Music news

• Why Aye! 35 Reasons We're Absolutely Buzzin' For Geordie Shore In Greece

  06-10-2015 22:36
  
  We've watched the new trailer. A lot. And here are all the best bits...
  
  Read more

• ‘How to C’ Auto-Completes to ‘How to Cancel Apple Music’ on Google

  06-10-2015 22:25
  
  The post ‘How to C’ Auto-Completes to ‘How to Cancel Apple Music’ on Google appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
  Read more

• Vicky Pattison Tears Into 'Insignificant' and 'Laughable' Marnie Simpson As Their Feud Continues

  06-10-2015 21:51
  
  Geordie lasses' beef shows no signs of calming down...
  
  Read more

• 25 Percent of Instagram’s Top Accounts Are Music-Related

  06-10-2015 21:35
  
  Instagram’s @music launched about five months ago, with somewhat limited uptake.  The basic idea of the channel was to feature a developing artist with a re-posted photo and interview, instead of blasting bigger celebrities.  That channel has drawn a bit less than half-a-million followers, which by Instagram followers is modest.“…25% of our top [most followed] accounts are music related.”But according to Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, music has be
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• MP3skull Getting Wiped from the Internet In 3… 2…1…

  06-10-2015 20:17
  
  Last month, we witnessed ShareBeast get completely wiped from the internet by the RIAA, US Department of Justice, FBI, National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (NIPRCC), and US Department of Homeland Security, with a US District Court judge authorizing the TLD (‘Top Level Domain’) removals.
  This month, the teardown is happening in Florida, where Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Recording Industry Association of A
  
  Read more

• 'Mad Max' Director George Miller Wants To Direct 'Man of Steel 2' & Tom Hardy Wants To Be In It

  06-10-2015 19:35
  
  And Tom Hardy wants to bring Bane back!
  
  Read more

• Straight-talking, honest music: why I'd rather listen to a warts-and-all box set

  06-10-2015 18:58
  
  Box sets tend to airbrush a label’s history with hit after hit, but Creation and Ork Records’ new compilations take you on an uneven yet fascinating journeyAmong the recent arrivals in the post have been two new box sets, each dedicated to the often shambolic recordings of a particular label. Artifact: The Dawn of Creation Records, assembles everything released on Alan McGee’s label during the first two years of its existence, and a load of stuff that wasn’t – demos
  
  Read more

• Kanye West: 'Generally rap is misogynistic'

  06-10-2015 18:53
  
  In a long interview with fashion website Showstudio, the rapper candidly discussed class, race, family and the roots of hip-hop’s problem with womenMichelangelo and Picasso, so often celebrated for their contributions to art history, now have something else in common. Kanye West likened himself to both artists in a circuitous two-hour interview that saw the Chicago rapper and fashion designer speak candidly about social class, race, misogyny in rap and the pressures of fame. “All of
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Kanye West Reveals He’s ‘Proud’ Of Caitlyn Jenner But Admits He’s Still Getting Used To The Name Change

  06-10-2015 18:45
  
  Honestly, this has warmed our hearts.
  
  Read more

• People Think Kylie Jenner's Wearing Butt Pads, And She's Having None Of It

  06-10-2015 18:40
  
  Calm down everyone.
  
  Read more

• We Gender Swapped YA Book Characters Following Twilight’s Anniversary Reimagining, & The Results Were Interesting

  06-10-2015 17:56
  
  This hurt our brains a bit.
  
  Read more

• Pharrell to open the show at 2015 MTV EMAs

  06-10-2015 17:41
  
  The singer-songwriter, producer and fashion designer will also be vying for the best male vocalist award.
  
  Read more

• Is Zayn Malik Getting His Very Own Reality Show?!

  06-10-2015 17:13
  
  Keeping Up With Zayn needs to happen. Right now.
  
  Read more

• Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Her Battle With Depression As A Teenager

  06-10-2015 16:13
  
  The model-turned-actress suffered at the age of 15.
  
  Read more

• John Cena Off WWE's November Tour Of UK And Europe

  06-10-2015 14:36
  
  ...
  
  Read more

• Jay Z fears details of $150m Live Nation deal will be exposed in Big Pimpin trial?

  06-10-2015 14:31
  
  Hip hop mogul Jay Z has reportedly called for a delay in the copyright trial over his hit single Big Pimpin. The US rapper is due to appear in court on 13 October for the start of the trial but the legal proceedings have hit a stumbling block due to the plaintiff. The 45-year-old rapper is being sued by Osama Ahmed Fahmy on behalf of his uncle, Egyptian musician Baligh Hamdi, who composed the 1960 track Khosara Khosara.
  
  Read more

• WWE Wrestlemania 32 Tickets Go On Sale From November 6

  06-10-2015 14:18
  
  ...
  
  Read more

• Ooh! Charlotte Crosby And Max Morley Are 'Dating Exclusively'

  06-10-2015 14:17
  
  Max says he can't wait for the Geordie Shore star to get back from her holiday. So cute.
  
