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BTS’ new song is proving to be dynamite on streaming platforms. And it’s triggering some unexpected explosions. The K-pop superstars returned last Friday with ‘Dynamite,’ their first English-language…

So, Apple ditched its Beats 1 radio brand. Big deal. Actually, everything Apple does is a big deal. While the pandemic has smacked the kiss of death on most industries, Apple just became the first…

Creators and small businesses in Australia and a bunch of other territories can now charge for live events on Facebook, including virtual gigs. Back in April, when the country was in lockdown and the…

Good news for event organisers and musos!

Over half are now paid subscriptions.

America’s songwriters lobby body has pledged to fight on after a federal appeal court pulled the handbrake on a near-50% hike in digital streaming royalties. This week, the D.C. Circuit Court of…

As Donald Trump’s administration ratchets-up threats to ban TikTok in the U.S., software giant Microsoft is ready to pounce with a game-changing deal. In a statement posted Monday morning AEST (late…

Facebook has finally pressed the button on music videos. Over the weekend, the social giant rolled out shareable, licensed music videos for its users in the U.S. with global music video premieres…

It wasn’t exactly full-steam ahead for Spotify during the pandemic, as the streamer saw its base of paid subscribers grow from 130 million to 138 million in the second quarter, ahead of analysts’…

The figure was “well above expectations”.