Controversial social media figure Andrew Tate has been banned from just about every platform under the sun this week including YouTube and TikTok, but one is content with letting him speak. Tate’s comments about women […]
Recent data about Twitch’s content creators reveal the fastest-growing streamers on the platform are all Spanish-speaking channels. All of the top five, based off viewership, aren’t from an English-speaking background, showcasing the rise of Twitch […]
Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker has slammed TikTok’s moderation guidelines after receiving a week-long ban from the platform. TikTok has received a lot of flak from its users over its stricter-than-most content guidelines […]
Photo Credit: Benjamin Sharpe In late June, Spotify unveiled a revamped “Live Events Feed” – and touted its perceived role in helping fans to “find the perfect show.” Now, the streaming giant is officially selling […]
Photo Credit: Jessey Bijl A new report suggests destination-events company Pollen is headed for bankruptcy. The events company Pollen is facing mounting pressure from creditors and faced a winding up petition in the UK. According […]
The Killers, whose manager has invested in Creative Intell. Photo Credit: ThorntonDrury Creative Intell, a self-described “artificial intelligence-powered dealmaking platform for the music industry,” has raised $3 million from individuals including Post Malone co-manager Austin […]
HBO Max lives… for now. But the streamer isn’t long for this life in its current form. During a Warner Bros. Discovery earnings, where we also learned more about Batgirl‘s cancellation and DC’s future, the […]
Musixmatch announces a strategic investment from TPG. Lyrics-providing platform Musixmatch has secured a significant investment from TPG Growth, “the middle market and growth equity platform” of the asset management firm TPG. The strategic partnership advances […]
Photo Credit: Audius Decentralized music streaming platform Audius suffered a hack with more than $6 million in AUDIO tokens stolen. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the platform’s governance smart contract, as detailed by Audius […]
Photo Credit: Franklin Heijnen / CC by 2.0 Beyoncé has officially posted on TikTok — and licensed her entire catalog for use on the short-form video platform. Superstar Beyoncé has joined TikTok, and her entire catalog […]
eBay’s combining online and real-world auction experiences with its newly launched eBay Live platform, where people can chat and react to sellers through Livestream video and buy their products. The service is currently in beta […]
Photo Credit: Andrew Petrischev Sound Legends is a new digital music platform that helps independent musicians sell their music to a global audience immediately. The following was created in collaboration with Sound Legends, a company […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Music-technology platform Songistry has announced the completion of a $5 million raise and doubled down on plans “to become one of the leading forces in the” sync licensing space. Los Angeles-based […]
Photo Credit: IndieFlow Santa Monica-based music startup IndieFlow has raised $4 million in funding to grow its presence. The funding round was led by State of Mind Ventures, with participation from Oryzn Capital, Or Perry […]
Lil Nas X has partnered with M&M’s. Photo Credit: Mars Lil Nas X has officially signed a branding deal with M&M’s, which described the pact as an opportunity “to harness the power of music and […]
Last week, Amazon Music introduced Gen Mex, an initiative to spotlight the growing regional Mexican genre’s evolving style and growing popularity as it starts to reach a global audience. Gen Mex is Amazon Music’s brand […]
Photo Credit: Tamago Web3 audio platform Tamago has announced a seed funding raise of $1 million. Investors in the audio streaming platform include Block0, Move Capital, Daedalus, Human Guild, and Big Brain Holdings. Tamago says […]
Photo Credit: BeatPortal Beatport has acquired LabelRadar, bringing its streamlined music demo submission platform to its Music Services division. LabelRadar helps artists by introducing their demos to labels and notifies them immediately when its heard. […]
Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev The parent company of FanTiger, an “NFT music platform” that aims “to empower independent artists,” has announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed funding round. New Delhi-based FanTiger creator ArtistFirst […]
Photo Credit: GODA A new NFT platform called the Gallery of Digital Assets (GODA) has backing from big names in the music industry. Pharrell Williams, Nina Chanel Abney, and investor and entrepreneur Shaun Neff are […]