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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

G-Three3, a cutting-edge digital artist, producer, and songwriter known for seamlessly blending visual and musical artistry, has once again captured the attention of global audiences with the release of his latest projects: Gmoney Saga 3 and the Sweat mixtape, now available on all streaming platforms. With a style often compared to the legendary Gorillaz, G-Three3

Facebook is deleting all live streams and live video recordings that are 30 days old or older starting on February 19th. Facebook is deleting all your live streams: Act Now! Key takeaways Beginning on February 19th, new live broadcasts can be replayed, downloaded or shared from Facebook Pages or profiles for 30 days, after which they

#TWEAKER GELO ‘Tweaker’ music video has finally arrived, delivering the highly anticipated visual for what has been the biggest song of 2025 so far. LiAngelo Ball, aka GELO, is making major waves in the rap game, and his debut single “Tweaker” is proving he’s here to stay. After setting social media on fire, he just