Spotify launch new Clubhouse-style feature, Greenroom

Spotify executive has sparked controversy after claiming that musicians are “entitled” in asking for more money from the streaming service.Spotify’s business model has faced increasing scrutiny in recent years, with many musicians claiming that the meagre amount paid per stream is severely affecting their ability to earn a living.As Digital Music News notes, former executive Jim Anderson recently spoke at a music conference in New York where he was grilled on Spotify’s payment model by

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has teamed up with a top Scottish drinks producer for an exciting new gin project aimed at helping the arts.The limited-edition bottle by Edinburgh Gin will tell the inside story of her iconic one-woman-show turned TV series.With the juniper spirit created in collaboration between the two, the bottle for the gin features a specially screen-printed, hand-drawn illustration of Phoebe looking into a deep blue Edinburgh night sky.

iOS - Android Jim Clarkson from VisitScotland told Lanarkshire Live : "The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the tourism and events industry and we all have a part to play in helping it recover.

When it comes to Love Island, it is a known fact that sadly there isn’t the best representation on the programme. From size inclusion to cultural representation, it is an ongoing conflict between viewers and fans.

Primark will launch a new website next year which will allow customers to check which products are in store at their local branch. The budget retailer currently provides customers with a preview of the latest products available to buy in the majority of stores.

Music Week.“But I do want to make it clear that I don’t like the idea of people feeling like, if one of us has a shit line-up, someone else should just make another one – because putting on a festival is not easy. I don’t want the event that I do to be almost like a reaction to the fact that people didn’t like Wireless.

Butthole Surfers have become the latest band to join forces with Supreme for a new clothing collection.The co-branded range of t-shirts are inspired by the artwork for the Texas rock band’s albums ‘Psychic… Powerless… Another Man’s Sac’, ‘Rembrandt Pussyhorse’ and ‘Locust Abortion Technician’.Announcing the series, which will be available to buy from tomorrow (July 1), Supreme wrote on Instagram: “Over nearly four decades, Butthole Surfers have developed an experimental, darkly humorous sound

No one is making hell-raising club music quite like Shygirl, the London-based electronic artist and GEN F alumn. Her debut EP ALIAS dropped last year, and today some of its songs are the subject of a new long-form music video called Shygirl BLU, directed by the artist herself.

Arcade Fire have launched a new archive series, sharing footage from past gigs during the summer.Past Lives will see the band sharing performances from across their career, beginning today (June 25) with a performance from their ‘Everything Now’ tour in 2017.“We cannot wait to play live for you all again,” the band wrote to fans in an email newsletter announcing the new series.

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes called ‘Obliterate’.The new single, which precedes the Glasgow band’s debut album ‘Where The Body Goes’ arriving on July 23, is said to revolve “around traumatic experiences, learning from the hurt and using it as fuel for our green tinged inferno”.Drummer and creative lead Cameron Humphrey said in a statement: “Having the opportunity to collaborate with our friend and idol Oli Sykes truly allowed us to bring this track to a level never seen before.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIn another sign that New York’s cultural life is coming back after a long COVID-era hiatus, “A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet” will premiere in September. The show will be the first new musical to debut Off-Broadway since the pandemic shutdown went into effect in March 2020.

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The control that Jamie Spears has over his daughter Britney Spears‘ life as her co-conservator could be more extreme than anyone could have imagined. Britney — who is currently fighting to have her dad removed from her conservatorship — complained about Jamie’s influence back in 2016 in court records that were recently obtained by The New York Times.

Lotus Eater have announced a new single featuring their long-time admirer Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon.The band revealed on social media that the new single, ‘Obliterate’, will arrive on Thursday (June 24) along with a short snippet of intensely heavy music.Obliterate featuring Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon.24th June.Presave now: https://t.co/3bpW5hOLip pic.twitter.com/7QOZzfWKAi— LOTUS EATER (@lotuseateruk) June 20, 2021The group have already played the track live, debuting it as part

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook is hoping users will be all ears for its new push into podcasts and social audio.Starting Monday (June 21), select podcasts will be available to Facebook users in the U.S.

It didn’t take long for the nation to fall in love with father-and-son duo Martin and Roman Kemp when they hit our TV screens together on Celebrity Gogglebox. And it seems the handsome duo are closer than ever as Father’s Day approaches.

Since the Cannes Market title They Are Us was announced late last week with Rose Byrne poised to play Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, there has been an outcry among many New Zealanders who believe a still-raw tragedy would be exploited by Hollywood storytellers.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAfter a COVID hiatus, the Tribeca Festival is back, hosting panels and film premieres in the heart of New York City. At the same time, it is demonstrating that the city’s arteries stretch far beyond a radius of a few blocks.This edition, which runs from June 9 through June 20, will look a little different from previous iterations, and that’s not just because Gotham is slowly reemerging from months of social distancing and lockdowns.