Pop Culture

This is an advertisement recently run by Samsung in South Korea (translations on the right).  The company has now pulled the spot, and issued an apology on Facebook. ... Read More...

Who buys the most music?  Well, the people that care most about their music and the artists that make it.  Makes sense, but the most passionate fans buy a lot more than casual listeners: according to resear... Read More...

Vocativ has created a graph that shows Grammy nominations by race for best record, album, song, and new artist. There were three years where nominations for black artists exceeded those for white artists. Nomin... Read More...

Katy Perry's lawyer sent Fernando Sosa a cease and desist for selling a Left Shark 3D printing file on Shapeways. Sosa lawyered up, and sent this letter in return... He's selling the figure on Etsy now too. ... Read More...

Facebook took a look at every user who liked the Facebook Page of a candidate running for governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Then Facebook looked at other page categories liked by the... Read More...

Banks (aka Jillian Banks) is at the beginning of what seems to be a very promising career. Her anticipated debut album drops in the fall, she's sitting atop the Hype Machine's most blogged artists list, and is ... Read More...

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