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• Jhené Aiko, Questlove, Killer Mike and more to perform at Juneteenth concert

  02-06-2022 23:45 via nme.com
  
  Jhené Aiko, Questlove, and Killer Mike are among the musicians set to perform at the Hollywood Bowl as part of a Juneteethn concert event.READ MORE: Run The Jewels: “The world’s gonna reset and then we’re gonna burn that motherfucker down”The ‘Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom’ event will celebrate the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth and highlight the ongoing fight for equality in the Black community. Other artists set to perform include
  
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• The Killers rock Middlesbrough

  02-06-2022 23:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Killers took Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium by storm on Wednesday (01.06.22) evening.
  
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• How to Get the Rolling Stone Collector’s Edition Box Set With Blackpink Online

  02-06-2022 22:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The special-edition box set includes the group cover, four individual covers, exclusive mini zine, photo prints and sticker sheet with free shipping
  
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• Binance Sponsors The Weeknd’s Upcoming Tour — Introducing the ‘First Crypto Powered World Tour’

  02-06-2022 22:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The Weeknd has named Binance, the self-described “global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange,” as the “official sponsor” of his forthcoming After Hours Til Dawn Tour. The Weeknd (who reupped with Universal Music Group in late April) and Binance (which has helped other members of the music industry to enter the non-fungible token […]
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• Los Angeles Dodgers organist pays tribute to Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher

  02-06-2022 21:54 via nme.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers organist Dieter Ruehle paid tribute to Depeche Mode‘s Andy Fletcher on Monday (May 30) by playing a selection of the band’s hits.
  During the Dodgers’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ruehle played various organ renditions of Depeche Mode songs following news of Fletcher’s death on May 26.READ MORE: Forget the singer – take a moment to appreciate your favourite band’s secret weapons“Never Let Me Down Again in tribute to Andy Fletch
  
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• Wolfgang Van Halen Rails Against Documentary About Eddie Van Halen’s Last Hours

  02-06-2022 21:38 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Wolfgang Van Halen has railed against a documentary about his father’s last hours calling it ‘pathetic and heartless.’ He made the comments about a Reelz Channel documentary that will premiere on June 5. “Autopsy: The Last Hours of Eddie Van Halen” is an episode in an ongoing series examining the last hours of famous figures. […]
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• Megan Thee Stallion Is No One’s ‘Plan B’ in Sexy New Video

  02-06-2022 21:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  “This song is very motherfucking personal to me, and it’s to whom the fuck it may concern,” rapper said before performing a snippet at Coachella
  
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• Sweet Sweet NFT Baby: Mariah Carey Enters Web3 World With Her Latest Release

  02-06-2022 21:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Designed like a boarding pass, the NFT includes an opportunity to meet Carey and fly with her to New York, when the star is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  
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• Nintendo Continues Copyright Crusade Against YouTube Gaming Music Channels

  02-06-2022 21:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Nintendo is continuing its aggressive copyright crusade against YouTube channels that share its music. Earlier this year, Digital Music News documented how some YouTube channels were receiving massive amounts of copyright claims. Now the YouTube channel DeoxysPrime has revealed via Twitter that their channel is receiving the same. Nintendo has delivered over 500 copyright claims […]
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• Kate Bush granted ‘Stranger Things’ permission to use ‘Running Up That Hill’ because she’s a fan

  02-06-2022 20:54 via nme.com
  
  Kate Bush reportedly gave permission to Stranger Things to use her song ‘Running Up That Hill’ because she’s fan of the series.READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ season four part one review: all the terrifying thrills you’ve come to expectStreams of the ’80s synth pop track had increased by 153 per cent after the song appeared on the latest season of the Netflix show. Bush’s seminal hit features on the first episode, in a key moment involving M
  
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• Juneteenth Concert With the Roots, Jhené Aiko, More to Broadcast Live

  02-06-2022 20:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  CNN will air the Hollywood Bowl show featuring Killer Mike, Robert Glasper, Mickey Guyton, Billy Porter, Earth, Wind & Fire, and more artists
  
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• Aurora, Lucy Dacus, Sharon Van Etten to play NYC’s SummerStage 2022

  02-06-2022 20:07 via nme.com
  
  Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage has announced this year’s 2022 line-up with Aurora, Lucy Dacus, Sharon Van Etten, Modest Mouse, and more.
  The New York City outdoor performing arts festival will be bringing nearly 90 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighbourhood parks across the city’s five boroughs. Waxahatchee, The Cribs, Sampa The Great, and Angel Olsen will also be performing.
  All performances will be free and open to the public, except for benefit conc
  
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• Horsegirl Are Reviving Indie-Rock Tradition — And Reimagining It

  02-06-2022 20:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  On their first album, the Chicago trio are dead serious about returning a classic sound to its brazen roots
  
