More people spent their TV time watching a streaming service than cable or broadcast last month, according to a report from Nielsen (via The Wall Street Journal). The audience measurement company says that this is […]
Actor Lindsey Pearlman’s death has been ruled a suicide, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner announced Tuesday. Pearlman was found dead Feb. 18 near Hollywood. The actor, who had appeared on television shows such as […]
Many popular reproductive health apps are lacking when it comes to protecting users’ data privacy, according to a new report highlighting the potential legal risk to people seeking an abortion. After studying 20 of the […]
Photo credit: Priscilla Du Preez I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to make a living as a songwriter. But it is definitely possible. In today’s world, you’ll need to be many different things – […]
The staff at PEN America made the announcement in June: They were forming a union. Like their fellow workers at Starbucks stores and Amazon warehouses around the country, the employees of PEN, a literary and […]
Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Stefan Widua The German music industry generated €967 million during 2022’s first half, according to a newly released report, with digital having accounted for more than 80 percent of the total. […]
Warner Music Group (WMG) posted a small revenue increase (quarterly and year over year) for Q2 2022, but during the three-month stretch, recorded music slipped in the digital category for the first time. The Big […]
Photo Credit: Claudio Schwarz Dutch anti-piracy group has revealed it has taken down 349 illegal pirate sites in 2021. These sites range from streaming portals, illegal IPTV operators, and open directories for torrents. The Dutch […]
George Takei and William Shatner led an outpouring of tributes Sunday to their “Star Trek” co-star Nichelle Nichols, who died Saturday at age 89. On Twitter, Takei shared a sweet photo of himself and Nichols […]
Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to […]
Amid continued streaming growth as well as a rebound for physical sales, Sony Group generated about $2.31 billion from its music operations during 2022’s second quarter – marking a 20.87 percent year-over-year increase and a […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok has added a “Pre-Release” feature to its SoundOn distribution service, and the new option will enable artists to release clips of songs to the short-form app before the tracks debut […]
BLINKS and PUBG Mobile players can still join ‘The Virtual’ in-game concert until July 31 MANILA, Philippines – K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, in collaboration with Battle Royale game PUBG (Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds) Mobile, dropped the […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok parent company ByteDance has filed a U.S. trademark application for “TikTok Music” – prompting speculation that the Beijing-headquartered business could debut a stateside music streaming platform to expand upon the […]
Photo Credit: Tony Webster / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) revenue jumped by 25.4 percent year over year during Q2 2022, as streaming income once again improved by double digits. The Big Three […]
Eleni Thomas. Last updated: Jul 27, 2022 Nadeshot has offered up his opinion and thoughts on the current calls to revamp Instagram, listing multiple ways the app is failing and offering up ideas as to […]
Tim Hebb lives in one of more than 1.6 million households in Los Angeles that qualify for a new federal subsidy program for high-speed internet service. And according to the Biden administration, he ought to […]
London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies British recorded music exports cracked an all-time high of £590.8 million (currently $706.85 million) in 2021, according to newly released data, as a record number of UK artists racked […]
Tanya Kersey, who founded the Hollywood Black Film Festival, has died, her family announced on social media this week. She was 61. On Tuesday, Kersey’s sister, Lisa M. Kersey, confirmed her death on Facebook. The […]
Clubbing in Mykonos, it seems Tristan Thompson doesn’t have a care in the world. Not even about his incoming child with ex-girlfriend Khloé Kardashian. The NBA player became viral material on social media Monday hours […]