Spotify and Apple Music both search for hip-hop expert in New York. According to a new job listing, Spotify is looking for a Senior Editor of Hip-Hop in New York. The perfect candidate will “play a senior editorial role in the Music Culture strategy f…
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California Senate Passes SB 822, the ‘Gold Standard’ of State Net Neutrality Laws
California’s Senate has just passed SB 822, the most stringent net neutrality law to date. A mirror bill is also being advanced in New York State. An extremely tough net neutrality bill is advancing steadily in the State of California. Just thi…
Top British Official: ‘Don’t use Viagogo – They Are The Worst’
UK’s Digital Minister, Margot James, advises consumers to not use Viagogo as ticket resale site fails to comply with regular demands. James claims that Viagogo, which is one of the big four secondary ticket resellers, has been breaking UK advertising r…
Live Nation Acquires Hip-Hop Concert Promoter ScoreMore
Music giant, Live Nation, acquires majority stake in Austin-based concert promoter and festival producer, ScoreMore Shows. ScoreMore was co-founded by Sacha Stone Guttfreund and Claire Bogle in 2010, when Stone was still attending University of Texas. …
SZA: ‘My Voice Is Permanently Injured’
Here’s more proof that voice is the hardest ‘instrument’ to play. Now, fast-rising r&b superstar SZA is battling serious vocal cord issues. We first caught wind of a problem when SZA departed the TDE Championship Tour. SZA, aka …
Should YouTube Forcibly Remove Music Videos Featuring Violent Lyrics?
So, what’s the root of all of society’s woes? According to Scotland Yard, drill music on YouTube. Never mind the massive poverty affecting many young black Londoners. YouTube has removed thirty videos at the request of British police, mostly fe…
Latest Industry: BTS, Sting, Warner Classics, Peex, Labour Live Festival, YouTube, Pandora, More…
A different kind of pay to play. Current, an incentivized blockchain-based multimedia ecosystem, has created a digital utility token dubbed CRNC. The platform rewards users for streaming their favorite music from Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, and othe…
Music Choice Accused of ‘One of the Most Deceitful and Disingenuous Efforts to Cheat Artists’ by A2IM
Is Music Choice trying to get a free lunch from Congress — at the expense of artists and labels? Music Choice is a longtime player in streaming music, specifically on cable networks. If you’re in the U.S. with a cable TV account, you’ve pr…
Can Family Subscriptions Really Save Pandora?
With the launch of Premium Family, has Pandora CEO Roger Lynch merely repeated the mistakes that led to Tim Westergren’s ouster? Pandora Radio has quietly rolled out its new Premium Family plan for $14.99 a month. The plan allows six different Pa…
1 Week Later – So, Where’s YouTube Music?
May 22nd came and went. So, why do so few people have access to YouTube Music? You’ve probably heard the announcement by now. Google’s ‘potential’ game-changing streaming music service – YouTube Music – finally had the support of the music industry. …