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NEW GNARLES BARKLEY VIDEO - GOING ON
By The BlastMasters | May 9, 2008
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NEW MUSIC ROUND UP
By The BlastMasters | May 9, 2008
Never Heard This Before
Foxy Brown ft. Dwele
Yuh Know Fine Wine
Beenie Man
California Love
Lil’ Wayne ft. Tyga
Dumb, Dumb, Dumb
Chilli
Only You
Usher Ft. Pharell
Flash
Usher Ft. Pharell
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DOPE COVER: FADER - ICON ISSUE
By The BlastMasters | May 9, 2008
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DIGIWAXX TOP 5 DJ DOWNLOADS
By The BlastMasters | May 9, 2008
#1. PUT ON
YOUNG JEEZY FEAT. KANYE WEST
#2. THE 5 BOROUGHS IS BACK
LL COOL J FEAT. JIM JONES, METHOD MAN, KRS ONE & LIL KIM
#3. HIGHER
HEAVY D
#4. FROM NOW TIL THEN
JADAKISS
#5. ADDICTION
RYAN LESLIE FT. CASSIE
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DIGIWAXX NEWS 5.9.08
By The Historian | May 9, 2008
5-9-08
MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS
WMG LOSSES WIDEN IN Q2
Warner Music Group released second quarter earnings results that show slightly increased revenues but widening losses. Revenues grew 2% to $800 million, with digital revenues up 48% to $164 million, compared to the same quarter last year.
CITY OF HOPE TO HONOR CAPITOL CEO JASON FLOM
Capitol Music Group chairman and CEO Jason Flom will be the guest of honor at City of Hope’s third annual Music and Entertainment Industry Roast on May 21 in New York.
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY NEWS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES PRO-IP BILL
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP; H.R. 4279) by a vote of 410-11 on Thursday. If enacted the bill would increase the governmental resources needed to penalize individuals deemed in violation of copyright infringement.
JAPAN’S CHAKU-UTA REACHES 200M MILESTONE
Label Mobile, a Tokyo-based mobile-content provider owned by leading Japanese record labels, reports that its Chaku-Uta Full R full-track mobile-download service racked up a total of 200 million downloads as of April 30.
MUSIC REVENUES MOVE UP AT REALNETWORKS; GAMING MOVES OUT
RealNetworks revenues improved during the first quarter, thanks partly to music-related increases. During the three-month period ending March 31st, music-related revenues bumped 12 percent to $38.1 million.
UNIVERSAL STRIKES DEAL FOR TDC’S PLAY
Danish Internet service provider TDC has reached a content licensing agreement with Universal Music for its free music download service Play. The latest deal gives Play the full-house of major labels.
BUSINESS NEWS
CIRCUIT CITY OPENS ITS BOOKS TO BLOCKBUSTER
Circuit City, the electronics chain, said Friday that it would allow the video rental company Blockbuster to examine its books, marking a shift from its initial, highly skeptical stance toward Blockbuster’s unsolicited takeover bid.
RETAILERS’ APRIL IS MIXED, WITH DISCOUNTERS STRONG
Wal-Mart and Costco reported April sales that rose more than analysts estimated as American consumers, contending with record gasoline prices, sought discounts on clothing and food.
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
FACEBOOK AGREES TO DEVISE TOOLS TO PROTECT YOUNG USERS
The social network Facebook has reached an agreement with 49 state attorneys general to institute a broad set of principles intended to protect young users from online predators and inappropriate material.
F.B.I. SAYS THE MILITARY HAD BOGUS COMPUTER GEAR
Counterfeit products are a routine threat for the electronics industry. However, the more sinister specter of an electronic Trojan horse, lurking in the circuitry of a computer or a network router and allowing attackers clandestine access or control, was raised again recently by the F.B.I. and the Pentagon.
RELEASE/TOUR NEWS
NEW YORK SHOWCASE THE ECLECTIC RIDE RETURNS
After a one year hiatus, R&B showcase The Eclectic Ride returned Tuesday (May 6) with R&B singers Bilal and Emily King as hosts.
“I started in 2002 to provide New York with a dope artist scene,” says Eclectic Ride founder Forest Renaissance.
MY MORNING JACKET REVEAL HEADLINING TOUR
My Morning Jacket will follow up its performance at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., with a headlining run, beginning June 20 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The route includes theaters, large clubs and amphitheaters, and almost all dates will be “an evening with” format, featuring extended sets from the band.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
WHAT DOES DIDDY THINK ABOUT NOTORIOUS CAST?
