Tag: mixtapes

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The future of music releases. Albums vs EP’s vs Playlists vs Mixtapes

The album isn’t completely dead and the playlist isn’t yet the be-all and end-all – which means that artists are somewhat creatively discombobulated in what is really a curious transition period. But with that comes...
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Mixtapes website MixTape Monkey says it has 11m listeners

Hip-hop mixtapes website MixTape Monkey has an audience of 11 million listeners, according to its creator Mark Serrano. Interviewed by news site Startland, the Kansas City-based founder describes himself as an “enforcer”...
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Drake’s ‘More Life’ goes live across all streaming services

When is a 22-track album not an album? When it’s a “playlist” by Drake, of course. He released his new alb… sorry, playlist on Saturday, although ‘More Life’ was originally intended to be released by the end of...
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Mixtape site Spinrilla hits back after RIAA lawsuit

Hip-hop mixtapes site Spinrilla was hit by a copyright-infringement lawsuit coordinated by the RIAA in February this year, filed on behalf of Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Bros, Atlantic and LaFace Records. The lawsuit...
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MS MR call for fan-created mixtapes using Rdio API

US duo MS MR are making innovative use of Rdio's API for a new section of their site called Track Addict Presents: The Tour Tapes.
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Nifty new music apps: Mixtapes and Guitar Vision

A couple of interesting new apps to tell you about today. Mixtapes is an iPad app targeted at people who have Spotify Premium accounts. "Mixtapes lets you share your playlists as though they were mixtapes," explains its App...
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Ministry of Sound launches MXP4 mixtape

Music format firm MXP4 has announced the launch of a new mixtape module, which lets artists preview a selection of tracks while letting fans mess about with the transitions to create their own mixtapes.