Who runs Spotify? Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran has broken a new record on Spotify as the first artist to reach 500 million plays for a single song. Ed’s 2014 smash single “Thinking Out Loud” currently has half a billion plays on the streaming service. Upon hearing the news, the UK singer/songwriter released a cheeky statement: “Chuffed […]
Prince has a message for all aspiring artists don't sign with a major label. The legendary artist spoke with a small number of reporters…
Amazon Studios has been the rumored sponsor for Spike Lee‘s newest movie Chi-Raq for quite some time now, and today, they spilled the beans to THR that the company is indeed backing the awards-qualifying film. Lee and Amazon originally planned to premiere Chi-Raq at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, but they’re so hype about it, they’re now hoping to squeeze […]
After analyzing some 20 billion songs, Spotify has conclusively declared that hip-hop is the most popular music genre in the world. The live map, above, called “Musical Map: Cities of the World,” displays listening trends in over one thousand cities and creates a specialized playlist for each. Spotify will work to update each distinctive city playlist on […]
Don’t get between Taylor Swift and her pursuit of paper. Apple Music has changed their policies with regard to artists’ compensation during their three-month trial period, after Swift dropped some truth bombs about its procedures. Swift took to Tumblr yesterday to say that she would withhold her album, 1989, from Apple Music under its current practices. From Swift’s Tumblr: This […]
Hulu is playing for keeps. The streaming service put their money where their movies and TV shows are, as it has officially acquired the rights to Seinfeld. Exciting, right? Now for the shocking part – the company paid approximately $700,000 for each episode. THR reports: There was a massive bidding war over the show between Amazon, Hulu […]
What are some good movies to stream? That’s a question we ask all our friends whenever we get bored or we’re in the house in need of some sort of entertainment. Well, I got you covered. I’m going to put you on to 4 independent movies that won’t waste your time and have you looking like […]
Just imagine you’re on the way to work, and your phone rings: You: “Hello” Caller: “Hi…This Is Jay Z. I’m calling on behalf of TIDAL.” You: “This is who?” Caller: “Jay Z. HOV. Shawn Carter.” You: *dies* Now, what if we told you this is happening in real life. Yes, Shawn “Jay Z” Carter is actually […]