If you have seen episodes of Making the Band, you know it’s hard to impress Diddy. The mogul recently opened up about whether or not he was impressed with the actors who portray him, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur and others in the upcoming film, Notorious, about the life of Biggie Smalls.
FOXY BROWN AVOIDS MORE JAIL TIME
Foxy Brown avoided further jail time this week after she plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of menacing.
Foxy is alleged to have hit a Brooklyn woman, Arlene Raymond, in the face with a BlackBerry. According to Foxy’s lawyer, Laura Dilimetin, the plea deal lets the rapper avoid a felony assault charge.
LIL MAMA REFLECTS, COMPARES HERSELF TO BIGGIE
Taking the time to reflect upon her journey through Hip Hop that began with her catchy “Lip Gloss” record, emcee Lil Mama recently spoke with The New York Times to discuss how she grinded to reach her success, the impact of her late mother upon the music, and why the 18-year-old rapper is needed for the game.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
SHARPTON AND SEAN BELL ARRESTED FOR PROTESTING
The Rev. Al Sharpton made good on his promise of civil disobedience and a vow to “shut this city down” in response to the acquittal of three New York police officers in the shooting death of Sean Bell by leading a protest in rush hour traffic on Wednesday (May 7).
B.I.G. LAWSUIT AGAINST CORRUPT COP REINSTATED
The judge presiding over the wrongful death lawsuit of The Notorious B.I.G. has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit that claims LAPD officers played a part in the rapper’s March 1997 murder.
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MUSIC MEETING RECAP!
By The BlastMasters | May 8, 2008
YES Y’ALL. THE MUSIC MEETING IS BACK ON THE BLAST!! In what has been a crazy month, we’ve been blessed to have a new artist come through the headquarters each week and share their music with us!
This past week had an incredible female emcee, Invincible in town from Detroit who came through to give us sneak peak on her documentary/music video for “Locusts” as well as preview her DEBUT album, ShapeShifters due out next Tuesday.
Listen to “Sledgehammer”
Last week, Brooklyn’s own Joell Ortiz came through the headquarters to have us listen to some cuts that him and his camp have been considering as singles..we must say Mr. Ortiz has a lot of fire!!
Spanning back 2 weeks, all the way from ATL, had the talented soul singer,
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BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS. (BRUNCH EDITION)
By The BlastMasters | May 8, 2008
Mary J Blige featuring Lil’ Kim - I Can Love You
(morning pic via Wonderland)
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DIGIWAXX NEWS 5.8.08
By Dwxx News | May 8, 2008
5-8-08
MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS
WARNER/CHAPPELL DOMESTIC REVENUE GROWS
Warner Music Group today reported that publishing revenue at Warner/Chappell Music increased in the quarter by 8.4% from the prior-year quarter to $155 million. On a constant-currency basis, revenue was flat.
YUNG JOC SWAGG TEAM IMPRINT SIGNS TO JIVE RECORDS
Rapper Yung Joc has inked a one-off deal with Jive Records for his Swagg Team imprint. Via the agreement, the Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South artist will release the single “Lookin’ Boy,” by the Chicago trio Hotstylz.
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY NEWS
DIGITAL BRIEFS: WMG, WAL-MART, HEARST MAGAZINES
Warner Music Group has cleared Wal-Mart to begin selling DRM-free copies of its entire digital catalog. Wal-Mart had removed content from all major labels save EMI Music Group when it switched over to an MP3-only format. WMG is the first label to rejoin the service since.
VIRUS SPREADS THROUGH P2P NETWORKS
Computer security software firm McAfee Labs issued a warning about a virus spreading through P2P networks disguised as a media file. The Trojan horse looks like either a video or audio file, but in fact is an executable file that serves ads to the affected computer.
LABEL EXECS TALK DIGITAL SALES AT NARM CLOSING
At Sony BMG Music Entertainment digital sales are running at 40% of overall U.S. sales volume pace this year, and Thomas Hesse, president of global digital and U.S. sales predicts that the company will achieve a 50/50 split next year.
BUSINESS NEWS
TV GUIDE, HAVING JUST BEEN BOUGHT IS BRACING TO BE SOLD
Days after getting new owners and new editors, the long-troubled TV Guide is back on the block.
Another sale would be the fourth change in control during the last decade for TV Guide, which has long been trying to forge a new identity as an entertainment magazine, while moving away from what was once its primary mission, television listings.
CABLEVISION UNIT BUYS SUNDANCE CHANNEL
Rainbow Media, the cable programming subsidiary of Cablevision, said Wednesday that it was purchasing the Sundance Channel, which shows independent films and other programming, for $496 million in stock and cash.
