A high-profile German EDM star has been banned from China over liking a tweet. The liked tweet was from the South Park account advertising its most recent episode. German DJ Zedd has been permanently banned from China over the move. Zedd tweeted about …
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Amazon Music Is Now Available On Apple TV — Just Moments After Spotify’s Launch
Following Spotify’s launch on Apple TV, Amazon Music is now available on the streaming box. The Amazon Music integration is available in 13 countries including the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Users can pair their app through their browser to l…
How Apple Avoided the Genius Dust Up — Staff Transcribe Lyrics Themselves
Apple Music is working hard to make a music experience for the digital age. The Genius/LyricFind scandal earlier this year highlights why. Your news feed may have lit up this summer with reports of Google stealing lyrics. We caught Google ‘red-ha…
Queen, Prince Estate Disavow Any Affiliation With Donald Trump
Rock band Queen is seeking to block Donald Trump from using “We Will Rock You” in his campaign ad. That closely follows a complaint from the Prince Estate. A video shared by the president on Twitter featured ‘We Will Rock You’ …
Spotify Is About to Ramp Up Those Endlessly Looping Videos — Canvas Hits Beta
Spotify is now making its Canvas feature available to more artists in beta. Canvas is responsible for those looping videos you see in the app on the ‘Now Playing’ screen. The feature has been in limited testing with certain artists before today. Canvas…
Live Touring Suicides Are a Big Problem — Live Nation, WME, Vicky Cornell, Others Are Stepping In
Non-profit suicide prevention group LightHopeLife has announced a new division of its non-profit called ‘Tour Support’. It’s aimed at supporting the mental health of musicians and crew traveling for months on the road. Tour Support is a non-profit to …
Marco Rubio Calls for a Government Investigation Into TikTok Censorship
Senator Marco Rubio has asked a U.S. national security panel to review the acquisition of Musical.ly by Chinese tech conglomerate ByteDance. Musical.ly was acquired by Beijing company ByteDance Technology in 2017. Rubio argues that the Chinese governme…
FIX Music Rewards Layers In Credit & Debit Card Points
FIX Music Rewards says it’s changing the way fans engage with music. Nearly one million installs on, it might be on to something. The app rewards music fans with points for listening to music and engaging with artists they love. Users can redeem their …
Music-Focused Gaming Upstart Five Vectors Raises a $1M Seed Round
Music start-up Five Vectors has raised $1 million in seed funding. The round was led by BITKRAFT Esports Ventures. Five Vectors was established in 2019 and has signed several artists and producers. It has produced over 80 audio tracks to date. Andrés L…
Shazam’s Active Userbase Surges 20% to 478 Million
A financial report reveals that Shazam added 78 million users in 2018. That’s a total of 478 million annual active users for the music identification platform. Shazam’s revenues fell to £31.4 million ($38.3M) last year, but it managed to turn a profit …