Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has expressed an interest in buying Arsenal FC if it was ever to go up for sale. It comes after thousands of angry fans amassed outside the club’s Emirates Stadium prior to its game against Everton on Friday (April 23) to protest its current owner, American billionaire Stan Kroenke. Arsenal were …
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Soundgarden take Vicky Cornell to court to demand access to social media accounts
The remaining members of Soundgarden have accused Vicky Cornell of locking them out of the band’s website and social media accounts. Official court papers filed in Washington D.C. see band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd, as well as their business manager Rit Venerus, accuse Cornell of locking them out of their Facebook, …
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TV Priest take on news media and our ‘post-truth’ world on new song ‘Press Gang’
TV Priest have released a new single, ‘Press Gang’, lifted from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Uppers’. The London band turn a critical eye to the news cycle and mass media on ‘Press Gang’. On the second verse, vocalist Charlie Drinkwater intones, “Thrust a paper in your hand / Went for a walk through an ink-stained …
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AREA21 [Martin Garrix & Maejor] Wipe Social Media Ahead of New Music
Martin Garrix and Maejor are gearing up to release new music as AREA21 — and in 2021, they’ve wiped the slate clean. We’ve seen it time and time again, when artists are readying to drop something huge and they clear their social media feeds. This is the case with AREA21 (on Instagram and Twitter), which has some fans …
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Martin Garrix and Maejor Wipe AREA21 Social Media Clean After New Music Tease
Back in October, fans began counting down the New Year early after Martin Garrix revealed that new music from his side project with Maejor, AREA21, is coming in March. They’ve seemingly kickstarted the first steps of their promise, as on New Year’s Day, they deleted all the content from their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter profiles dedicated to …
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Skrillex x Avril Lavigne Collab Rumor Catches On Following Social Media Post
Skrillex x Avril Lavigne? Yes, please! When the producer appeared on the pop/punk sensation’s Instagram story last week, fans jumped right to “collab.” Sure, maybe they linked up to skateboard or simply hang out… but even though they don’t appear to be in the studio, it’s hard to wrap our heads around them getting together …
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San Holo Announces Social Media Hiatus in Letter to Fans
San Holo is taking a step back from social media. The future bass powerhouse and bitbird founder has announced that he is taking a much-needed break from his phone. Amid a dumpster fire of a year that doesn’t seem to be getting any better any time soon—thanks in part to social media—our mental health is of the …
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The Chainsmokers Talk Hitting “Reset Button” On Music & Social Media
The Chainsmokers have emerged from the studio for a rare interview during lockdown, giving their supporters an update on what they’ve been doing and where they’re going from here. Throughout quarantine, the duo consisting of Drew Taggart and Alex Pall have been working on investments by day (more here) and music by night. It’s a …
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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,” …
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