Photo Credit: Leon Bublitz YouTube opened a limited-access beta program called ‘Listening Room’ to solicit feedback from music listeners. The YouTube Music team created a Google doc asking music lovers questions about their listening preferences. […]
Spotify on Monday said it is cutting 6% of its staff, following a wave of layoffs at other tech and entertainment businesses as they adjust to a challenging economic environment. As part of the move, […]
Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Louie Martinez After Apple Music’s price increased in late 2022 – and as Spotify reportedly prepares to up the cost of its individual plan – Amazon Music Unlimited’s monthly charge […]
An aerial shot of the University of Texas at Austin, where a TikTok ban has gone into effect. Photo Credit: Chirag Tripathi With a number of governors having banned TikTok on state devices due to […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio Both members of the music community and content creators have long sought to ignite viral trends on TikTok. But the impact of these efforts – and the idea that virality is […]
The good news is, I’m a journalist, so I went ahead and asked some artists, researchers, and art critics what they made of the aesthetics of AI art. First up, I called Amelia Winger-Bearskin, an […]
Photo Credit: LuisFonsiVEVO Alexa, play “Despacito.” Here are the most-watched YouTube music videos of all time. Some songs are so culturally pervasive that you can’t help but know them. But only a few achieve such […]
When it comes to sharing content of children on social media – particularly via sponsored posts and brand deals – what’s legal isn’t always what’s ethical. Influencer Brittany Dawn, who initially gained a following for […]
Photo Credit: Viberate “Reducing the price from $129 to only $9.90 per month feels like the right thing to do,” says the co-founder of music data analytics platform Viberate, which also started the year by […]
MANY thrifty shoppers are likely familiar with the term ‘dupe,’ a beauty product, accessory, or piece of clothing with the same aesthetic as a brand name but without its logo. The latest TikTok craze has […]
It was a nail that started it all. “I wanted a painting to hang on it,” says John Maclean, former keyboard player with the Beta Band and award-winning film director. He nods towards a wall […]
Flo arrive at the central London restaurant where our interview is taking place, in this order: first comes 21-year-old Stella Quaresma, arriving before we’ve been shown to our table; then Renée Downer, aged 20, once […]
Georgina Smith ❘ Published: 2023-01-12T12:42:08 ❘ Updated: 2023-01-12T12:42:16 TikTokers are loving the viral “shut up, it is not” sound on the app, which has sparked a whole new viral trend — […]
London, England. Photo Credit: Benjamin Davies Thanks largely to continued streaming and vinyl growth, UK music industry sales increased by about three percent during 2022 and approached £1.99 billion, according to a newly released preliminary […]
Photo Credit: Mackenzie Marco Events.com secures a $100 million capital commitment from Global Emerging Markets. Events.com has announced that it has secured a capital commitment of $100 million in the form of a Share Subscription Facility (SSF) […]
Chucky the killer doll is trending this weekend — and the reason is because there’s a new silicone-laced slasher in town that’s got everyone dying for her … that’d be ‘M3GAN.’ The new horror flick […]
As we all look back on the year that was 2022, you have probably already observed that many billionaires – Elon Musk chief among them – lost a significant amount of wealth over the course […]
Photo Credit: Vevo + TikTok Vevo and TikTok announce a new partnership, launching ‘Trending on TikTok,’ a weekly top-trending music video show. Music video network Vevo has announced a partnership with TikTok to create and […]
Every day, Shazam receives tens of millions of requests from users around the world who want to know more about the artist behind the song they’ve just discovered. These Shazams can come from anywhere—social media, […]
Photo Credit: Sascha Bosshard Only one of Google’s top ten most-searched songs this year is from a Western artist; most are from Indonesia and Japan. As the year comes to an end, Google shares the trending […]