Maroon 5 and Apple have teamed up to offer the band’s latest single, “Memories” on the iOS Photos app. The Memories feature launched with the most recent iOS 13 update. This marks the first time Apple has collaborated with an artist to launch a new son…
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After Getting Screwed Out of $70,000 from PledgeMusic, Queensryche Soldiers On With a 26-Date U.S. Tour
We’ve been chronicling some pretty sordid PledgeMusic disasters. But a lot of artists are finding ways to bounce back, with supportive fans helping out. That includes Moksha Sommer of HuDost and singer-songwriter Dayna Manning, both of whom landed on …
Apple Music Launches Visual ‘Lyrics to Live By’ as Part of iOS 13 Update
Apple Music has launched a new real-time lyrics feature in iOS 13. To celebrate the new feature, a new series of “Lyrics to Live By” videos were released. According to the press release, Apple wants to highlight “this new frontier in the listening expe…
Spotify for Artists Gets an Overhaul — Now Shows Real-time Listening Stats
Spotify has released a redesigned Spotify for Artists app with real-time listening stats. The new app displays the total number of people who are listening to the artists’ tracks worldwide. Those stats will continue to update for the first week the app…
Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, ACL Officially Ban Facial Recognition — SXSW, Coachella Still Undecided
Under stepped-up pressure from numerous artists and activists, a number of major music festivals are disavowing facial recognition at their events. Digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future has revealed which music festivals have committed to …
YouTube Takes a Cue From Spotify With Its New ‘Discover Mix’ Weekly Playlist
YouTube Music has a new automated playlist called ‘Discover Mix’ — set to rival Spotify’s ‘Discover Weekly’. The automated playlist helps listeners find new songs and artists in line with their musical tastes. The playlist is filled with 49 songs the …
BTS Member RM Donates $80,000 to Help Hearing Impaired Students
BTS member RM has donated over $80,000 to help hearing-impaired students in South Korea. The BTS member — formerly known as ‘Rap Monster’ — donated over 100 million Korean won to celebrate his birthday. The Seoul Samsung School received the donation fr…
LL Cool J Corrects His Online Lyrics — Just How Accurate Are Lyric Sites?
These days LL Cool J is probably better known for his role on NCIS: Los Angeles than his rap career. Over the weekend, the rapper took to Twitter to correct a few misconceptions about some of his most confusing lyrics. “Let’s end the debate. All the ly…
YouTube Can’t Decide Who Should Be Verified — Pisses Off Its Whole Platform
YouTube planned to de-verify many creators to take steps to ‘strengthen the platform.’ But after a massive backlash, those plans are changing. YouTube sent out an email to several of its creators letting them know about changes to its channel verifica…
Spotify Has Paid Out Over $142K To Hackers — But Not Ransoms
Spotify has paid out over $142,000 to helpful hackers to help keep its app and site secure. With over 232 million monthly active users, Spotify has a lot of data to keep safe. The HackerOne bug bounty program reveals Spotify has paid out over $142,000…