Sony Music Posts 21% Q2 ’22 Revenue Hike As Streaming Thrives

Sony Music Posts 10% Revenue Increase as Streaming Jumps By 32%

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 […]

TikTok Adds ‘Pre-Release’ Option to Its Distribution Service

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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 […]

Will Smith Breaks Silence On Oscars Slap, Apologizes To Chris Rock In New Video

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, just after Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage, and also won an Oscar, on March 27.

Will Smith broke his silence on the “slap heard ’round the world” on Friday, telling fans in a nearly six-minute video he is “deeply remorseful” for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. […]

BLACKPINK, PUBG Mobile releases ‘Ready for Love’ animated MV

WATCH: BLACKPINK, PUBG Mobile releases ‘Ready for Love’ animated MV

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 […]

ByteDance Officially Files U.S. Trademark For ‘TikTok Music’

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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 […]

Metaverse Streaming Company Condense Raises $4.5MM Funding

Condense seed funding

Photo Credit: BusinessWire Metaverse infrastructure company Condense has announced a $4.5 million seed funding round. Condense describes itself as the world’s first company to deliver live, real-world events into the metaverse. The funding round was […]

‘Leave It To Beaver’ Star Tony Dow Is ‘In His Last Hours’ In Hospice Care [UPDATE]

Jerry Mathers (left) and Tony Dow are seen on Nov. 26, 2017, in Los Angeles.

Actor Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the long-running sitcom “Leave It To Beaver,” is in hospice care, his family members have told multiple news outlets. Dow’s death was erroneously announced on his Facebook […]

Alicia Vikander Recalls ‘Painful’ Miscarriage And Portraying Infertility Struggles On Screen

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander of “Irma Vep” welcomed their 17-month-old son last year.

Alicia Vikander is sharing intimate details about her journey to becoming a mom. The Oscar-winning actor recently spoke with The Sunday Times, opening up about portraying a character who suffers a miscarriage after battling her […]

How to get free broadband in L.A. if you’re a lower-income resident

How to get free broadband in L.A. if you're a lower-income resident

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 […]