Dylan Smith

Miami Dolphins Stadium Is Now a Giant Drive-In Movie Theater

June 24, 2020

An aerial shot of the Miami Dolphins' Hard Rock Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LIV. Photo Credit: CBP Photography The Miami Dolphins have converted their Hard Rock Stadium into a drive-in movie theater to safely... Read More...

Apple HomePods Will Soon Support Spotify, Amazon, Other Non-Apple Music Services

Dylan Smith

June 23, 2020

Apple HomePods will soon support an array of non-Apple Music streaming services, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more. Cindy Lin, Apple’s director of program management for media products engin... Read More...

Barcelona Opera House Reopens — With an Audience of Plants

Dylan Smith

June 23, 2020

Organizers situated a plant in each of the Barcelona Opera House's 2,192 seats ahead of the UceLi Quartet's performance. Following a months-long closure prompted by the novel coronavirus crisis, the Barcelo... Read More...

Joe Rogan Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Are Fighting ‘Invisible Enemy’

Dylan Smith

June 23, 2020

Days after facing social media backlash over a nine-year-old Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) conversation with comedian Joey “Coco” Diaz, Joe Rogan is grappling with additional activist outrage, stemming this time... Read More...

Spotify Is Tinkering With Podcast In-App Offers

Dylan Smith

June 23, 2020

Photo Credit: Sara Kurfeß Spotify is preparing to make its Streaming Ad Insertion (SAI) podcast technology more widely available to U.S. advertisers, in addition to testing an interactive ad function as part ... Read More...

Love Record Stores took place on June 20th, the initially planned date of Record Store Day 2020.

Who Needs RSD? British Music Retailers Surpass £1M In One-Day Sales

Dylan Smith

June 22, 2020

Drift Records' Rupert Morrison - with help from his daughter - prepares online orders received on June 20th. Though the first of three planned Record Store Day 2020 legs won’t arrive for two months yet, UK-ba... Read More...

Warner Chappell Music Opens Its Second Office In Mainland China

Dylan Smith

June 22, 2020

Shanghai, China. Photo Credit: Denys Nevozhai In an effort to bolster its presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing music markets, Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has opened a second office in mainland China... Read More...

Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Nelly to Headline Live Nation’s Drive-In Concert Series

Dylan Smith

June 22, 2020

Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation is set to deliver a drive-in concert series, dubbed “Live from the Drive-In,” to U.S. fans. Live Nation officials revealed their multi-city drive-in tour with Digital Mu... Read More...

To Halt Rampant Fake Streams on Spotify, the Music Industry Signs Anti-Manipulation Code of Conduct

Spotify (SPOT) Hits an All-Time High — Analysts Say It’s Going Even Higher

Dylan Smith

June 22, 2020

Spotify (SPOT) has seen its stock reach an all-time-high value – representing a roughly $13 billion increase to the company’s market valuation in about one month – following the announcement of several high-p... Read More...

After Paying $100 Million for the Joe Rogan Experience, Spotify’s Market Valuation Has Grown Over $13 Billion

Dylan Smith

June 20, 2020

Since announcing a $100 million deal to become the exclusive home of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) about one month ago, leading music streaming service Spotify (SPOT) has added over $13 billion to its market... Read More...

Joe Rogan Faces Growing Backlash After Laughing About Forcing Women to Have Sex

Dylan Smith

June 20, 2020

Joe Rogan is facing backlash and scrutiny following the circulation of footage showing him laughing at his friend and frequent Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) guest Joey “Coco” Diaz’s description of trading stand-... Read More...

You’re Probably Going to a Drive-In Concert This Summer

Dylan Smith

June 19, 2020

Carthage, Missouri's 66 Drive-In Theatre. Photo Credit: Abe Ezekowitz With the vast majority of traditional concerts still shelved due to COVID-19 concerns, many fans – and artists – are turning to drive-in c... Read More...

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