Lady Gaga founds Haus Beauty. Lady Gaga has quietly launched a new startup. Dubbed Haus Beauty, the company has the support of an influential Silicon Valley VC firm – Lightspeed Venture Partners. CEO Ben Jones runs the startup, currently in ‘stealth …
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Spotify + Patreon — Label = A Brand-New Success Model
Spotify isn’t signing artists, and neither is Patreon. Which is exactly the point. If you aren’t a die-hard Amanda Palmer fan, you probably didn’t even notice. But since smashing Kickstarter records in 2012, Palmer has effectively bu…
Looks Like Ticketmaster’s Data Breach Was Worse Than We Thought…
The Ticketmaster attack was apparently only the ‘tip’ of the iceberg, according to cyber-security firm RiskIQ. Several weeks ago, Ticketmaster UK revealed that malicious code in a software provided by Inbenta – a third-party supplier – led to a data br…
There’s Still One Blockbuster Store Left In the United States
In 2004, Blockbuster had more than 9,000 stores. Now, that number is down to 1. ‘Blockbuster video stores have been officially closing around the country’ sounds like 2003 headline. But in the intervening 15 years, a few have been hanging…
Major Labels Are Upset That They Aren’t Getting More Songs Onto Spotify Playlists, Deutsche Bank Says
Deutsche Bank’s analysts recently reported that the top three record labels are not happy that Spotify doesn’t include enough of their songs in its curated playlists. If playlists are the new radio, then Spotify controls one of the most imp…
Charlamagne Tha God’s Job Is In Jeopardy Following Underage Rape Charges
On Wednesday, a petition demanding that iHeartMedia fire “The Breakfast Club” morning radio show host Charlamagne Tha God was placed on the Care2 Petitions site by Derrick Real. The petition labeled Charlamagne a ‘child predator̵…
Latest Industry: Spotify, Nielsen, Pandora, Childish Gambino, Viacom, Ruby Tuesday, AIF, More…
Spotify reveals its gender and race diversity findings. Spotify has released its latest Diversity Data Report. Among the findings, females make up 38.7% of employees, up 3.8% over 2016’s numbers. The company’s Board of Directors has 33% female repres…
Del the Funky Homosapien of Gorillaz Cracks 7 Ribs and Punctures a Lung — But Otherwise He’s Doing Great
Gorillaz have finally stepped out from behind their animated personas. But the transition into a full live band has not been without its pitfalls. The band’s co-creator and main creative force, former Blur singer Damon Albarn, revealed the bad n…
YouTube Introduces ‘Copyright Match’ to Address Rampant Plagiarism Problems
It’s no mystery to anyone who has spent time on the site that YouTube has a plagiarism problem. The company knows it too, which is why Google introduced Content ID back in 2007. Content ID has had a rocky history, though, which may account for the newe…
Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Tops Multiple Charts as Donald Trump Arrives
A coordinated effort to spike Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ on the British charts is working better than expected. If you’re English, you’re having a really, really f—ing bad week. After a devastating World Cup loss to Cro…