Artists, Industry Leaders Join Together to ‘Protect Black Art’

Protect Black Art open letter

Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Several artists, industry leaders, and legal experts have released an open letter in a call to Protect Black Art. The open letter was published in The New York Times and […]

YouTube’s Primetime Channels bring streaming movies and TV into the YouTube app

Search results for “interview with a vampire” on YouTube.

Streaming services are coming to YouTube. The company is rolling out a new feature called Primetime Channels that will bring shows and movies from more than 30 services directly into the YouTube interface. It’s a […]

YouTube Increases Premium Family Plan Rates — Who’s Next?

YouTube Premium Family Plan

Photo Credit: Javier Miranda Subscribers of YouTube’s Premium Family Plan will be charged an additional $5 for their subscription after the company increases the monthly fee by 28%. YouTube announced in an email to US […]

Spotify boss confirms Kanye West’s music won’t be removed from platform – Music News

Spotify boss confirms Kanye West's music won't be removed from platform - Music News

Spotify boss Daniel Ek has confirmed that Kanye West’s back catalogue won’t be removed from the music streaming service following his controversial behaviour. The Stronger rapper has lost a number of brand deals and business […]

YouTube Music Releases ‘Recently Played’ iOS 16 Widget

YouTube Music recently added widget

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio YouTube Music has introduced a ‘recently played’ widget for the iOS 16 lock screen. It provides easy access to recently played songs, albums, playlists, and videos. The new lock screen widget […]

TikTok artists Nic D and Loveless drop “Supernova” song collab

TikTok artists Nic D and Loveless drop “Supernova” song collab

Dylan Horetski   ❘   Published: 2022-10-21T17:41:48   ❘   Updated: 2022-10-21T17:43:44 TikTok independent artists Nic D and Loveless have released their first-ever song collab, Supernova, and fans are absolutely loving it. Among the billions […]

Wall Street Expects Spotify to Post Substantial Losses Next Week

Spotify Analysts Wall Street

Photo Credit: Maxim Hopman Wall Street analysts expect Spotify to post a year-over-year decline, despite higher revenues this quarter. Spotify’s earnings report is expected to be released on October 25, 2022. Zacks analysts believe the […]

As Music Acquisition Cools Down, Rebeat Digital Steps In to Help

Rebeat Digital CEO Guenter Loibl

Rebeat Digital CEO Guenter Loibl Holding the bag on billions of dollars worth of music IP? Rebeat Digital is now helping companies improve the monitoring and monetization of their precious assets — and more realistically […]

Apple Music Boasts Collection of 100 Million Songs, Beating Spotify

Apple Music 100 million Spotify

Photo Credit: Apple Music Apple Music says it now boasts a catalog of 100 million tracks, with some interesting stats. Apple Music celebrated the milestone with a blog post, revealing that over 20,000 singers and […]

Wet Leg, Nova Twins victorious at AIM Independent Music Awards 2022 – Music News

Wet Leg outsell Top 5 combined to claim Number 1 with eponymous debut album - Music News

After bringing down the curtain on riotous performances from The Libertines, Lethal Bizzle and Pixey, the AIM Independent Music Awards celebrates another glorious year of the independent sector and the talented artists, labels and outstanding […]

Why is Drake beefing with Anthony Fantano over Instagram?

Why is Drake beefing with Anthony Fantano over Instagram?

Drake isn’t too happy with YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano‘s latest jest. According to Variety, the “Honestly, Nevermind” rapper leaked his own Instagram messages with Fantano on Thursday evening in an effort to clarify that […]

AdRev President Ousted After $23MM YouTube Royalties Scam

Adrev YouTube scam

Photo Credit: Rachit Tank AdRev reportedly ousts co-founder/president Noah Becker following $23 million YouTube royalties scam. Noah Becker, co-founder and president of rights management company AdRev, has stepped down from the company following perhaps the […]

Spotify and Samsung Expand Partnership with New Features

Spotify Samsung

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is expanding its partnership with Samsung for more devices and Android-specific features. Spotify and Samsung first minted their partnership in 2018, making Spotify the default music app on Samsung devices. But […]