Sat 16 Feb 2019
During All-Star Weekend 2019 the NBA had a busy three days of festivities in Charlotte including fan appreciation events, panels, press conferences and more. At a recent tech summit, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that he is set to change the jersey game with the help of modern technology.
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Tue 22 Jan 2019
Remember when Spotify removed degenerates like XXXTentacion and R. Kelly from its playlists and then pulled a 180 after industry figures (including, disappointingly, Kendrick Lamar) protested because they wrongly interpreted it as all-out censorship? (Why anyone would be against censoring XXX and Kellz in the first place is beyond me.) It appears they’ve found a solution that should keep everyone happy.
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Fri 26 Oct 2018
Over the summer, Instagram and Spotify partnered for a new integration tool that allowed artists — and users in general — to share songs from Spotify straight to their Instagram story. The latest to join in on the easy-access tool is SoundCloud.
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With millions of their users sharing links and screenshots all over the popular social app, the streaming company decided to make it easier for everyone with the new “Share to Instagram Stories” option. From Instagram, a viewer then has the option to simply click on “Play On SoundCloud” right from the story.
With Instagram playing a huge role in how music is promoted and heard in today’s world, this definitely benefits both companies. Seeing how both Spotify and SoundCloud are available for free use to the public, it doesn’t seem Apple will be eager to jump on board for the new integration due to their pay-only subscription.
The feature launched this past Tuesday and is available on the latest versions of the SoundCloud and Instagram mobile apps on iOS and Android.
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Related: Twitter Invests $70 Million In SoundCloud
Wed 6 Jun 2018
In honor of their 20th anniversary, the NBA 2K franchise has selected LeBron James for its cover star. To add anticipation for the latest installment of the beloved basketball game, a new trailer has been released featuring 2 Chainz, Rapsody, and Fly Union frontman Jerreau.
Watch the teaser after the break and be sure to pick up your copy of 2K19 on September 11th.
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Thu 17 May 2018
Google are set to challenge Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal with their new streaming service, YouTube Music, launching next week.
A revamped version of YouTube Red, YouTube Music offers music fans the usual bells and whistles of a streaming platform — “official songs, albums, thousands of playlists and artist radio” — with the added attraction of “YouTube’s tremendous catalog of remixes, live performances, covers and music videos that you can’t find anywhere else.”
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Thu 15 Mar 2018
Drake had social media buzzing during the early hours of Thursday morning (Mar. 15). The Canadian superstar took a break from the studio, to hop on his Playstation 4 to play Fortnite with professional esports player and popular Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. An event that’s been planned for days, Drake finally made time from his busy schedule to team up with Ninja shortly after midnight. After tweeting the live stream to his 36 million Twitter followers, Drizzy soon created a frenzy online, even getting artists like Lil’ Yachty, Logic and Travi$ Scott wanting to join in. Scott would eventually join the game action, along with NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Drake (PSN ID TheBoyDuddas) and Scott (PSN ID cactus_jackk92) teamed up with Ninja for about four hours of gaming action. The live stream set a new streaming record on Twitch, as over 600,000 viewers tuned in, easily smashing the previous record of 388,000 live concurrent viewers. During the stream Drake said he has been playing Fortnite for a month or two, and plays with his OVO crew as a much needed break from 20-hour recording sessions. The 6 God also revealed he has been recording most of his new album in Miami and in his home studio.
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Fri 21 Jul 2017
Since the release of last year’s Run the Jewels 3 LP, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P have been touring heavily across the world. The dynamic lyrical tandem appeared as musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night (Jul. 20), where they performed the songs “Down” and “Panther Like A Panther” with special guest Trina.
Watch the action from the outdoor stage below.
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Mon 24 Apr 2017
Japanese conglomerate Nintendo is aggressively planning to release a ‘SNES Classic Edition’ this year, according to leaked reports online last week. Though no specific game titles have been revealed, issues of the unit shortages, controller cable length and hardware malfunctioning are expected to be addressed before it’s Christmas release.
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Mon 23 Jan 2017
Remember when Hov said he isn’t a businessman, he’s a business, man? Well, Hov is really living up to his name with his latest Tidal deal. Sprint just announced that they have invested significant monies into the company to become a partner in the rising streaming service. The phone giant now has a one-third stake in Tidal.
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Tue 15 Nov 2016
WhatsApp just stepped up their messenger platform with a video calling feature. Users will be able to “facetime” each other across all ios systems including: Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone devices. The update is expected to take effect over the next several days.
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