Rdio Exclusive: Mark Ronson Remixes the Black Lips

This week, the only place you’ll find Mark Ronson’s remix of the Black Lips’ song “New Direction” is here on Rdio. Ronson—producer, turntablist and (when backed by his band The Business Intl) recording artist extraordinaire—puts his own spin on the Black Lips in the “New Direction (Mark Ronson Dub Remix).

Is this the best news you’ve heard all week? Stay tuned—we have a Black Lips Chicago ticket giveaway (in case you are missing them at Lollapalooza), playlist, and Five Questions with the Band straight from the Black Lips’ Cole Alexander coming up later this week.

Rdio Exclusive: Listen to Booker T. Jones’ New Album, The Road from Memphis

Leading up to The Road From Memphis’ release on May 10th, we’re thrilled to play host for Booker T. Jones’ newest album, produced by Questlove of The Roots. For the next week, Rdio is the exclusive source for this legendary musician’s new album — listen on Rdio.com or through Rdio’s embeddable players which you can share on your blog, Twitter or Facebook.

In his new solo album, The Road From Memphis, Booker T. worked heavily with backing band The Roots but also guests like Lou Reed, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Sharon Jones, Matt Berninger from The National, Dennis Coffey and daughter Liz Jones.

For the week leading up to the album’s release, you can stream Booker T. Jones’ new album in it’s entirety. Not only that, but all album embeds will play full tracks to anyone who wants to hear it. So Tweet it out, Queue it up, add it to your Collection and leave a Review for The Road to Memphis.

If you’re new to Rdio, make sure to sign up for the 7-day free trial so you can listen to Booker T. Jones’ new album and the over 8 million tracks in our music catalog.

Rdio Exclusive: DJ Felli Fel feat. Akon, Pitbull & Jermaine Dupri

You may know him as a DJ at LA’s popular Power 106 radio station — when he’s not on-air, DJ Felli Fel makes music for after-hours party time. Featuring artists Akon, Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri, Boomerang is the first single off DJ Felli Fel’s upcoming album, Go DJ!

Rdio is the only place you can stream Boomerang for the next few weeks, so queue it up and have some fun.