Travis Barker is on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan podcast.
Travis Barker on Joe Rogan Podcast
Ariana Grande Not Attending Grammys After Disagreements With Producers
An insider tells Variety that Grande felt “insulted” after producers initially refused to allow her to perform “7 Rings,” the latest single from her forthcoming album “Thank U, Next” (which arrives Friday, two days before the Grammys). A compromise was reached whereby “7 Rings” would be part of a medley, but Grande pulled out after producers insisted that the second song be of their choosing.
Spotify Purchases Gimlet and Anchor
Spotify has purchased Gilmet, the podcast company, and Anchor, a podcast producing platform:
Based on radio industry data, we believe it is a safe assumption that, over time, more than 20% of all Spotify listening will be non-music content. This means the potential to grow much faster with more original programming — and to differentiate Spotify by playing to what makes us unique — all with the goal of becoming the world’s number one audio platform.
Spotify wants to be the YouTube of audio.
Shad – “The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)” Video
Shad has shared a video for “The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink).”
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FuckJerry’s Success Is Instagram’s Failure
Brian Feldman, writing for New York Magazine:
The past few weeks have been rough for Elliot Tebele. Tebele is the morally compromised founder of Jerry Media, a media firm founded in 2015 that is the outgrowth of an Instagram account called @fuckjerry. @fuckjerry is a “meme account,” shorthand for a social media account that screenshots funny tweets and freeboots (rips and reuploads) viral videos. To put it another way, @fuckjerry is an account that steals jokes and other content from other users and monetizes it. Instagram, the billion-dollar Facebook subsidiary, has been aware of the account for years and has done nothing to curb its theft of intellectual property.
Ozuna Tops Justin Bieber to Become the Artist With the Most 1 Billion-View Videos on YouTube
Ozuna now holds the record for being the artist with the most YouTube videos with more than one billion views:
“Thanks to all the colleagues who believe in me and always count on me, we continue here I love them and blessings to all, they are part of my success,” Ozuna wrote on Instagram when “Taki Taki” reached the figure. “I love my fans a lot and thank you for never abandoning me.”
We’ve reached the spot where I am laughably out of touch with things that are popular. I’d never heard one of these songs until this morning. I just missed one of the largest artists online.
Charly Bliss Announce New Album; Share New Video
Charly Bliss will release their new album, Young Enough, on May 10th. Today they’ve debuted a new video for “Capacity” and pre-orders are now up.
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Marianas Trench – “Only the Lonely Survive”
Marianas Trench have released their new song “Only the Lonely Survive.”
Emarosa – “Get Back Up”
Emarosa have shared their new song “Get Back Up.”
Laura Stevenson Announces New Album
Laura Stevenson will release her new album, The Big Freeze, on March 29th. Pre-orders are now up.
Free Throw – “The Corner’s Dilemma” Video
Free Throw have shared a video for “The Corner’s Dilemma.”
Adam Elmakias Music Photography Workshops
Photographer Adam Elmakias is putting together some music photography workshops on February 11th and 12th at the Starland Ballroom in New Jersey.
I’ve known Adam for a long time now, and love his photos, and these look really cool.
The Color Fred Working on New Music
The Color Fred have launched a new website and announced new music is being worked on:
Fred is currently in the studio recording new songs. These will be the first new songs recorded for The Color Fred since 2009. Watch for video updates and more along the way.
The Real Story Behind the Viral ‘Poo Flip’
Brian Feldman, writing at NY Mag:
There are viral things that anyone — everyone — can love. Grumpy Cat, the Dress, “Damn, Daniel!” — the sort of stuff that, at the very least, you can bring up at the dinner table. Then there’s the other stuff — memes couched in so many layers of irony that they become unintelligible and inexplicable, niche drama that sounds stupid when you explain it to anyone not glued to obsessive corners of the internet all day. And of course, the stuff too disgusting to mention in polite conversation.
That last category — the gross one — is where the poo-flip video belongs. As of Thursday night, the Poo Flip has amassed more than 7.5 million views on Twitter. I am going to describe it now. If you are the sort of person who knows that you have zero interest in anything that might be called “the Poo Flip,” close your web browser now.
This is the content we crave.
Mark Hoppus on His Kids TV Cartoon With Pete Wentz That You Never Got to See
Michael Schneider, writing at Variety:
“Bronze Blue” would have starred Hoppus, Wentz, Ashlee Simpson, and others (potentially including Williams, who had been approached) as various characters in an underwater punk/pop band singing catchy, eco-friendly tunes. The band toured the beaches of the world to share their message; however, they would have to stay one step ahead of their ultimate villain: The Sushi Chef.