Blackpink is an undeniable force right now. And anyone who doesn’t yet understand the hype will have the chance to check it out for themselves when the group hosts its top-of-the-line livestream concert on YouTube this weekend. Since signing with Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records in the United States in …
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“If the ad revenue currently spent on radio instead flowed to online platforms, it would double the current size of the music business.” Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ekis making that argument in the wake of his company’s Q1 earnings announcement. According to Ek, the record industry should stop obsessing …
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“False flag” allegations in the aftermath of mass shootings have become something of an Alex Jones franchise. His conspiracy theories about the massacres at Tucson, Arizona; Aurora, Colorado; andNewtown, Connecticut were broadcast on terrestrial radio, streamed on Jones’ website, and, most importantly from an audience standpoint, chopped into bits for …
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