On Tuesday MTV announced that American rapper Nicki Minaj will lead the festivities at the annual MTV EMA event, taking place November 9.

By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is planning new and revamped streaming-music services in coming weeks, searching for a way to stand out in an increasingly crowded field of rivals from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc to Spotify. Nailing music is one way for Google to raise chances of continued success as people spend more time on mobile devices. Google's YouTube service has become a low-profile titan in streaming through the popularity of music videos. Currently, videos must be chosen one track at a time. …

Our guide to this week's album releases also features streams of upcoming tracks and albums from Zola Jesus, SBTRKT, Lorde, Foxygen, Kendrick Lamar, Röyksopp, and more. Plus, catch up on the week's music news, and watch new music videos from artists like Weezer, Tweedy, and Mastodon. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic

Robin Gibb, "50 St. Catherine's Drive" (Rhino/Warner)

This multi-purpose venue replaces Hoot Robinson's.

The days of not wanting to wear earplugs to a concert in fear of looking like a nerd just might be over thanks to Dubs acoustic filters, which lower sound by 12 decibels without sacrificing its clarity.

Lang Lang, "The Mozart Album" (Sony Masterworks)

Lucinda Williams, "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone" (Highway 20)

By Susan Cooper Eastman JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – Three friends of a slain Florida teenager testified on Friday that they did not have a gun and posed no threat when a man opened fire on them in November 2012 because he was upset over loud rap music they were playing at a gas station. Michael Dunn, 47, a white software engineer, is being retried in the racially-charged case for first degree murder in the death of Jordan Davis, a black 17-year-old. Dunn fired 10 rounds at an SUV carrying Davis and his three friends at a Jacksonville gas station. …

Valve released the Steam Music Player for all Steam users earlier this week, and the company marked the launch with a sale on six different titles in the Half-Life universe and their original soundtracks. Steam Music, which Valve originally announced this past February, allows people to point Steam to music on their computer and listen to those songs while they're playing games. Valve brought Steam Music out of beta and added the feature for all Steam users with the Sept. 24 update to the Steam client.

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Sept. 24 about the Latin Grammys, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the awards show will air on Telemundo. The 15th annual Latin Grammys will air on Univision.

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc's head of digital music and video is departing the e-commerce company by the end of the year, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether Bill Carr, who is a vice president, is leaving Amazon to take another job. An Amazon spokeswoman said Carr is planning to spend time with family. Carr, 47, has been instrumental in Amazon's push to take on Netflix Inc and Hulu in streaming online video, according to the Wall Street Journal, which initially reported the departure. …