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How Much Do Twitch Streamers Make? Payout Details for Top Creators Have Leaked — And Could Impact Music Licensing Negotiations

October 6, 2021

A massive Twitch leak has revealed creator payouts and more in a massive 125GB info dump. The hack reveals exactly how much top Twitch streamers make — and could seriously alter future licensing negotiations.... Read More...

Roblox-Focused Game Developer Supersocial Raises $5.2 Million From Investors Including Warner Music Group

Dylan Smith

October 1, 2021

Roblox-focused metaverse game developer Supersocial has announced the completion of a $5.2 million seed-funding round, which drew support from investors including Warner Music Group (WMG) and LightShed Ventur... Read More...

Twitch Releases Tools to Combat Hate Raids Ahead of Official Artist Channels

Ashley King

September 30, 2021

Twitch has unveiled new tools to help combat hate raids on its platform ahead of official artist channels. Twitch is primarily aimed at gamers who want to watch other gamers, but it has grown in prominence f... Read More...

Roblox Settles Lawsuit with NMPA – Music is Coming to the Metaverse

Ashley King

September 27, 2021

Roblox has settled a lawsuit filed by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The NMPA sued Roblox for copyright infringement to the tune of $200 million. Now the two companies have reached an agre... Read More...

Warner Music Group Strikes Partnership With Twitch for Artist Channels & More

Ashley King

September 27, 2021

Twitch and Warner Music Group have struck a partnership for artist channels & more. The partnership will see the two companies launch recording artist channels and create a standalone music space "featur... Read More...

Apple Isn’t Letting Fortnite Return to iOS Anytime Soon – Here’s Why

Ashley King

September 24, 2021

Apple has denied Epic Games' request to have its iOS developer license reinstated. That means Fortnite won't be returning to iOS for the foreseeable future. Apple says it won't reinstate Epic's developer lic... Read More...

Roblox Officially Launches Listening Parties — ‘A New Way to Release Music’

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2021

One year after singer-songwriter Ava Max hosted a Roblox launch party for her debut studio album, the popular virtual platform has officially rolled out “listening parties,” which higher-ups are touting as “a... Read More...

Twitch and NMPA Strike Deal, But Streamers Aren’t Happy

Ashley King

September 22, 2021

Twitch and the music industry clashed in 2020 over licensing streamed music. Now a deal has been struck, but streamers are unhappy. Twitch received thousands upon thousands of DMCA notices in 2020, well docu... Read More...

Ex-Bungie Composer Marty O’Donnell Found In Contempt of Court Over Reuse of Destiny Assets

Ashley King

September 16, 2021

Ex-Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell has been found in contempt of court for re-using Destiny assets. In April 2021, Bungie served O'Donnell with contempt of court papers over videos he uploaded to his YouTube... Read More...

Twitch Sues Two Alleged ‘Hate Raid’ Leaders Harassing Minority Streamers

Ashley King

September 12, 2021

Twitch is taking action against two anonymous leaders of hate raids on the platform. These hate raids target marginalized streamers on Twitch, usually LGBTQ+ or minority streamers. The raids kicked up in ear... Read More...

Roblox Teams Up With Warner Music for Twenty One Pilots Concert

Ashley King

September 8, 2021

Move over, Fortnite. Roblox has announced a fully immersive Twenty One Pilots concert. The concert is in partnership with Warner Music Group and is described as "a pioneering interactive virtual concert." Ro... Read More...

tt.live ‘The All-New Turntable’ Reemerges After 8 Years to ‘Unleash the Inner DJ’

Paul Resnikoff

September 7, 2021

For those who remember the original Turntable, a glorious rebirth is afoot. But tt.live, ‘The all-new Turntable,’ is reemerging into a vastly different streaming landscape (and that’s a good thing). Back in ... Read More...

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Jonas Brothers Take Over Roblox’s Steal an Egg for a Halloween Concert

How Much Do Twitch Streamers Make? Payout Details for Top Creators Have Leaked — And Could Impact Music Licensing Negotiations

Roblox-Focused Game Developer Supersocial Raises $5.2 Million From Investors Including Warner Music Group

Twitch Releases Tools to Combat Hate Raids Ahead of Official Artist Channels

Roblox Settles Lawsuit with NMPA – Music is Coming to the Metaverse

Apple Isn’t Letting Fortnite Return to iOS Anytime Soon – Here’s Why

Roblox Officially Launches Listening Parties — ‘A New Way to Release Music’

Twitch and NMPA Strike Deal, But Streamers Aren’t Happy

Ex-Bungie Composer Marty O’Donnell Found In Contempt of Court Over Reuse of Destiny Assets

Twitch Sues Two Alleged ‘Hate Raid’ Leaders Harassing Minority Streamers

Roblox Teams Up With Warner Music for Twenty One Pilots Concert

tt.live ‘The All-New Turntable’ Reemerges After 8 Years to ‘Unleash the Inner DJ’