ORBIT: AMPLIFY Playlist—Martin Badder Rising house talent Martin Badder underscores originals from Prince, Solange, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, and Black Legend, among other artists of color. Related Posts: ORBIT: AMPLIFY Playlist—Kevin McKay Live Nation launches Black Tour Directory to highlight live music’s diversity
Prince’s DX7 synthesizer, heard on ‘Purple Rain,’ goes to auction Prince's synth is expected to fetch at least $25,000. Related Posts: Trent Reznor shares fifty-year love affair with Moog synthesizers in new book excerpt Faithless tap Maceo Plex for new remix of ‘Synthesizer’
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JAY-Z to host TIDAL listening party for upcoming Prince LP ‘Originals’ Rapper JAY-Z will host a TIDAL listening party for the upcoming posthumous Prince album Originals on June 6 in Los Angeles. The new 15-track… Related Posts: Spose unites JAY-Z’s ‘The Black Album’ with The Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie’ in new mashup album Pharrell recruits JAY-Z for Neptunes-produced song, ‘Entrepreneur’ [Watch]
Vinyl sales grew nearly 15 percent in 2018, continuing 13-year growth pattern Vinyl sales hit record heights in 2018, with 16.8 million albums sold. Related Posts: Skrillex, Juice WRLD, and more to feature on DJ Scheme’s forthcoming album, ‘FAMILY’ Zedd says he ‘started on’ third studio album, ‘recently talked’ to Porter Robinson about collaborating on new music
Premiere: Take a peek behind the scenes of ‘Where Neon Goes To Die’ with Steven A. Clark and Boys Noize in new mini-doc See Steven A. Clark in Boys Noize's Berlin studio for the making of 'Where Neon Goes To Die.' Related Posts: Good Morning Mix: Take it back to Dog Blood’s tech-riddled sunrise set at Monegros 2014 Boys Noize flips Willaris. K’s ‘Chapel’ into a driving warehouse heater
Pharrell reveals ‘Frontin” was originally written for Prince Pharrell and JAY-Z's hit 2003 collaboration will always be a canonized classic. Related Posts: RL Grime delivers on spine-chilling new ‘Halloween IX’ mix [Watch] Good Morning Mix: RL Grime’s ‘Halloween V’ serves as nostalgia for a year of trap sovereignty
Prince’s ‘The Black Album’ sells for $27,500, sets new Discogs record The record setting sale preludes the impending arrival of Prince's unreleased album, 'Piano & A Microphone 1983,' due later this year. Related Posts: Spose unites JAY-Z’s ‘The Black Album’ with The Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie’ in new mashup album Data shows physical music release sales soar amid pandemic
DA’s Movement 2018 soundtrack: 10 tracks that rocked the festival Check out our soundtrack to Movement Detroit, featuring an array of tracks that caused a frenzy at their respective stages. Related Posts: Relive i_o’s eye-opening sunset slot from EDC Las Vegas 2019 [Stream] Boris Brejcha lays down misty remix of Theydream’s ‘Equilibrium’
Toxicology report attributes Prince’s death to fentanyl overdose Medical experts called the concentration of fentanyl in Prince's body 'exceedingly high.' Related Posts: ORBIT: AMPLIFY Playlist—Martin Badder Prince’s DX7 synthesizer, heard on ‘Purple Rain,’ goes to auction
