Dr. Dre to drop new album after 15 years, will be exclusive to Apple

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Dr. Dre joined Apple when Beats was bought by the Cupertino-based tech giant. So it comes as no surprise that Dr. Dre will be creating exclusives for the company. The hip-hop mogul announced on his Beats 1 radio show "The Pharmacy," that he’ll be dropping his first new album in 15 years entitled “Compton A Soundtrack.” He describes it as his “grand finale” on Twitter so we speculate it’s his last major album, but then again we can be wrong. The album comes out just in time for the release of the "Straight Outta Compton,"movie which chronicles Dr. Dre and rapper Ice Cube's meteoric rise as rap's supergroup N.W.A.

The album is already available for preorder on iTunes and will drop on August 7^th. It’ll also be up for streaming on Apple Music. As mentioned in the title, this’ll be an Apple-exclusive release.

Source: 9to5Mac

iTunes activates Red Cross donations for Nepal disaster relief efforts

By Sonya Davidson

More than 4,400 people are confirmed dead and over 8,000 are injured according to the latest figures reported by CNN. Millions are displaced and as the numbers continue to climb from the devasting earthquake that struck Nepal this past Saturday, there is a desperate need for all levels of aid efforts.

Apple has activated a special donations page option on iTunes to support the Canadian Red Cross disaster relief efforts for the Nepal earthquake victims. 

iTunes users can visit the donations page and automatically donate in denominations of $5, $10, $25, $50, or $200. 100% of donations will go to support the aid and relief effort. Contributions will go towards providing first aid, search and rescue and support to first responders.

iTunes will transfer 100% of donations to the Canadian Red Cross. To donate and for more information visit itunes.com/redcross 

Rihanna uses Dubsmash app to tease out new release BBHMM

 

By Sonya Davidson

Last night Rihanna tweeted out that her new release was about to drop marking March 26 as the date to hold on to. So, like the legions of adoring fans I waited to see what was up. There were several instagram links and her morning her tweet pointed us to Dubsmash - an app that allows users to dub and share. 

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iTunes on OS X adds Notification Center widget

Apple is finally taking advantage of its Notification Center for its own software. A new update for iTunes 12.1 now adds support for the Notification Center. It has a widget that will let you control your music right from the system-wide panel. Aside from being able to control your tunes, you can also purchase songs from iTunes Radio right in the widget. The update should be rolling out to you as we speak.

Source: Ubergizmo