Ashley King

Ava Max Hosts an Album Launch Party in Roblox — Paying Attention, Fortnite?

September 26, 2020

Global pop star Ava Max held her album launch party inside Roblox, a massive video game. Ava Max debuted her new album Heaven & Hell, in a Roblox virtual space dubbed the Sky-High Dance Floor. It's simil... Read More...

Apple Waives Its 30% Fee for Facebook Live Events — But Don’t Get Used to It

Ashley King

September 25, 2020

Apple will temporarily pause collecting a commission from paid virtual events on iOS. Apple's reconsideration comes after Facebook blasted the company for taking 30% of Facebook Live events revenue. Facebook... Read More...

Google Cracks Down on Spotify, Netflix, Epic, and Others for Bypassing Its 30% In-App Charge

Ashley King

September 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Mika Baumeister Google is cracking down on apps that avoid collecting payments through its in-app purchase system. That includes Spotify. The move comes just a day after several major services ... Read More...

Apple Buys Startup To Create Radio-Like Podcast Stations

Ashley King

September 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Neil Godding Two years ago, Apple owned the podcast landscape. Now, after Spotify's $500M+ splurge, Apple is ready to fight back with an acquisition of its own. Earlier this year, Apple acquire... Read More...

What Live Event Meltdown? StubHub CEO Buys $40MM Beverly Hills Mansion — His Third House In Beverly Hills

Ashley King

September 24, 2020

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Photo Credit: Luxe Interior + Design StubHub CEO Eric Baker is closing on his third Beverly Hills mansion – this one a $40MM 1.86-acre behemoth. The house Baker bought was never 'officially' on the market, s... Read More...

After Ditching Spotify for ‘Undermining’ His Show, Joe Budden Launches Independent Podcasting Network

Ashley King

September 24, 2020

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Photo Credit: Mikamote / CC by 2.0 Last month, Joe Budden quit Spotify after signing a two-year deal in 2018. Now he's forming his own independent podcasting network. Budden announced his departure from Spot... Read More...

Spotify Assembles an Army to Defeat Apple — Introducing the ‘Coalition for App Fairness’

Ashley King

September 24, 2020

The Coalition for App Fairness' just-launched website. Spotify is uniting a number of Apple's powerful critics under a single banner – the 'Coalition for App Fairness.' The group says it aims to create a lev... Read More...

Facebook Says No, They’re Not Pulling Out of Europe

Ashley King

September 23, 2020

Photo Credit: Brett Jordan A court ruling in Dublin suggested Facebook could pull out of Europe over data privacy laws. Facebook's head of global policy says that it won't happen. Facebook is seeking a stay ... Read More...

Bandcamp Sales Have Jumped 122% Since Last Year — Here’s Why

Ashley King

September 23, 2020

Photo Credit: Mick Haupt Chances are fans who want to buy music directly from their favorite artist do so through Bandcamp. Bandcamp sales spiked massively this year, but it's not just the pandemic driving th... Read More...

Music Super-Agent Brent Smith Suspended by William Morris

Ashley King

September 23, 2020

Hip-hop agent Brent Smith appears to be out at WME, with the firm citing 'behavioral issues.' Brent Smith has represented artists like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, and Tyler the Creator from his WME c... Read More...

Looks Like China Doesn’t Want to Sell TikTok — What Now?

Ashley King

September 23, 2020

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Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa The September 20th TikTok deadline has passed – and China seems increasingly unhappy over the proposed deal. Chinese state-run media says China has no reason to approve the deal. ... Read More...

TikTok Received 10,625 Copyright Takedown Notices In the First Six Months of 2020

Ashley King

September 22, 2020

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TikTok's future is uncertain, but that hasn't stopped the company from continuing to moderate its content. The company released its latest transparency report with numbers for takedown notices. Over 104.5 mi... Read More...

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