RIAA to Count Streaming Towards Album Certifications Jay Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' to benifit from revised RIAA policy. Seventeen albums immediately affected by rare rule change The Recording Industry Association of America has changed its rules to now factor streaming sales into its singles and albums certification process. The change has now made 17 albums either platinum or gold [...]

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Tha DJ Hi-Speed - "I Don’t Ever Want To Sound Like Anybody Else" Born and raised on Chicago's west side, Will Wilson a.k.a. Tha DJ Hi-Speed always had a love for music. From his grandfather who kept collections of vintage jazz to his dad who played countless hours of soul from the 60s and 70s, disco, R&B, Speed had inherited a wide knowledge of music at a very early age. Listening and [...]

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DJ Self Born - "There Was Always Music In My Ear" Just when you thought the art of real djing was over... Go back to the days of carrying crates and mix-tapes. DJ SELF BORN, a music purist at heart has single handily resurrected the golden era of music in south Florida by way of Chicago. check out his exclusive Q&A with S&S below. S&S: What's your style of music? How do you [...]

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Stacy Kidd - "Well My Style Is A Bit Different Now" Stacy Kidd was born in the home of "House Music" Chicago, Started djing at the young age of 15 and producing at the age of 18.. Now days Stacy is one of Chicago's HOTTEST Producers and most Prolific, releasing tracks on labels such as Dance Mania, Circuit, Defected, Warner Music Group, S&S Records, Peacefrog, Ministry Of Sound, Huge, [...]

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