Dr. Dre To Donate Royalties From Soundtrack To The City of Compton

Yesterday Dr. Dre stated he "decided to donate all of my artist royalties from the sale of this album to help fund a new performing arts and entertainment facility for the kids in Compton."

In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio, Dr. Dre said he spoke to Compton Mayor Aja Brown about ways to give back to the city with the release of his first album in 16 years.

Kangol Teams Up With Ten Underground Record Labels To Launch Radio Kangol

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Iconic headwear brand Kangol, is launching a radio streaming station-featuring music exclusively curated by ten global underground record labels including Golf Channel, Rockers International, Stones Throw, Foundation, Burger, PPU Records, Soundway, Workshop, Plant Records and Minimal Wave. Available at www.radiokangol.com. 

Eminem Earns Two Digital Diamond Awards

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Eminem is the only artist in The Recoding Industry Association of Amwerica (RIAA) Gold & Platinum history to earn two Digital Diamond Awards. Eminem has four total Diamond Awards: two Digital Diamonds for songs "Not Afraid" (Shady, Aftermath/Interscope 2010) and "Love The Way You Lie" (Aftermath/Interscope, 2011) featuring Rihanna, and two Diamond Awards for albums "The Marshall Mathers LP" (Aftermath/Interscope, 2000) and "The Eminem Show" (Aftermath/Interscope, 2002).

Mariah Carey #1 To Infinity

On May 18th, Mariah Carey will release her new album titled, Mariah Carey #1 To Infinity. The 19 track album is a collection of 18 of her Billboard #1 singles, more than any solo artist in history. and her new single "Infinity".

Mariah recently signed an exclusive contract with Epic Records, a division of Sony where she started out - this album will be the first release. 

Hip-Hop Revolution on Exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York

The Museum of the City of New York is running a photo exhibition capturing the birth of hip-hop. "Hip-Hop Revolution: Photographs by Janette Beckman, Joe Conzo and Martha Cooper," will run through September 13.
starting in the late 1970's. The exhibition, "

This is a must-see for all music lovers.

Ciara Announces U.S. Tour

Grammy award winner, Ciara will embark on a U.S. tour in May.  This marks her first live concert tour in over six years.  The first leg of the tour will make stops in 18 major cities beginning May 3 in Chicago and continuing to May 31 in San Francisco.  

Fans will have the opportunity to pre-order the Jackie album and receive a special access code to purchase concert tickets beginning today, April 1, at 10am, before they go on-sale to the public. 

The Yeezus Tour Continues With February Northeast Run

Kanye West Announces Additional Yeezus Tour Dates.
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Kanye West's sold-out Yeezus Tour – continues in 2014 with a two week run of the Northeast.  The limited run, presented by Live Nation, will launch on February 13 at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA and conclude on February 23 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.  This run of shows will be the last chance for North American fans to see the Yeezus Tour's creative concept. Tickets are on sale now at LiveNation.com. 

Yeezus Tour Dates
*All dates and venues below subject to change.

2/13	University Park, PA	Bryce Jordan Center
2/14	Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Arena
2/15	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
2/17	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre
2/18	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum
2/19	Albany, NY	Times Union Center
2/21	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
2/22	Atlantic City, NJ	Boardwalk Hall
2/23	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Gaye Family Sues Over 'Blurred Lines'

Two of Marvin Gaye's children, Nona & Frankie, sued Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. on the hit song "Blurred Lines" on Wednesday, accusing them of copyright infringement and alleging music company EMI failed to protect their father's legacy

The Gaye's Family suit follows the case filed by Thicke and his collaborators in August asking a federal judge to rule that the singers did not copy "Got to Give It Up" for their hit. The Gaye Family lawsuit seeks to block Thicke, Pharrell and T.I. from using elements of their father's music in "Blurred Lines" or other songs.

Cee Lo Green Pleads Not Guilty

Cee Lo Green pleaded not guilty yesterday to giving a woman ecstasy at a Los Angeles restaurant during a 2012 dinner, and prosecutors declined to file a rape count against the singer because of insufficient evidence.

Green, 38, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, appeared in court where prosecutors charged him with one felony count of furnishing a controlled substance. He could face four years in prison if convicted.

