Ashley King

Apple Boots Fortnite Over App Store Violations – Epic Games Joins Spotify in Fight Against 30% Fee

August 13, 2020

Photo Credit: Joshua Hoehne Spotify may have found an unlikely ally in the fight against Apple's 30% revenue cut. Today Epic Games got Fortnite booted from the App Store on iOS and Android for bypassing those... Read More...

Kanye West Presidency Supported by Just 2% of African-American Voters

Ashley King

August 13, 2020

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Photo Credit: John Miller / CC by 2.0 Kanye West is now believed to be running a presidential campaign with help from GOP operatives. But only 2% of African-Americans support a Kanye presidency. GOP operativ... Read More...

Three Men Charged With Threatening, Bribing R. Kelly’s Alleged Victims

Ashley King

August 13, 2020

Photo Credit: CBS This Morning Three men have been arrested for allegedly threatening and attempting to bribe R. Kelly's sexual abuse victims. The three men are accused of intimidating or trying to influence... Read More...

Amazon Music Is Getting Podcasts — Just Watch What You Say

Ashley King

August 12, 2020

Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger Amazon plans to bring podcasts to Amazon Music. But Amazon's content restriction policy has raised eyebrows in the industry. Buried in Amazon's terms and conditions for appea... Read More...

Neil Young Says It Costs $20,000 to Decouple His Site from Facebook

Ashley King

August 12, 2020

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Photo Credit: Matthew Harris / CC by 2.0 Neil Young is removing Facebook and Google logins from his website – at the cost of about $20,000. Young informed subscribers of his website, Neil Young Archives, tha... Read More...

TikTok Used Tactics Banned by Google to Permanently Track Android Users

Ashley King

August 12, 2020

Photo Credit: Olivier Bergeron TikTok used a nefarious method to track Android users that violated Google's Play Store policies. A new report in the Wall Street Journal details how the Chinese-owned app hid ... Read More...

Google Apologizes for General YouTube Music Crappiness

Ashley King

August 12, 2020

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Photo Credit: Sam Neilsen Google Play Music is shutting down soon. Google says you should switch to YouTube Music. But the features set just isn't the same. Google's transport tool makes it easy to bring you... Read More...

Eventbrite Investors Settle With $1.9 Million Payout as Financial Plunge Continues

Ashley King

August 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Eventbrite Eventbrite investor's legal team has negotiated a $1.9 million settlement with the ticketing company over false statements. Investors sued Eventbrite last year over false or misleadi... Read More...

Smash Mouth Frontman Says ‘F–k That COVID S–t’ at Packed Sturgis Rally

Ashley King

August 11, 2020

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Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell is catching flak for comments he made during a packed concert. He told a packed crowd at the Sturgis Rally in South Dakota, "f--k that... Read More...

NAMM 2021 Cancelled Due to COVID-19 – But the Event Will Continue Online

Ashley King

August 11, 2020

Photo Credit: NAMM The NAMM 2021 show scheduled in January at the Anaheim Convention Center is canceled. Instead, an online event will take place. NAMM organizers announced yesterday that the in-person event... Read More...

Google Is Now Selling Audio Ads on Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, and More

Ashley King

August 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Jesus ECA Google is beefing up its audio ads offering in an attempt to dominate streaming ad share. Google is building out its audio advertising business by securing deals with music streaming ... Read More...

After Shutting Down Vine in 2016, Twitter Wants to Buy TikTok

Ashley King

August 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Morning Brew Twitter shut down Vine in 2016, a year before Musical.ly became TikTok. Four years later, Twitter is vying against Microsoft to buy TikTok. The Wall Street Journal broke a report t... Read More...

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