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Artists Without Labels Must Be the ‘CEO of Their Brand’ (Music Biz 2022)
One of the most significant byproducts of the streaming era has been the increasing number of ways that artists can make money outside the traditional record label system. But there’s often less attention paid to the actual ramifications of artists choosing to go that route — and the roles that distributors, managers, digital marketers and others play in filling that gap while using the data offered by digital service providers to help an artist succeed in whichever way they choose. That was the topic of the panel “Navigating New Strategies: How A&R, Artist Marketing & Distribution Come Together in the Age of Streaming” at the Music Biz 2022 conference on Monday (May 9). Moderated by Label Logic co-founder, digital strategy Jay Gilbert, the panelists — Rareform co-founder Hallie An...
Spotify to Host First-Ever Investor Day on June 8
Spotify will host an investor day at the company’s New York City office on June 8 at 10 a.m. EST, the company announced Monday (May 9). This will be streamers’ first investor day since going public in 2018. The event will feature a series of presentations from Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, CFO Paul Vogel and other members of the leadership team, followed by a live Q&A focused on the progress Spotify has made since its direct listing in April 2018 along with its current roadmap and future growth opportunities. A live webcast of the investor day will be available at investors.spotify.com, while in-person attendance is by invitation only due to limited capacity. Additional details will be sent out in advance of the event. The investor day was announced as Spotify stock reached an all-time low of...
Win a Pair of Pioneer DJ’s Sleek, Ergonomic HDJ-CX Headphones
If you can count on Pioneer DJ for one thing, it’s innovation. The leading DJ equipment and music production tools company has now launched the HDJ-CX, a brand new pair of headphones engineered for agile performance mixing. The on-ear headphones were built to deliver comfort, a high level of sound insulation and, perhaps most of all, durability. But how strong are they really? The HDJ-CX model passed the U.S. Military’s MIL-STD-810H, a shock testing standard used to evaluate any given piece of equipment’s lifecycle and response to environmental stress. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Durability aside, the model was conceptualized with comfort in mind. According to Pioneer DJ, the HDJ-CX can be worn for hours “with artists hardly feeling the headpho...
Michelle de Swarte on the Challenges of Yelling at Infants in HBO’s The Baby
Michelle de Swarte isn’t a mother, and she doesn’t play one on TV either. Instead, in the HBO horror-comedy series The Baby, she plays Natasha, a woman whose happily child-free existence gets complicated when a mysterious infant literally lands in her arms. That’d be enough for anyone to handle, but things get even more complicated when Natasha realizes that the baby might be, well, evil. Certainly people keep dying when he’s around. It’s a whole thing. De Swarte didn’t have much acting experience prior to the series — as she tells Consequence, she booked the job thanks to her work as a stand-up. “I speak about myself, my past experiences, and how it informs the decisions that I make now ultimately,” she says of her typical set. “I speak about therapy, living in the States — as I lived out...
How to Get Tickets to Sabrina Claudio’s 2022 Tour
Sabrina Claudio is taking her latest album Based On A Feeling out on a massive 38-date tour across North America and Europe. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Sabrina Claudio’s Next Tour? The two-leg tour begins in North America on August 25th at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. After stops in Seattle and Vancouver, Claudio departs the Pacific Northwest for the East Coast with shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on September 7th, Boston’s House of Blues on September 8th, and The Fillmore in Philadelphia on September 12th. The tour heads back west following dates in Detroit, Chicago, and Toronto, with performances in Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She closes out with a circuit around the southeastern US including Nashvil...
Netflix to Stream Festival Sets from Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, Amy Schumer, and More
Last week, Netflix put the spotlight on comedic talent with their first-ever Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival, which brought talent both new and old to Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium. Today, the platform has announced that a number of the events taped at the fest will soon be able to stream wherever you are. On the roster of new-to-us comedy content coming to Netflix include The Best Friends, a special hosted and curated by Pete Davidson; Parental Advisory, a stand-up showcase assembled by Amy Schumer; and The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up, a celebration of some of dearly departed comic legends. Netflix will begin rolling out these specials between May 19th and June 23rd, closing out with a “best of” highlight special that compiles all the can’t-miss laughs across t...
