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Prince has unveiled his 38th studio album, HITNRUN Phase 2, following on from September's release HITNRUN. Like it's predecessor, HITNRUN Phase 2 is currently available to stream or download only through the Tidal streaming platform. Prince announced the release via his twitter, saying "listen close cuz even songs you thought you knew like RocknRoll LoveAffair and Screwdriver r different." Around the time of the release of HITNRUN, Prince explained his reasoning behind choosing to work with Tidal, saying: "After one meeting, it was obvious that Jay-Z and the team he has assembled at Tidal recognize and applaud the effort that real musicians put into their craft to achieve the very best they can at this pivotal time in the music industry." The full tracklisting for H

Rita Ora has filed a lawsuit against Jay Z's label, Roc Nation, claiming that her contract with the label "violates California law and is unenforceable". Ora, who is now 25, joined Roc Nation when she was 18 years old. On December 17th, she filed a complaint at the Los Angeles Superior Court and described herself as orphaned by Roc Nation, which has shifted it's focus to sports management and Tidal. The complaint reads, "When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist. As Roc Nation's interests diversified, there were fewer resources available and the company suffered a revolving door of executives. Rita's remaining supporters at the label left or moved on to other activities, to the point where she no longer had a relationship with

In Part I of the Krizz Kaliko interview, he talked about his work ethic, live shows and his stage philosophy. It wasn't until the end of the interview that he opened up about his skin condition, vitiligo, his inner battle with religion and his belief that "conversation rules the nation." As he gets ready to embark on a sizeable solo tour, Krizz Kaliko sounds excited about the future and the new album, Illuminated, due out in 2016. Check out http://strangemusicinc.net/ for more information and check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4clMlDfU1GY for the "KCMO Anthem" track.  RAPstation (Kyle Eustice): So the KC Royals just won the World Series. Krizz Kaliko: That was huge. Then you did the KC anthem. It kind of reminded me of "Einstein." Was that intentional

A total of seventy-four songs from movie soundtracks have been released as potential nominees for next year's Oscars. The Hollywood Reporter published the list after the Academy announced them as "advanced" for the 88th Academy Awards, which will be broadcast on February 28, 2016. The list features big names, including Eminem, Lady Gaga, Wiz Khalifa, and N.E.R.D. The Weeknd, Sia, and Ellie Goulding have all made the list for their contributions to the soundtrack for '50 Shades Of Grey'. The shortlisted nominees will be announced a some point between now and February, but the full advanced list is as follows: Erin Sax - 'Happy' (Altered Minds) The Chipmunks & The Chipettes - 'Home' (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip) Carter Burwell - 'None Of Them Are You' (Anomalisa) Sons of

Dub legend Lee 'Scratch' Perry has opened up about a recent incident which saw his studio burn down. The Jamaican music producer informed fans earlier this month that his secret laboratory (aka Blue Ark) studio in Switzerland had burned down in a fire, after he left a candle lit in it. "My whole secret laboratory burned out," Perry wrote on Facebook at the time. Now Perry has spoken to Red Bull Music Academy for a new interview in which he explained: "I was doing a song and then another song come into my mind, so I go down to the studio again. I go to bed at about six o'clock in the morning, and when I come up from downstairs I forget to blow out the candle - it was on top of a bible. Sometimes, Mireille [Perry's wife] always come and say, 'Look, the candle,' and me never r

Kanye West has requested complete solitude while he finishes off his new album 'SWISH'. West took to Twitter to announce that he is finishing his album and his next clothing collection. He followed it with, "no offense to anyone… I'm asking everyone DON'T ASK ME FOR ANYTHING TILL AFTER I'M FINISHED WITH MY ALBUM". Currently, there is no release date set for West's seventh album, but Travis Scott said on his Beats 1 show: "That Ye album is nothing to sleep on. That Ye album is coming soon. It's lit." Scott made comments about the upcoming album earlier this year as well. "His album is amazing," he said in June. He's on his producing shit. He's on his God-level rapping shit. It's that Kanye everybody wants. It's some ultimate shit." Most recently, Wes