Words by Danielle Perry Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Social media giant Instagram and music streaming service Spotify team up to celebrate Black History Month and “power, resilience, and beauty inspired by our black women in our generations and generations past” with an interactive United States of #BlackGirlMagic map. According to Instagram Music Youth & […]
Former First Lady Michelle Obama dedicated a playlist to former President Barack Obama on Valentine’s Day. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The playlist includes songs such as “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys, “Halo” by Beyoncé and “Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel. The former president also paid tribute to his wife on Twitter, saying […]
Streaming has become the de facto route for music consumers to listen to music. Per a report on Buzz Angle Music by Variety.com, Spotify has reached over 60 million subscribers while Apple Music reports 30 million subscribers. In all, there were 377 billion streams-which is up 127 billion from 2016. Hip-hop, Pop, and R&B also account for […]
Spotify has been sued for allegedly playing thousands of songs from the likes of Tom Petty, Neil Young and The Doors without permission. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Wixen Music Publishing, a song licensee, sued Spotify last week in California federal court, alleging the music-streaming startup is using its songs without the proper license or […]
Words by Comfort Nnala Kalu Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The main sale and attraction of streaming services is that they pride themselves in how much they pay for artist royalties. However, Apple has recently received a new lawsuit over unpaid royalties for independent artists. The lawsuit contradicts the value that they promise to artists. […]
Words by Khari Clarke Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information From our #267 issue On March 30 of this year, Shawn Carter, better known as Jay Z, held a conference to announce the launch of his newly acquired, Sweden-based music streaming service, TIDAL. At the time, another Sweden-based company, Spotify, occupied an overwhelming portion of the […]
Yesterday, [December 19th], both Travis Scott and Quavo teased Instagram post separately, one illustrating Huncho and the other illustrating Jack, in which they both used the captions “Merry Christmas”. Fans were already on edge ready to finally be able to listen to this highly anticipated collaboration album yet somewhat relieved at the fact that they […]
Words by Megan Ambers Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With all the music that SZA, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin have all contributed this year, the three artists will now being honored in a more literal sense. In a collaboration with the Spotify’s RapCaviar, the Brooklyn Museum will display three larger-than-life sculptures of the musicians […]
“I get it how I live it, I live it how I get it. Count the mothaf*ckin’ digits.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Spotify has revealed it’s annual ‘Year in Music’ list which shows “the top artists, albums, tracks and moments that made 2017 such an amazing year for music fans.” Appearing top on the […]
History was made on Tuesday night at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. The Diplomats reunited to perform alongside the new school Harlem rap group, A$AP Mob, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and his Highbridge the Label partner, Don Q. Fresh off the release of their new single, “Once Upon a Time”, it’s safe to say that […]
Spotify has acquired the free recording studio program SoundTrap in order to allow users to make their own music. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Stockholm-founded SoundTrap is a free browser-based production studio designed to be easy to use for new and experienced producers alike. It also allows multiple users to work together on a […]
The Diplomats are reuniting to perform for Spotify’s RapCaviar Live show in conjunction with Live Nation Urban at the Hammerstein Ballroom on November 21st. They will be joined by A$AP Mob, and the show already became legendary. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A$AP Mob’s Cozy Tapes Vol. 2 was released at the end of the […]
Apple Music users will be able to enjoy tunes from Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars for the foreseeable future. Fresh off its recent deal with Spotify, Warner Music has signed off on an agreement with the tech giant, according to sources that spoke to Bloomberg. The deal is Apple’s first with a major label since […]
You can add Spotify to the growing list of companies taking a stand against hateful, racist content. In the last few days we’ve seen Google and GoDaddy cancel a white supremacist website domain, Facebook and Reddit ban hate groups, Discord shut down racist accounts and GoFundMe remove a campaign in support of the man accused […]
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In honor of the release of Mary J. Blige‘s highly anticipated album, Strength of a Woman and to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the series, Spotify’s AM/PM audio series release the latest episode with a special interview and playlist from MJB herself. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The AM/PM audio series, which centers on 24 […]
Social media platform Facebook is stepping up their game by rolling out features soon to hit the site. Several features were announced on the first day of it’s annual developers conference, held in San Jose this year, that will compete with competitors. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Features like the AR studio or augmented reality […]
As of Friday April 7, Jay-Z, the co-owner of streaming music site Tidal has essentially pulled his entire music catalog from Spotify, the leader in music streaming. Although Jay-Z’s team has made no official statement, the act itself sent waves throughout the media and music industry. A Spotify spokesperson confirmed the removal saying, “some of […]
The music streaming service will announce Thursday three new podcasts that all look at a different facet of the music industry, from TV’s top music moments to the career of hip-hop executive Chris Lighty, who died in 2012. The new show represent a larger push into the podcasting world for Spotify, which first began carrying […]
Music legend Prince may have been known for fighting against the record companies owning rights to his music, but after an extensive bidding war, it looks like one has won the licensing battle. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to published reports, Universal Music Group has been granted exclusive licensing rights to “certain renowned albums,” unleashed unto […]
2 Chainz & Erykah Badu are turning up the heat in this week’s Pretty Girls Like Trap Music Playlist. Stream it now on Spotify. Stay tuned for new curators leading up to the release of 2 Chainz new album Pretty Girls Like Trap Music on April 7th. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information
