Apple made a final announcement during the iPhone 6 unveiling that moved away from hardware. After bringing the much rumored U2 to the stage to play a song during the event, Tim Cook and Bono played out a little event on stage that would lead to one of the biggest musical launches in history, and […]
Lionsgate announced today that multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning recording star Lorde will curate the soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. In addition to hand-picking the artists for “The Mockingjay – Part 1” soundtrack, Lorde will provide the first single for the film and album. The soundtrack will be available via Republic Records […]
Universal Pictures has just announced that Aldis Hodge has been cast as MC Ren and Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella in Straight Outta Compton, the upcoming biopic that chronicles the creation of gangster rap group N.W.A. In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When […]
Apple Corps Ltd., White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have announced they will produce a new authorized documentary for Apple, based on the first part of The Beatles’ career – the touring years. The film will be directed by Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard and will be produced with the full cooperation of Paul McCartney, […]
Music streaming service Spotify has updated its iOS app, adding new features for iPhone users. Spotify allows users to search for any track, artist or album, make and share playlists, and build a preferred music collection. The release of v1.4.0 features a Play Queue for iPhone, and a new confirmation for avoid duplicates in a […]
Marvel Studios has revealed both an international poster for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy as well as the “awesome” new cover art for the film’s original soundtrack. Check them both out below! An action-packed, epic space adventure, the August 1 release expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill […]
Google and Songza has announced that Google has acquired the small start-up for an undisclosed sum. Songza offers a playlist- and song-recommendation service that uses variables such as the time of day and location to cultivate selections. According to Google, there will be no immediate changes made to Songza’s service. Google did not say what […]
Following the news that the next Bourne movie was moved from an August 14, 2015 release to July 15, 2016 comes word from Universal that the August 14 date will instead go to Straight Outta Compton, the movie about N.W.A. In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in […]
Partnering with “hundreds of major and independent” labels, Google’s YouTube video service is launching a paid streaming music service. Trumpeting the poorly-kept secret, YouTube says that the offering will “bring our music partners new revenue streams in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars YouTube already generates for them each year.” A statement from […]
Amazon today launched Prime Music, its own streaming music service. Prime Music is free to those who subscribe to Amazon Prime ($99/year), which also offers perks such as discounted shipping and Amazon Instant Video. Prime Music is limited to about one million songs, as Amazon hasn’t signed all the major record labels. Spotify, Pandora, […]
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