The GRAMMY Museum® To Honor Berry Gordy And Smokey Robinson With First-Ever Architects Of Sound Awards

The Recording Academy Logo.
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Motown founder Berry Gordy and GRAMMY^® winner Smokey Robinson will be honored with The GRAMMY Museum ^®'s first-ever Architects of Sound Award, it was announced Monday by Bob Santelli, executive director of the Museum. Proceeds from the inaugural GRAMMY Museum benefit gala dinner and concert — to be held on Monday, Nov. 11 , 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles — will provide essential support for the Museum, an educational and interactive museum dedicated to engaging both children and adults in the power of music through dynamic exhibits, educational programs, live performances and more. The event will be hosted by music industry veteran and television personality Randy Jackson.

Mariah Carey And Jermaine Dupri Merger

Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri.
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A representative for Mariah Carey confirmed that music mogulo, Jermaine Dupri is joining her management team.

The two hit makers have written and produced some of the biggest songs in the world and most recently earned three Grammys for their collaboration on "The Emancipation of Mimi."

"A multi-talented artist of Mariah's caliber should be doing everything imaginable. I'm sure others have said this but not the way I intend to do it. For me, it's about the execution," says Dupri.  Carey adds, "We have a bond that surpasses music. I am super excited about our merger because we have so many innovative ideas that I know will come to fruition."

YouTube Music Awards Nov 3 In New York City

YouTube is launching its own music awards presented at Pier 36 in New York City and will stream live online.

YouTube announced Tuesday that Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire will perform at the YouTube Music Awards on Nov. 3.

The awards show will honor "artists and songs that YouTube fans have turned into global hits over the past year." Nominees will be announced Oct. 17.

Actor Jason Schwartzman will host the YouTube Music Awards.

Pink is Billboard's Woman of the Year

Billboard announced Monday that the pop singer will receive the honor at its annual Women in Music event Dec. 10 in New York City.

Pink's sixth album, "The Truth About Love," has sold 1.7 million albums since it was released last year. It launched three Top 10 hits, including the No. 1 jam "Just Give Me a Reason."

Past recipients of Billboard's woman of the year award include Beyonce, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

Pink is currently on her international "The Truth About Love Tour."

John Legend Talks Music, Love & Syria

John Legend's tour kicks off on October 20th but first he had one very important thing to do...get married. Which he did, this past weekend in Italy to 27-year-old model Chrissy Teigen.
 
On August 30th, he released his fourth solo album, 'Love In The Future'. Legend reconnected with longtime collaborator Kanye West, which includes hip-hop drum patterns and moments of humor the singer credits to West. "I finally got to take the night off, so we can make some little tax write-offs," he sings in "Caught Up."

Kanye West Announces 7-Week, 23-City North American Tour

Kanye West will return to the road this fall for THE YEEZUS TOUR - a 23-city North American tour.  The seven week tour of the U.S. and Canada will open October 19th at the Key Arena in Seattle , and concludes on December 7th at the Toyota Center in Houston.  Tickets and VIP Experiences go on sale in select markets starting Friday, September 13 , details at kanyewest.com. Joining Kanye in exclusive support on THE YEEZUS TOUR will be Kendrick Lamar.

JAY Z Announces Confirmed North American Magna Carter World Tour Dates

On Friday, JAY Z announced the confirmed dates for the North American leg of his "Magna Carter World Tour."  The new dates, which follow the tour's international run, will begin on Saturday, November 30 ^th.

Beginning, Friday, September 6, 2013, fans can click here to RSVP for early access to presale tickets available on Wednesday, September 11 ^th.  Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, September 9 ^th at 10am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program.

Janelle Monae Live NYFW Soundtrack

NEW YORK (AP) - Models on Rebecca Minkoff's New York Fashion Week runway will be strutting to the live music of Janelle Monae.

Monae will sing at Friday's show at Lincoln Center as part of "American Express Unstaged," a program that pairs artists of different mediums and makes their collaborations available to the public through digital media, including a live stream of the catwalk.

Jay-Z's "Made In America" Documentary To Air On Showtime

(AP) - Ron Howard's "Made in America" documentary about the Jay-Z-curated music festival in Philadelphia will air Oct. 11 on Showtime.

Jay-Z's "Budweiser Made in America" festival debuted on Labor Day weekend last year. About 50,000 fans attended the two-day event. Performers included Pearl Jam, Drake, Run DMC, Skrillex, D'Angelo and Calvin Harris.

Eminem Announces New Album

Eminem Announces New Album; The Marshall Mathers LP 2
To Be Released On November 5, 2013. (
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Eminem to release his new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on November 5, 2013 

The first single from The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , titled "Berzerk", is available today on iTunes.  The song was produced by Rick Rubin.

Photos: 2013 VMA Highlights

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