Ashley King

Beyoncé Inks a Major Branding Partnership With Adidas

April 4, 2019

Beyoncé has announced that she will be joining Adidas as a creative partner. The pop star will also be relaunching her Ivy Park clothing brand with the help of Adidas. Beyoncé will develop a new line of a... Read More...

Google Play Artist Hub Is Shutting Down on April 30th — With No Replacement

Ashley King

April 4, 2019

Google sent indie artists an email yesterday informing them that Google Play Artist Hub is shutting down on April 30th. Google will no longer offer a direct portal for smaller musicians to upload their music... Read More...

Getter Simply Quits His ‘Visceral’ Tour After Repeated Booing and Harassment

Ashley King

April 4, 2019

After intense backlash from fans, EDM artist Getter has canceled the rest of his 'Visceral' tour. Getter's album Visceral dropped at the end of last year, a nice combination of hip-hop, rock, and electronic ... Read More...

Google Assistant Uses John Legend’s Voice to Create Some Competitive Differentiation

Ashley King

April 3, 2019

Amazon's Alexa has had celebrity cameos for a while now. Google Assistant is suddenly catching up. Google just revealed that the silky voice of John Legend has arrived on the Google Assistant. For a limi... Read More...

Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Radio Are Shutting Down

Ashley King

April 3, 2019

Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Radio are both shutting down in 2019. Red Bull informed employees of both RBMA and Red Bull Radio of the decision last week. Both of the properties will cease operatio... Read More...

SoundCloud Rolls Out a Brand-New iOS Profile Experience

Ashley King

April 2, 2019

SoundCloud has released an all-new profile experience for iOS users today. The new profile layout focuses more on SoundCloud's social features, with profiles getting a major overhaul. A user's identit... Read More...

Pandora Is Testing Interactive Voice Ads Later This Year

Ashley King

April 2, 2019

Pandora has confirmed that it is testing 'interactive voice ads' that allow listeners to speak directly to the advertisement. Listeners can get more information about the product being advertised, or skip th... Read More...

Drake Invests In Yet Another E-Sports Startup — Players’ Lounge

Ashley King

April 1, 2019

Drake is no stranger to the eSports world, but he's taking it beyond being a Fortnite player. Last year, he invested heavily in the eSports start-up 100 Thieves. Now, he's taking that a step further with o... Read More...

The Recording Academy Has Elected a New President — But Who Is It?

Ashley King

April 1, 2019

photo: Prayitno Photography (CC BY 2.0) Last week, the Recording Academy's Board of Trustees voted in a new chairman/president to succeed Neil Portnow. The vote was by silent ballot, and few people will be i... Read More...

Will.i.am Defends Michael Jackson, Saying He’s No Worse Than Companies That Supported the Holocaust

Ashley King

April 1, 2019

will.i.am (photo: Eva Rinaldi (CC BY-SA 2.0)) The fallout from the release of the Leaving Neverland documentary continues — but more celebrities are sticking up for Michael Jackson. Worldwide, radio stations... Read More...

Liverpool Band Her’s Pronounced Dead After a Fatal Car Crash In Arizona

Ashley King

March 29, 2019

Both members of the Liverpool band Her's and the group's tour manager have been killed in a car crash while touring. Stephen Fitzpatrick, 24, and Audun Laading, 25, with tour manager Trevor Engelbrektson die... Read More...

Warner Music Group Unveils Its Swanky DTLA Digs — Take a Look

Ashley King

March 29, 2019

Last month, Warner Music Group confirmed that it would shift its headquarters to downtown LA in the Arts District. Warner/Chappell relocated to the new building on February 25th, followed by Warner Bros. Rec... Read More...

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