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Warner Music Group Partners With The Sandbox for Virtual Concert Venues

January 27, 2022

Photo Credit: The Sandbox Warner Music Group has partnered with The Sandbox to create a virtual musical theme park and concert venue. WMG will also work with The Sandbox to host concerts and other musical ex... Read More...

Rihanna Donates $15 Million to Organizations Fighting Climate Change

Ashley King

January 27, 2022

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Photo Credit: Sigma / CC by 3.0 Rihanna has donated $15 million to organizations leading the fight against climate change. Rihanna founded a non-profit called the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012, named for h... Read More...

Peloton Is In Trouble, So It’s Leaning on Celebs — Introducing Boxing With Eminem

Ashley King

January 27, 2022

Photo Credit: Peloton Peloton's position as a company looks precarious. Now the company is leaning on celebrity experiences to keep (and attract) new users. Shares of Peloton have fallen more than 80% from t... Read More...

Spotify Hires In-House Producers to Help Salvage Harry and Meghan Markle’s $25 Million Podcast

Ashley King

January 26, 2022

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Photo Credit: Bruce Detorres / CC by 2.0 Spotify has hired in-house producers for the Meghan and Harry podcast, which has only had one episode to date. Spotify announced the $25 million-dollar podcast deal w... Read More...

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Macklemore Becomes Investor & Creative Director for Clean Cause Yerba Maté Beverage

Ashley King

January 26, 2022

Photo Credit: CLEAN Cause Macklemore is joining the Clean Cause beverage company as its first Creative Director and celeb investor. The partnership brings together Clean Cause, a brand on a mission to suppor... Read More...

Elton John Tests Positive for COVID, Postpones U.S. Tour

Ashley King

January 26, 2022

Elton John has tested positive for COVID-19 and has postponed his scheduled U.S. tour. The 74-year-old British singer announced the news via Instagram. "Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know... Read More...

TikTok & Montreux Jazz Fest Partner for ‘The Road to Montreux’

Ashley King

January 26, 2022

Photo Credit: TikTok x Montreux The Montreux Jazz Festival is partnering with TikTok to highlight emerging artists with live performances. As part of the partnership with TikTok, the MJF Spotlight will featu... Read More...

Everyone Copied TikTok, So TikTok Is Copying Back — Here Are the New Features

Ashley King

January 26, 2022

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Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa TikTok's short-form video format was copied mercilessly – now TikTok's copying new features. App engineers have discovered a number of new features that TikTok is working on for c... Read More...

Are NFTs Coming to YouTube? Here’s the CEO’s Letter to Creators

Ashley King

January 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Szabo Viktor Are NFTs coming to YouTube? YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki hints about that possibility in her letter to creators. Wojcicki pens an annual letter to creators to talk about YouTube's is... Read More...

Governors Ball 2022 Announces Its Lineup — J. Cole, Halsey, and Kid Cudi to Headline

Ashley King

January 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Governors Ball The Governors Ball 2022 lineup has been revealed for the June 10-12 music festival in Queens, NY. Kid Cudi, Halsey, and J. Cole will headline the three-day festival. Other artis... Read More...

Eric Clapton Claims YouTube Uses ‘Subliminal Advertising’ to Brainwash People

Ashley King

January 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Majvdl / CC by 3.0 In a recent interview, Eric Clapton claims YouTube brainwashes the masses with subliminal advertising. Clapton appeared on The Real Music Observer channel on YouTube. The cha... Read More...

Neil Young Threatens to Remove His Music from Spotify Over Joe Rogan ‘Misinformation’: “They Can Have Rogan or Young. Not Both.”

Ashley King

January 25, 2022

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Photo Credit: Matthew Harris / CC by 2.0 Neil Young asked his managers to delete his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation. In a now-deleted letter posted to his website, Young told his ... Read More...

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Chris Brown Facing $20 Million Lawsuit for Alleged Sexual Assault in Florida

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Drakeo the Ruler’s Family is Suing Live Nation Over Brutal Backstage Murder

Chinese Record Label Modern Sky Announces Its First Virtual Artist — Say Hello to ‘Miro’

Warner Music Group Partners With The Sandbox for Virtual Concert Venues

Peloton Is In Trouble, So It’s Leaning on Celebs — Introducing Boxing With Eminem

Spotify Hires In-House Producers to Help Salvage Harry and Meghan Markle’s $25 Million Podcast

Macklemore Becomes Investor & Creative Director for Clean Cause Yerba Maté Beverage

Elton John Tests Positive for COVID, Postpones U.S. Tour

Governors Ball 2022 Announces Its Lineup — J. Cole, Halsey, and Kid Cudi to Headline