blasting Spotify and removing his whole back catalogue.

Later this month Yorke's band Atoms For Peace - consisting of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, drummer Jay Waronker and Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco - will play three sold out nights at the Camden Roundhouse and fans who can't make it will be able to experience each song immediately afterwards via soundhalo.

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Jay-Z Announces New Album

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Hip-Hop & Rap,

Jay-Z has announced his new album Magna Carta Holy Grail. The "Run This Town" rapper will release his twelfth studio album worldwide on July 4 in a unique new deal with mobile phone company Samsung.

Jay announced the new record in a three-minute commercial for Samsung, which aired on TV last night during the NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. In the clip, the rapper is seen recording new music in the studio with a slew of top collaborators including Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Swizz Beats and Rick Rubin. "The idea is to really finish the album and drop it. Giving it to the world at one time and letting them share it, and it goes out," he said.

The album will first be made available for free to one million lucky fans who own the Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S 4 or Galaxy Note II. The phone users will be able to download the record at 12.01am on July 4 through a special app on their mobile phones, while the album's general release will follow 72 hours later.

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Bruce Willis to Sue Apple?

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Industry News, Rumors, iTunes,

Bruce Willis is considering taking legal action against Apple.

The 57-year-old actor wants to leave to his huge digital music collection to his daughters - Rumer, 24, Scout, 20, and 18-year-old Tallulah, whom he has with ex-wife Demi Moore - after he dies but iTunes customers are only allowed to "borrow" tracks rather than own them outright.

Digital campaigners Open Rights Group are backing Bruce in his challenge. "You can't resell downloads to friends - and are not allowed to leave them in your will. It's great that Bruce Willis is challenging it," said Jim Killock, of Open Rights Group.

Bruce - who also has five-month-old daughter Mabel with wife Emma Heming - has spent thousands on his music collection, which reportedly includes songs by The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, and downloaded his tunes onto "many, many iPods." The Sixth Sense actor is thought to be thinking of asking his legal team to suggest to Apple that family trusts could be the "holders" of his downloaded music.

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VIDEO: Ke$ha Performs for Ellen DeGeneres

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Performances, Videos, Pop,

To kick off the official debut of her new album, Animal, singer Ke$ha performed her hit song “TiK ToK” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today.

Never heard of Ke$ha? Well, the 22-year-old is now linked to two of the hottest tracks…ever. Just last week, the singer sold 610,000 downloads of her current single—that’s the best number for any female artist in recorded history. The overall title still belongs to Flo Rida’s “Right Round” (636,000)—another song Ke$ha can be heard on.

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Free MP3: War Tapes - Dreaming of You

Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Rock, Free Music Downloads,

Artist: War Tapes
Album: The Continential Divide
Song: Dreaming of You [Download @ Sarathan Records]
Reppin’: LA
WWW: http://myspace.com/wartapes
What?: The foursome includes Neil Popkin (singer/rhythm guitarist, from Boston), his sister Becca Popkin (bassist, also from Boston), Matt Bennett (lead guitar, from Hawaii) and William Mohler (drummer, from SoCal). They’ve been raking in rave reviews since their 2006 live debut, and the early buzz on War Tapes earned airplay on such tastemaker radio stations as BBC Radio 1 and Live 105 in San Francisco, while “Dreaming of You” was aired on NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (and “The Night Unfolds” for a week in March).

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Free MP3:  Gossip – Heavy Cross (BURNS Remix)

Posted by Drea Avellan Categories: Dance, Electronic, Remixes, Free Music Downloads,

Artist: B U R N S
Album: B U R N S
Song: Gossip- Heavy Cross (B U R N S Remix) [Download @ RCRD]
Reppin’: UK
WWW: http://myspace.com/thisisburns
What?: B U R N S combines sound hardware from the seventies and eighties with modern music software and samples, B U R N S started to produce hundreds of demos, experimenting as he began to define his signature sound.

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Download Coldplay’s New Album for Free

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Concerts / Tours, Rock, Free Music Downloads,

Who says Christmas only comes once a year?

Starting today, fans can download Coldplay‘s new live CD for free. The nine-track album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, was recorded during various stops on the Viva La Vida tour.

Those who attend one of the group’s remaining dates (outside of festivals) will get a complimentary hard copy. Others can simply enjoy the tracks via the band’s website (until the current tour ends).

You can preview the track list after the jump.

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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.

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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.

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