Happy 50th, cassette!

If you show it to the young ones today, they would not know what it is. But for those old enough to know what a cassette tape is, today’s a day of commemoration as the cassette celebrates its golden anniversary. Philips, the innovators behind the compact cassette technology, wants to remind us what role these tapes played in our lives. You can check www.cassette50.com for more information and tweet #cassette50 while you’re at it as tribute to those much loved and once revolutionary tapes.

Apple releases Logic Pro X music production software

Apple has released Logic Pro X featuring a new interface designed for pros, powerful new creative tools for musicians, and an expanded collection of instruments and effects. Logic Pro X includes Drummer, a revolutionary new feature that provides a virtual session player that automatically plays along with your song in a wide variety of drumming styles and techniques, and Flex Pitch, which provides integrated pitch editing for audio recordings. Apple also introduced Logic Remote, an innovative new way to play and control Logic Pro X from your iPad, giving musicians the flexibility to create and mix their music from anywhere in the room. 

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Songza unveils paid ad-free service

Songza joins the likes of Spotify and Slacker with its own ad-free service, Club Songza. To enjoy its privileges, you’ll need to pay $0.99 a week. Aside from the commercial-free listening experience, you get twice as many skips and gain access to more premium content.

Samsung and Jay-Z to give away his new album to one million Galaxy users for free

Partnering with Samsung, hip-hop mogul and superstar Jay-Z is doing the unprecedented by giving away his upcoming new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, to a million users of either the Samsung Galaxy S III, S4, or Note II through a special app that is going to be available on June 24.

That app will feature a special sneak peek into the album’s making and then on the 4^th of July at 12:01 am EDT (a good three days before the album officially drops), the first million people gain access to the album for free.