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

Logan Paul holds a Prime drink

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

Quarter life, a series by The Conversation

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 […]

I have 22,000 followers on Instagram and make $2,500 a month after retiring

Jodie Filogomo found a niche for herself after retirement

SOCIAL media connects millions of people in ways never before possible. Anyone can go online and find like-minded people sharing content that interests them, and many people are drawn to creating content themselves. 1 Jodie […]

Live Nation Inks Universal Music Group Licensing Pact in China

Live Nation Inks Universal Music Group Licensing Pact in China

Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv Live Nation Electronic Asia, the namesake promoter’s EDM division for the continent of over 4.5 billion residents, has unveiled a licensing deal between its Fabled Records label and Universal […]

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Over Two Decades

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Over Two Decades

An exterior shot of an Apple Store. Photo Credit: Laurenz Heymann From the way placements come to fruition to the number of opportunities available to artists, sync licensing has changed dramatically in recent years. Amid […]

TikTok Debuts Live Subscription for Select Users Ahead of Global Launch

TikTok live streaming Twitch competitor

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok has officially rolled out Live Subscription, which enables creators to offer fans exclusive content and other perks for a monthly fee. The controversial short-form video-sharing app just recently detailed its […]

A Music Analytics Primer – How Chartmetric Artist Score & Rank Work

How Chartmetric Artist Score works

Photo Credit: Chartmetric Part of managing a successful artist profile in 2022 means being aware of your presence online. Who is at the top of your favored genre? Chartmetric can tell you with its artist […]