Twitter stock dropped 19% yesterday after a weak earnings report. Almost lost in the subsequent bad press was the reveal that daily usage on on the social platform had grown significantly. Twitter’s daily users were up 17% to 145 million compared with the same 3 months last year. That’s an…
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Secret Services Interviews Eminem Over Anti-Trump Lyrics
Rapper Eminem was recently interviewed by the United States Secret Service over lyrics from the track “Framed” from his most recent album Revival. According to documents obtained by Buzzfeed, Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers, was interviewed by the Secret Service in 2018, with the federal protective agency…
Today Is Last Day To Submit To Showcase At SXSW 2020
Today, Friday October 25th, is the last day to submit to perform at an official SXSW showcase. "SXSW Showcasing Artists benefit from career-changing exposure and publicity provided by the amazing mix of influential participants who attend SXSW every year." SXSW 2020 will be held March 16 – 22, 2020 in…
Zane Lowe Goes Daily (Actually, It’s Weekly) On Beats 1 with guests Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Chris Martin
Zane Lowe is launching a weekly show confusingly called the New Music Daily on Apple Music’s Beats 1 today (Friday). The new show kicks off as an ongoing companion to Apple Music’s marquee global new music playlist, New Music Daily. The debut episode (airing Friday, October 25 at 12:00p EST…
800 Musicians Call For Amazon Boycott In Growing ‘No Music for ICE’ Campaign
More than 800 musicians have signed a “No Music for ICE” letter pledging a boycott of Amazon-sponsored festivals and other partnerships until the internet giant ends the support of human rights violations through current contracts with ICE and other related US government agencies. Deerhoof, Ted Leo, Álex Anwandter, Immortal Technique,…
American Music Award Names 2019 Nominees [FULL LIST]
The American Music Awards announced its nominees and rapper Post Malone topped the list with seven nominations, including Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. Three-time AMA winner, Ariana Grande, and first-time AMA nominee, Billie Eilish follow closely with each earning six nominations,…
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Pandora Adds Detailed Song Credits As Recording Academy Plots ‘Behind the Record’ Campaign
Pandora has added full detailed song credits to users across all tiers of its service on the web and on new desktop apps for Mac and Windows. Starting today, the first few credits are visible on a song’s Pandora details page. To view the full list of credits, users click…
Artists Can Now Pay To Promote New Releases On Spotify Including To Paid Premium Users
Spotify announced today that artists and labels will be able to buy paid placements across both its paid Premium and free ad-supported tiers to promotes new releases. Dubbed "Brand New Music For You," this US only test marks the first time that Premium Spotify users can be targeted with paid…
Bandzoogle Names Dave Cool VP Of Business Development
Musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle has promoted Dave Cool, an 8-year veteran at the company, to Vice President of Business Development. Cool was instrumental in the recent Bandzoogle partnership with CD Baby that led to thousands of musicians’ Host Baby sites migrating to Bandzoogle. In addition to a passion…