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It’s been a rough week for Shaq. Last night, Kobe Bryant passed him in scoring on the all-time list, now Serengeti has unleashed the power of the Killa Deacon on the Big Aristotle. For those who don’t know… (in post Jolly Green Giants Get Cut: Serengeti’s “Shazam” from The Passion of the Weiss. More by this artist at )

Temporary, a segunda tentativa do White Rabbits de trocar a bateria marcada pelo domínio do baixo e sintetizador (a primeira tentativa, Heavy Metal, ganhou até mesmo um clipe curioso), é a faixa que mais explorou, até hoje, a… (in post Ouça: White Rabbits – Temporary from Rock 'n' Beats. More by this artist at )

New Music by Region #17 Welcome to the seventeenth edition of New Music by Region. Every fortnight we aim to present the best new music in 7 major cities and regions from across the UK (and Ireland). With… (in post New Music by Region #17 from The 405. More by this artist at )

New Music by Region #17 Welcome to the seventeenth edition of New Music by Region. Every fortnight we aim to present the best new music in 7 major cities and regions from across the UK (and Ireland). With… (in post New Music by Region #17 from The 405. More by this artist at )

New Music by Region #17 Welcome to the seventeenth edition of New Music by Region. Every fortnight we aim to present the best new music in 7 major cities and regions from across the UK (and Ireland). With… (in post New Music by Region #17 from The 405. More by this artist at )

Here We Rest Your favorite band is playing in town, but the show is completely sold out. Fortunately, a local radio station is giving away a pair of tickets. You time your phone call just right. You dial… (in post Jason Isbell from You Hear That?!?. More by this artist at )

Ketamines Spaced Out LP Canada’s Ketamines will be releasing their debut full length LP Spaced Out on March 5 via Southpaw Records in the US and Mammoth Cave in Canada. The ten tracks of killer psych-pop on “Spaced… (in post Debut Ketamines LP “Spaced Out” Coming Soon from Buy These Records. More by this artist at )

Rosie Thomas: Back to Being Friends (in post I just want to know where you are from Achtung Baby!. More by this artist at )

Problem with Jan/ Feb releases is that they usually are forgotten by the end of the year. Not this one. We already fell in love with Québecoise singer Marie-Pierre Arthur after discovering her on Buck 65’s brilliant 20… (in post Marie-Pierre Arthur: Aux Alentours from Filles Sourires. More by this artist at )

Problem with Jan/ Feb releases is that they usually are forgotten by the end of the year. Not this one. We already fell in love with Québecoise singer Marie-Pierre Arthur after discovering her on Buck 65’s brilliant 20… (in post Marie-Pierre Arthur: Aux Alentours from Filles Sourires. More by this artist at )

HATCHAM SOCIAL play Bull + Gate on Wed 8th Feb 2012 at 0:0

Dance group Daft Punk are set to work with David Bowie and Michael Jackson producer Nile Rogers.

Madonna has announced her 2012 World Tour, which will take in the Middle East, Europe, North and South America and Australia.

Found Sounds is a SoundCloud community feature focusing on some of the most weird and wonderful sounds that can be found on SoundCloud. Count on new installments with some of our favorite sounds each Tuesday! There’s something about the game of football that bring people together. At what other event would you see men and [...]

7th February 1970, one hit wonders Shocking Blue went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Venus”, making them the first Dutch act to top the US charts. The track was first released in 1969 where it was a big hit in the Netherlands, reaching No.3 in the charts. It subsequently sold 350,000 copies [...]

British band Pulp are set to be honoured with a special accolade at the upcoming NME Awards on February 29.

The Darkness have topped the American Download Rock Chart after singer Justin Hawkins appeared in an advert during the Super Bowl on Sunday.

In a sea of ‘hot for 2012’ artists, the music of Emeli Sandé stands clearly and confidently miles ahead of the rest. It’s not often you find artists with such versatile songwriting abilities as this young lady, let alone for it to be combined with such a stop-what-you’re-doing-and-listen voice, interesting beats and down right addictive [...]

Kaiser Chiefs want a new band to ``rejuvenate British guitar music,`` and put guitar bands back into the charts.

Primal Scream`s new album won`t be affected by the departure of bass player Mani, who has returned to his old band The Stone Roses.