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• Watch Tool members join Brass Against on stage for ‘Stinkfist’

  02-06-2022 19:43 via nme.com
  
  Members of Tool celebrated the end of their European tour by joining support act Brass Against for a performance of their first industry single, ‘Stinkfist’.
  Performing in Budapest last week (May 24), Brass Against performed the 1996 Ænima track – a regular track in their set of big-band rock covers – with Tool’s Adam Jones, Danny Carey, and Justin Chancellor joining them onstage.
  Brass Against’s covers of ‘The Pot’ and ‘Lateralus&rsquo
  
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• Deborah McCrary, Member of the Vocal Group the McCrary Sisters, Dead at 67

  02-06-2022 19:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Along with releasing their own albums, the McCrary Sisters have provided gospel harmonies in the studio and onstage for Sheryl Crow, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Buddy Miller and more
  
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• SeatGeek Calls Off $1.35 Billion SPAC Merger Due to ‘Unfavorable Market Conditions’

  02-06-2022 18:52 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  In late April, upon announcing record revenues for Q4 2021, ticket platform SeatGeek doubled down on plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, the latter deal has been called off due to “unfavorable market conditions.” SeatGeek just recently unveiled the decision (which was reached “mutually”) to shelve the planned […]
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• Frank Ocean reportedly set to direct his first film

  02-06-2022 18:48 via nme.com
  
  Frank Ocean is reportedly set to direct his debut movie, with independent studio A24 in talks to distribute the project.
  According to Discussing Film, A24 – the company behind Uncut Gems and Everything Everywhere All At Once – and another production company, 2AM, are both in line to work on the unnamed project.
  Ocean has a connection to A24, having licensed his music to a number of the studio’s films in the past – including Waves, which featured his songs ‘Godspeed&
  
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• Pinkshift release new fast-paced pop-punk track ‘Nothing (In My Head)’

  02-06-2022 18:34 via nme.com
  
  Pinkshift have shared a new single called ‘Nothing (In My Head)’. Watch the video for the track below.READ MORE: The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2022The Baltimore pop-punk band has also signed to Hopeless Records, and will be embarking on a tour across the US and UK. View the full itinerary below.
  “‘Nothing (In My Head)’ is a cry for help,” the band said of the new track. “It’s about the feeling of wanting out, wanting a change in scene
  
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• Nikki Lane Goes for a Topless Swim in New ‘First High’ Video

  02-06-2022 18:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song appears on Lane's forthcoming album Denim & Diamonds, her first since 2017's Highway Queen
  
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• Harry Styles Helps Apple Bring Back Its Iconic ‘Silhouettes’ Ad

  02-06-2022 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Singer and his "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" features in new AirPods commercial
  
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• Dave Smith, the father of MIDI, has died aged 72

  02-06-2022 17:52 via nme.com
  
  Members of The Cure, Bon Iver, Hot Chip and Duran Duran have paid tribute to Dave Smith, the founder of Sequential Synth and MIDI Pioneer, following his death aged 72.
  A post on the Sequential website confirmed the news. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dave Smith has died. We’re heartbroken, but take some small solace in knowing he was on the road doing what he loved best in the company of family, friends, and artists,” said the announcement.
  Smith, also kn
  
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• Easy Life: 'The new album is all kind of this Disney, fairy tale'

  02-06-2022 17:30 via music-news.com
  
  Easy Life join Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss their new song "Dear Miss Holloway" (feat. Kevin Abstract). Murray
  
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• Liam Payne tells Logan Paul One Direction member “threw me up a wall”

  02-06-2022 17:29 via nme.com
  
  Liam Payne has spoken out about his time in One Direction. View the interview below.READ MORE: Liam Payne – ‘LP1’ review: eclectic sounds, but little depthSpeaking to Logan Paul on his Impaulsive podcast, Payne discussed his time in the five-member group and at one point shared that he was the most successful soloist of the band after the group disbanded in 2015.
  “We did the first song…a billion streams,” Payne said on the podcast. “I thi
  
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• Nikki Lane’s new album features members of Queens Of The Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys

  02-06-2022 16:56 via nme.com
  
  Country singer Nikki Lane has announced her new album and confirmed contributions from members of Queens Of The Stone Age and Arctic Monkeys.READ MORE: Arctic Monkeys on the cover: “Science fiction allows you to explore the real world”Released September 23, ‘Denim & Diamonds’ has been produced and mixed by Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, and sees Lane backed by his QOTSA bandmates Alain Johannes, Dean Fertita, and Michael Shuman. It’s also been
  
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• Watch Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Perform Zeppelin’s ‘Rock and Roll’ at 2022 Tour Launch

