Frank Ocean celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his debut studio album Channel Orange with two new episodes of blonded RADIO on Apple Music 1. The first episode, “blonded LSD,” features Frank speaking with Dr. James Fadiman about microdosing, with an […]
Photo Credit: Sara Larsson and Stephen Gyasi Freshsound has announced a $1.33 million funding round and has recruited former Sony Music & Warner Music executive Helen McLaughlin. The Stockholm-based licensing platform for original music is […]
3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Viagra Boys, Metric, and Westside Gunn Viagra Boys image credit not cited July 11, 2022 There’s so much good music out in the ether […]
National Music Publishers’ Association President & CEO David Israelite speaking at the NMPA Annual Meeting in June in New York (Photo: Digital Music News) Apple didn’t contest a massive royalty rate increase for music publishers […]
Photo Credit: Constru-centro / CC by 4.0 Michael Jackson fans have long investigated and discussed the idea that the “King of Pop” hadn’t actually provided vocals for three of the songs on his posthumous album […]
Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Following the Stranger Things-driven commercial resurgence of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” (1985), Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” (1986) is attracting new listeners of its own after appearing […]
Photo Credit: Napster LimeWire has re-invented itself as a crypto-based marketplace for musicians and collectors. So what’s next for Napster? Hivemind Capital Partners acquired the formerly infamous music brand as part of a take-private acquisition. […]
Tini, Anitta, and Becky G dropped their new single “La Loto.” The global superstars and award-winning singers joined forces to release the brand new track alongside a hot new music video featuring the three Latina […]
Beyoncé’s unexpected foray into house music is already a record-breaking endeavor. Unsurprisingly, Queen Bey’s “Break My Soul,” which samples the legendary 1993 dance track “Show Me Love” by Robin S., became an overnight sensation. With […]
Photo credit: @felipepelaquim Gone are the days of hyping your release before it’s out, at least for indie artists with a smaller fan base. People have shorter attention spans nowadays, so if you hype the […]
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS The What Podcast wraps up their three-part interview series from Bonnaroo 2022 with The Backseat Lovers. The Utah indie outfit joined Barry and Lord Taco immediately following their This […]
What We’re Listening To Playlist for 7/11/2022: CHAI, Florist, The Mars Volta, Flume, Golden Vessel, Viagra Boys, and more! Album Artwork credit via original artists Our What We’re Listening To Playlist is just that. It’s […]
“Just started listening to metlica, maybe I will search up the tabs to play this song on guitar.” If you’ve clicked on this article, then you likely A) Know who Metallica are, B) Have seen […]
Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv With competition between domestic streaming players ramping up, Tencent Music’s QQ Music has officially become the first Chinese service to integrate Dolby Atmos. Dolby and Tencent Music, which operates […]
Beyoncé’s unexpected foray into house music is already a record-breaking endeavor. Unsurprisingly, Queen Bey’s “Break My Soul,” which samples the legendary 1993 dance track “Show Me Love” by Robin S., became an overnight sensation. With […]
Photo Credit: Marc Noorman TikTok has become the most important tool for music discovery in the modern era. But YouTube execs think the platform offers little more than ‘junk food,’ however. Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global […]
Photo Credit: Mdundo African streaming service Mdundo has officially inked a licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), which will bring its artists’ music to the platform’s more than 17 million confirmed (as of Q1 […]
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. […]
Josh Gabriel of famed dance music duo Gabriel & Dresden has announced he’s stepping away from touring in the wake of a recent heart attack. Gabriel took to the duo’s verified Instagram account to open up […]
On Tuesday, French music streaming service Deezer suffered a nearly 30 percent stock price tumble during its first day on the public market. Now, with the company’s initial week of trading in the books, shares […]