Ariana Grande has released her new track “Into You.”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Radiohead Announce New Album, Share “Daydreaming”
Radiohead will release their new album this Sunday, May 8th, at 2pm EST. They’ve also released their second music video from the album, the Paul Thomas Anderson directed “Daydreaming.” The album will see a physical release on June 17th.
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Tegan and Sara – “100X” Video
Tegan and Sara’s new video for “100x” is up on YouTube.
Apple Music Gets Student Membership
Apple Music have announced a new student membership option that discounts the service by 50%.
That means in the U.S., where an individual membership to Apple Music costs $9.99 per month, the student membership will be $4.99 per month instead.
The option isn’t just arriving in the U.S., though. Students in other countries, including the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, will also be able to take advantage of the new membership option.
@WorldOfStu: Ally McBeal was cancelled for having 9.4 million viewers. It would currently be in the top 10 with those numbers. In 2002 it was #65.
The Ultimate Jimmy Eat World Setlist
For this week’s playlist I’m putting together what I call “The Ultimate Setlist.” This is a concept that my friend Mike came up with back when people still made mix CDs. The idea is to give someone a starting place in a band’s discography, basically a jumping off point to the artist’s best songs and biggest hits. The rules are fairly simple: arrange the playlist in such a way that emulates the perfect setlist for the band, and make sure that the playlist comes in under 80 minutes (that was the length for CD-Rs — remember those, from another life?). This week, I’m jumping in with Jimmy Eat World and you can find my picks on Apple Music and Spotify.
Bored to Death (Encore Episode 123)
This week’s episode of Encore spends a lot of time talking about all of the Blink-182 news over the past week. We talk about the band’s new song, their new album, the entire thing about the song going up a day early and what happened there, and the band’s massive upcoming tour. We also talk a little about the new Drake album, answer a couple of listener questions, and, of course, talk about beer and basketball as well. You can find all the information to stream and/or download the episode below. I hope everyone has a great weekend.
The Music Industry’s War Against YouTube
Rob Levine, writing for Billboard, looks at the strange place YouTube occupies in the music industry:
Most Internet companies need to get permission from labels in order to use their music — a negotiating dynamic that results in high fees. With services that operate under the DMCA — like YouTube and, until recently, SoundCloud — the dynamic is very different. These services also stream music uploaded by users, and copyright holders who don’t want their content online need to file takedown notices — one for each copy of each song. Instead of selling the rights to music that a service needs, label executives say they’re stuck selling the rights to music that a service essentially already has.
Well, that’s the theory. In practice, it’s more complicated.
CRUISR – “Take That”
CRUISR’s new single “Take That” can be streamed below.
Frameworks – “Tangled”
Frameworks will release Smother on July 8th via Deathwish Records. You can stream the new song “Tangled” below.
Tiger Army – “I Am the Moth”
Tiger Army’s new song “I am the Moth” can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more.
Astronautalis – ‘Cut the Body Loose’ Album Stream
Astronautalis’ new album, Cut the Body Loose, can be streamed below. The album will be out next Friday via Side One Dummy Records.
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Albums in Stores — May 6th, 2016
Ahh, Friday. This week that James Blake album shot to the top of my “need to listen” list, but there’s a couple others I’m going to be look at as well. If you hit read more you can see all the releases we have in our calendar for the week. Hit the quote bubble to access our forums and talk about what came out today, what albums you picked up, and to make mention of anything we may have missed.
SoundShare: A Social Network for Music Fans
John Voorhees, writing for MacStories, looks at new social network built just for music fans:
SoundShare is an iPhone-only app designed to break down the walls between competing streaming services so that it’s easier to share music with your friends. Integration with Apple Music, Spotify, and Deezer allows music sharing with others and collaboration on playlists regardless of which service your friends use.
Real Friends – “Mess”
Real Friends’ new song “Mess” is up on Spotify and Apple Music.