TechCrunch is reporting that Spotify may delay it’s IPO until 2018:
TechCrunch has heard from multiple sources that the company is now weighing a plan to delay an IPO until 2018. The delay would give Spotify more time to build up a better balance sheet and work on shifting its business model to improve its margins, one source said.
Small stations in multiple states have unexpectedly found themselves playing the YG song since Trump’s inauguration.
Not all heroes wear capes.
Downtown Boys have signed with Sub Pop Records.
Sub Pop has signed the politically charged Downtown Boys to a universe-wide record deal! The Providence, RI-based band is currently at work on their label debut, which will be released later this year.
Candy Hearts have put their entire catalog up on Bandcamp for a pay-what-you-want price and they’ll be sending all the proceeds to the ACLU over the next week.
Father John Misty sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe of Beats 1.
Teenage Bottlerocket have re-signed with Fat Wreck Chords and hope to have a new album out later this year. A statement from Ray Carlisle can be found below.
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Pitchfork have launched a new digital publication focused on beer. It’s called October:
A destination for devotees and novices alike to read about, learn about, and share their appreciation for beer and celebrate the culture around it. The site is being launched in partnership with ZX Ventures, AB InBev’s incubator and venture capital fund that focuses on increasing awareness and excitement around beer and brewing culture.
The web design is infuriating, but the writing seems to be of Pitchfork’s well-known style:
October aims to capture the spirit, ambition, and wort-soaked labor of the gambrinus pursuit — the making and drinking of the good life. Through essays, travels, events, and an objective look at what makes beer so damn good, our hope is that you’ll find resonance here, something of unusual quaffability, as part of the drinking class.
Kings of Leon performed “Find Me” on last night’s Seth Meyers.
The GLAAD Media Awards have announced their 2017 nominees. Against Me!, Tegan and Sara, Tyler Glenn, Frank Ocean, and more are all up for the music award.
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect their lives.
Bandcamp have announced that for any purchase made on the service this Friday, the service will donate 100% of their share to the ACLU:
It is an unequivocal moral wrong, a cynical attempt to sow division among the American people, and is in direct opposition to the principles of a country where the tenet of religious freedom is written directly into the Constitution. This is not who we are, and it is not what we believe in. We at Bandcamp oppose the ban wholeheartedly, and extend our support to those whose lives have been upended.
And so on Friday, for any purchase you make on Bandcamp, we will be donating 100% of our share of the proceeds to the American Civil Liberties Union, who are working tirelessly to combat these discriminatory and unconstitutional actions.
Don’t forget you can also donate directly to the ACLU. I’ve got a repeating monthly donation scheduled.
Variety has a statement from Ben Affleck on his decision to step down as the director of The Batman.
There are certain characters who hold a special place in the hearts of millions. Performing this role demands focus, passion and the very best performance I can give. It has become clear that I cannot do both jobs to the level they require. Together with the studio, I have decided to find a partner in a director who will collaborate with me on this massive film. I am still in this, and we are making it, but we are currently looking for a director. I remain extremely committed to this project, and look forward to bringing this to life for fans around the world.
The Weeknd stay at the top of the charts, John Mayer debuts at number two, and AFI are at number five:
John Mayer notches his eighth top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as his new EP, The Search for Everything: Wave One, debuts at No. 2. The set, which was released on Jan. 20 through Columbia Records, earned 49,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Jan. 26 (according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 38,000 were in traditional album sales (all downloads, as the EP was sold exclusively through digital retailers).
Billboard has announced they will start adding in Pandora streaming data to their song charts:
Billboard and Pandora today (Jan. 30) announced an exclusive agreement that will add influential Pandora streaming data to the Billboard Hot 100, the world’s preeminent songs chart. The Hot 100 ranks the week’s most popular songs across all genres, determined by a formula blending track sales, radio airplay and streaming, as measured by Nielsen Music, now along with Pandora’s exclusive streaming data, as well.