An elderly couple gets targeted after XXXTentacion’s tragic death. An elderly couple has received death threats after an Instagram post linked their home address to XXXTentacion’s murder. Police in Cape City are protecting Laurie Bernard and her husba…
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Want to Buy TuneIn? 10 Million Subs, Nearly Profitable, $500 Million o.b.o.
Looks like TuneIn is seriously shopping itself, or at least considering its ‘strategic options’. But is this a good buy? Hmm. Streaming is exploding. But is it exploding into the way TuneIn had hoped? That’s a difficult question, t…
Coachella’s ‘Radius Clause’ Prohibits Artists from Playing Any Other Festival In North America for 6 Months
Coachella owner AEG is calling for an outright dismissal of its ‘radius clause’ lawsuit. But you’ll never believe what’s surfacing in court documents. Coachella is easily one of the largest, most popular, and most profitable mu…
Latest Industry: Aaptiv, Michael Jackson, YouTube Music, XXXTentacion, Capitol Studios, More…
Aaptiv raises $22 million. Digital health and wellness app Aaptiv has raised $22 million in its Series C funding. Strategic investors include Amazon Alexa Fund, Disney, Warner Music Group, and NWS Holdings. Aaptiv has raised $52 million to date. Unru…
Instagram Just Expanded Into 1 Hour Videos — Introducing IGTV
YouTube now faces its toughest competitor yet: Instagram. The Facebook-owned platform just opened 1 hour videos. Introducing ‘IGTV’… Who says YouTube gets to have all the long-form video fun? Now, Instagram is bull-charging into Yo…
‘Article 13’ Advances In Europe, Potentially Costing YouTube Billions – And Closing the ‘Value Gap’
YouTube may finally have to pay the music industry and thousands of artists the money they deserve. YouTube has long had a rocky relationship with the music industry. Thanks to the video platform actively exploiting ‘safe harbor’ loopholes in copyright…
XXXTentacion’s Battered ex-Girlfriend Receives $35,000 In Donations for Reconstructive Eye Surgery (Warning: Explicit Photos)
Last night in Los Angeles, a flash mob congregated to commemorate the life and music of XXXTentacion. Others are deeply questioning the rapper’s legacy given his extremely violent abuse against his pregnant girlfriend. Warning: this post contain…
Latest Industry: Festival Harassment, Jimmy Wopo, Fyre Festival, Vkontakte, Jay-Z+Puma, More…
Nearly half of all female festivalgoers are sexually harassed. According to a new study from YouGov, nearly half of all female festivalgoers faced unwanted sexual behavior at events. Surveying 1,188 male and female festivalgoers in the UK, 22% faced a…
SoundCloud Wants to Break a Bunch of New Artists In Europe
With ‘First on SoundCloud,’ Kerry Trainor may have finally found the way to ‘save’ the beleaguered indie streaming platform. Chance the Rapper. Lil Uzi Vert. Post Malone. (The late) Avicii. Kygo. These big-name artists have one thing in common. Th…
6ix9ine Shares His Tragic Last Conversation With XXXTentacion
Sadly, XXXTentacion may have disregarded his own fateful advise to 6ix9ine. Hours after news broke out that rapper XXXTentacion had been shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Florida, fellow rapper 6ix9ine left a comment on XXXTentacion’s final Ins…