Getty Image Coachella 2024 announced the festival lineup last month, with Lana Del Rey, Tyler The Creator, Doja Cat, and No Doubt set to headline in April. However, according to NME, the California festival has had trouble selling out tickets, which hasn’t been the case in previous years. This has been the festival’s slowest sales …
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21 Artists Who've Called Out Or Boycotted The Grammys (And Why)
Justin Bieber said it was “very strange” when his album Changes was nominated for three pop awards rather than R&B. He said, “I grew up admiring R&B music and wished to make a project that would embody that sound. For this not to be put in that category feels weird considering from the chords to …
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‘Her entire career was built on TikTok’: Fans think Ice Spice is in trouble following UMG pulling all their artists’ songs from TikTok
The music industry and TikTok have a strong symbiotic relationship, so musicians were left stunned when Universal Music Group made good on its promise of removing its artists’ songs on TikTok, citing the app’s purported attempts to “bully” it into accepting a lower deal in an open letter. Music from UMG makes up around a …
Conan Gray Jokes That His ‘Career Is Over’ Following UMG’s Decision To Pull Its Artists’ Music From TikTok
Getty Image TikTok’s influence can no longer be denied. But to be specific, the beloved social media app’s impact on music has made it the go-to marketing vehicle for record labels and artists alike. So, when Universal Music Group pulled its entire roster of musicians’ catalogs from the platform, the industry noticed. Several industry executives …
Travel Writers, DJs, And Artists Share Their Favorite Winter Destinations
MERLE COOPER/UPROXX With the holidays long gone, we find ourselves in January’s mid-winter lull. And if you ask us, it’s better to appreciate the cold instead of going “full hibernation.” 2024 is your year of travel, after all — from seeking out lesser-known “second cities” to embarking on wellness travel trips to living out Almost …
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Which UMG Artists Will Be Removed From TikTok?
Getty Image Beef between two major media companies was made public yesterday (January 30), and the feud could have a noteworthy impact on the day-to-day content people consume. TikTok and Universal Music Group have a licensing agreement that expires today, and this agreement allows UMG songs to appear on the TikTok platform and be utilized …
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Why Is UMG Removing Its Artists From TikTok?
Getty Image If you’ve been on TikTok anytime in the past couple of days, the odds are high you’ve seen some of your favorite creators fretting about an upcoming change that could result in devastating potentially millions of videos on the platform. If TikTok can’t reach a deal to renew its music licensing agreement with …
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Power Hungry President Sucks The Joy Out Of A Local Artist Collective, So Artists Get Revenge And Drive Him Out Of Town
Folks, if you’re a fan of the arts, this story will first infuriate you and then will put a big smile on your face. It’s a real rollercoaster ride and it comes to us from Reddit’s “Pro Revenge” page. Read on to get all the details! “For background, my older sister, who I’ll call Beth, …
‘Are you on it?’ Artists realize their works were included in AI data sets after filing in suit against Midjourney goes viral
A filing in a lawsuit against two artificial intelligence (AI) image generation companies, Stability AI, who develop the Stable Diffusion tool, and Midjourney, who host a Discord-based image generation tool, includes a list of around 4,700 names of artists and art styles which were included in the training corpus for Midjourney. Included in the list …
Peso Pluma, Drake, Bad Bunny, And More Were YouTube’s Most-Viewed Artists In 2023
Getty Image YouTube released its list of the most-viewed artists for 2023, and Peso Pluma took this year’s top spot. The musician gained over 8.5 billion views on his music videos across the globe. “I feel humble and grateful that my music has made it to the top spot on YouTube,” Peso Pluma told The …
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13 Wild PR Stunts Artists And Labels Pulled To Promote Their Music Or Other Causes
To promote his 1995 album HIStory, Michael Jackson commissioned several 32-ft. statues of himself to be displayed around the world, including one that floated down the Thames River in London and another down the Champs-Élysées in Paris. View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/musician-pr-stunts
Artists got fed up with these 'anti-homeless spikes.' So they made them a bit more … comfy.
These are called “anti-homeless spikes.” They’re about as friendly as they sound. As you may have guessed, they’re intended to deter people who are homeless from sitting or sleeping on that concrete step. And yeah, they’re pretty awful. The spikes are a prime example of how cities design spaces to keep homeless people away. Not …