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Summer Walker garnered herself a huge first week for her debut record, Over It. As Billboard reports, the project debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 134,000 equivalent album units. That’s the biggest streaming week of all time for an R&B album by a woman, beating Beyoncé’s Lemonade. Over It was bolstered by strong-performing tracks such as “Girls […]
A professional Hearthstone player from Hong Kong has been suspended by Blizzard after streaming a message in support of those protesting against regional police and government forces. Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai has been determined to have broken competition rules by donning a mask and stating “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age,” Kotaku reports. As the […]
After a run of almost 20 years, iTunes is no more. The cause of death was Apple‘s Monday release of a big software update for Macs called macOS Catalina. This whole thing was not out of nowhere, but still. Replacing iTunes will be a trio of sorted apps for Apple TV, Apple Music, and Podcasts. […]
The future is bright for Stranger Things and its creators, the Duffer Brothers. Netflix has renewed the sci-fi series for a fourth season—and on top of that, creators and showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer have signed a multi-year film and series overall deal, The Wrap reports. “The Duffer Brothers have captivated viewers around the world […]
The streaming war continues to heat up as WarnerMedia grabs Ellen DeGeneres to work with HBO Max. According to Deadline, WarnerMedia struck a deal with Ellen’s A Very Good Production company to have the talk show host develop four new original series for their HBO Max streaming service. The new shows will be titled, Ellen’s Home Design Challenge, First Dates […]
2019 may go down as the first year in which U.S. on-demand streams surpass 1 trillion. 2019’s year-to-date total, per an extensive Billboard report, is currently at 775.3 billion when accounting for both audio and video. That haul marks a 28 percent increase when compared to the same point in 2018, a year dominated by numbers […]
Four of Apple Music’s biggest Latin music playlists will receive a visual makeover. The streaming platform has teamed up with four mural artists as part of a push to celebrate the diversity of Latin music with new custom artwork for the RGTN Fire, Trap Kingz, Puro Jefe, and Puro Pop playlists. With artwork created by David […]
Those lucky enough to become Disney+ early adopters have noticed that the streaming service has created a clear line of delineation between Marvel TV shows and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While MCU films like Ant-Man and the Wasp and Doctor Strange are placed in their rightful section, programs such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Agent Carter can be found under “Marvel Series And […]
Now that the streaming wars has transitioned to television, almost every major player is trying to put together a bundle that will entice consumers to choose their service over their competitors. Although they’re late to the party, Apple has introduced a new streaming service with a price point that undercuts its rivals. Apple first announced […]
Vinyl record sales have seen consistent growth in recent years, and are set to outsell CDs for the first time since 1986. In 2019, the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) mid-year report indicated that CD sales were plummeting three times as fast as vinyl sales were increasing. In February, the RIAA reported that vinyl sales […]
