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Inside Drake’s Record Deal

Continuing yesterday’s conversation about the value of record deals, here’s a great article by Chris Lee on the L.A Times Music Blog about the mechanics of Drake’s deal.

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Talking With Producer Manager Zach Katz

Firstly, can you introduce yourself a bit and tell us what it is that you do?
My name is Zach Katz. I am a music manager and CEO of Beluga Heights, a record label and publishing company I have with my partners Jonathan “J.R” Rotem, the producer, and his brother Tommy Rotem, who is our A&R.
My [...]

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John Mayer Working On Hip-Hop Album

It looks like John Mayer is working on his next album, but this time, he’s crossing over into hip-hop.

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I Stay Buying CDs

Don’t get me wrong, I support and purchase digital downloads from iTunes, etc, but as a personal preference, I still buy CDs.
Even though I mostly listen to music on my computer, iPod and Blackberry, I still prefer having a physical disc to sync the music from and to keep on my shelves. Maybe I’m a [...]

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How I Discovered Kanye West

Note: I get a little side-tracked in this post, but it all comes together, I promise.
Have you ever felt connected to and genuinely proud of an artist’s success because you were a fan of theirs before they became major celebrities? You somehow believe you were a part of the movement, even if you were no [...]

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Black Chiney Vol 8.9 – Free Download

Finally! For all the dancehall fiends, Black Chiney finally blessed us with another mixtape after nearly 4 years.
But don’t think they’ve been sleeping. I was talking with my man Supa Dups (Black Chiney’s founding member/producer) last night and the list of production credits he’s building is incredible: Nina Sky, Kardinal Offishall, Collie Buddz, Akon, [...]

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Kanye Killed It At The Grammys

Kanye West might not have had one of The Beatles present him an award last night at the Grammys, but his performance was definitely the top point of the night.
Kanye brought out who we’re supposed to assume was Daft Punk (apparently one of them was actually Just Blaze) during his performance of “Stronger” and then [...]

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