Instagram In The News

How AURORA got over 3,000 people on TikTok to hold hands for her song, The River

Fanbytes CEO Timothy Armoo explains why context is everything when it comes to TikTok and artist campaigns

AWAL partners with Icelandair To Bring ‘A World Artists Love’ showcase to Iceland Airwaves; Alison Donald to Keynote Festival’s Music Conference

Iceland Airwaves Showcase to Feature Performances from Millie Turner, Joesef, Yaeger and More

Mr Eazi on the global success of Afrobeats and his mission to empower the next generation of artists

Having generated more than 900m streams worldwide and collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Mr Eazi started artist services company emPawa Africa in November 2018

Analysis

Entertainment Is Getting Even Shorter, And Even Longer. What About The ‘Purgatory’ In The Middle?

Cherie Hu tackles changing trends in audio-visual media

News

YouTube bans paid-for plays from contributing towards its Music Charts

'Paid advertising views on YouTube will no longer be considered when looking at a 24-hour record debut.'

News

Music launches on Facebook and Instagram across 15 countries in Latin America

Additional countries are Colombia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Uruguay, Paraguay, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Panama and Nicaragua

News

Pandora integrates with Instagram Stories

News was announced via a blog post published today (September 3)

Interviews

‘Artists that can retain an authentic approach to social media are going to attract the fans who want to be most closely connected.’

UnitedMasters President Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood talks working with Beyoncé, innovating at Instagram and ambitions in her new role