Stephen Colbert Pauses Late Show After Experiencing COVID Symptoms
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert paused production this week after its namesake began experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19. A statement posted to the program’s Twitter account on May 9th reads: “Stephen is experiencing symptoms consistent with a recurrence of COVID. Out of an abundance of caution for his staff, guests, and audience, he will be isolating for a few additional days. The Late Show will not be taping new episodes until further notice.” Colbert previously contracted the virus in April, but said he felt fine thanks to being triple vaccinated. At the time, the show had already planned to air reruns from April 22nd through May 1st, so only its April 21st taping was canceled. Following news of the show’s cancellation today, the comedian joked on Twitter, “WORST. SEQ...
Xbox’s Smart TV App and Game Streaming Device Will Reportedly Launch Next Year
Microsoft first announced that it was making an Xbox game streaming stick, as well as a streaming app for smart TVs, last June. Although the company hasn’t offered any information on development progress, a new report suggests that both the streaming stick and app will be available to gamers sometime in 2023. The cloud-gaming streaming device, which can be plugged into a TV or monitor, will look like either “an Amazon Fire Stick or perhaps a small, Roku-like puck,” according to GamesBeat. The device will allow its user to access movies and TV shows, in addition to games via the company’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription service. An accompanying game streaming app, meanwhile, will be the joint endeavor of Microsoft and partner Samsung. Those with Samsung smart TVs may be able to use the...
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Debuts First Teaser Trailer
After playing exclusively in theaters during Disney-Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness over the weekend, the teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water is now available to watch online. The preview for the 20th Century sequel travels above and below Pandora’s bright blue water, introducing new whale-like creatures and showcasing the franchise’s signature flying creatures, Toruk, which were introduced in the first movie. “Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure,” reads the officia...
‘Moon Knight’ Producer Reveals How Marvel Hid Interactive QR Codes in Scenes
Marvel’s popular series Moon Knight has absorbed fans across the globe. Not every viewer, however, has paid close enough attention to notice a series of QR codes scattered across the season. In a new interview with Variety, Moon Knight executive producer Grant Curtis revealed how editors discreetly hid QR codes in the background of scenes, with the codes appearing in the first, second and fifth episodes of the season. Viewers who scan the codes are taken to a Marvel website hosting a weekly free webcomic featuring the titular character. One comic dates back to his first rendering in print in 1972. if you scan the QR code on the wall it takes you to a free digital comic of moon knight’s first appearance in werewolf by night! #moonknight pic.twitter.com/gbuGFwrmRp — regan ☥ (@FlSTOFKHONSHU) ...
‘Love, Death + Robots’ Volume 3 Trailer Introduces Warrior Rats and Astronaut Cats
Netflix has dropped off the official trailer for volume three of its popular animated anthology series Love, Death + Robots. The preview promises nine stories, each of which will fall into the genres of sci-fi and horror, and an abundance of fantastical animal characters — in the two-minute visual alone, we see giant crabs, fighter rats, astronaut cats and cyborg bears. Notably, the upcoming third installment marks producer David Fincher’s first time directing animation. According to an official description, “terror, imagination and beauty combine in nine new episodes which stretch from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror and science-fiction with trademark wit and visual invention.” Fincher is producing alongside Tim M...
Watch the Smile’s Video for New Song “Thin Thing”
This Friday (May 13), the Smile are digitally releasing their debut album A Light for Attracting Attention. Before then, the trio has shared the music video for the new song “Thin Thing.” The stop-motion animated visual was directed by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña. Check it out below. According to a press release, León and Cociña spent six months on the “Thin Thing” video. They said in a statement: Hearing the song for the first time, we imagined a frenetic fluid that carries machines, pieces of human bodies and carnivorous plants. When presenting the idea to the band, Thom [Yorke] told us about a dream that made him write the song. We believe the video is the conjunction of these two things. Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner comprise the Smile. In addition to “Thin Thing,” the ...
