


WARNER MUSIC GROUP PARTNERS WITH CHOCOLATE CITY, ONE OF NIGERIA’S LEADING INDEPENDENT LABELS
Artists signed to leading Nigeria-based label Chocolate City are about to be given a big global push. Warner Music Group (WMG) is partnering with the independent company in a deal
How Pirated TV Shows On YouTube Made Dinosaur Jr. a Hit in Japan
Congratulations to Dinosaur Jr. for topping Japan’s video-streaming chart with nearly 8.1m weekly views for a 25-year-old song called ‘Over Your Shoulder’. Wait, what?! Yes, the definitely-not-at-all-J-Poppy grunge veterans suddenly
Childish Gambino Dances His Way Onto Google Pixel Smartphones
One of the points we’ve been making about augmented-reality (AR) technology over the past year is that the biggest impact for artists from it will come from campaigns using the
TikTok is testing advertisements in the UK and US
Social-video app TikTok is finally ready to turn on some monetisation features, in the form of in-app advertisements and branded content. Digiday has the story: it spotted an adfor food-delivery app
New York cracks down on companies selling fake socials activity
If you’ve ever been tempted to spend money inflating your Instagram followers, SoundCloud streams or other social metrics, here’s the latest useful warning not to. The state of New York