Valentine’s day is right around the corner. And single people can celebrate it as well!Drop in the box below the URL of the track you listen to remind yourself that one’s company. We’ll publish the playlist with your submitted tracks on the 14th.

Kesha makes her assistant dress up in a ``penis outfit`` to cheer herself up when she is feeling sad.

Dave Grohl feels ``responsibility and a lot of pride`` that Foo Fighters are nominated for six Grammy Awards.

Katy Perry`s life is set to be turned into a Hollywood movie although her short-lived marriage to Russell Brand won`t be included.

Sir Paul McCartney still finds it hard to believe he was a member of iconic pop group The Beatles.

After causing waves of excitement with the release of their limited edition single ‘Under the Stars’ in November 2010, Morning Parade will release their long-awaited debut album on 5th March. But we have a special treat for Spotify users that can’t wait any longer – you can listen to the album on Spotify now!But Spotify [...]

One of the highlights of the Chiddy Bang live show is their freestyling section where Noah plays the beats while Chiddy raps out shout outs from the crowd. They currently hold the record for the world’s longest freestyle.And here’s your chance to get involved on their next gig, which will be held at the Spotify [...]

The varied contribution in the community of now more than 10 million SoundClouders around the world keeps blowing our minds every day. We’ve seen so many different ways you’ve all made an impact in one way or another: whether they’re through meaningful connections formed, experimental collaborations, offline or online evangelists and supporters. The spirit of [...]

SoundCloud Voices is a new weekly Community feature focusing on new spoken word creators found on SoundCloud. It might be a podcast, radio show, audio book, interview, audio messages, a poem, anything! Keep an eye out every Thursday for a new post. SoundCloud voices this week is all about staying up to date on the [...]

This week M83 have teamed up with Spotify to present an exclusive album commentary on the 2011 double album ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming’. Check out the man himself Anthony Gonzalez explain his influences for his 6th album and what it was like to make it in his new home of Los Angeles.Ringo Starr has also [...]

Our friends at This Day in Music are bringing us some of the most relevant events that happened this week, along with a playlist for each day. Read along and enjoy these musical flashbacks.1st February 1967, Pink Floyd spent the day recording parts for the Syd Barrett songs “Arnold Layne” and “Candy And A Current [...]

Found Sounds is a SoundCloud community feature focusing on some of the most weird and wonderful sounds that can be found on SoundCloud. Count on new installments with some of our favorite sounds each Tuesday! Finally the winter has hit. Albeit a little late, we’re beginning to see the snow flakes fall and feel the [...]

PRESSURE play Rescue Rooms on Tue 14th Feb 2012 at 0:0

THE BEAT play The Railway Inn on Sat 11th Feb 2012 at 0:0

Almost 3 months ago we announced our new HTML5 widget player. Since then we have spent a lot of time gathering your feedback, testing, bug fixing, talking to the browser vendors and improving the user interface. We were glad to hear about your experiences using the widget, we have seen an incredible uptake in sharing of the [...]

SoundCloud Voices is a  weekly Community feature focusing on new spoken word creators found on SoundCloud.  It might be a podcast, radio show, audio book, interview, audio messages, a poem, anything!  Keep an eye out every Thursday for a new post.  Time for another SoundCloud Voices people, and this week we are back on the [...]

As part of an ongoing celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of The Door’s final album ‘L.A. Woman’, Rhino have released a special edition of the album, which includes the previously undiscovered track ‘She Smells So Nice’. In addition to this new material, the album contains an exclusive track only on Spotify: ‘The Wasp (Texas [...]

If you’ve recently noticed the odd track re-syncing in your offline playlists, there’s no need to worry. We’re currently working on some exciting improvements to make Spotify even better. This means that you may need to re-sync a small number of tracks as we update our catalogue. Please bear with us for a short time [...]

Found Sounds is a SoundCloud community feature focusing on some of the most weird and wonderful sounds that can be found on SoundCloud. Count on new installments with some of our favorite sounds each Tuesday! No, no. This weeks Found Sounds isn’t all about Girls Aloud’s phenomenal number one hit “Sound of the Underground“, it’s [...]

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a number of great uses of the Spotify Platform that have enabled wonderful new musical experiences. In-client experiences such as Songkick’s integration and Last.fm’s discovery engine. Third party mobile apps like SpotOn and Soundrop. And now we have another great project to let you know about.One of our [...]