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  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach Parties You Are Not Invited To

    FacebookIt's all about the Benjamins, baby. ​Whether you're an affluent jet setter or an artistic street kid, Art Basel Miami Beach and the plethora of satellite fairs, gallery exhibits, and public instillations attached to the four-day festival offer a little something for everyone. For Crossfade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Rico Love Sweeps 2011 SESAC Awards and Wins Songwriter of the Year

    Courtesy of Made Communications​As Crossfade has chronicled the career of twentysomething, Miami-based songwriter Rico Love, his star has continued to rise. Last year saw major Billboard Hot 100 success for three songs he penned for Usher's "There Goes My Baby," Nelly's "Just a Dream," and Diddy D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Full Event Schedule for Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference 2011

    Pitbull's gonna drop it on the floor at the Billboard Latin Awards.​We're now officially entering the final week of the Last Chance registration phase for this year's Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference. The absolute deadline is April 25. So all you wannnabe música Latina superstars and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    eMusic Sells Out to Major Record Labels

    Jeremy Hall via Flickr​​We're an honest bunch at Crossfade and we do not condone illegally downloading music. It's understood that musicians -- like writers -- struggle financially, and supporting independent music by purchasing records or attending shows is the ultimate display of artistic cama ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    MP3: Rick Ross Remixes Nicki Minaj's "Your Love"

    photo by David "Dro" Rosario​How do you get rap gold at this very moment? Easy equation. Add Rick Ross, flying high onnew albumTeflon Don's critical claim and store-register success, to anything involving Nicki Minaj. Voila, the Boss' take on Nicki's track "Your Love," which leaked to the Internet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Drake, Cash Money Records Being Sued for Copyright Infringement By ... Playboy?

    ​We love a good lawsuit just as much as the next person, but we never thought we'd utter these words: Drake is being sued by Playboy? The rapper -- who caused riots in New York City just a few weeks ago when he scheduled a free concert with Hanson at the South Street Seaport -- apparently sam ... More >>

  • Music

    July 1, 2010

    Drug dealer Rick Ross sues rapper Rick Ross, legal craziness ensues

    ​We love a good lawsuit just as much as the next person, but we never thought we'd utter these words: Drake is being sued by Playboy? The rapper -- who caused riots in New York City just a few weeks ago when he scheduled a free concert with Hanson at the South Street Seaport -- apparently sam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2010

    Rick Ross vs. Rick Ross Lawsuit Complaint: Top 10 Craziest Excerpts (UPDATED With Full Court Documents!)

    ​Former drug dealer, Los Angeles-based Ricky "Freeway" Ross, has been threatening Miami rapper Rick Ross with a lawsuit for a while. But this past Friday his attorney, Melvin Sharpe Jr., finally filed the paperwork in the Los Angeles federal district court. Crossfade got its grubby paws on th ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    Cash Money Records, now based in Miami, again dominates the charts like it's 1999

    ​Former drug dealer, Los Angeles-based Ricky "Freeway" Ross, has been threatening Miami rapper Rick Ross with a lawsuit for a while. But this past Friday his attorney, Melvin Sharpe Jr., finally filed the paperwork in the Los Angeles federal district court. Crossfade got its grubby paws on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Wish You Were There: Phish's NYE AAA Show on YouTube

    While some people just don't get that the wave of fan videos is unstoppable -- hello Fontainebleau on New Year's Eve, and the entire Universal Music Group -- other bands have welcomed that kind of participation and sharing from the beginning. People have been trading concert tapes since the technolo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Champion Sound Hosts the Miami Release Party for Mos Def's The Ecstatic at the Electric Pickle Tonight

    ​OMG! You're so, so ecstatic. It's crazy that you're actually gonna be there for Mos Def's brainy hip-hop throwdown this Saturday at the Arsht. The anticipation is enormous. It's like pretty, little butterflies dropping happy bombs in your belly every hour on the hour. And, to be honest, you've be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Hip Hop Photographer Derick G. Shoots Photos and Videos Miami Style

    image via derickg.comAkon "So Paid" Video Shoot image via DerickG.com"For the most part I just get hired to shoot." Here are excerpts from a recent email interview with local hip hop photographer Derick G."I started in the music industries by getting on music video sets. The ball really started roll ... More >>

