What is Hype Machine? It’s a music discovery tool that tracks a thoughtfully assembled list of the world’s best music blogs. Every day thousands of people write about the music they love, and it all ends up on the Hype Machine, the #1 Global aggregator of music/mp3 blogs. Hype Machine makes it easy to see which songs are trending and then be able to easily listen to them.

How will this partnership with Sonos work? Sonos users will be able to access their Hype Machine account and play on their Sonos system My Favorites, Popular Tracks and Latest Tracks.  An account is free to setup so if you are not already a Hype Machine member you can quickly become one.

Hype machine is now live in Sonos Labs and it can be found under the “more music” tag in the music section of your Sonos controller.  Fire it up today to experience the world’s best music discovery blog through the world’s best wireless HiFi system.

Starting at 7pm on Thursday, the boys of The Lonely Island (Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg) will descend upon the Sonos Studio, with videos from The Wack Album playing throughout the space and a few other surprise elements specially curated by the group.

What will surely be an evening filled with laughs, The Lonely Island will then premiere songs off their new album as well as offer commentary on a few of the videos from the album.

If you haven’t yet visited the Sonos Studio, sign-up for updates via our mailing list. We’d love to host you.

Take a listen, and let us know what your favorite country song of the last year has been in the comments below.

About 7digital: The 7digital store allows users to browse, preview and purchase from their catalogue of over 23 million high quality tracks from all major labels and an un-rivaled selection of the world’s independent record companies and aggregators. All music purchased through a 7digital web store or 7digital mobile app is automatically synced with the user’s cloud locker, making it available on their Sonos system and in turn in any room in their home.  The service is already available on Sonos in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Sign-up for 7digital today: www.7digital.com/sonos

Australia please note: 7digital is named Zdigital in Australia and is accessible via http://www.zdigital.com.au/sonos 

And we’ve done just that with our latest Sonos software update.

Sonos customers who use Spotify can now view playlist folders from within the Sonos app. You and your friends can add, edit, and continually update your playlists.

This update is about more than just Spotify playlists. New Sonos Software v 4.1 also makes it easier to create Sonos playlists across the Sonos Controller. Now you can create playlists selecting tracks from multiple music sources. Learn more.

Download the newest Sonos update by going to System Settings > Check for Updates.

From the upcoming Kings of the Mic Tour featuring LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, and De La Soul, to Steve Miller Band, Depeche Mode, and new supergroup Atoms for Peace, the Bowl has an incredible summer lineup.

Enter here for a chance to win 2 tickets to any of our 12 shows this summer, and be sure to share with your friends via your personal link. If you refer the winner, you win as well and you will all be going to the show together.

Winners for the Kings of the Mic Tour will be chosen and announce on Twitter tomorrow, May 23rd.

Don’t forget: while you’re at the show, tag Sonos on Instagram (@Sonos) and use #sonoslive for a chance to win SONOS gear.

The night will begin as KCRW’s Music Director, Jason Bentley, interviews Peterson, Madlib, Om’Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn, Egon Alapatt, Itai Shapira and other special guests  and continue with a live performance from The Decoders.

Go here to grab your spot before we close the RSVPs. If you’re unable to attend Thursday at the Sonos Studio LA, you’ll be able to listen later with KCRW on Sonos, and potentially on Gilles’ BBC show later in the year.

And for those of you in LA but busy Thursday, Gilles is performing a special show on Saturday, May 25th, at 333 Live. This event – co-presented by KCRW – will go down at Prince’s infamous ex-Glam Slam club, and is sure to be a show to remember. More info and tickets here.

Finally, be sure to know about future events by signing-up for the Sonos Studio mailing list if you live in the area or travel frequently to Los Angeles. We’d love to host you.

Named “Heart of Nowhere” after the new Noah and the Whale album, the short film depicts a group of adolescents who have been separated from society until they were mature enough to return. The film captured Charlie’s creativity and natural flair for direction and production, and pushed the creative boundaries between art, music and film.

Dressed in boiler suits, similar to the ones worn on the band’s album cover, the guests were then treated to an acoustic set by the Noah and the Whale. View the images below and stream the album on Spotify.

We’ve paired up with Rdio to give you a convenient way to listen to a playlist inspired by the soundtrack and indulge on Sonos. Check out how to listen on Sonos below or listen online.

How to listen on Sonos:

Login to your Rdio account online > Click subscribe to this playlist > On your Sonos controller choose Rdio > Playlists > Subscribed > Choose the playlist

More films with great music here.

You can register in person at the TuneIn Booth to win one of many SONOS PLAY:3’s.

Anyone, anywhere can listen to Jazz Fest this weekend. Our friends at TuneIn are broadcasting live performances by Billy Joel, John Mayer, Phoenix, Willie Nelson and more all weekend long: Friday, May 3 through Sunday May 5. Just check out Jazz Fest Radio to experience New Orleans from wherever you are: http://s.tunein.com/hkrzl

And don’t forget while you’re at the festival, or better yet, at the TuneIn booth, say hello on Twitter with #JazzFestLive.