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You can compare your Spotify compatibility with people using this app
Spotify users are now able to compare their music tastes to their friends with a new online app called musictaste.space. It’s a service built by Kalana Vithana to see just how compatible people’s music tastes are with others. Read More: ‘Ink Master’ star Daniel Silva officially charged for Corey La Barrie’s death According to the website’s […]
Spotify is making artists' lives a whole lot easier with their updated features
Spotify is making some adjustments to their Spotify For Artists app while shuttering their analytics system and it could make a lot of musician’s lives a whole lot easier. The streaming service is meshing together their analytics system with the Spotify For Artists app centralizing their tools in one place for artists, labels and management to […]
This new app is supporting music fans’ mental health with custom playlists
This month, Spotify launched a new feature that allows users to see the top three songs they’ve been rocking out to during coronavirus lockdown. Now, Spotify users have the opportunity to get their own personalized mental health playlists. Using some of your favorite songs and artists such as Halsey, twenty one pilots, Billie Eilish and more, […]
Here’s how you can see what you’ve listened to the most in lockdown
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many of us are in quarantine at home. The sudden change in our daily schedules has allowed us to consume a lot of music and shows on streaming services. Now, Spotify and concert ticket website Tixel are giving listeners the chance to see which songs they have been blasting […]
Halsey is postponing her ‘Manic’ North American tour until 2021
Back in September 2019, Halsey began to announce dates for her Manic world tour. After completing the European and U.K. dates back in February and March, Halsey was going to hit the road this summer for her North American run. However, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, plans have changed. On Thursday, Halsey announced on […]
Here's how SoundCloud is creating exclusive music content using Twitch
SoundCloud is revealing a new partnership with Twitch offering original programming airing musical performances, a live chat series, panel conversations and more. The music platform is creating their own channel on Twitch that is featuring artists, producers and other industry experts for music fans and creators to join in on. Read More: Old music piracy practices are making […]
Old music piracy practices are making a comeback amid the coronavirus
Music piracy seems largely to have dropped in the wake of growing streaming service presences from Spotify, Apple Music and others but amid the coronavirus pandemic, numbers are falling even more while showing an interesting trend towards the past. According to a report from Rolling Stone, global media piracy analytics company Muso revealed their data and after requesting music-based information the publication is noticing […]
Here’s which the 1975 song set the tone on the band’s debut album
The 1975‘s new album Notes On A Conditional Form isn’t arriving until May 22 but the band are hosting a listening party for their debut album right now while offering some new details. The band are hosting a listening party on Spotify using the Storylines function as a way to give fans an in-depth look at the […]
Spotify is being sued for allegedly stealing ideas for their ad platform
Spotify is one of the most dominant forces in the music industry but they’re being accused of stealing a Canadian company’s trade secrets to build their ad platform. According to Variety, VoxTonePRO are alleging they were holding meetings in 2016 and 2017 where Spotify executives were promising a partnership to get their hands on the company’s trade […]
Here’s how ‘Tiger King’ ruined other shows for Tyler Joseph
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people are staying within the comforts of their home and binge-watching a lot of television. Tiger King is the recent Netflix craze to take over and twenty one pilots‘ Tyler Joseph is one of the latest musicians to weigh in on the docuseries. Jimmy from the Dave and […]
You can find out how alternative your Spotify listening habits are
Spotify users love seeing the stats the streaming service offers about their music listening habits and now you can find out how alternative they think your music taste is. An online tool called Obscurify is analyzing how obscure your music choices are with exact percentages to prove it. Read More: That viral Warped Tour Reddit user […]
twenty one pilots just set a new Spotify streaming record with 'Blurryface'
There have been several chart milestones twenty one pilots have set the bar for and they’re achieving yet another as the first and only musical group to have every song on an album reach over 100 million streams on Spotify. On April 22, the band’s track “Not Today” finally hit the goal marking their 28th overall song to […]
Here’s how you can donate to your favorite artists on Spotify
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused a number of tour and show cancellations worldwide, greatly impacting artists financially. Today, Spotify has announced its latest scheme to help aid artists during this difficult time. Spotify is now allowing fans to donate directly to their favorite artists and charities through their streaming service. Read more: Watch MGK […]
This ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ character inspired James Gunn's playlist
Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn is known for saturating his Marvel films with a variety of music. From pop to rock to soul, music always plays a big part in his movies. This week, Gunn has taken the importance of music in the Guardians Of The Galaxy universe to a whole new level […]
You can hide the songs you don't want to hear in Spotify playlists now
Spotify subscribers who like to listen to pre-made playlists are going to get to put a more personalized spin on them now as the company is making a very useful function available. The streaming service is now allowing premium users to hide songs they don’t want to hear from playlists so they don’t have to hear […]
Issues bassist Skyler Acord proves streaming pay is too low amid gig bans
Earlier today, reports of a healthcare expert explaining that live concerts likely won’t be happening until late into 2021 came out and in response to that, members of Issues and Palisades are discussing how streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music aren’t doing enough to financially help the artists who make it possible for them to even earn money. Issues bassist Skyler Acord […]
AP&R playlist: Midwestern pop punk, international techno and raw pop
You’re welcome: We’ve made finding new songs by rising bands easy. Each week, we’re gathering the best from the underground and offering it to you in one concise list. Scroll below and check out our Spotify Discover playlist, featuring these tracks and more! In return, we want to hear your favorite. Let us know which […]
twenty one pilots are the second rock band to break this streaming record
twenty one pilots just made a bit of history. The hyper-popular duo just became the second rock band ever to achieve more than a single one-billion-streamed song on Spotify. The most recent track to hit the mark was their 2016 hit “Heathens.” Read More: ‘American Psycho,’ the 1975 and everything that inspired Fernway’s EP It’s very […]
Spotify creates new programs to assist artists during pandemic
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Spotify streaming service is initiating new platforms geared to help artists. Today the company announced the creation of the Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief, a partnership with other music-related benefits to assist musicians in need. The company is currently creating a new service under Spotify For Artists, where fans […]
Spotify urged in petition to permanently triple their pay per stream for artists
Spotify is being urged through a new petition to start paying artists more amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The petition is pushing for the streaming service to pay artists triple what they are currently and keep it as a permanent move going forward. Read More: Poppy becomes an eerie naked figure in “Sit / Stay” video […]
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