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 […]

‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Sets Spotify Daily Streams Record

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Photo Credit: WBLS / CC by 3.0 Mariah Carey’s perennial holiday favorite “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has broken Spotify’s single-day global streaming record. This latest commercial feat for the nearly 29-year-old track, […]

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

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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. […]

I Monster Goes Viral on TikTok As ‘Who Is She?’ Takes Off

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Photo Credit: Rubaitul Azad I Monster, a Sheffield-based duo that arrived on the scene more than two decades ago, is officially the latest act to experience a significant commercial boost from a TikTok trend. Dharma […]

Snap will let augmented reality creators make money on lens purchases

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Augmented reality isn’t really a thing yet. But you know what is? Face lenses. Millions of users across Snapchat, Instagram, Zoom, TikTok, and countless other apps are already used to tapping a button and having […]

Notorious B.I.G. VR Concert Experience Announced for December

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Photo Credit: Hoodgraffix Meta has announced a virtual-reality concert featuring a “hyper-realistic avatar” depiction of Notorious B.I.G. to celebrate what would have been his 50th birthday. Meta and the “Big Poppa” artist’s estate just recently […]

Taylor Swift Smashes Big At The Music Awards

Taylor Swift Smashes Big At The Music Awards

Finally, the 2022 MTV EMAs returned in full swing on Sunday, November 13, held at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany, for the sixth time. Co-hosted by Rita Ora and Taika Waititi, the award […]

BMG and Logan Media Entertainment Launch Label to Focus on ‘Resurgent Established Artists’

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Photo Credit: BMG BMG and Logan Media Entertainment have launched a new label, Tag8 Music, to focus on ‘resurgent established artists’ with albums from Blue, Pixie Lott, and Roachford. BMG has partnered with management company Logan Media […]

Elton John Enters Roblox to go ‘Beyond the Yellow Brick Road’

Elton John Beyond the Yellow Brick Road

Photo Credit: Roblox Elton John is joining Roblox with his own world, ‘Elton John Presents: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road.’ The world was created in partnership with Elton John by Rocket Entertainment and Roblox creators, […]

Can Netflix reclaim the ‘Netflix for games’ crown from Xbox Game Pass?

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Netflix wants to try where Google Stadia failed. Just a few weeks ago, Google publicly retreated from cloud gaming with the surprise announcement that it would be shutting down Stadia. By throwing in the towel, […]