Diplo has been making the most out of 2020. From playing the Democratic National Convention afterparty to his Higher Ground concert on Fortnite, as well as pushing his country alias Thomas Wesley, Diplo is everywhere and embracing multiple genres. His latest album MMXX, sees the artist diving into the peaceful waters of ambient music with collaborations from Mikky Ekko, Good … [Read more...]
Pandora Announces ‘Pandora Premium’ Streaming Service
As streaming platforms continue to wage war, the other day Pandora announced that their new listening service - entitled Pandora Premium - will be available to customers within the first quarter of next year. Aimed to challenge competitors like Spotify and Apple Music, the subscription service will feature a vast catalogue as well as countless other features not yet announced. … [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...]
YouTube Announces YouTube Red Membership Service for $10 a Month
YouTube just announced a new service they call YouTube Red. For ten dollars a month, users will be able to watch all the YouTube videos they want without ads, save videos to phones or tablets to watch offline, and start a video on YouTube on your phone while moving across to a different app without stopping the playback of the video. Along with abolishing the 30-60 second ads … [Read more...]
Jay Z Introduces “Tidal” Music Streaming Service
Yesterday Jay Z finally introduced his own music streaming service to compete with the likes of Pandora, Spotify, Rdio and Dr. Dre/ Jimmy Iovene /Apple's Beats. The announcement has been anticipated since the Rocnation founder acquired Swedish streaming service Aspiro at the beginning of the year but despite claims of being … [Read more...]
Skrillex + Diplo Announce 24-Hour Jack Ü DJ Set
After months and months of teasing, the wait may finally be over for the Jack U album. Last week the duo teased with a Facebook post that simply said 'Soon.' It looks like they might have been talking about today. Skrillex and Diplo just announced a huge 'Marathon DJ Party + Special Guests.' According to the announcement video put on Skrillex's Youtube, we can … [Read more...]
