Blossoms delivering the headline performance at Spotify’s Budweiser-sponsored AUX event in Manchester. Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has officially expanded its live initiative into the UK with a Budweiser-sponsored concert in Manchester. The streaming platform just […]
Source: Quintin McRea KJ Smith and her fellow FAMUans painted Orlando orange and green for a football rivalry, and the actress shone a spotlight on an HBCU-celebrating initiative. Before the Florida A&M Rattlers defeated the […]
Photo Credit: Hearby Cares Area4Labs’ Hearby Cares is a new AI-powered initiative to highlight live benefit shows providing relief for areas affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The team at Area4Labs says they created the […]
A weekend of music in Liverpool this autumn will test a series of proposals to radically decarbonize the events industry, with Massive Attack, Idles, and Nile Rodgers and Chic headlining. Announced as the United Nations […]
Source: Jonathan Moscrop / Getty The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and Jay-Z may just be on his way after a new initiative for Philadelphia schools. Beyonce‘s husband and his company Roc […]
Hope is never far away in the midst of a dance—a concept the Tim Bergling Foundation knows all too well. The foundation, whose namesake pays homage to the late Avicii, recently took to social media […]
Amid their meteoric rise, Levity are using their newfound stardom to bring about positive change. The EDM.com Class of 2024 trio have announced a charity initiative in which they raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide […]
Electronic dance music producer Brayden Pierce has joined an effort that carries the implication of bringing the genre all the way to the cosmos. Taking to X, Pierce has claimed that he’s one of just […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer has joined forces with a consortium of music industry players to form BELEM, an EU-funded lyrics translation project. BELEM is a four-year project that has received €2 million in funding through […]
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Photo Credit: Spinefarm Records Spinefarm is announced as the first repertoire initiative under the new alliance between [PIAS] and Universal Music Group. [PIAS], a leading independent music company that recently announced a global partnership with […]
Photo Credit: A2IM The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) is now offering health insurance plans to its members. A2IM says its Benefits Store has been months in the making as a way to help […]
First publishing, then education – now football. Not content with launching his own books imprint and sponsoring a new generation of Cambridge graduates, Stormzy has turned his attention to Britain’s biggest sport, in an attempt […]
Over the last 12 years, an extraordinary grassroots movement has been working alongside global sporting events such as the football, cricket and rugby union World Cups, the English Premier League and the Olympic Games. Young […]
Support Black business! Source: Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Foot Locker, Inc. is dedicated to supporting Black Entrepreneurs through its Leading Education & Economic Development (LEED) Initiative that boasts a $200 million commitment […]
A growing concern in both online and offline spaces of late is that Black creatives who continue to lead the way in music, fashion, pop culture, and online trends rarely get the credit they deserve. We’ve […]
Austrian music company founder Guenter Loibl has been forced to suspend his ambitious ‘HD Vinyl’ research initiative due to disappointing audio fidelity tests, according to the company and filings with the Austrian government. The HD […]
Photo Credit: Band Shirt Day Several artists are joining with Spotify and MerchFriends to promote the first-ever ‘Band Shirt Day.’ Band Shirt Day will take place on September 16 as a celebration of the iconic […]
Ukrainians are organizing under the banner of techno music to help expedite the rebuild of what was recently lost amid Russian occupation. The country’s nightlife sector has remained shuttered since Russia’s invasion on February 24th. Cleaning […]
Recognize the Music is working to bring the Audoo ‘Audio Meter’ to public establishments in the UK. Photo Credit: Hari Nandakumar Recognize the Music, described by its organizers as an initiative “to drive fairer, more […]