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Bad Bunny, Lana Del Rey (and Her Husband), Morgan Wallen, Robyn & Burna Boy to Host ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ In-Game Radio Stations
The six in-game stations include Back Country Radio, Cocoteo FM, AfroBank FM, Dirty South Classics, The Chamber 106.6 and Flash FM.
Hugh Hefner’s widow criticises Jessica Biel’s ‘Playboy’ movie: “Please reconsider it”
“Many other women have come forward with allegations of rape, coercion, drugging and exploitation as well”
DJ & Producer Union: Finding an Agent Podcast
The first DJ & Producer Union podcast features Alex Montoya (Analog Agency) for a conversation on the artist–agent relationship.
Thom Yorke offers an odd response to Harry Styles when he tells him that he uses GarageBand
The Radiohead frontman is more of a Pro Tools guy, it turns out: “When I saw that in the studio, I just wanted to learn it immediately”
Meta bans TikTok parent ByteDance from advertising on its apps in the US and six other countries
The ban also covers campaigns from third-party advertisers that direct users in those markets to TikTok or to other ByteDance-owned services. Source
Spotify renews multi-year licensing deal with Joe Rogan. His last one was reportedly worth $250M.
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the deal's terms are similar to those of Rogan's previous Spotify agreement. Source
Soul singer Freddie Jackson has died
His classic slow jam Rock Me Tonight was a transatlantic hit
Strymon TimeLine MX review: enhanced delay pedal
Fifteen years on, Strymon's flagship TimeLine returns with dual engines, new delay types, a reverb, and a five-minute looper
Drake opts out of Grammy submissions
Rapper released three albums during the eligibility window
Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles' creation story
“If I had it my way, that song would be called Interlude”
Jessica Chastain’s ‘Other Mommy’ is a “hot mess” horror, say early reactions
Director Rob Savage has promised at least 50 jump scares
Madra Salach announce debut album ‘Gorta’ with ominous single ‘Ribbon Factory’
“The ideas of longing and yearning, all the kinds of hunger, they slot into where we are as 21st century Irish people”
How a classic David Bowie song had a life-changing impact on a new generation of musicians
“It’s the concept of hope that the song communicates. It made the future look better”
Madra Salach announce debut album ‘Gorta’ with ominous single ‘Ribbon Factory’
“The ideas of longing and yearning, all the kinds of hunger, they slot into where we are as 21st century Irish people”
“I finished the song that Saturday night in an hour”: How Vanessa Carlton created her classic hit A Thousand Miles
“If I had it my way, that song would be called Interlude”
Behind The Campaign recap: James Johnston
James Johnston is a country singer-songwriter from Australia who started putting out his music independently in 2021 before signing to Warner Music Australia ahead of his second album, Where You’ll Find Me. The artist’s export potential has been important from the outset, with key international focu
Jessica Chastain’s ‘Other Mommy’ is a “hot mess” horror, say early reactions
Director Rob Savage has promised at least 50 jump scares
Digital Marketing Manager Featured in Horizon Leaders
This week we caught up with Rowanne Chang, digital marketing manager at Deviate Digital
Music Industry Applauds Sentencing of Streaming Fraudster
US streaming fraudster Michael Smith has been sentenced to eighteen months in jail. Although prosecutors were pushing for something closer to four years, the custodial sentence is significant, and has
EMPIRE Publishing Expands Latin America Operations with New SVP
Morales joins from Rimas Publishing, the company behind the publishing catalog of Bad Bunny, where he served as Managing Director. Source