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Paid streaming is overtaking free music services Paid streaming looks set to surpass free streaming services later this year. “Ten or 15 years ago, popular opinion had it that it was all over for the music business and people would no longer pay for music,” ERA (Entertainment Retailers Association) chief executive Kim Bayley said. Yes, […]
Afrobeats – the new catchphrase for popular African music is wrong Not all African music is Afrobeats. At the moment the world is hot with “Afrobeats” fever, without knowing what sounds they are truly referring to. There are myriad African countries producing vastly different music and sounds, yet they are all classed under the same […]
Fortnite’s Marshmello show brought in 10 million players Fortnite’s Marshmello show was a walk in Pleasant Park. On Saturday, 2 Feb at 2pm ET the gaming globe (and them some) witnessed the historical moment when Christopher Comstock aka EDM producer Marshmello played a 10-minute long show in Fortnite, which up to 60 players across thousands […]
Tomorrowland stage designer goes bankrupt The Tomorrowland stage designer is out of the production game. Tomorrowland is known for putting up some of the biggest productions the world has ever seen, it’s kind of their thing. And putting on such massive productions take a lot of hard work from teams of people work tirelessly to […]
EDM responds to Calvin Harris “Nazi headbanger music” tweet Calvin Harris has been horsing around. Twitter has exploded since Harris sent a tweet (now-deleted) to TenGraphs, describing his music as “Nazi headbanger music.” It all started when Apache called out Harris for apparently copying the music video for “Majesty” because his video for “Giant” with […]
SoundCloud is on a comeback streak having doubled revenue in 2017 SoundCloud made over $100 million in 2017. The Berlin-based streaming company has had a rough few years. In 2017 they had to lay-off 173 staff members in order to keep the sinking boat afloat. Then came the blow of founding member and CEO Alexander […]
Billygoats and Raincoats turns discarded festival tents into kids’ raincoats Billygoats and raincoats turns your waste into sustainable clothing. Annually in the UK, more than 200 000 tents are left behind on festival grounds. After days of partying, and sometimes succumbing to adverse weather the last thing you feel like doing is packing up your […]
Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels shares insight on streaming into DJ software Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels is at the forefront of “The Dawn of a New DJ Experience.” Last year we reported that “Soon DJs will stream Beatport music catalogue into DJ software.” This seems to be the next step in our musical technological evolution, and […]
Marshmello is playing a virtual show inside Fortnite this weekend Epic Games is hosting a Marshmello show inside Fortnite. Forbes has cracked the rumors, confirming this major gaming first to be true through a series of leaks. On Saturday, Epic is hosting an in-game Marshmello EDM show inside Fortnite Battle Royale; yes, in the game […]
MDMA-related death toll in Australia seems unusually high A young reveller succumbed to an MDMA-related death after consuming between 6 and 9 pills, inquest hears. In recent months, five young people have died across New South Wales in Australia who appear to have taken drastically different quantities of the party drug known as MDMA. These […]
