Apple’s “Spring Loaded” Event Puts Music From Party Favor, Louis The Child, More Center Stage

This week, Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event wasn’t short on surprises as the world’s largest company by market cap showed consumers what’s next in their iconic product line. Of course, the leader in big tech is known for their sticky products and memorable marketing, and consumers were certainly reminded of that this week after the company …

Judge rules in favor of Marshmello in ARTY’s copyright suit over happier

by: Ariel King Apr 12, 2021 A judge has ruled on the legal battle regarding alleged copyright infringement between ARTY and Marshmello, with the decision coming out in favor of Marshmello. The suit began in 2019, after ARTY claimed that Marshmello had allegedly stolen the melody for 2018’s “Happier” with Bastille from his 2014 remix …

Nitti Gritti and Party Favor reconvene under the SIDEPIECE banner for ‘Together’ – Dancing Astronaut

by: Farrell Sweeney Nov 13, 2020 Having only installed SIDEPIECE in 2019, Party Favor and Nitti Gritti have had but five releases to their side project’s name to date, and now, they pick up their sixth via “Together.” While it admittedly may still be too early to make a definitive ruling on SIDEPIECE’s style, at …

Party Favor on the Pitfalls of Social Media: “It’s Causing Mental Breakdowns”

The dangers of social media are no secret. It is becoming one of the leading contributing factors to depression, especially in young people, and its corrosive effects on self-confidence are unparalleled. Social media users are consistently fed language that conjures feelings of “worthlessness, guilt, helplessness, and self-hatred that characterize depression as manifested in everyday life,” …

Lane 8 returns the remix favor to CloZee with sharp new spin on ‘Neon Jungle’

by: Ross Goldenberg Oct 10, 2020 At this point in the year, to say Lane 8’s squeezed every bit of juice out of a pandemic-stunted 2020 would be an understatement. The This Never Happened founder has marked off nearly every feat imaginable over the course of the last 10 months, from the release of Brightest …