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The Notorious B.I.G.‘s publishing and publicity rights are reportedly close to being sold for the asking price of $100 million to $150 million. Biggie’s Publishing Rights Command Huge Payday On Friday (Feb. 28), The Hollywood Reporter named music publishing company Primary Wave as the prospective buyer. The rapper’s brief catalog is up for $100 million, as […]

Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon along with UMG, WMG and Sony are all aggressively exploring how to serve and monetize superfans. But what is a music superfan and why do they matter so much? What is a music superfan? Way back in 2008, Kevin Kelly wrote about the value of 1000 True Fans: “To be a

If you’ve been on social media at all in the past 12 hours or so, you might have seen a name trending that you weren’t expecting, and haven’t seen in a while. If, like me, you clicked it out of morbid curiosity, you’d have seen rapper/part-time OnlyFans star Bhad Bhabie rapping aggressively over the instrumental

Marquee has been an awesome promotional tool for artists looking to drive awareness and boost engagement on Spotify. Since its launch a few years ago, it remains an invaluable tool that helps convert listeners into fans by amplifying campaign reach right through Spotify for Artists. Now, Spotify has made it available for everyone and introduced

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Yellow Brick Games / Eternal Strands If The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Shadow of the Colossus, a little bit of Monster Hunter, and your favorite survival game had a baby, you would get Eternal Strands. I will explain what exactly I mean by that assessment, and trust me, it’s not

Reggaeton has taken over the world, and Marc Biala is living proof of that. Inspired by this urban genre, the Filipino artist has released his first Spanish single, “Te Enterré (Y No Volverá),” titled in English as “I Buried You (And You Won’t Come Back).” While he’s not a famous Puerto Rican singer like Tito