Ashley King

Boston Calling 2022 Lineup Finalized – RATM Dropped, Metallica and the Strokes Join Foo Fighters to Headline

January 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Boston Calling The three-day Boston Calling festival in Allston, Massachusetts, has announced its full lineup. Rage Against the Machine was the previously announced headliner, but Metallica and... Read More...

TikTok Testing Support for Paid Subscriptions to Creators

Ashley King

January 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok is testing paid subscriptions for content creators to rival other social media networks. According to a report from The Information, the company is testing the new featu... Read More...

Proof of Attendance Protocol Raises $10M In Funding for NFTs

Ashley King

January 23, 2022

Photo Credit: PoAP Proof of Attendance Protocol has raised $10 million in funding to create NFTs out of shared memories. The PoAP wants to give communities a way to show their participation in limited-time e... Read More...

Adele Cancels Entire Las Vegas Residency Due to COVID

Ashley King

January 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Adele / Instagram Adele cancels her entire Las Vegas residency due to COVID, just 24 hours before opening. The singer took to Instagram in a tearful plea announcing the news. "I'm so sorry, but... Read More...

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Taylor Swift Named Record Store Day Global Ambassador

Ashley King

January 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Record Store Day Record Store Day is celebrating its 15th anniversary by naming Taylor Swift as its global ambassador. Record Store Day first launched back in 2008 and will return in April for ... Read More...

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige Featured In Blowout Super Bowl Halftime Trailer

Ashley King

January 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show Dr. Dre is calling some of the biggest stars in hip-hop in this Super Bowl Halftime trailer. The trailer was directed by F. Gary Gray, who previously worked on th... Read More...

Despite Searing Success, Olivia Rodrigo Splits with Manager

Ashley King

January 20, 2022

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Photo Credit: Walt Disney Television / CC by 2.0 Olivia Rodrigo is reportedly seeking a new manager after splitting with Kristen Smith. According to a report, the 18-year-old star parted ways with Camp Far W... Read More...

Believe Inks Global Licensing Deal with China’s Kuaishou, a TikTok Rival

Ashley King

January 20, 2022

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Photo Credit: Believe Six months after a deal with WMG, China's Kuaishou has inked a global licensing agreement with Believe and TuneCore. Kuaishou is a short-form video platform that rivals ByteDance's TikT... Read More...

Swiss Utopia Music Continues Acquisition Spree With UK’s Proper Music Group

Ashley King

January 19, 2022

Photo Credit: Florencia Viadana Swiss company Utopia Music has announced it has acquired the UK-based distributor Prosper Music Group. Utopia believes the acquisition will help "supercharge their song econom... Read More...

Fortnite Soundwave Concert Coming Up — Tones and I Playing on January 21st

Ashley King

January 19, 2022

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Photo Credit: Epic Games / Fortnite The Fortnite Soundwave Series concerts are continuing in 2022 with Aussie artist Tones and I. "Dance Monkey" was a huge hit back in 2020, so it's no small surprise the Aus... Read More...

Daniel Radcliffe Will Star In Weird Al Biopic for Roku

Ashley King

January 19, 2022

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Photo Credit: slgckgc / CC by 2.0 Roku announced Daniel Radcliffe will star in its first original biopic about Weird Al Yankovic. WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story will focus on the career of the Grammy-win... Read More...

The Weeknd Racks Up 705 Million Spotify Streams In Just Two Weeks

Ashley King

January 19, 2022

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Photo Credit: S. Camelot / CC by 2.0 The Weeknd dropped a new album for 2022 and racked up 705 million Spotify streams in two weeks. The album Dawn FM debuted on January 7 and has helped the Canadian artist ... Read More...

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