AllHipHop — JAMES BLAKE REJECTED DRAKE SAMPLE APPROVAL more info

The Mirror — The Rolling in the Deep singer is keeping it real more info

NME — All was revealed on Spotify’s new Secret Genius show more info

AllHipHop — FIND OUT WHO TOPPED THE LISTS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR more info

Stereogum — Spotify launched two new radio shows today, which one can only assume is an attempt to compete with Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio. Both shows will be co-hosted by a rotating cast of musicians. James Blake was featured on Secret Genius today, a show t... more info

USA Today Music — Fueled by huge streaming activity, the rapper's 'Views' trumps '25' in overall numbers.             more info

Idolator — Blake talks about industry dynamics in new Spotify artist series. more info

Stereogum — In the few months that they’ve been doing their NBC variety show Maya & Marty, Saturday Night Live vets Maya Rudolph and Martin Short have pulled some impressive music-related stunts: Covering Leonard Cohen with Miley Cyrus, interviewing Drake whil... more info

AllHipHop — DRAKE'S SUCCESS KEEPS GOING! more info

Stereogum — Around the time Garth Brooks launched his comeback two years ago, he also launched his own streaming platform called GhostTunes. It’s the only place you can buy Brooks’ music digitally or stream it legally. Apparently you can also purchase popula... more info