Spotify has left its San Francisco ‘Mid-Market’ office space and moved to the north Financial District. With the move, the Swedish tech company has given up its tax breaks as well. When the company moved into the Mid-Market offices in 2013, many city …
Category archives: Social Issues
Buju Banton Released from Prison After Serving a 7-Year Sentence for Cocaine Distribution
Buju Banton is perhaps one of the most well-known dancehall and reggae artists in Jamaica, but his career came to a halt back in 2011 when he was indicted on federal drug charges. Mark Myrie, professionally known as Buju Banton, rose to fame in 1992 wh…
Ty Dolla Sign Faces Up to 15 Years In Federal Prison for Cocaine & Marijuana Possession
A Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury has returned two indictments against Ty Dolla $ign. The first indictment is for felony possession of cocaine. The second one is for felony possession of THC. Additionally, the singer has been charged with a misdem…
Cleveland Radio Station Bans ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ Over #MeToo, Sexual Coercion Issues
‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ has been removed from a major radio station’s Christmas playlist, based on concerns related to sexual coercion. A mainstay of Christmas playlists is now under attack, with at least one radio station removing ‘Baby It’s Cold Out…
The Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Jason DeRulo, OneRepublic, David Guetta Under Heavy Pressure to Cancel Saudi Arabian Dates
The Human Rights Foundation is leading the charge by asking the Black Eyed Peas and other performers to cancel their upcoming appearances. Saudi Arabia has faced intense scrutiny since American journalist Jamal Khashoggi was slain in the Saudi embass…
Kanye West Donates $150,000 to the Family of a Security Guard Shot by Illinois Police
Kanye West has donated $150,000 to the family of a security guard who was killed in a Chicago suburb by a police officer. Jemel Roberson stopped an attempted murder and was securing the suspect when an officer who arrived on the scene shot him dead. Ro…
Lily Allen Describes Attempted Rape by a ‘Record Industry Executive’
Lily Allen has detailed her account of a sexual assault she experienced at the hands of an unnamed ‘record industry executive’. Allen warns that such abuses are common in the music industry in her recently released book. She believes the #…
National Transportation Safety Board Issues a Warning Against the Drake #InMyFeelingsChallenge
The viral #InMyFeelingsChallenge is drawing a warning from the National Transportation and Safety Board. The challenge, which started with comedian Shiggy posting a video of himself dancing to Drake’s new hit song, has quickly spiraled out of control. …
Chance the Rapper Buys Chicagoist to Battle Fake News & Racism
Chance the Rapper just purchased the defunct local news site Chicagoist — and debuted four new songs. Chance the Rapper is taking shots at the ‘fake news media,’ as revealed in his latest single that debuted at midnight on Wednesday. Chanc…
The European Union, Canada, and India are Strengthening Their Net Neutrality Laws to Ensure They Don’t End Up Like America
The European Union, India, and Canada are taking steps to make sure that the internet will remain open. In fact, they’re actually adding new protections to avoid becoming the U.S. India and EU countries already have net neutrality statutes. But…