Metallica Sees Major Streaming Boost After ‘Stranger Things’ Placement

Metallica BlizzCon

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 […]

BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea

BTS rekindle debate about military service in South Korea

Yoon Sang-hyun, the lawmaker who proposed the amendment to include three-week training for K-pop stars, says the extent to which BTS had raised South Korea’s profile through ‘soft power’ should be taken into account when […]

The WGA’s Historic Campaign To Reshape Talent Agency Business Takes Full Effect Today – Deadline

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The WGA’s historic reshaping of the talent agency business will take full effect at the end of business today, after which agency packaging fees will no longer be permitted under the guild’s franchise agreement. “The […]

MoMA PS5 on Beyoncé, House Anthems, and Rainbow Capitalism

MoMA PS5

Photo by Sidewalkkilla. “Don’t Break My Soul,” Beyoncé’s latest track, a house music revival that features Big Freedia, the legendary queer Black icon known for popularizing New Orleans bounce, has the internet aflame. In fact, […]

how the reality show could model a radically sustainable future for its young viewers

A close up image of the Love Island app icon alongside other apps on a smartphone

A recently announced partnership between ITV reality show Love Island and secondhand e-commerce giant eBay sends a strong positive signal about prioritising sustainability over fast fashion. After receiving a strong backlash against Love Island’s promotion […]

YouTube Music Launches Spotify Wrapped Copycat – Here’s Spring Recap

YouTube Music Spotify Wrapped

Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube Music introduces Spring Recap, the first in a series of seasonal recaps to compete with Spotify Wrapped. After testing the waters with the 2021 Recap in December, YouTube Music announced the launch of Spring […]

‘Logan Paul is over party’ trends on Twitter again as Zayn Malik joke sparks backlash

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Logan Paul is facing backlash on Twitter due to a certain segment from a podcast episode he did with comedian Andrew Schulz — but he’s not taking the flak too seriously. YouTube star Logan Paul […]

YouTube Music leapfrogs Spotify Wrapped with new seasonal recap playlists

YouTube Music leapfrogs Spotify Wrapped with new seasonal recap playlists

YouTube is introducing new seasonal recaps of your top artists, songs, albums, and playlists to YouTube Music, starting first with the Spring Recap. YouTube rolled out a Spotify Wrapped-style annual recap at the end of […]

Songistry Unveils $5MM Raise, Plans to Become Leading Sync Platform

Cinq Music Scores $100MM Investment From Its GoDigital Media Parent

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 […]

how celebrities and influencers have driven our modern obsession with shapewear

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Throughout history, women have faced pressure to have certain body shapes – often leading them to use extreme methods to achieve them. So you’d think with a greater emphasis on body positivity in recent years […]

Creators Say Johnny Depp Fans Are Creating ‘Hostile Online Environment’

Creators Say Johnny Depp Fans Are Creating ‘Hostile Online Environment’

The weeks-long defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has set off a wave of toxic online content, social media users say.  There’s no denying the highly publicized legal battled dominated the online discourse over the past couple of months. […]

Spinnin’ Records Aims to ‘Boost Future Growth’ With NFT, Marketing Pivot

Warner Music Group Partners With 'Digital Mementos' Startup POAP

Warner Music Group’s Spinnin’ Records has officially revealed a series of “changes to boost future growth,” with an emphasis on Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Hilversum, Netherlands-headquartered Spinnin’ Records, which Warner Music bought half a […]