  02-06-2022 16:37 via rollingstone.com
  
  It was the first time they'd ever played the 1971 classic as a duo
  
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• Liam Payne Is Sorry About Those Zayn Malik Comments, But Not the Other Cringey Stuff

  02-06-2022 16:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Zayn is my brother and I will stand by him forever," Payne said after his controversial comments on Logan Paul's podcast
  
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• Maisie Peters recruits Matt Maltese for new version of ‘Cate’s Brother’

  02-06-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Maisie Peters and Matt Maltese have teamed up for a new version of the former’s recent single ‘Cate’s Brother’, which you can check out below.
  ‘Cate’s Brother’ came out last month and follows Peters’ 2021 debut album ‘You Signed Up For This’. It lands as the singer-songwriter is midway through a UK and European stadium tour in support of Ed Sheeran.
  “Matt became Cate’s brother and I can think of no one better suited to the j
  
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• ‘Broadway Fans and Rock Fans Have So Much in Common’: Almost Famous Musical Will Finally Hit Broadway This Fall

  02-06-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  After a run on the West Coast and pandemic delays, Cameron Crowe will finally bring the adaptation to Broadway this fall
  
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• Wolfgang Van Halen Slams ‘Autopsy’ Episode About His Father Eddie: ‘Pathetic and Heartless’

  02-06-2022 15:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Fuck [Reelz Channel], fuck everyone that works on this show, and fuck you if you watch it," Mammoth WVH frontman tweets of episode
  
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• Lil Xan quits own tour following dispute with support act

  02-06-2022 15:22 via nme.com
  
  Lil Xan has dropped out of his own tour following a dispute with his support act.
  In a post on Instagram, support band Dropout Kings told fans that their Florida gigs in Tampa and Jacksonville this week were both cancelled.
  “Straight up fuck Lil Xan 100% I don’t even care,” they wrote on Instagram. “Dude is a total piece of shit for doing this to all the artists and staff involved in this. Decided to do this to everyone after everyone already left for tour, then doesn&rsq
  
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• Watch Liam Gallagher Perform Oasis’ ‘Roll It Over’ for the First Time at Tour-Opening Gig

  02-06-2022 15:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  Thursday's hometown show in Manchester marked first time any band member has played the Standing on the Shoulder of Giants track live
  
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• King Princess: An Untamed Pop Queen Arrives

  02-06-2022 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  She's a rock star as purely savage as the times we live in — and with her new album, she’s getting wilder than ever
  
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• Rina Sawayama says her new album is inspired by the “fake stories” on Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’

  02-06-2022 14:51 via nme.com
  
  Rina Sawayama has discussed how she was inspired by the “fake stories” on Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore’ for her new album ‘Hold The Girl’.READ MORE: Rina Sawayama at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: an exhilarating performance of extremesThe singer’s follow-up to 2020 debut album ‘SAWAYAMA’ is due out on September 2, via Dirty Hit, and was previewed last month with the single ‘This Hell’.
  In a new interview with Rolling Stone U
  
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• President Street honoured to be in the UK

  02-06-2022 14:24 via music-news.com
  
  President Street are “honoured and excited” to be performing in the UK with Roachford over the Platinum Jubilee weekend.
  
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• Pharrell set to release new collaboration with Tyler, The Creator next week

  02-06-2022 14:24 via nme.com
  
  Pharrell has announced the release details of his upcoming collaboration with Tyler, the Creator and 21 Savage.READ MORE: Tyler, the Creator – ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ review: a love letter to the genre that made him‘Cash In Cash Out’ is due for release next Friday (June 10) and comes ahead of Pharrell’s upcoming Something in the Water Festival, which will be held in Washington D.C. from June 17 to June 19. The event will be headlined by “Pharrell and P
  
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• Eurovision's Brooke Scullion to write with Meghan Trainor

  02-06-2022 14:19 via music-news.com
  
  Brooke Scullion has revealed she is planning a trip to the US to pen tunes with her 'The Voice UK' coach-turned-friend Meghan Trainor.
  
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• The Wanted cancel first gig since Tom Parker's death

  02-06-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  The Wanted will no longer perform in Newcastle next month, as they continue to mourn late bandmate Tom Parker.
  
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• The Strokes cancel headline slot at Primavera Sound Festival due to COVID-19 infection

  02-06-2022 13:59 via nme.com
  
  The Strokes have announced they will be cancelling their headline set at Primavera Sound Festival due to a COVID-19 infection within their camp.
  The band were due to close the Friday night of the festival (June 3) but Caribou will now be taking The Strokes’ place, with Mogwai filling the gap left by Caribou.
  Taking to Twitter, Primavera wrote: “We have tried everything. We wanted The Strokes to be at Primavera Sound Barcelona this weekend but you can’t always get what you want.
  
