Microsoft has now finalized a massive, $41.8 billion acquisition deal involving Spotify. The deal effectively cancels Spotify’s direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Microsoft Corporation, one of the largest and most powerful tech […]
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Major Advertisers are Pulling their Facebook Campaigns – Including Mozilla & Sonos
Facebook’s privacy scandal is now affecting its advertising revenue. As of this morning, four major advertisers have suspended their campaigns. Others are threatening similar action. Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘apology tour’ seems to be having little impact […]
Spotify Has Lost Nearly $1 Billion In the Past Two Years, Financials Show
Spotify’s Q3 2017 financials show the grim financial reality of streaming music platforms. With Spotify gearing up for its highly-anticipated direct listing on Wall Street this year, how has the company fared?  Not so well. […]
Pandora Hitting Hard Times: Laying Off Staff, Shifting Away from California
Pandora’s layoffs will save the company tens of millions of dollars annually. But that’s probably just the start. Pandora CEO Roger Lynch has now made it official. The company is laying off 5% of his […]
What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2018)
Find out what top streaming services — including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music — actually pay per play. Thanks to streaming music services, record labels reported record-breaking revenue last year.  In 2017, the ‘big three’ made […]
NarcoThePlugg – Flexxin’ Finessin’
NarcoThePlugg drops off his new ‘Flexxin’ Finessin” visual. NarcoThePLugg debuts on SpitFireHipHop with his new video, ‘Flexxin’ Finessin’‘, As 2018 kicks off Las Vegas artist Narco is eager to make a new wave for his […]
Beats Co-founder Jimmy Iovine Saying Goodbye to Apple
And what about Dre? Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine is expected to leave Apple in August, according to reports circulating Thursday. Music producer, label executive and headphone scion Jimmy Iovine is now reportedly leaving Apple, according […]
Spotify Is Going Public In Less Than Three Months
The music world and business community are abuzz with news that Spotify is set to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. Spotify is one of the largest music streaming services with 60 million […]