  • Music

    May 7, 2009

    The Rick Ross/50 Cent Beef Is Overrated

    And the Boss's new album flounders.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    Chester French at Culture Kings - Event Pictures

    Yesterday at Culture Kings, Chester French played a free acoustic set for a crowd of cool kids and industry types. Chris O, owner of the high end clothes, sneaker shop, and artist collective said "The label contacted us and set it up." Ed Agudello, the Digital Account Director South East for Univer ... More >>

  • Music

    December 25, 2008

    Best Latin Rhythms of 2008

    Highlights come from all over the Southern Hemisphere.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

    Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that should ... More >>

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    The Birdman Lands

    Cash Money’s top exec comes to roost in Miami

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Darktronica Halloween Music Festival

    Cash Money’s top exec comes to roost in Miami

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2007

    Concert Preview - Vans Warped Tour

    Cash Money’s top exec comes to roost in Miami

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    Bigg Dreams

    Young quartet Bottom of da Map and manager/producer Bigg D hope to create a new Miami sound

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    You've Been Ralphed!

    Hialeah homeboy Ralphige has become the most notorious crank caller in the world of hip-hop. Jerky Boys, watch your back

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    A Pioneer Gets His Props

    A decade after he helped introduce America to rock en español, Elsten "Fulano" Torres hits it big

  • Music

    January 11, 2007

    Fania Mania

    Latin alternative goes vintage with the re-release of a legendary collection

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    Heliocentric Theory

    Sol shines as an alternative musician who happens to be female

  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    Revamping the Trova

    Jeremías plays the role of romantic troubadour unironically but with flair

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Redefining Caribbean

    Siete Rayo, a simply sophisticated example of Afro-Cuban fusion

  • Music

    August 11, 2005

    Güajiro

    Güajiro (Long Beach Records)

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Legend-to-Be

    Mr. Haka brings Latin rap to a bus stop near you

  • Music

    May 26, 2005

    Networking

    Mr. Haka brings Latin rap to a bus stop near you

  • Music

    May 12, 2005

    BEST LOCAL JAZZ ARTIST

    José Negroni

  • Music

    April 21, 2005

    Undercover Brother

    Javier Garcia is on a stealth mission to conquer Latin pop

  • Music

    January 6, 2005

    Swallowing America

    Jimmy Eat World studies U2, plays with sound, and sees the future

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Best of 2004

    Jimmy Eat World studies U2, plays with sound, and sees the future

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Musical Mecca

    After 30 years, they still flock to that most fabled of oceanfront homes

  • Music

    October 28, 2004

    L-Smooth

    After 30 years, they still flock to that most fabled of oceanfront homes

  • Music

    July 15, 2004

    Fresh Air

    R&B newcomer Akon builds his audience with quality music and little fanfare

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2004

    This Week's Day by Day Picks

    R&B newcomer Akon builds his audience with quality music and little fanfare

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    Out to Impress

    When it comes to show biz savvy, these I's have it

  • Music

    January 29, 2004

    Heavy in Hialeah

    The president of Universal Music Latino reveals his hip-hop strategy for getting Latin kids to buy Latin music

  • Music

    December 25, 2003

    The New Classics

    Celebrating some of 2003's best efforts in Latin music

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    Hot and Cold Ferrer

    The Buena Vista Social Club tradition continues, with mixed results

  • Music

    January 10, 2002

    DIY gospel

    Lifelong rebel Michelle Shocked is back on her own terms

  • Culture

    September 13, 2001

    Feel His Pain

    Billy Bob has a simple plan: to sing about life and lovin' his wife

  • Music

    February 15, 2001

    Fuck You; Pay Me!

    At MIDEM 2001 it's no more Mr. Nice Download

  • Music

    July 6, 2000

    Flanagan's Wake

    VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Sweetly Smiling Sister

    VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

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