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Recording Academy Launches GRAMMY GO™ Partnership with Coursera

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

The Recording Academy® has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Coursera, a renowned online learning platform, to introduce GRAMMY GO™. This...

How Your Smartphone Can Enhance Your Music Experience

By Shawn Grant / April 16, 2024

In an age where smartphones have become ubiquitous companions in our daily lives, their role in enhancing various experiences has...

Tyla Stars in New Beats by Dr. Dre and Alo Campaign

By Shawn Grant / April 3, 2024

Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats) and Alo Yoga (Alo) have joined forces to introduce the Beats X Alo Special Edition...

DJs Are Making Money Helping Songs Go Viral on New Music Platform DJ Connect App

By Shawn Grant / March 28, 2024

Most upcoming artists understand the grind: mixing tracks into the wee hours, investing your essence into every beat, all while...

The New Zumba App: Music and Movement Anywhere!

By Shawn Grant / March 25, 2024

It’s no surprise that Zumba is the leading global dance-fitness powerhouse. It IS a surprise, however, that the brand has...

The Ethical Considerations of Using Dating Services

By Shawn Grant / March 16, 2024

In today's fast-paced world, personal connections and the dynamics of adult entertainment have evolved, leading to the emergence of services...

Why Does TikTok Still Have Ariana Grande and Other Universal Music Artists Even Though There’s a Standoff With the Label?

By Sourcestaff / March 14, 2024

If you or your kids use TikTok, don’t feel bad because pretty much every social media user does; then you...

Cuba To Launch The Country’s First Home Broadband Internet Service

Sha Be Allah

February 1, 2016

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Cuba is in the pre-execution stage to bring the country’s first-ever home broadband service to homes in the capital of Havana, the Cuban state telecommunications company announced on Sunday. The Telecommuni... Read Article

Apple Rumored To Release Wireless Charger For iPhone 7 In 2017

Sha Be Allah

January 30, 2016

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Apple is rumored to be releasing a wireless-charging version of iPhone as early as 2017, with the development of a new wireless charging technology. Sources have revealed that Apple is working on creating techn... Read Article

Facebook Bans Private Gun Sales Through Their Site

Sha Be Allah

January 29, 2016

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Facebook Inc. has prohibited global users from coordinating person-to-person private sales of firearms on its online social network and its Instagram photo-sharing service on Friday, countering concerns that it... Read Article

Verizon Fios’ Internet Speed Is Now 50 Mbps

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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Despite claiming that the government's definition of "broadband" shouldn't have been increased to 25Mbps, Verizon is now phasing out its 25Mbps fiber service and making 50Mbps the default minimum. A year ago... Read Article

Minority-Owned Radio Broadcasters To Meet With Advertisers To Address Advertising Challenges

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January 27, 2016

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In media, whether radio, television, print or digital, advertising is the primary source of income and revenue to keep these businesses alive. The advertising industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. In 201... Read Article

7 Year Old Shot And Killed By Another Child In Verizon Store Parking Lot

Sha Be Allah

January 25, 2016

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Police in Crossville, Tennessee say that a 7 year old boy has died after being shot in the head in a parking lot. Four children were in a Verizon Wireless parking lot waiting for their parents when their 8 y... Read Article

B.o.B. Claims On Twitter That The Planet Earth Is Flat

Sha Be Allah

January 25, 2016

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For thousands of years, there were people that didn't believe that the Earth was round and there are people who still believe that the Earth is flat. One of those people might be ATL emcee B.o.B. The Atlanta r... Read Article

Apple Will Release a New iPhone 5 Instead Rumored ‘6c’ Model

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January 25, 2016

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Apple has decided to a take an nontraditional approach to it's upcoming release. Unlike previous years, in which the tech behemoth released it's newest products in September, this year their next device will b... Read Article

FAA Bans Drones At The Super Bowl…And Anywhere Within 37 Miles Of The Stadium

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2016

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The Federal Aviation Asociation(FAA) has declared that the skies above this year's Super Bowl will be off limits to all unauthorized aircraft. The same rules apply for Super Bowl "L", the Roman numeral for '... Read Article

Apple Shakes Up Its Release Strategy With iOS 9.3

Sha Be Allah

January 18, 2016

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Apple will no longer wait 12 months before rolling out new features with the recent beta release of iOS 9.3. To keep users engaged, they have provided substantive new updates with the new operating system. This... Read Article

Uber Partners With Airbus For New Helicopter Service

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January 18, 2016

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This week at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, the San Francisco company Uber is partnering with aircraft manufacturer Airbus Group SE for a pilot program that will let Sundance attendees hail a he... Read Article

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Adidas In Space: Y3 Announces Partnership With Virgin Galactic To Create Flight-Suits

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January 15, 2016

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Adidas Y-3 announced yesterday a space-apparel partnership with Virgin Galactic. The prototypes of their future pilot flight-suits and boots were unveiled at Spaceport America in New Mexico, home to Virgin ... Read Article

Mack Wilds and Photographer Johnny Nunez Team Up For New Range Of Emojis

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January 15, 2016

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Kim Kardashian may have the market cornered when it comes to celebrity emojis, but her reign won’t last for long if legendary entertainment industry photographer Johnny Nunez gets his way. After unveiling a ... Read Article

Al Jazeera America to Shut Down This April

Sha Be Allah

January 14, 2016

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Due to its low ratings, the Al Jazeera America news channel will go off the air on April 30 after about two years of broadcasting. The news of the closure was announced suddenly this past Wednesday ... Read Article

Snoop Dogg Posts Video Criticizing Microsoft Over XBox Live Service Outage

Sha Be Allah

January 14, 2016

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Last night, the XBox Live component available through Microsoft and West Coast rap legend Snoop Dogg wasn't tryin' to hear it. Snoop took to social media, complaining to Microsoft CEO Bill Gates that if it d... Read Article

Apple Denies Developing iOS To Android Transfer Tool

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January 12, 2016

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Earlier in the month, Telegraph reported that major European telecoms are pressuring Apple to create a tool that would help users switch from iOS to Android and an industry insider claimed that Apple privately ... Read Article

Apple Says It Will Eliminate Headphone Jack From Next iPhone

Sha Be Allah

January 11, 2016

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After it was rumored that Apple would get rid of the headphone jack in the highly anticipated iPhone 7, hundreds of thousands of people have petitioned to keep the Apple feature a constant in the forthcoming iP... Read Article

Engadget Unveils The Official 2016 “Best Of CES” Award Winners

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January 9, 2016

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As CES® 2016 came to a close last night, editors at the premier technology and culture publication, Engadget, presented this year's official "Best of CES" award winners. Engadget's editors scoured the show flo... Read Article

U.S. Marshals Raid CES Hoverboard Booth For Patent Violation

Sha Be Allah

January 8, 2016

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Changzhou First International Trade, a Chinese hoverboard manufacturer, had their booth raided at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday for a patent violation on one-wheeled hoverboards. Two U... Read Article

Universal Music Group And iHeart Radio To Sponsor “Virtual Reality” Concerts In 2016

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January 7, 2016

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Music distribution giant Universal Music Group and popular music streaming service iHeart Radio announced today at the CES in Las Vegas that the two companies will merge to bring music fans a series of "virtual... Read Article