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• Wolf Alice among final acts for Spain’s Andalucía Big Festival

  02-06-2022 13:05 via nme.com
  
  Wolf Alice are among the final list of names for new Spanish festival Andalucía Big Festival – see the full line-up below.
  The festival, from the organisers of Mad Cool, will take place from September 8-10 on the Sacaba Beach in Malaga and was announced back in April alongside another new event called Mad Cool Sunset. Andalucía Big Festival will be headlined by Rage Against The Machine, Muse and Jamiroquai.
  Day splits have now been announced for Andalucía Big Festival
  
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• ‘Stranger Things’’ Sadie Sink talks starring in Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ film

  02-06-2022 12:37 via nme.com
  
  Sadie Sink, who plays Max in Stranger Things, has spoken about working with Taylor Swift on her ‘All Too Well’ short film.READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ cast and creators on the “massive” new seasonReleased last year to promote ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, the fifteen-minute short film saw Sink team up with Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner).
  The seven chapters of the film – ‘An Upstate Escape’, ‘The First Cracks In The Glas
  
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• Keith Richards: The Rolling Stones want to stay together

  02-06-2022 12:34 via music-news.com
  
  The Rolling Stones says the reason they are still a band after 60 years is because they genuinely enjoy being in each other's company.
  
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• Wolfgang Van Halen slams documentary about Eddie Van Halen's death

  02-06-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Representatives for Reelz have not yet responded to the criticism.
  
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• Post Malone 'pumped beyond belief' to be a dad

  02-06-2022 12:31 via music-news.com
  
  Last month, the Circles rapper confirmed he and his girlfriend are expecting their first child.
  
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• Wolfgang Van Halen criticises “disgusting” episode of ‘Autopsy’ about his father Eddie

  02-06-2022 12:29 via nme.com
  
  Wolfgang Van Halen has criticised a “disgusting” new episode of the TV show Autopsy, based around the death of his father Eddie.
  The show digs into the stories behind the death of public figures, and its network Reelz shared a sneak peak this week (May 31) into its new special, Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Eddie Van Halen.READ MORE: Eddie Van Halen, 1955 – 2020: a colossus who turned guitar solos into a firework displayA synopsis for the special, airing on Reelz on Sunday ni
  
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• Watch Liam Gallagher kick off summer tour by performing Oasis classic for the first time

  02-06-2022 11:50 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher kicked off his summer tour last night (June 1) with a hometown show at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.
  Alongside the usual Oasis hits and solo tracks, Liam gave ‘Roll It Over’ its live debut – check out setlist and footage below.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart”‘Roll It Over’ is the closing track to Oasis’s 2000 album ‘Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants’ and had never been pe
  
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• Watch the remastered music video for Girls’ Generation’s iconic single ‘Gee’ in 4K

  02-06-2022 11:48 via nme.com
  
  SM Entertainment has remastered the music video for Girls’ Generation‘s hit 2009 single ‘Gee’.READ MORE:Every SHINee song ranked in order of greatness
  The iconic song was initially released in January 2009 as the title track of the girl group’s first mini-album of the same name, while the original music video on YouTube was uploaded onto the streaming platform on June 8, 2009.
  The song’s video treatment notably starred SHINee member Minho as a shopkeeper who a
  
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• BTS meet president Biden in Oval office

  02-06-2022 11:46 via music-news.com
  
  21st century pop icons BTS visited the White House (Oval Office) yesterday to discuss diversity and other related issues with President of the United States Joe Biden.
  
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• Liam Gallagher recalls the gig that made him want to join a band: “It blew my mind”

  02-06-2022 11:42 via nme.com
  
  Liam Gallagher has recalled the gig that made him want to join a band in a new interview with NME – watch it above now.
  The former Oasis frontman looked back on his life in music in the latest in NME’s Firsts series, sharing his first festival, the first thing he would do after the release of ‘C’mon You Know’ and more.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher: “I sound good. I look cool. I talk from the heart”When asked what the first gig he went to was, Galla
  
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• Post Malone says he struggles “to make something natural” on TikTok

  02-06-2022 11:30 via nme.com
  
  Post Malone has discussed his relationship with TikTok, saying he struggles “to make something natural” on the social media platform.
  Conversations around the demands on artists from record labels to use the platform have been in the headlines in recent weeks after Halsey shared a number of posts claiming that their label were holding a new song hostage until they could “fake” a viral TikTok.READ MORE: Labels pushing artists to make TikToks: you’re spoiling the
  
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• What Kind of Salary Do Companies Like TikTok and Spotify Offer, Anyway?

  02-06-2022 11:23 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  How much do TikTok, Spotify, Twitch, and Snap pay their employees? In the streaming era, media and tech giants have shifted into each other’s sphere of influence, staffing up to cover their new bases. So what are the major players in the tech and media spaces paying their top talent? Streaming has merged media with […]
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