Saturday Night Live ratings took a nosedive this past weekend, with a performance from BTS failing to connect with American viewers. The hashtag #BTSxSNL was trending all Saturday in anticipation of the performance. Despite that, it didn’t translate to…
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Record Store Day Retailers Find an Unexpected Online Ally: eBay
eBay has allied with Record Store Day to allow independent stores access to 179 million eBay buyers. Record Store Day is a celebration of independent record stores across the United States, and a decidedly offline event. In fact, the entire point of R…
Apple Music Doubles Down on Data-Driven ‘For You’ Recommendations — Sound Familiar?
Apple Music has expanded its ‘Music For You’ personalized recommendations, despite criticizing Spotify for the same thing. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek believes that Spotify’s computer-generated playlists are a crucial differentiator in the industry. Up unti…
Rappers Calling For Laura Ingraham’s Fox News Job After Nipsey Hussle Diss
Several rappers are calling for Fox News Host Laura Ingraham to be fired after her coverage of Nipsey Hussle’s memorial last weekend. The rappers took to Instagram to share their outrage over a clip from Ingraham’s show. The posted clip shows Ingraham …
CD Baby/Downtown Inks a Deal With Audible Magic for Pre-Release Copyright Protection
CD Baby just inked a partnership with Audible Magic to identify potential rights infringement claims on tracks before distribution. Infringement claims are becoming increasingly common and contentious. Now, CD Baby is hoping to address potential issue…
SiriusXM Strikes Back Against Spotify — Converts 22 Of Its Shows Into Exclusive Pandora Podcasts
SiriusXM is launching 22 new podcasts for Pandora and SiriusXM subscribers. The new podcasts repurpose many of SiriusXM’s most popular shows. SiriusXM finished its acquisition of Pandora just three months ago in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. These new…
Tweet Complaining About DMCA Takedown Abuse Gets Hit With a DMCA Takedown Notice
The brouhaha started when Twitter removed a tweet from a popular torrent news site for sharing information about an unreleased TV show. But that was just the beginning. Torrentfreak tweeted an article about unreleased episodes of the Starz show Americ…
Looks Like Microsoft Is Releasing an AirPods Competitor — ‘Surface Buds’
Noted Microsoft leaker Paul Thurrott believes that the company is working on a competitor to Apple’s AirPods. But is there room in the market for more competition? According to Paul Thurrott, the rumored Surface earbuds will feature Cortana integration…
Spotify Expands Its ‘Spotify Lite’ Beta Into Asia — Starting With Malaysia
The Spotify Lite beta app with data cap features is now available in Malaysia for Android only. Spotify Lite is currently in beta and is aimed at developing countries where data usage is at a premium. The beta app features many of the same features of …
Republicans Lambaste Apple Music for Censoring Pro-Democracy Songs In China
Following the removal of pro-Democracy songs in China, Apple is facing a backlash led by Republican politicians. Apple Music in China removed several Hong Kong singers from its platform. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke to The Verge about Apple’s decis…