Collaborative Music Platform Drooble Is Shutting Down
Photo Credit: Wes Hicks Collaborative music platform Drooble is shutting down in December. The social media network was created by musicians for musicians to meet and collaborate together. Drooble was founded in 2013, back when Facebook and Twitter were still experiencing explosive growth. Drooble never reached mainstream success, but it does have a userbase of […]
Adidas Grappled with Its Kanye Problem for Years, Report Reveals
Photo Credit: Cosmopolitan UK / CC by 3.0 A new report reveals that Adidas grappled with its Kanye problem for years but took little action. Adidas’ chief and senior executives in Germany discussed the risk of continuing a working relationship with Kanye West as far back as four years ago, documents reveal in a new report […]
Now You Can Create a Fake Festival Lineup From Spotify Plays
Photo Credit: Instafest.app Now you can create a fake festival lineup from your Spotify plays with Instafest. If you’ve been on social media over the weekend, you’ve probably seen people posting music festival lineups based on their most-played artists on Spotify. At a glance, you might even think they’re posters for an actual music festival. […]
Utopia Music to Cut Staff Costs By 20% Following Buyout Spree
Photo Credit: Utopia Music Six-year-old music fintech company Utopia Music is reportedly set to reduce its staff costs by 20 percent after completing multiple acquisitions during late 2021 and early 2022. The expense-reduction plans of Utopia Music just recently came to light in an internally circulated memo, per Music Week. For reference, the Swiss business […]
Apple Music Subscription Price Increase Hitting Accounts Now
Two months after Apple announced a price increase for Apple Music–the new monthly rate is rolling out. Apple announced in October 2022 that it would increase the price of Apple Music, Apple TV+, and the Apple One bundle. Those new prices were effective immediately for new subscribers but rolled out to current subscribers in a […]
