In a move that can either make your Tinder game or break it, Spotify and Tinder have joined forces and added a new level of interaction in the dating app. With this new integration, Tinder swipers can now explore the listening habits and selections of potential matches. The feature is called 'Anthem' and you might be thinking that this is nothing new as Bumble has already … [Read more...]
Spotify Releases Top 25 Tracks Of The Summer
With Labor Day having come and gone, the summer is over for most of us. In lieu of this Swedish-based streaming service, Spotify, has released a list of the summer's hottest tracks both in the United States and globally. It probably won't come as that much of a surprise that Drake's song 'One Dance' led both charts with over 757 million streams. Drake's songs 'Too Good' with … [Read more...]
Apple Fires Shots at Spotify with Latest Royalties Proposal
Last week American tech giant Apple quietly filed a proposal with the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) to raise the streaming songwriting royalty rate up to a flat 9.1 cents per hundred streams ($0.00091/stream) with no loopholes like the ones that currently exist. The move serves as a direct shot at Apple Music's biggest competitor and reigning streaming champ, Spotify, which … [Read more...]
Get Hyped for Shambhala With This 100 Track Playlist
Shambhala is right around the corner and we're getting stoked for it. To help you get prepared while you're packing or for the drive down we've hand picked 100 tracks from the headliners for you to enjoy. This is one of the first in our new series of warm up playlists on Spotify to get you hyped for whichever festival you're heading to. Our Shambhala playlist features music … [Read more...]
The Grammys Allow Streaming-Only Songs To Be Nominated
Today marked an important change in The Grammy nomination process that allows songs only available via streaming to be considered for the award. This is big news for upcoming artists and could instigate an interesting (and hopefully more diverse) shift in the entire landscape of the accolades. Here's a statement from Bill Freimuth, the Academy’s Senior Vice President of Awards, … [Read more...]
Spotify to Host DJ Mixes & Unofficial Remixes Following Deal w/ Dubset
A couple months back, a story reporting a deal/partnership between Apple Music and Dubset began to surface. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Dubset is a digital content distributor that allows for the hosting of unlicensed mixes, remixes, etc. in a legal manner. Following in the footsteps of Apple Music, Spotify has also now struck a deal with Dubset. “Our number one job … [Read more...]
PREMIERE: JayKode & Party Thieves – Origin
Buygore Records is a staple in this industry for excellent reason. It is a label that comes in heavy and steady with bangers for your ear holes, that has grown since its inception into a well oiled machine making the heaviest sounds from the dopest artists. Their roster stays adding and graduating prominent talent, collecting the oddest and wildest from the darkest corners of … [Read more...]
Diplo Reacts To “Lean On” Passing 1 Billion Views On YouTube
Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and MO’s “Lean On” dethroned Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” to earn Spotify’s Most Streamed Song Of All-Time with 526 million plays world wide. Adding to its impressive list of accolades is the track’s recent racking-up of over 1 billion views on YouTube. Diplo, one of the busiest men in dance music, took to Facebook to share his humble thoughts and … [Read more...]
