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YouTube to Feature ‘Violative View Rate’ in Future Community Guidelines Enforcement Reports

April 13, 2021

Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger In an effort to “estimate the percentage of the views on YouTube that come from violative content,” the Google-owned video-sharing platform intends to add a new metric, the vi... Read More...

Blackpink Threatens to Surpass Justin Bieber as the Most Followed YouTube Artist

Ashley King

April 13, 2021

Photo Credit: Marie Claire Korea / CC by 3.0 Blackpink has surpassed 60 million subscribers on YouTube – second behind Justin Bieber. The K-pop act may soon surpass the Canadian pop-star, as their following ... Read More...

360 Reality Audio Support May Be Coming Soon to Android

Ashley King

April 13, 2021

Photo Credit: Sony Sony may be working with Google for broader 360 Reality Audio support on Android. The technology is based on the MPEG-H 3D audio codec to create soundscapes that feel like a live stage. Sony introduced it in a number of its own-branded sm... Read More...

Ted Nugent Questions Why There Weren’t Any Lockdowns for COVIDs 1-18

Ashley King

April 13, 2021

Photo Credit: Mike Licht Aging rocker Ted Nugent took to Facebook to ask why there were no lockdowns for COVID 1-18. Nugent raised the question in an interview he shared on his Facebook page. He also said he... Read More...

Creator-Focused Marketing Company ConvertKit Acquires Email-Marketing Platform FanBridge

Dylan Smith

April 13, 2021

ConvertKit has purchased artist-tailored email-marketing platform FanBridge and detailed plans to expand its presence in the music community. Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Creator-focused marketing company Conv... Read More...

A New DMX Album Coming — Rapper Completed It Just Before His Death

Ashley King

April 12, 2021

Photo Credit: Rzom / CC by 2.0 A new DMX album is coming later this year, despite the rapper's untimely death. The 50-year-old had completed a new album for Def Jam Records and Ruff Ryders. It was slated for... Read More...

What Do Spiderwebs Sound Like? Scientists Create Music from Their Vibrations

Ashley King

April 12, 2021

Photo Credit: Paul Carmona Do you know what a spiderweb sounds like? Scientists have turned these complex arachnid hunting grounds into 'instruments' for the first time. Spiders use the vibrations picked up ... Read More...

Phoebe Bridgers Auctions Her Smashed SNL Guitar for $101,500

Ashley King

April 12, 2021

Photo Credit: GLAAD Phoebe Bridgers auctioned her smashed SNL guitar for charity, bringing in $101,500. Bridgers caused a stink online after some musicians commented on the smashed instrument in February. Th... Read More...

South Korean Lawmakers Face Criticism Over ‘Unrealistic and Unfair’ BTS Military-Deferment Terms

Dylan Smith

April 12, 2021

Photo Credit: I Dare U JK / CC by 3.0 The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) has filed a formal complaint over the “unfair” military-service deferment that K-pop sensation BTS received in 2020’s final month. To recap, lawmakers in December of 2020 passe... Read More...

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Latest Posts

YouTube to Feature ‘Violative View Rate’ in Future Community Guidelines Enforcement Reports

Blackpink Threatens to Surpass Justin Bieber as the Most Followed YouTube Artist

360 Reality Audio Support May Be Coming Soon to Android

Ted Nugent Questions Why There Weren’t Any Lockdowns for COVIDs 1-18

Creator-Focused Marketing Company ConvertKit Acquires Email-Marketing Platform FanBridge

A New DMX Album Coming — Rapper Completed It Just Before His Death

What Do Spiderwebs Sound Like? Scientists Create Music from Their Vibrations

Phoebe Bridgers Auctions Her Smashed SNL Guitar for $101,500

South Korean Lawmakers Face Criticism Over ‘Unrealistic and Unfair’ BTS Military-Deferment Terms