Instagram has announced that it is currently testing a new feature which hides the total number of likes and video views. The feature has only been rolled out in seven countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and New Zealand. The concept behind this life-altering change is to promote content in a more unbiased nature. By removing like and view counts, … [Read more...]
Viral Sensation #AgeChallenge Raises Concerns With FaceApp Privacy Policy
The viral FaceApp challenge has captured millions of social media users worldwide as well as an extensive list of celebrities including Drake, Sam Smith, the Jonas Brothers, and Lil Nas. Some of our favorite producers and DJs like Diplo, Skrillex, and Dillon Francis (pictured above) have also taken on the challenge and shared their aged photos on … [Read more...]
REZZ Teases Long-Awaited Deadmau5 Collaboration On Instagram
Rezz has undoubtedly become the shooting star of mau5trap, deadmau5's iconic label. It's no wonder why deadmau5 has taken a liking to the young superstar, she shares a similar musical tone and vision. With such similarities, a question floating in the air for the past couple of years is, "Where is the collab?" No longer must we wait for an answer. Rezz has taken to … [Read more...]
Josh of Flosstradamus Announces Solo Side Project – “Me2”
If you have been following Josh from Flosstradamus on his Instagram, you may have stumbled upon some of his beats for his 'Beat a day' project. The project, which is pretty self explanatory' is a challenge that Josh put himself on to create one new fresh beat a day and shared it with his fans. Each one a bit different than the last, but bringing its unique kind of … [Read more...]
Dillon Francis & NGHTMRE Drop Single “Need You” + Announce Artwork Contest
Dillon Francis & NGHTMRE are finally here with their highly anticipated collaboration "Need You." After teasing the single for weeks on end, we finally get to hear the CDQ version. Needless to say, the moombah-infused single more than meets our expectations and allows the styles of both artists to shine and mesh seamlessly. Stream and download "Need You" below. Along … [Read more...]
Run The Jewels Teases Run The Jewels 3
Run The Jewels, made up of El-P and Killer Mike have absolutely captivated audiences of all sorts ever since they teamed up. Their previous albums Run The Jewels and Run The Jewels 2 came highly reviewed and seemed to click with a huge variety of people. Their unique, aggressive beats brought something new to the table. Recently, El-P took to instagram to post a short video … [Read more...]
Instagram Quickly Reverses “#EDM” Ban
Just yesterday, we reported a story on Instagram banning the use of "#EDM" as a hashtag on their social media app. Citing that the popular hashtag consistently violated the company's terms of use, the bold move brought confusion to the dance music community including ourselves here at RTT. For whatever reason Instagram announced today they had reversed the ban, bringing back … [Read more...]
Instagram Bans Hashtag “#EDM”
This morning interesting news surfaced that Instagram had banned the use of "EDM" as a hashtag on their social media app. Although their reasoning for blocking the word is vague, the popular photo sharing platform stated that they: “will block certain hashtags when they are consistently being used to share images and videos that violate our Community Guidelines.” Whether or … [Read more...]
