Amazon Music is coming to Android TV soon. The service is not available just yet, but there is a pre-registration for it on Google Play. This new app brings Amazon Music to Android TV users with ad-free and unlimited skips. Android TV has been somethin…
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Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’ Easily Smashes Various YouTube and Spotify Records
Ariana Grande debuted her music video for “Thank u, next” ahead of the weekend. It’s already smashed several records. The video was one of the first released with YouTube’s Premiere feature, which features a group chat for a live video. At its peak, t…
The Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Jason DeRulo, OneRepublic, David Guetta Under Heavy Pressure to Cancel Saudi Arabian Dates
The Human Rights Foundation is leading the charge by asking the Black Eyed Peas and other performers to cancel their upcoming appearances. Saudi Arabia has faced intense scrutiny since American journalist Jamal Khashoggi was slain in the Saudi embass…
Muhammad Ali, George Foreman Documentary ‘When We Were Kings’ Is Being Remade Into a Musical
When We Were Kings is set to hit the stage as a musical thanks to producer David Sonenberg. Leon Gast directed the documentary, which focuses on one of the biggest heavyweight boxing bouts in history. The documentary features George Foreman’s champions…
Australia’s Labor Party Pledges $22 Million to Boost Local Music — If They’re Elected
Australia’s Labor Party says it has plans to invest around AUS $30 million ($22 million USD) in the country’s music business if elected. The Labor Party says that it has been speaking with Australian musicians, promoters, managers, and music fans ahead…
YouTube Expands ‘Stories’ to Any Channel With More than 10K Subscribers
YouTube is bringing its Instagram-like Stories feature to more creators. Now YouTube Creators with more than 10,000 subscribers can use the feature. That automatically qualifies a large number of artist accounts, though let’s see how musicians approac…
YouTube Originals Dabbles Into Artist Biopics With Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande will be the star of a new YouTube Original docu-series called Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries. YouTube’s Premium video platform is already sagging, but the video giant is suddenly competing in the artist documentary arena. The new…
Janet Jackson Replaces WMA With Paradigm For Global Representation
Janet Jackson has announced a new partnership with Paradigm Talent to represent her brand globally. Paradigm will represent Jackson’s entire brand, including touring, theatrical, film, branding, and more. Jackson’s move to Paradigm ends her lengthy st…
Hi-Res Streaming Service Qobuz Is Coming to the US in 2019
Hi-res streaming and download service Qobuz has been teasing entry into the U.S. market since 2017. The service appeared at CES 2018 in Las Vegas to promote the service, with a launch slated for later this year. Now, it appears as though Qobuz won’t b…
Warner Music and Sesame Workshop Are Relaunching Sesame Street Records
Over the last 50 years, Sesame Street has racked up quite a collection of musical talent. Icons like Stevie Wonder, Patti Labelle, Ray Charles, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and more have appeared alongside the puppets. Now that archive of music will be re-e…