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BTS World Launches Valentine’s Day Update for Obsessed Fans

February 11, 2020

The popular BTS World app is getting a new Valentine's Day update. BTS World is a highly popular sim game about managing South Korea's most popular boy band. Players take on the role of an executive at Big H... Read More...

Juice WRLD Family Members Getting Dragged Into $15 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

February 11, 2020

Order signed February 11th, 2020 by U.S. District Court Judge Consuelo B. Marshall Surviving Juice WRLD family members are now being dragged into a massive, $15 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed by... Read More...

Rage Against the Machine Headlining Reading + Leeds — Stormzy, Migos Also Topping the Bill

Paul Resnikoff

February 11, 2020

photo: Rage Against the Machine Organizers behind the Reading and Leeds Festivals just took to social media to announce the news. The action begins in late August, though the annual frenzy starts now. Friday’s performances will be headlined by rap sen... Read More...

YouTube Is Testing ‘Applause,’ a Way for Viewers to Directly Donate to Creators

Ashley King

February 11, 2020

YouTube appears to be testing a way for desktop viewers to reward content creators with 'Applause.' Users can buy the Applause feature on specific creators' videos to show support for that YouTube channel. T... Read More...

Nipsey Hussle Documentary Sparks Intense Bidding War Between Netflix, Amazon, and Apple

Marsha Silva

February 11, 2020

Nipsey Hussle and Big Sean at Howard University, 2009 (photo: Big Sean CC by 2.0) Netflix is reportedly close to edging out Apple and Amazon for the rights to Ava DuVernay’s long-awaited Nipsey Hussle documen... Read More...

Apple Music Has Been Quietly Expanding Its Preferred Distributors List — Here’s Who Made the Winner’s List

Ashley King

February 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash The Apple Music Preferred Distributors Program continues to grow more than a year after its release. Here's how things look. Back in November of 2018, Apple launched its Preferred Distribution Program, as first reported on Digital Mu... Read More...

Spotify Expands Its ‘Safe Space’ Standalone Kids App Ahead of Global Rollout

Ashley King

February 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is ready to expand its standalone Kids app globally to Family Plan subscribers. A short beta in the UK and Australia is up first. Spotify chose Safer Internet Day to announce th... Read More...

TikTok App Downloads Top 104.7 Million In January – Up 46% In One Year

Ashley King

February 11, 2020

Despite the ongoing U.S. investigation, TikTok growth continues to be astronomical. TikTok is the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide in January 2020. The app reached 104.7 million installs during that ... Read More...

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser Buys $10 Million in Napster Stock

Marsha Silva

February 11, 2020

RealNetworks founder, chairman, and CEO Rob Glaser has invested $10 million in his company’s stock. According to the SEC filing, Glaser’s investment in RealNetworks, which was funded personally, translates to 8,064,516 shares, with each costing about $1.24... Read More...

SoundCloud Receives Massive $75 Million Investment From Sirius XM

Marsha Silva

February 11, 2020

Sirius XM has invested $75 million in SoundCloud, per a recently published press release. The release also indicated that the “minority investment” resulted, at least in part, from SoundCloud’s positive busi... Read More...

Holden Matthews, 21 (photo: Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal)

Black Metal Arsonist Faces 70 Years in Prison for Baptist Church Burnings

Marsha Silva

February 10, 2020

Holden Matthews, 21 (photo: Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal) Black metal musician Holden Matthews, a 22-year-old Louisiana resident, has pled guilty to intentionally burning down three Baptist churches... Read More...

Apollo Masters: ‘We Are Uncertain of Our Future at This Point’

Paul Resnikoff

February 10, 2020

Recently released details have shed additional light on the scope of the fire that consumed Apollo Masters’ Banning, California, production facility late last week. First responders arrived on the scene at about eight o’clock in the morning, and it took a t... Read More...

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BTS World Launches Valentine’s Day Update for Obsessed Fans

Juice WRLD Family Members Getting Dragged Into $15 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Rage Against the Machine Headlining Reading + Leeds — Stormzy, Migos Also Topping the Bill

YouTube Is Testing ‘Applause,’ a Way for Viewers to Directly Donate to Creators

Nipsey Hussle Documentary Sparks Intense Bidding War Between Netflix, Amazon, and Apple

Apple Music Has Been Quietly Expanding Its Preferred Distributors List — Here’s Who Made the Winner’s List

Spotify Expands Its ‘Safe Space’ Standalone Kids App Ahead of Global Rollout

TikTok App Downloads Top 104.7 Million In January – Up 46% In One Year

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser Buys $10 Million in Napster Stock

SoundCloud Receives Massive $75 Million Investment From Sirius XM

Black Metal Arsonist Faces 70 Years in Prison for Baptist Church Burnings

Apollo Masters: ‘We Are Uncertain of Our Future at This Point’