  Read more

• REVIEW: Warehouse Project - Tropical

  06-10-2015 14:05
  
  See article for more.
  
  Read more

• REVIEW // Warehouse Project - Jungle

  06-10-2015 14:05
  
  See article for more.
  
  Read more

• Demi Lovato Perfectly Addresses The Association Between Mental Illness And Mass Shootings

  06-10-2015 14:00
  
  She can sing AND change lives.
  
  Read more

• Celebrity Waist Trainers

  06-10-2015 14:00
  
  Celebrities who have taken to the bizarre fitness trend...
  
  Read more

• WWE Raw Results: Paul Heyman Says Hell In A Cell Will Be Last Match Between Brock Lesnar And Undertaker

  06-10-2015 13:32
  
  ...
  
  Read more

• #WWE Raw Results: @heymanhustle Says Hell In A Cell Will Be Last Match Between Brock Lesnar And Undertaker

  06-10-2015 13:32
  
  ...
  
  Read more

• 11 Things We Want Lady Gaga's The Countess To Do In American Horror Story: Hotel

  06-10-2015 13:23
  We can't contain our excitement...
  
  Read more

• It's Been 10 Years Since Twilight First Came Out, So Let's Take A Trip Down Memory Lane With These Throwback Videos

  06-10-2015 13:08
  
  Where has the time gone?
  
  Read more

• Justin Bieber Thinks One Direction Had An Actual Motive By Choosing The Same Album Release Date

  06-10-2015 12:22
  
  Sneaky sneaky.
  
  Read more

• Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian lead most-followed Instagram accounts

  06-10-2015 12:14
  
  By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The ladies of U.S. pop music and pop culture are commanding the most followers among the 400 million-plus global users of Instagram, the photo-sharing app said Tuesday as it celebrated its fifth birthday. Facebook Inc-owned Instagram confirmed its top five accounts for the first time, with 25-year-old pop singer Taylor Swift leading the pack with 49.6 million users. Reality star Kim Kardashian, 34, boasts 48.1 million followers and R&B singer Beyonce
  
  Read more

• It’s Jazz Jennings Birthday And This Is Why We’re Celebrating

  06-10-2015 11:50
  
  At 15 today, Jazz is already changing the world
  
  Read more

• So Kylie Jenner Is Still Waist Training Which Is Just A Little Bit Infuriating

  06-10-2015 11:46
  
  Seriously, why?
  
  Read more

• Will Smith Recording Music And Planning Tour

  06-10-2015 11:38
  
  Will Smith has revealed he has recorded 30 new songs in preparation for relaunching his music career after a long hiatus. Smith was talking to Zane Lowe on Beats 1 radio show where he also announced that he hopes to go on tour with DJ Jazzy Jeff for the first time next summer. Smith told Lowe: "Jeff and I actually never have done a full tour.
  
  Read more

• 'American Horror Story' goes Gaga

  06-10-2015 11:02
  
  Pop singer Lady Gaga, model Naomi Campbell and actresses Kathy Bates and Chloe Sevigny helped launched the upcoming fifth instalment of FX's television series "American Horror Story: Hotel" at the weekend.     Lady Gaga, named woman of the year by music magazine Billboard last week, turns her hand to acting in the popular horror show.     "I don't know if we know why we're drawn to certain things. We just are," she said on the series' red carpet premiere on Saturday
  
  Read more

• Liam Payne Has All The Lols At Rumours Of A Fight Between Him And Louis Tomlinson

  06-10-2015 10:52
  
  Have these people never SEEN an on stage fight between these two before? It's on the reg.
  
  Read more

• Kim Kardashian Says Being Pregnant Is 'The Worst Experience Of Her Life'

  06-10-2015 10:16
  
  Nothing better than some truth about making a little baby human.
  
  Read more

• The Largest Music Publisher In the World Is Cracking Down on BitTorrent Piracy

  06-10-2015 06:11
  
  Music publishing was once a comfortable cash cow, with pennies piling in from a myriad of licensing sources like radio, CDs, and iTunes downloading.  Unfortunately, those days are sliding into the ether: ‘mechanical’ royalties are sinking alongside CDs and downloads, while radio replacements like Pandora are paying virtually nothing for some of the largest songs in the world.
  On top of all that, major labels are taking limited action against copyright infringement, de
  
  Read more

• Wall Street Is Totally Unimpressed With Streaming Music…

  06-10-2015 04:13
  
  “A flat line for U.S. streaming subscribers is quite a worrying signal for music industry investors.”
  Seeking Alpha analyst Pim Keunsler.
  It’s been a rollercoaster for Pandora on Wall Street, but IPO hopefuls like Spotify may never get to ride.  And one huge concern for traders and investors, according to sources to Digital Music News, are soggy numbers around paid subscriptions.
  In the US, streaming subscriptions rose a scant 2.5% to 8.1 million in the United St
  
  Read more

Follow @MusicUKnws on Twitter!