CABLEVISION LOSS WIDENS, BUT REVENUE RISES
Cablevision Systems Corp. reported a wider first-quarter deficit on Thursday as losses from derivative contracts outweighed a 10.1 percent gain in revenues.
Cablevision, a New York-area cable TV provider, lost $31.6 million, or 11 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31. It lost $26.3 million, or 9 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
MARKETING NEWS
MTV PLANS TO INCREASE ITS BLEND OF ADS AND SHOWS
Every year at this time, networks pitch advertisers on their programs for the coming year in previews called the upfronts. On Thursday, MTV Networks will sell not only the appeal of its programs but of its commercials as well.
YOUR CHANCE TO FINISH A MOVIE MICROSOFT STARTED
Calling all would-be Judd Apatows, Martin Scorseses and Coen brothers. Your cinematic ambitions may be supported by an unlikely patron, based not in Hollywood but more than a thousand miles to the north in Redmond, Wash.
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLANS WIRELESS NETWORK
A who’s who of technology and telecommunications companies announced Wednesday that it intended to build the first of a new generation of nationwide wireless data networks.
The consortium includes a disparate group of partners: Sprint Nextel, Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner and Clearwire.
RELEASE/TOUR NEWS
T.I.’S ‘PAPER TRAIL’ SET FOR EARLIER RELEASE
The release date for rapper T.I.’s “Paper Trail” (Atlantic) has been moved to August 12. The album was originally scheduled for September.
“Once we put out “No Matter What,” we got so much positive response that we moved up the date,” said the rapper.
D.O.C. SAYS N.W.A. REUNION ON DETOX HIGHLY DOUBTFUL
In a new feature interview with DubCNN.com, D.O.C., one of Dr. Dre’s longest affiliates, dating back to the late 1980s, spoke at length about some of the elements of Dre’s mythical Detox album. Among speculation of an appearance by The Game, Nate Dogg and others, D.O.C. was nearly adamant that Ice Cube and MC Ren would not likely be guests.
HIEROGLYPHICS CELEBRATE RECORD LABEL SUCCESS ON UPCOMING TOUR
Hip-Hop fans will serve as the motivation behind an upcoming 45-city tour celebrating the 10 year anniversary of independent group Hieroglpyhics and their label, Hiero Imperium.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
R. KELLY PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL SET TO BEGIN IN CHICAGO
It seemed for a while as if R. Kelly’s day in court might never come.
But after six years of repeated delays, jury selection is set to begin Friday in the Grammy-winning R&B singer’s trial on child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing Kelly having sex with a girl as young as 13.
WINEHOUSE ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRUG POSSESSION
Amy Winehouse has been arrested on suspicion of drugs possession, police and her spokesman said Wednesday (May 7).
Winehouse’s spokesman, Chris Goodman, said the arrest is connected to a video that is alleged to show the troubled singer taking drugs at a party in her home in north London.
DMX ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING, RECKLESS DRIVING
DMX was arrested after speed-enforcement cameras captured him in his bright yellow 1966 Chevrolet going 114 mph on a suburban Phoenix freeway.
The rapper/actor was taken into custody Tuesday at his north Phoenix home without incident, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
‘GRAND THEFT AUTO VI’ SALES TOP $500 MILLION
First week sales for the much-hyped videogame “Grand Theft Auto IV” did even better than expected, moving 6 million copies and raking in $500 million in sales.
That first week performance blows away the previous record held by “Halo 3″ which sold about 2.6 million units and earned $300 million.
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GOOD KARMA WEDNESDAY
By The BlastMasters | May 7, 2008
Karma Loop TV recently posted this video of Clinton Sparks’ interview with Pusha from The Clipse and Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.
LOL @ C. Sparks putting Travis on the spot when he asked him to spit one line of a Clipse verse after he said he was a fan!
(Video 1)
(Video 2)
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MOVADO SAID IT BEST - “WE NEED BARACK!!”
By The BlastMasters | May 7, 2008
Barack “Can’t Be Stopped” Obama did his thing last night in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries narrowly missing taking over Indiana but bringing home North Carolina with a 14% lead over Clinton and securing 91% of the black vote.
Analyst are seeming to agree that Obama has this race in the bag:
Pressure is on Clinton to find a way somehow to halt what increasingly looks like an unstoppable Obama march to the nomination — and keep the superdelegates from rushing to his corner before the primary season ends June 3.
All eyes are on Kentucky and Oregon as the Democratic primary continues to roll on…
OBAMA 2008!!!
And just in case you needed some musical inspiration as to why Obama is the one Movado (ft. Green Lantern) has the answer:
WE NEED BARACK!!!
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