insert_link Health & Wellness Selena Gomez has Launched Wondermind — a Company That Aims to Prioritize ‘Mental Fitness’ In addition to being an actress, Grammy-nominated singer, producer, and beauty entrepreneur, you can now add co-founder of a mental health company to Selena Gomez's resumé. Gomez just has just announced that she's launching Wondermind, a multimedia platform that focuses on improving and maintaining "mental fitness" through free expert-backed content, tools, and resources. The Only Murders in the Building actress revealed the goal of this platform is to "destigmatize and democratize" mental […] todayApril 12, 2022
insert_link Music XXXTentacion Passes Drake For Most Streamed Hip-Hop Album on Spotify It has been nearly four years since XXXTentacion's passing, yet his music still continues to dominate the music scene. As just recently reported, the late actor's second album ?, released in 2018, has officially passed Drake's 2018 album Scorpion as the most-streamed hip-hop album in Spotify history. Only four months ago was Scorpion ahead of ? by one billion streams. Now, XXXTentacion's album has reached 7.884 billion plays, while Drake has fallen closely below at 7.883. XXXTentacion will have […] todayFebruary 23, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Queen is the Most-Played Rock Band on Radio Around the World According to analytics service Viberate, Queen is the most-played rock band on radio around the world and the fourth most-played artist across all genres. “We crunched the annual numbers behind every relevant music and social media channel, from Spotify to Beatport and TikTok, and drew conclusions regarding music industry trends and markets in 2022,” the report said. Viberate, after scanning nearly 50 million tracks and videos, also calculated that rock […] todayFebruary 1, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Joni Mitchell Joins Neil Young by Removing Her Music from Spotify Due to Vaccine Misinformation Joni Mitchell has officially joined Neil Young in the boycott against Spotify's relationship with Joe Rogan and his podcast, which has been known to spread disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccinations. "Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," the Canadian musician wrote in a statement. "I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue." In her statement, Mitchell cited […] todayJanuary 31, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum, Spotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music As of Wednesday, Spotify has removed all of Neil Young's music after the iconic rocker gave the streaming platform an ultimatum between himself and Joe Rogan, who has been accused of spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccines. “Losing 60% of worldwide streaming income by leaving SPOTIFY is a very big deal, a costly move, but worth it for our integrity and beliefs," Young said in a statement posted to his […] todayJanuary 27, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Neil Young Calls Out Misinformation on Spotify: “They Can Have [Joe] Rogan or Young” Neil Young, fed up with podcast host Joe Rogan's spread of COVID misinformation, has officially given the streaming platform Spotify an ultimatum: him or Rogan. “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines – potentially causing death to those who believe the disinformation being spread by them,” a note written by Young read. “Please act on this immediately today and keep me informed of the time […] todayJanuary 25, 2022
insert_link Music Drake Named Top Rapper of 2021 in Spotify’s Top Global Artists Wrap-up As the end of 2021 approaches, Spotify has again partaken in its tradition of summarizing the year through music. According to the “Top Artists of 2021 Global” list, Drake is considered to be the top hip-hop artist to be streamed across the world. Drake lands at number four on the list, behind Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, and BTS. Besides the late Juice WRLD at number ten, the Certified Lover Boy […] todayDecember 3, 2021
insert_link Adult Contemporary Adele Has Gotten Spotify to Remove Album Shuffle Feature Shortly following the release of her newest album 30, Adele took to Twitter to ask that Spotify not shuffle albums as its default setting. "We don't create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason,” the beloved singer shared on Twitter. “Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended.” A spokesperson for Spotify said that the new […] todayNovember 23, 2021
insert_link Adult Contemporary Adele’s “Easy On Me” Becomes Most Streamed Song In 24 Hours on Spotify The world of music news has been overtaken by Adele’s new chapter. In less than 24 hours, the British singer was able to become Spotify’s most-streamed song within a single day—breaking a record previously held by K-pop group BTS for their song “Butter.” “Easy on Me” also broke a record on Amazon Music by receiving the most first-day streams of any song in the platform’s history. Released at the end […] todayOctober 18, 2021