$500,000 Cash or Lunch with JAY-Z? The rapper/entrepreneur weighs in [VIDEO]
Would you be smarter to take $500,000 in cash or have a private lunch with JAY-Z? The rapper and entrepreneur offered his own answer during ab interview with Gayle King. Continue reading
Germany’s Deutschrap is thriving in the Hip-Hop scene
In a market that has historically favored local rappers and repertoire, German hip-hop is now stepping onto the global stage with the help of TikTok and a few record labels.. Continue reading
Spotify shares Hip-Hop stats, top markets, and local to global growth
Hip-hop accounts for nearly 25% of all streams on Spotify, led by artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, Ice Spice, and Metro Boomin, the DSP shared as part of. Continue reading
Ban Kanye petition hits 86K as #CancelTheRoyalties self-blocking campaign gathers steam
The petition to ban the music of Kanye West from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other streaming services has gathered 86,094 signatures. Another campaign encourages fans to use the. Continue reading
UPDATE: Petition to ban Ye from Spotify, Apple, Amazon passes 68,500 signatures
UPDATE 2: A petition to ban the music of Kanye West from Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services added more signatures overnight Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, the petition. Continue reading
Illmind on how to create an NFT collection & Squad Of Knights for musicians and producers
Ilmmind, a 2x Grammy Winning/10x Grammy Nominated multi-platinum producer who has worked with Nicki Minaj, Ye, Drake, J. Cole, Dr. Dre, Ludacris, Ariana Grande, and others, released his first NFT. Continue reading
Kanye West’s Stem Player release is a live experiment in superfan targeting
Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA dives into to implications of Kanye West’s decision forgo streaming and release Donda 2 only via his $200 Stem Player. It’s a choice that has already. Continue reading
Kanye West hosts The Future Brunch: Controlling Our Narratives #BFM live at 1PM ET on Facebook today
Kanye West will livestream “The Future Brunch: Controlling Our Narratives #BFM” in full today on Facebook at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Last month’s event hosted with Jason. Continue reading
Full text of new Kanye West statement: ‘Ye Passes $100M Deal with Apple To Release Donda 2 On Stem Player’
Kanye West issued a new official statement Friday night regarding his self-release of the Donda 2 album only on his $200 Stem Player device and a live “Donda 2 Performance. Continue reading
AmazeVR adds $15M for VR concerts with Megan Thee Stallion, more
AmazeVR has closed a $15M funding round to expand its VR concerts platform, Megan Thee Stallion is working with the startup to produce a VR concert in select AMC Theatres in. Continue reading
Why isn’t Hip Hop conquering Live Music as it has Streaming?
The new “Return to live” study by MIDiA Research based on data from Bandsintown showed that Hip Hop ranks lower in genres that music listeners prefer to see live. Report. Continue reading