Some would go as far to say that the music industry is a ruthless business that cares nothing about the artist, because the artist is only a brand and not a person.

I get downright angry when I see and hear people I respect, label executives, people with 30-40 year track records of making hits and creating hit artists not knowing what to do and lamenting their situation.

The Grammy Awards were more substance than spectacle in a post Kanye West world. He wasn’t there, and neither were any fireworks or histrionic behavior.

Whether it’s the Illuminati or some old Jewish guy at Def Jam, you can bet anything there’s some white guy somewhere pulling Jay-Z’s puppet strings and that’s the real point.

Like I said in my post for Best Albums of 2009, the quality of music in 2009 was amazing. Narrowing down a [...]

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This is a new track from Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and Jay-Z. After hearing this track, I’m amped for Shock Value 2. [...]

Lady GaGa, N*E*R*D, Kid Cudi, Wale, Madonna & More all on one mixtape? Only Art Nouveau could bring it to you. Download [...]

N.E.R.D’s new fourth member Rhea, Katy Perry wears Jean-Charles de Castlebajac, Jay-Z blogs about Michael Jackson and more.