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How Music Fans Are Socialising Online In Brand New Ways

The way people gather around the music they love has shifted a great deal over the past decade. A fan who once waited for a single to arrive on the radio now follows an artist across half a dozen platforms, swaps reaction clips with strangers in another country, and helps a release trend before it has even finished uploading. The listening is still the heart of it, but the socialising around the listening has become almost a hobby of its own.

If Streaming Platforms, Festivals and Digital Games Were at a Dinner Party, Who Would Win the Room?

Imagine the ultimate dinner party.

Not one filled with actual people, but with the entertainment giants that dominate our free time. Streaming platforms arrive fashionably late carrying an expensive bottle of wine. Music festivals burst through the door wearing glitter and sunglasses despite it being indoors. Digital games arrive with an interesting backstory, a loyal fanbase, and enough energy to keep the conversation going until sunrise.

The question is simple: if these entertainment powerhouses were guests at the same dinner table, who would walk away as the most popular person in the room?

How To Record The Radio Advertisement That Works For You

Advertising remains one of the most effective ways to reach your audience, but video ads aren’t the only way to go about it. Radio ads are still heard by thousands, if not more, on their commute, and are playing an even bigger role in the world of podcasting, social media, and streaming. Getting your message beamed directly to the ears of your audience can drive sales and build your brand, so what does it take to make one that works?

No Music For Genocide, The BDS Movement, And More Than 1,100 Musicians And Cultural Workers Call on Artists, Broadcasters And Fans To Boycott Eurovision

No Music For Genocide has today issued a landmark open letter, calling for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest, set to be held for in Vienna this May. While Russia remains banned for their invasion of Ukraine, this will be the third consecutive year Israel will appear at Eurovision, amid more than 30 months of genocide in Palestine.