YouTube just announced a new service they call YouTube Red. For ten dollars a month, users will be able to watch all the YouTube videos they want without ads, save videos to phones or tablets to watch offline, and start a video on YouTube on your phone while moving across to a different app without stopping the playback of the video. Along with abolishing the 30-60 second ads … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Allege That Birdman + Young Thug Conspired to Kill Lil Wayne
The beef between Lil' Wayne and Cash Money Records seemed to have reached a deafening crescendo in January when Lil Wayne decided to sue Birdman and Cash Money Records for 54 MILLION dollars...but that very well may be only the tip of the iceberg in what prosecutors say could be a conspiracy to have Lil Wayne killed... To recap the last few months.... On April 26 of 2015 … [Read more...]
Boys Noize Hints At More Dog Blood Music?
We're not positive what it means yet, but yesterday Boys Noize posted a picture on his Instagram with the hashtag 'db.' All of us here at Run The Trap are hoping it means some sort of new release from Dog Blood, the duo made up of Skrillex and Boys Noize. The duo has been on a bit of a radio silence, their last official date playing together was back in July Monegros Desert … [Read more...]
The NFL Bans Players From Wearing Beats Headphones On Camera
Earlier this year professional soccer players playing in the World Cup were forced to not wear Beats Headphones while they were in the various soccer stadiums after Sony signed an exclusive deal with FIFA. Now something similar has happened in the U.S. after the NFL signed an exclusive deal with Bose Headphones. This comes as another major blow to Beats By Dre because if you've … [Read more...]
Knife Party Announces New Album – “Abandon Ship” + Give Away Massive Presets
Knife Part exploded onto the scene in 2011 after releasing their 'No Modern Talking' EP. 'Internet Friends' quickly blasted up to the top of people's playlists and set lists all over the world. The duo, made up of the ashes of Pendulum are finally back. The EDM internet community's collective anticipation can be practically heard over the internet after their announcement … [Read more...]
Apple May Be Abandoning The Headphone Jack
It appears as if Apple might do the most Apple thing ever and may be removing the headphone jack from their devices in the coming years. This move brings much more clarity to Apple's recent acquisition of Beats. In an article posted by Forbes yesterday, the author outlined the steps that Apple might take to make this a reality. 1. Announce the technology with Beats and … [Read more...]
Stream Pharrell’s New Album “G I R L”
Grammy award winner and Grammy named 'Best Producer of the Year' Pharrell Williams' brand new album "G I R L" is finally available for a full stream listen via iTunes here. After releasing a full 24 hour long video for his radio hit 'Happy,' Pharrell let's us take a peek beneath that massive Arby's hat and inside his mind yet again by releasing the cover art and track listing … [Read more...]
HBO Teams With Calvin Harris, Will Smith, Jay Z and Trainspotting Author Irvine Welch to Develop an Electronic Music Comedy.
There was some potentially exciting news out of HBO today. Looks like they're developing a 30 minute Electronic Music comedy series with the help of Calvin Harris, Jay Z, Will Smith, and Trainspotting author Irvine Welch. The series will be called "Higher" with the script being written by Irvine Welch. Will Smith and his wife, Jay Z, Calvin Harris as well as others will serve … [Read more...]
