Jay Z Sued Over Tidal Royalty Payments

Photo by Colin Kerrigan Jay Z faces a class-action lawsuit claiming the Tidal music streaming service underpaid royalties to artists and infringed copyright, as Complex reports. A complaint filed February 27 in New York federal court named the hip-hop mogul’s S. Carter Enterprises and two affiliates as defendants. Jay Z’s businesses allegedly created Tidal’s library “by dumping all of the music from independent artists into” the service without filing the proper notices, claimed John Emanuele of New York duo the American Dollar, along with...

Iggy Pop Poses Nude for Life Drawing Cla...

Phot by Elena Olivo/Brooklyn Museum On February 21, Iggy Pop served as the nude model in a life drawing class at the New York Academy of Art. The session was organized by the Brooklyn Museum and conceived by British artist Jeremy Deller. The resulting drawings, created by 21 artists ranging in age from 19 to 80, will be showcased in a Fall 2016 Brooklyn Museum exhibition titled “Iggy Pop Life Class,” which will then go on tour. Deller said of the project, “The life class is a special place in which to scrutinize the human form. As the bedrock of art...

Explosions in the Sky Share "Logic ...

Explosions in the Sky have released a new song, “Logic of a Dream,” off their upcoming album The Wilderness. It premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show today, and you can stream it above. The Wilderness is out April 1 via Temporary Residence.  The Wilderness is the follow-up to 2011′s studio album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, and their film scores for Manglehorn and Prince Avalanche. Previously, they shared lead single “Disintegration...

Crystal Castles to Release New Album Thi...

Crystal Castles‘ new album will be Ethan Kath’s first without former singer Alice Glass, who contentiously left the group last year. Today, the group announced the album will be out this spring. It features Glass’ replacement, Edith Frances, and was produced by Kath, with mixing by Lexxx. It will include last year’s “Frail” and “Deicide,” and will follow 2012′s (III), their last before Glass departed. The band has also announced a round of North American festival dates, including a pair of shows at SXSW. Find those...

Mogwai Share “Ether” Video, ...

Photo via Mogwai’s Facebook On April 1, Mogwai will release their new album Atomic. The record is based on their soundtrack to Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise, a documentary aired last year on the BBC. Today, they’ve shared the video for “Ether” from the record, featuring footage from the documentary. The clip begins in monochrome with clips of microscopic cellular activity, segues into footage of the natural world, and concludes with images of human activity, kitchen appliances, and melting ice caps. Mogwai have also announced the first batch...