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Ja Rule Re-Teams With Cash Money Click For LP


Ja Rule will do a career 360 next spring when he re-teams with the Cash Money Click for a new album. Not to be confused with the Cash Money Millionaires who record for Cash Money Records down South, Ja’s crew, which consists of himself, fellow Murder Inc. soloist 0-1 and Chris Black, dropped “4 My Click” and “Get the Fortune” in 1996. Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen was reportedly inspired to sign Ja the first time he saw a Cash Money Click video on TV. Murder Inc. CEO Irv Gotti brokered the one-off album deal with TVT Records, according to… Read more »

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Napster Gets Another Cash Infusion From Bertelsmann


Song-swap service Napster on Friday said it has received another cash infusion from German media giant Bertelsmann AG, which sources familiar with the situation put at about $26 million. “Bertelsmann did commit to a fixed amount of further funding, a portion of which was tied to our recent licensing deal,” a Napster spokeswoman said on Friday, declining to provide specifics. Earlier this week, Bertelsmann said it will use Napster’s new secure song-swap technology for its BeMusic operations as part of a licensing agreement between the two companies. Sources said part of the latest funding was payment for Bertelsmann’s licensing of… Read more »

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poptropicaslutz! Have A ‘Face For The Radio’ In Exclusive Album Breakdown


Meet the duo that are taking over the alternative scene one glitched-out, catchy chorus at a time. This month, poptropicaslutz! dropped their highly-anticipated debut album Face For The Radio via Epitaph Records and it is loaded with hits from start to finish. After dropping a slew of exciting singles this year including popular tracks “Catastrophe” featuring Magnolia Park, “Upside Down“, and “What Would You Do To Get Ahead(line)?“, the record’s B-sides are just as great. “Wind Back” and “Sierra Echo X-Ray” for example, are totally stand-out tracks. The group explore many genres across the record, including nods to early 2000’s… Read more »

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9 Songs We Hope To Hear At When We Were Young


Everyone has that one song they hope to hear from their favorite band at a live show. Sometimes we get lucky and our favorite track is one of their hits, other times our favorite track isn’t as popular. Perhaps a b-side that rarely gets any love on the stage or a tune from an older album that hasn’t seen a spot in the setlist in years. A festival with a line-up as stacked as When We Were Young, there is potential for a load of surprises. Bands and artists tend to get a little weird as festivals. We crafted a… Read more »

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