7 WAYS NIPSEY HUSSLE USES INSTAGRAM TO ENGAGE WITH HIS FANS Words By: Hao Nguyen 1) Optimize your homepage Take a look at the screenshot of Nipsey’s Instagram homepage below – it’s been optimized to make sure […]
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Spotify, YouTube Music to End Free Streaming In 2-3 Years, Sources Say
Free streaming contributes a pittance to the overall music industry.  So why not just kill it? Right now, the music industry is losing its war against YouTube.  But maybe that’s because they haven’t yet deployed […]
Google, CD Baby, Deezer Join Spotify by Removing Neo-Nazi Bands
Google, CD Baby, Deezer, and Spotify say “NO†to hate-filled music on their platforms. In the wake of deadly neo-nazi protests in Charlottesville, Digital Music News found that users on Spotify could easily stream music from thirty-seven […]
MH The Verb & ArtHouse95 – Announce The ‘Afronaut’ East Coast Tour
MH The Verb & ArtHouse95 – Announce The ‘Afronaut’ East Coast Tour Following their otherworldly introduction to the new science fiction (s)hero, the “Afronaut,” MH the Verb and Philly-based multi-media hip-hop collective ArtHouse95 announce tour dates for their East Coast tour, starting […]
These Are The 10 Highest Paid DJs In the World
from Forbes’ latest annual list of highest paid DJs.  Here’s the tally for 2017. 1. Calvin Harris ($48.5 million) 2. Tiësto ($39 million) 3. The Chainsmokers ($38 million) 4. Skrillex ($30 million) 5. Steve Aoki ($29.5 […]
AMC Says Yes to Questlove’s Epic Rap Documentary
AMC has approved Questlove’s documentary covering the impact of hip-hop in pop culture. AMC has announced that it will produce a year-round documentary series.  Dubbed AMC Visionaries, it will partner with prolific artists to tell the […]
The Average Hit Song Has 4+ Writers and 6 Different Publishers
Want to create a hit song that will get you on the Billboard Top 10?  Then you’re gonna need a committee. According to a new study, the number of writers and publishers on hit songs […]
Did Meek Mill and TIDAL Just Scam the Billboard 200
Tyler the Creator says that Meek Mill and TIDAL inflated streams and took advantage of Billboard’s verification problems. Tyler The Creator has called out Meek Mill and TIDAL for scamming the Billboard 200. He has […]