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Universal Music Group Files Four Trademarks for Bored Apes Band Leader

April 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Bored Ape Yacht Club Universal Music Group has filed four trademarks tied to its Bored Apes band ambitions. The music giant purchased Bored Ape #5537 back in March 2022 for 125 ETH. UMG plans t... Read More...

Coachella Teams Up With Fortnite for Virtual Merch Drops – The Details

Ashley King

April 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Coachella / Epic Games Coachella is taking over Fortnite in its first partnership with Epic Games. Here's what we know. The music and fashion of the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival a... Read More...

The Kid Laroi Stirs Up Imaginary Beef With Ex-Manager Scooter Braun

Ashley King

April 14, 2022

Photo Credit: History Toronto The Kid Laroi has stirred up some imaginary beef with Scooter Braun on social media, trying to inspire a new TikTok trend. In a short clip shared to social media on April 13, th... Read More...

Elon Musk Offers To Buy 100% of Twitter for $43 Billion After Becoming Largest Shareholder

Ashley King

April 14, 2022

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Photo Credit DVIDS / Public Domain Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright in a deal worth $43 billion in cash. He became the company's largest individual shareholder recently. According to a regulator... Read More...

YouTube Will Live-Stream Coachella for the 10th Straight Year — This Time With eCommerce

Ashley King

April 11, 2022

Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube will live stream the Coachella music festival for the 10th year. But for the first time, eCommerce via YouTube Shopping is available to virtual festival goers. YouTube says ever... Read More...

Spotify Is Testing a TikTok-Like Discovery Feed with Canvas — The Details

Ashley King

April 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is testing a new feature to turn Canvas into endless personalized loops – much like TikTok. The new feature is rolling out across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zea... Read More...

Can You Edit a Tweet? Not Yet, But It’s Coming to Twitter Blue

Ashley King

April 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Marten Bjork Can you edit a tweet? Typos are forever on Twitter for now, but edits may come soon to Twitter Blue subscribers. Tweets are forever once they've been sent, full of typos and regret... Read More...

Thematic Is Officially Blowing Up Musicians on YouTube With Its Game-Changing Licensing Approach

Paul Resnikoff

April 6, 2022

Photo: Fiji Blue’s Valentin Fritz (l) and Trevor Derin (r). Several years ago, Thematic set out to fix YouTube's licensing hurdles for musicians and content creators while creating a marketing platform that d... Read More...

Cardi B Wins Injunction Forcing Removal of Defamatory YouTube Videos

Ashley King

April 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 4.0 Cardi B has won an injunction to force the removal of defamatory videos posted by YouTuber Latasha Kebe. The injunction comes just a few months after the rapper... Read More...

Twitch Pauses Boost Train Feature Due to Porn Recommendations

Ashley King

April 4, 2022

Photo Credit: Mika Baumeister Twitch has paused its Boost Train feature, which allowed people to pay to promote streams. That's because porn showed up in people's feeds. The pause comes after several people ... Read More...

YouTube — And YouTube Music — Are Now at Risk of Being Banned In Russia

Ashley King

March 23, 2022

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Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio YouTube is currently at risk of being banned in Russia as tensions between US companies and Russia rise. Naturally, YouTube Music would also get caught in the undertow. Google ... Read More...

Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW 2022 — “NFTs Are Coming to Instagram”

Ashley King

March 18, 2022

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Photo Credit: SXSW 2022 Speaking to an audience at SXSW, Mark Zuckerberg confirms NFTs are coming to Instagram. "We're working on bringing NFTs to Instagram in the near term," Zuckerberg told the audience. H... Read More...

Artist Branding Isn't Selling Out Anymore — But What's the New Balance?

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

Developing Trends in the Music Sync Space — A Worldwide Conversation With Leading Female Music Supervisors

Social Media Is Transforming Sync — Here’s How I’m Scoring Placements in the Digital Age

Meet the Sync Superstar Behind the Ad for Nissan’s 2023 Z

Robyn Cage Discusses Sync Licensing Tips for Beginners on Songtradr

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms (Our Latest Podcast)

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t)

‘Bone Conduction’ Headphones Don’t Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

Investing In Music Catalogs? It Ain’t All Daisies & Butterflies — Our Latest Podcast

Twitter Officially Launches ‘Twitter Create’ to Help Artists and Podcasters ‘Reach Their Goals’

TikTok Debuts Live Subscriptions for Select Users — Fans Can Now ‘Thank Their Favorite Creators on a Regular Basis’

TikTok Introduces New Tools to Credit the Original Creator of Trends on the Platform

YouTube Finally Gets ‘Open In YouTube Music’ Shortcut

Elon Musk Says $44B Twitter Deal on Hold Over Bots & Fake Accounts