Skeptical about Apple’s VR headset plans with Disney? We get it

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When Apple announced its long-awaited augmented reality headset, Vision Pro, earlier this month, part of the pitch was that these “Ready Player One”-esque goggles would change how we consume entertainment. With Walt Disney Co. Chief […]

Merchant: Apple Vision Pro headset marks the end of the metaverse

Merchant: Apple Vision Pro headset marks the end of the metaverse

Remember the metaverse? No? Well, you’re not alone. It seems but a faint memory now, but before AI mania swept Silicon Valley, the concept that everyone would soon be strapping on headsets and logging on […]

Rapper Lil Durk turned to therapy to cope with tragedies

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Days before releasing his eighth solo studio album, “Almost Healed,” Lil Durk is cooled out at FaZe Clan’s Fairfax warehouse, a gaming-and-office playground where Twitch livestream rooms sit feet away from desk workspaces. Activity is […]

Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid’ with Halle Bailey tops box office

Disney's 'Little Mermaid' with Halle Bailey tops box office

Disney’s live-action retelling of “The Little Mermaid” is making a big splash at the domestic box office this weekend, debuting in first place and collecting $95 million during its first three days in theaters, according […]

Reactional Music Raises $2.05M Pre-Series A Funding Round

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Photo Credit: Reactional Music Reactional Music has closed a new funding round led by Amanotes and Butterfly Ventures. This pre-Series A funding round was also supported by a number of angel investors including Kelly Summer, […]

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 […]