streaming services

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 […]

Hulu reveals everything coming to and leaving the service in April

We’re all going to be limited on going out into the world for the next while so there’s plenty of time to catch up on TV viewing and Hulu are revealing what’s coming to and leaving the service in April. Notable releases coming to the streaming service in April include both volumes of Kill Bill, Zombieland, the 2002 version […]

‘The Umbrella Academy’ showrunner to create other Netflix content

The Umbrella Academy has become hugely successful since its premiere and now Netflix is signing showrunner Steve Blackman on for a massive overall deal with them. According to Deadline, the exact details of the agreement are not publicly known, but Blackman is expected to continue working on The Umbrella Academy while writing and producing other works for the streaming […]

Spotify pauses 2020 political ads over inability to “validate and review”

Spotify is announcing they will not be allowing political ads on their platform starting early next year over the issue of verifying an ad is not misleading. The streaming service says they will suspend political ads since they cannot “validate and review” these ads accurately. Read More: Asking Alexandria drop deluxe self-titled album with demos and […]

Disney+ reportedly caused a million Netflix subscribers to switch services

The launch of Disney+ has been going over very well and reportedly has caused Netflix to take a huge hit in subscribers. According to a report from Cowen & Co., Netflix has lost around one million subscribers since Disney launched their streaming service back in November. Read More: Korn vocalist “went to a really dark place” after losing his […]

Spotify Tastebuds feature to allow music discovery through your friends

Spotify has been making a lot of changes to their service over the past year and it looks like they’re aiming to expand their social sharing features more going forward. According to The Verge, the streaming service will be testing a new feature allowing users to look through their friend’s listening habits to discover new music for […]

Brand New allegedly being removed from Spotify Wrapped lists

While a lot of people have been excitedly sharing their Spotify Wrapped stats, some users are noticing that Brand New have been removed from their lists. Many fans and former fans are speculating that the band have been blacklisted from the site’s stats following their sexual misconduct issues that surfaced in 2017. Read More: Every Time I […]

Disney+ is taking fan requests for TV shows and movies to add

Disney+ launched earlier this week and while fans have been pretty happy with the service overall, they’re getting a chance to give their say on what to change. The streaming service is allowing fans to submit feedback about what shows and movies they would like added. Read More: Post Malone teaches Billie Joe Armstrong beer pong […]

Netflix stocks drop with “tough competition” from new streaming sites

Netflix is preparing to face some hefty competitors as NBC, Disney, Amazon and more continue to push their way into the streaming service market and they’re already feeling the pressure. According to Variety, the company’s stocks dropped as much as 7 percent marking their lowest rates in nine months. Read More: Norma Jean deliver new atmospheric down-tempo song […]

Spotify is cracking down on sharing family plans by asking for locations

If you’ve been saving yourself some money by sharing a family Spotify plan, you might be out of luck soon if you aren’t actually family. The company are reportedly cracking down on users who share family plans with people they don’t live with by asking users for their locations. Read More: ‘The Addams Family’ soundtrack […]

Netflix subscriber growth plummets following price increase

Netflix has been the go-to streaming service for years now, but it looks like the company is taking a bit of a financial hit now. The company’s overall value sunk by $17 billion in a single day due to lower subscriber numbers than they projected. Read More: Iggy Azalea opens up her debut twerkpit to make […]

Tool make streaming service debut with legendary ’90s demo

Tool have been clear in the past about not wanting their music on streaming platforms, but it looks like the band are having a change of heart. The band uploaded their 72826 demo tape most major streaming sites just a few weeks ahead of dropping their new album. Read More: Post Malone revives devil mascot for Posty […]

Everything coming to and leaving Netflix in February

Out with the old, in with the new: A new month means a bunch of TV shows and movies moving around on Netflix, and February 2019 is no different. The Big Lebowski‘s out, American Pie is in. And Gerard Way‘s The Umbrella Academy? Oh, it’s definitely in! That’s right, the anticipated web television adaptation of […]

There's a Spotify playlist for your zodiac sign

What zodiac sign are you? The age-old icebreaker gains an audible significance with new Spotify playlists based on your astrological sign. But will the music-streaming app’s cosmic guessing game actually bring up your most on-brand tunes? Launched today (Jan. 17), the 12 zodiac-specific Spotify playlists are curated by a real astrologer, Chani Nicholas. And each […]

One of your Spotify playlists may soon be brand-managed

Your Spotify Discover Weekly playlist may soon be curated by a company. But will it eventually turn into one giant advertisement? The streaming music outpost is now beta testing a new ad format for its weekly personalized playlist. That means Discover Weekly is being opened up to advertisers, Adweek reports. And the first sponsored playlist […]

2018's top iPhone apps show drop in Snapchat use

Snapchat use drops for the third straight year as YouTube takes the top spot on Apple‘s recently released list of the most-downloaded iPhone apps of 2018, meaning the video sharing company can now officially consider itself the “most popular iPhone app of the year,” as noted by Mashable. So, did you snap or cruise the […]

Emo rap is the fastest-growing genre on Spotify in 2018

We listened to a lot of Drake and Post Malone this year on Spotify, according to the music streaming giant’s yearly roundup for 2018. But perhaps the biggest surprise is that emo rap is the genre that grew the most on the platform. Indeed, “EMO Rap” (we’re unsure on the odd capitalization) tops the list […]

Spotify starts letting indie artists upload music directly

Streaming giant Spotify today announced that certain indie artists will now be able to upload music directly to to the service, bypassing the need for third-party distributors, as reported by Billboard. It’ called Spotify For Artists. Read more: Spotify is being sued for gender discrimination And will be available to a “select group” of independent […]

Spotify is being sued for gender discrimination

Streaming giant Spotify is currently facing a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination, equal pay violation and defamation, Variety reports. A female sales exec sued the company for the offenses in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday. Read more: Hear Lil Peep, XXXTentacion’s posthumous tune Hong Perez is accusing Spotify of systemically discriminating against female employees. She […]

Artists are releasing more music than ever because of streaming

[Photo by: Pexels] Sure, there's a whole lot of music to choose from on streaming services. But it looks like the rise of streaming itself has resulted in artists releasing more music than ever before, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Read more: Going to concerts may help you live longer As […]
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