Few music moguls would relish the opportunity to lose their deal with a major label, but according to Tom Silverman—the irrepressible founder of Tommy Boy Records, which was shuttered by the Warner Music Group late last week—it’s really the best thing that could have happened to him.

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Hard on the heels of his recent arrest, Puff Daddy releases his long-awaited album. Does it explain the life of rap's most celebrated producer? Nah.

Prince has been disappointing for a decade. But just when expectations could hardly scrape any lower, he has made a great record.

A pariah drug culture found a new home.

Is this megaclub at the end of its velvet rope?

Meet Brixton-bred rapper Mike Skinner, also known as "The Streets" (just don't call him the British Eminem).

While other eighties pop stars are redefining themselves as entertainers and sexual icons, Janet Jackson seems oddly stuck in time.

Ethan Brown reviews new releases by Steely Dan and GD Luxxe.