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Luis Fonsi’s success with ‘Despacito’ on YouTube proves that the Latin music market is once again on the rise. Three weeks ago, Wiz Khalifa’s ‘See You Again’ dethroned PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ on YouTube. Now, in less than eight months, Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’ has taken second place and will soon become the most-viewed video on the […]
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I felt old last night. Not because I was amongst teeny boppers (I wasn’t) or anything like that. But because the John Mayer crowd I remember has grown up. At 32, I was probably the median age attendee at the legendary Forum for his 2nd LA stop on the Search For Everything tour. I should […]
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I felt old last night. Not because I was amongst teeny boppers (I wasn’t) or anything like that. But because the John Mayer crowd I remember has grown up. At 32, I was probably the median age attendee at the legendary Forum for his 2nd LA stop on the Search For Everything tour. I should […]
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God, guns, motorcycles, and ‘my America’. Welcome to Apple Music’s latest advertising target. The civil war between the Coastal Elites and Trump Country has left some companies with a giant blind spot. Sure, you may hate their politics. But they still might want to buy your products. Enter Apple, which is now targeting its latest […]
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AMC has approved Questlove’s documentary covering the impact of hip-hop in pop culture. AMC has announced that it will produce a year-round documentary series. Dubbed AMC Visionaries, it will partner with prolific artists to tell the untold stories of pop culture genres. Among the first in the series is Questlove and Black Thought’s Rap Yearbook. […]
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Spotify just crossed 60 million paying subscribers. That’s 2 million subs a month. Sounds fantastic, but are they really beating Apple? Spotify has just crossed another paid subscription milestone. And you’re gonna be impressed. As of this morning, the streaming platform surpassed 60 million premium subscribers, a pace of roughly 2 million new subscribers a […]
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SoundCloud remains strapped for cash. But its CEO still refuses to sell the company. SoundCloud may sell stakes in the company to two private equity firms, according to Bloomberg. The two unnamed equity firms would acquire stakes in SoundCloud via separate deals. The talks come as the streaming platform faces the threat of bankruptcy. During […]
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Cloud-based mastering company Landr will soon launch its own digital music distribution service. Update: Shortly after we published this piece, Landr soft-launched its digital distribution service. It isn’t being publicized, though it’s now out in the wild. Here’s our original report from this morning. Want to sound like a pro at a fraction of the […]
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Tyler the Creator says that Meek Mill and TIDAL inflated streams and took advantage of Billboard’s verification problems. Tyler The Creator has called out Meek Mill and TIDAL for scamming the Billboard 200. He has accused TIDAL of offering free streams to push Meek Mill’s latest album, Wins & Losses, to number 1. Once in […]
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Tyler the Creator says that Meek Mill and TIDAL inflated streams and took advantage of Billboard’s verification problems. Tyler The Creator has called out Meek Mill and TIDAL for scamming the Billboard 200. He has accused TIDAL of offering free streams to push Meek Mill’s latest album, Wins & Losses, to number 1. Once in […]
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