Ashley King

Amazon Music Officially Launches In Brazil

September 16, 2019

Amazon Music has officially launched in Brazil after Spotify used it as a test market for its 'Lite' app. The Amazon Music app is available on a 90-day free trial in the country. That rivals Spotify's three-... Read More...

YouTube Bans Paid Plays from Its Music Charts — But Is ‘Everyone Doing It’?

Ashley King

September 13, 2019

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Photo Credit: BadShah YouTube Following Indian rapper BadShah breaking records even Taylor Swift couldn't touch, YouTube is reviewing its policies. BadShah promises he's not the only one gaming the charts, ho... Read More...

Warner Music Bets Big on Blockchain, Joins $11M Investment In Cryptocurrency Start-Up Dapper Labs

Ashley King

September 13, 2019

Photo Credit: CryptoKitties Warner Music is betting big on blockchain technology after joining an $11.2 million investment in Dapper Labs. Dapper Labs is the cryptocurrency dev team behind the wildly popular... Read More...

Lily Allen Says Warner Music Knew About Sexual Abuse Allegations — But Failed to Act

Ashley King

September 13, 2019

Photo Credit: Thesupermat / CC by 3.0 Lily Allen says Warner Music UK failed to take any action after she told them she was sexually assaulted. Allen revealed on The Next Episode podcast that she had spoken ... Read More...

Esthero Interrupts Her Own Track to Protest Spotify Royalties

Ashley King

September 12, 2019

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Photo Credit: Esthero Esthero is protesting Spotify's low royalty rates paid to artists — by interrupting one of her own tracks on Spotify. Around a minute and a half into her song ⁠— "Gimme Some Time" ⁠— th... Read More...

Atlas Music Announces a Joint Venture With Quincy Jones

Ashley King

September 12, 2019

Atlas Music Publishing has announced a joint venture deal with legendary producer, musician, and songwriter, Quincy Jones. CEO Richard Stumpf founded Atlas in 2013. The company is home to songs by artists in... Read More...

Spotify Increases User Surveillance to Crack Down Against Family Plan Abuse

Ashley King

September 12, 2019

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Spotify's Family Plan members are now subject to random location verifications. The change was included deep in Spotify's terms of service update in August. Now, everyone who signs up for a family plan must... Read More...

Zedd Will Headline the Overwatch League Grand Finals Weekend — Replacing DJ Khaled

Ashley King

September 12, 2019

Photo Credit: Overwatch League Zedd will headline this year's Overwatch League Grand Finals in a sold-out show. The Grammy-winning DJ and producer will headline the event at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphi... Read More...

Martina McBride Says Spotify’s Recommendation Algorithm Is Sexist

Ashley King

September 11, 2019

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Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force (photo by Tech. Sgt. Sarah Loicano) Martina McBride is asking some serious questions about Spotify's recommendations algorithm. McBride says she decided to make a playlist called... Read More...

YouTube Originals Debuts a K-Pop Travel Documentary Series

Ashley King

September 11, 2019

A new travel documentary featuring K-pop boy bands Super Junior and TVXQ! is coming to YouTube Originals. The travel doc will debut on October 9th with twelve episodes of the boys. Analog Trip in Indonesia w... Read More...

Deezer Introduces a New Payment System to Directly Compensate Artists for Their Streams

Ashley King

September 11, 2019

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Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer launched a new website today touting the benefits of a 'User-Centric Payment' system. The music streaming service is hoping to get rights holders on board to create a new payment ... Read More...

GRiZ Teams Up With Twitch Streamer DrLupo for a Charity Fortnite Livestream

Ashley King

September 10, 2019

GRiZ will team up with Fortnite streamer DrLupo for a four-hour global charity event. Video game streaming has become a massive force for good in the gaming community. The four-hour stream will be a fundrais... Read More...

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