Tidal Live Officially Launches Amid Streaming-Reform Initiative

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Photo Credit: Tidal As it continues to collaborate with Universal Music Group (UMG) on an updated streaming-compensation model, Tidal has officially launched “Live,” which execs are billing as “a new way for fans to spontaneously […]

Montreal Firm Seeking Class Action Suit on Ticketmaster Over Drake Tickets

Montreal Firm Seeking Class Action Suit on Ticketmaster Over Drake Tickets

A Montreal-based law firm is attempting to file a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster after it accused the company of “intentionally [misleading] consumers for their own financial gain” by charging exorbitant prices for average seats, according to […]

Hipgnosis Strikes Partnership with Reactional Music for Gaming

Hipgnosis Reactional Music partnership for gaming

Photo Credit: Fausto Sandoval Reactional Music has reached an agreement with Hipgnosis Song Management. Here’s the latest. Reactional Music’s patented technology allows any music to be brought into a game—with the entire game reacting live […]

Cutting Through Web3 & AI Hype at the CRS Digital Music Summit

Digital Music Summit CRS 2023

Photo Credit: Brandon Jean Does the future of music lie with web3, NFTs, and virtual world technology? Maybe. Digital Music News is cutting through the hype during the Digital Music Summit at Country Radio Seminar […]

Spotify Responds to European Commission’s Apple Probe Update

Spotify Responds to European Commission's Apple Probe Update

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Yesterday, the EU’s European Commission revealed that it had narrowed its Apple antitrust inquiry to focus specifically on App Store rules’ impact on consumers and music streaming services. Now, Spotify has […]

Bandcamp Curates 11-Track Fortnite ‘Radio Underground’ Playlist

Bandcamp Curates 11-Track Fortnite 'Radio Underground' Playlist

Bandcamp has curated an 11-track playlist for Fortnite. Photo Credit: Vlad Gorshkov Nearly one year after Epic Games acquired Bandcamp, the indie music platform is officially curating tracks for Fortnite’s “Radio Underground” station. Epic-owned Fortnite, […]

Orfium Acquires Cue Sheet Management Company Soundmouse

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Orfium CEO Rob Wells, who previously served as Universal Music Group’s president of global digital business. Photo Credit: Orfium Music-tech platform Orfium has officially announced the acquisition of 23-year-old Soundmouse, which claims to have established […]

9 great Android games and gaming subscriptions from 2022

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There are plenty of great games on Android to play, whether you’re using a phone, tablet, or a dedicated Android handheld. Some of them even work on your Google TV-equipped television with a Bluetooth controller […]

Universal Studios Hollywood powers up with Super Nintendo World

Close-up of a fanged Piranha Plant and a puffy tree.

In 1981 Shigeru Miyamoto created a video game character whose entire personality was contained in what the designer first described as “16 dots by 16 dots.” As that character evolved, those pixels would comprise red […]

The real fantasy in Final Fantasy 14 is owning a damn house

A screenshot of the video game Final Fantasy XIV.

Every week, I put 3 million of my hard-earned coins into an enterprise that I know will result in disappointment: the Eorzean housing lottery, where the odds have, so far, never been in my favor. […]

KSI vows to return “with a vengeance” after iShowSpeed beats him on Spotify

KSI vows to return “with a vengeance” after iShowSpeed beats him on Spotify

Filip Krawanski   ❘   Published: 2022-12-10T16:12:33   ❘   Updated: 2022-12-10T16:12:39 British rapper KSI has vowed to come back for his “throne” after seeing fellow YouTube star iShowSpeed surpass him in terms of monthly […]

How to watch The Game Awards 2022: All nominees & winners

The Game Awards 2021

Dylan Horetski   ❘   Published: 2022-12-09T00:25:00   ❘   Updated: 2022-12-09T00:35:52 The Game Awards is finally here for 2022, set to potentially award some of the most popular games and content creators over the […]