Ashley King

KCRW President Apologizes Following Accusations of 'Blatant Racism' and 'Gaslighting'

KCRW President Apologizes Following Accusations of ‘Blatant Racism,’ ‘Gaslighting,’ and ‘Microaggressions’

February 26, 2021

Photo Credit: KCRW Santa Monica radio station KCRW-FM is under fire after allegations of 'blatant racism' surface. A former news producer named Cerise Castle shared some of her experience on a recent podcast... Read More...

TikTok Owner ByteDance Will Pay $92M to Settle Illinois Privacy Case

TikTok Owner ByteDance Agrees to Pay $92 Million to Settle Privacy Case

Ashley King

February 26, 2021

Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov TikTok owner ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million to settle an Illinois privacy case. A class-action lawsuit was filed against ByteDance for violating Illinois privacy laws.... Read More...

What Is Clubhouse? Everything You Need to Know About the Drop-In Audio App

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

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What is Clubhouse? It's a new audio social platform that took off during the pandemic in 2020. Here's everything you need to know about the exclusive app. The social media app took off last summer among Sili... Read More...

Fender Ending Its Use of ‘Swamp Ash’ Wood on Future Stratocaster Guitars

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

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Photo Credit: Simon Weisser Fender has been using 'swamp ash' since the 1950s for its Stratocaster guitars. That's changing. The type of wood used in these guitars lent a particular sound to many famous musi... Read More...

Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot and Dogs Stolen — $500,000 Reward for Return

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

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Photo Credit: Geo Chierchia Police are looking for a man who shot Lady Gaga's dog walker and stole two of the singer's dogs before fleeing. The incident happened late Wednesday night in Hollywood, according ... Read More...

Distrokid Adds Twitch to Its Distribution Menu — Complete With Artist Attribution

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

Photo Credit: Caspar Camille Rubin DistroKid now supports Twitch's new music licensing platform called Soundtrack – with artist attribution. Amazon-owned Twitch is refusing to license music from rightsholder... Read More...

Jeep ‘Unpauses’ Its Bruce Springsteen Ad Campaign After DUI Charges Dropped

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

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Photo Credit: Jose Antonio Gallego Vazquez Bruce Springsteen had his DWI charge dropped by federal prosecutors after pleading guilty to public drinking. Springsteen was arrested in November at the Gateway Na... Read More...

Will a Free Apple Music Tier Ever Exist? Not If Apple Can Help It.

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Thomas Kolnowski Apple says it will never offer an Apple Music free tier supported by ads like Spotify. Here's why. At a British government hearing into music streaming economics, Apple's music... Read More...

DaBaby Gets Sued Following Ugly Physical Assault at Music Video Shoot

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

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Photo Credit: Azhern123 / CC by 3.0 An Airbnb rental owner is suing rapper DaBaby for assault after shutting down an unauthorized music video shoot. The lawsuit says DaBaby, real name Jonathan Kirk, rented t... Read More...

Netflix Says It Has ‘No Plans’ To Test Spatial Audio Support, Lagging Behind

Ashley King

February 24, 2021

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Netflix has put to bed rumors that it is testing AirPods spatial audio support for its platform. Earlier this month, Digital Music News reported that spatial audio support might ... Read More...

Spotify Plans to Test Paid Podcast Subscriptions Later This Year

Ashley King

February 23, 2021

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has confirmed it will test paid podcast subscriptions using Anchor later this year. Spotify acquired Anchor, a podcast creation platform, back in 2019. Now it will test a new fe... Read More...

Bobby Shmurda Is Officially Out of Prison — And Still Signed to Epic/Sony

Ashley King

February 23, 2021

Photo Credit: Bobby Shmurda Instagram Bobby Shmurda is out of prison after serving six years for illegal firearm and conspiracy charges. He's still signed to Sony through Epic Records. Shmurda is now 26 and ... Read More...

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KCRW President Apologizes Following Accusations of ‘Blatant Racism,’ ‘Gaslighting,’ and ‘Microaggressions’

Fender Ending Its Use of ‘Swamp Ash’ Wood on Future Stratocaster Guitars

Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot and Dogs Stolen — $500,000 Reward for Return

Distrokid Adds Twitch to Its Distribution Menu — Complete With Artist Attribution

Jeep ‘Unpauses’ Its Bruce Springsteen Ad Campaign After DUI Charges Dropped

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DaBaby Gets Sued Following Ugly Physical Assault at Music Video Shoot

Netflix Says It Has ‘No Plans’ To Test Spatial Audio Support, Lagging Behind

Spotify Plans to Test Paid Podcast Subscriptions Later This Year

Bobby Shmurda Is Officially Out of Prison — And Still Signed to Epic/Sony

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