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Is Spotify really listening to artists “Loud & Clear?”

Damon Krukowski of UMAW responds to Spotify's Loud & Clear" website in this new interview.

culture / Technology

The Grammys pulled in record low ratings this year

Early estimates show less than half of last years audience showed up for Music’s Biggest Night.

music / Pop

Here is the full list of nominations for the 2021 Academy Awards

Nominees include Chadwick Boseman, Viola David, Riz Ahmed, and more.

culture / Film

What’s the real problem with fake streams?

Read an explainer on the phenomenon of fake streams with Professor Eric Drott, who explains why the issue obscures bigger problems.

culture / Technology

Governor Cuomo is permitting New York music venues to open at 33% capacity in April

The New York gig is back on — so long as no more than 100 audience members are in attendance.

culture / Hip-Hop

The Criterion Channel has added Solange’s When I Get Home to its catalog

Solange's 2019 film has found a streaming home on the Criterion Channel.

music / R&B

The company behind BTS has invested millions into an A.I. agency that can clone voices of musicians

Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, has invested $3.6 million USD into Supertone, a company capable of recreating the voices of musicians dead or alive.

culture / Technology

Twitter is testing “Super Follow” feature, allowing users to charge for tweets

Paid tweets are coming to Twitter via the "Super Follows" feature.

culture / Technology

FKA twigs is creating a martial arts TV show

A new martial arts TV series is in the works at FX, courtesy of FKA twigs.

culture / Pop

Eric André’s Bad Trip drops on Netflix this March

Netflix will share Eric Andre's new movie Bad Trip on March 26.

culture / Film

Quavo to star in film with Robert De Niro and John Malkovich

Wash Me in the River has cast Quavo as Coyote alongside Robert De Niro and John Malkovich.

culture / Film